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Warmaster => [WM] Warmaster Fantasy Discussion => Topic started by: jchaos79 on September 16, 2009, 08:07:59 PM

Title: Dwarfs bears
Post by: jchaos79 on September 16, 2009, 08:07:59 PM

Since I bought the dwarfs character pack I wondered why there are a figure of a capture bear.

I rarely seen it in the command stands of the people armies. Do you use the bear to represent something? or give it some use, or have made a cool diorama with the bear.

There are a dwarf character (I think the one who is drinking) that wear a robe of bear skin. Has anything to do with the prisoner.

The Bear is also present in the Dwarf King blister!. I think a have a pack of kidnapped bears. ::)

I only can think in an scencario to rescue de "bear" ... Beorn seek the kidnappers of his son, or something like this.

Anyway the figure is beatifull and I like the odd and bizare miniatures, just I do not know what I can do with them.

Title: Re: Dwarfs bears
Post by: azrael71 on September 16, 2009, 08:14:16 PM

Just decoration I think.
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/mickmarriott/DSCN4621.jpg)
:)

Title: Re: Dwarfs bears
Post by: Carrington on September 16, 2009, 08:23:50 PM

I was short on Rangers, long on bears.  I incorporated them into my Ranger stands -- "give 'em to the rangers, they'll figure out what to do with them." 

Creating a new meaning for 'beartrap' kind of justifies an 'ursinetide' special rule for the Rangers.

I think they may join a kislev unit or two as well -- probably as a 'flag' stand for Chaos marauders proxied as Kislev.

Title: Re: Dwarfs bears
Post by: jchaos79 on September 16, 2009, 08:29:38 PM

Quote from: Carrington on September 16, 2009, 08:23:50 PM

I think they may join a kislev unit or two as well -- probably as a 'flag' stand for Chaos marauders proxied as Kislev.

LOL That is a great idea!!

Quote from: azrael71 on September 16, 2009, 08:14:16 PM

Just decoration I think.

Yes It looks great, I did not realize who it fit

Title: Re: Dwarfs bears
Post by: Stomm on September 17, 2009, 10:26:04 AM

It and the Jester are basically there to add 'flavour' for the Dwarf Kings court...

Title: Re: Dwarfs bears
Post by: Answer_Mod_Ithoriel on September 27, 2009, 12:31:33 PM

Long, long ago ... in a galaxy not so far away ... a company called Citadel made a boxed set of the Dwarf king's court. If I remember correctly it had the King, Queen, 2 guards, the King's Champion, a rather effeminate Queen's Champion, a smith, a wizard (it was so long ago Dwarves could still cast magic) plus, you guessed it, a jester and a bear.

Citadel became Games Workshop and the set is long since gone - except from the collections of old fogeys like me  :D

I've always assumed the Warmaster jester and bear were an hommage to that set.

 

Title: Re: Dwarfs bears
Post by: jchaos79 on September 27, 2009, 12:36:55 PM

Thanks Answer_Mod_Ithoriel!

Thats interesting! and makes a lot of sense!

But who is the jester?
maybe this dwarf dude?

(http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Dwarfs%20WM/Enanornico.jpg)

Title: Re: Dwarfs bears
Post by: jchaos79 on September 27, 2009, 01:12:02 PM

I found the 1983 set. Thanks Answer_Mod_Ithoriel, if you didn't say it I would never seen this fantastic figures!

The link is here for popular enjoy:

http://www.solegends.com/citboxes/dwfkingsct/index.htm

(The jester is a gnome!, fantastic idea)