Why Fantasy Avoids Gunpowder
Tolkien’s Influence In Tolkien’s mythos, the good guys never use gunpowder, or anything even remotely resembling explosives of any kind. This might have had to do with him having experienced […]
Building a Fantasy Army – Dwarves
Physiology and Biology Fantasy dwarfs (dwarves) are actually most realistic of fantasy races (along with elves). They tend to be significantly shorter than humans, but as broad or even broader […]
Building a Fantasy Army – Elves
Introduction This post will concern typical fantasy elves. In other words, the Tolkien-inspired High Fantasy elves, rather than their folklore fairy counterparts. Physiology and Biology Elves are generally human-sized, though […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 8: Weapons and Tactics
‘Dis be the final part of the series. ‘Ere we go! Weapons and Tactics Weapons and armour In antiquity and early Middle Ages, main weapon was spear. Both infantry and […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 6: Numbers
How large an army will be depends largely on the ability of state to support the army – and in premodern times, that was very limited, as agriculture was not […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 3: Strategy and Enemies
Strategy includes purpose of the army as well as the means by which it aims to fulfill its purpose. At the basic level, military can be either offensive or defensive. […]
Clash of Empires – Dothraki vs Westeros
This is not the first time I will show that Ser Jorah Mormont is an Absolute Moron. Ironically, in this situation, Viserys shows himself as being far more intelligent – […]
Clash of Empires – Daenerys vs Westeros (conventional forces)
Forces This post will focus on a war between Aegon and Daenerys. It will include only conventional forces that both will have – thus, no dragons and no magic. Aegon […]
Tactical Overview: Golden Company
Introduction This will be similar to my previous overview of Unsullied. Tactics and Organization Golden Company was formed of Westerosi exiles, defeated remnants of Blackfyre Rebellion. Because of this, they […]
