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Hmm, I dunno, no matter how many times, i say aloud, "Dwarves breed cats as well, though only this one breed did i come across in my stay with the bearded-brothers", it still sounds good to me in that fantasy/medieval-ish way. Then again, i twist language to suit me, so you're probably right. Go to Comment
I loved that this had a consistent tone, and the narrator being a character added to my enjoyment. I also really like the idea of tunnel dogs being used to check for types of ore.
Well done
"Grinx are not for eating" I could see this become expression describing any faux pas when visiting another culture. Go to Comment
This is absolutely delightful. I cannot think of a single reason not to award the full 5 for this submission -- it's detailed, useful, colorful and begs to be used. The "voice" of this piece is superb, and I will second what Mourn said. Having an outsider write this leaves absolutely everything up to interpretation and the GMs whim. My favorites are probably the miniature bears, but the bearded cats made me laugh, too. Overall, this is excellent. Thank you for writing this. Go to Comment
All of these are unique and clever and flavorful. But it has a typo, oh noes!
"one breed did i come across"
I would certainly like to meet the dwarves in your world. Go to Comment
I will flip #11 entirely around. I think they are in the wrong order. :)
I love this idea. I would have given a +1 magic sword of fairy slaying to have this list back in the day to add so much flavor to the Dwarves. I want to play one now just so I can chime off some of these! Go to Comment
I will flip #11 entirely around. I think they are in the wrong order. :)
I love this idea. I would have given a +1 magic sword of fairy slaying to have this list back in the day to add so much flavor to the Dwarves. I want to play one now just so I can chime off some of these! Go to Comment
41. Dwarven women are like a good hammer. Always ready for work, and just as able to smash a head as hammer a sword.
42. Only a fool tries to poison a dwarf. Our womans cooking could kill an Ogre, your poison is dressing to us.
43. You can't milk a stone for water, but you can crush a goblins head with one fist. (A saying that states never try to do the impossible and that killing goblins is always possible.)
44. A mead in the hand, is worth two goblin heads in a bush. (Meaning a strong drink is as good as dead goblins any day, and even better with a strong drink while doing it.) Go to Comment
45. Better to walk a dark tunnel. (Approximately "I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole," though the Dwarven phrase carries heavy connotations fell magics.)
46. He's got no dust in his beard. (Said of someone who is a layabout and worthless to society at large.)
47. You're burning your beard. (The equivalent in English would be telling someone their pants are on fire or that their nose has grown a couple inches.)
48 He could steal the braids from your beard. (Used to describe an extremely cunning dwarf.)
49. We've gone down the shaft. (Equal parts "point of no return" and "out of the frying pan and into the fire") Go to Comment
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