tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post8783464940010848133..comments2024-03-19T14:50:46.819-07:00Comments on The Realm of Zhu: Amazonia: ArcheoideologyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-21154025419646040882016-04-04T13:57:08.700-07:002016-04-04T13:57:08.700-07:00Ah it's never too late!
Well, the 2nd editio...Ah it's never too late! <br /><br />Well, the 2nd edition Timeline that the Amazons are the results of genetic manipulation by the Slann.<br /><br />Although I do conceed that the rulebooks do call them human by their own defintion. Whether genetically modified beings that procreate through super-science-engineering count as human is the kind of thing that kept the board of the Tyrell zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-36316347290148048552016-03-17T11:12:42.939-07:002016-03-17T11:12:42.939-07:00I'm a bit late for the show (about three years...I'm a bit late for the show (about three years) but I'm really enjoying these cultural tours through the steamy jungles of 1980s Lustria.<br /><br />I have one criticism though...<br /><br />"It should also be pointed out that while Amazons are female, they are not strictly human."<br /><br />In 2nd Edition Battle Bestiary it is explicitly stated in two places, and strongly DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-50912768066574739112013-07-12T06:30:33.390-07:002013-07-12T06:30:33.390-07:00Ms. Snow also appears in "Terror of the Liche...Ms. Snow also appears in "Terror of the Lichemaster", again as a tourist-sportswoman, now subject of the romantic intentions of some human "adventurer" iirc. <br />She really does get around the Warhammer world. I'd be delighted if there were any novels or short stories about her adventures, but a quick google search sadly brought up nothing but the two scenario's. Originalhammerrpghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341697506270002166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-54723902970413693552013-07-08T14:17:50.357-07:002013-07-08T14:17:50.357-07:00You're right about Ms. Snows socio-economic st...You're right about Ms. Snows socio-economic status - after all the Sea Elves literally worship <a href="https://www.americanexpress.com" rel="nofollow">Amex</a>.. Not sure about Thatcherism-Reganomics, as she lacks entrepreneurial verve. As a superstar sportswoman tourist and a typical Übermench elf - beautiful, talented, rich and annoying - she is certainly liberated.<br /><br />It is zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-58133131556427179372013-06-30T08:27:53.407-07:002013-06-30T08:27:53.407-07:00Comment-omancy!
Thanks for your equally detailed ...Comment-omancy!<br /><br />Thanks for your equally detailed response - and the link for the Ulyses CD! <br /><br />I wonder if having Karra as a dissenting voice against the Sisterhood was a bit of a reference to the many divisions feminism experienced. Is she an anarcha-feminist (or just an anarchist?) as opposed to the separatist feminism of the Amazonian culture. She's certainly no fan ofThantsantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902730729032525538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-26191217351029510362013-06-03T12:10:27.064-07:002013-06-03T12:10:27.064-07:00Well thanks for taking the time for a long reply! ...Well thanks for taking the time for a long reply! As you know I have a few draft posts that I'll get around to finishing some day. <br /><br />Kara Lakota does provide an interesting view on Amazonian society. My reading of her is as an intransient rebel, finding the Sisterhood oppressive, and the Norse chauvinist, the archetypal anti-authoritarian figure (chaotic-neutral in d&d terms). zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-86951844138749357152013-05-29T13:15:57.823-07:002013-05-29T13:15:57.823-07:00Excellent piece Zhu - finally got around to readin...Excellent piece Zhu - finally got around to reading it and giving it some thought. Gimbutas rings a faint bell somewhere - not sure if she's discussed in Toynbee's Study of History or whether I came across her elsewhere?<br /><br />I think Rigg's Shrine was quite different from a lot of what had gone before, for the reasons you give. But for me I see the Amazon Sisterhood as a Thantsantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902730729032525538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-23478462858567226442013-05-02T02:41:21.934-07:002013-05-02T02:41:21.934-07:00Aaah, Alain Senes. We meet again.Aaah, Alain Senes. We meet again.Warlord Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477146670213381976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-15915446990843097212013-04-30T12:38:13.204-07:002013-04-30T12:38:13.204-07:00Hello,
Your blog is really very interesting. I a...Hello, <br /><br />Your blog is really very interesting. I am an enthusiast of old CITADEL miniatures and old GAMES WORKSHOP products. <br /><br />Bravo!<br /><br />Sir Roland<br />http://jeux-de-plateaux-et-roles.blogspot.fr/Alain SENEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767536546916877064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-83247886343412065372013-04-29T23:46:59.596-07:002013-04-29T23:46:59.596-07:00Thanks for another insightful and amusing post, Zh...Thanks for another insightful and amusing post, Zhu! I do enjoy your excursions into cultural matters!Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662424384597893661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-88051687641180539642013-04-29T02:48:16.609-07:002013-04-29T02:48:16.609-07:00Cheers Paul. We can of course see Warhammer as a p...Cheers Paul. We can of course see Warhammer as a product of its times, but I'm not convinced that the writers seek to engage in a wider discource, or take much influence from the political and theoretical climate of the day. The Dark Mechanicum hacking the astropathic signals a la Anonymous (the V for Vendetta mask wearing Hacktervist contigent of Occupy) might be an interesting satire, but Izhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-80660021907799650342013-04-27T02:59:12.419-07:002013-04-27T02:59:12.419-07:00The Warhammer World has always been a house of mir...The Warhammer World has always been a house of mirrors, reflecting and distorting our own world back at us. The 80's were a time when morality was under scrutiny and creativity was heightened by adversity, so the 'art' of the period has a flavour richer and more varied than that of today. Even our 2008 'financial collapse' which has been likened to past events was a bit bland,Warlord Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477146670213381976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-45978357934893070472013-04-26T12:50:24.599-07:002013-04-26T12:50:24.599-07:00Thank you. I'm not sure I meant to be fair in ...Thank you. I'm not sure I meant to be <i>fair</i> in my treatment of Gimbutas theories, because as history I regard them in total contempt, but that's perhaps a different point.<br /><br />Representation issues in contemporary gaming on both the race and sex are very interesting, but the discourses around them generally seem to be reactionary and non-progressive, there may be political zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-9695236816896345102013-04-26T12:08:33.878-07:002013-04-26T12:08:33.878-07:00Yes, I think the maths is correct. The stats are w...Yes, I think the maths is correct. The stats are weighted and balanced. In my opinion the idea of 'cheap' or 'expensive' doesn't really come into it, points go in, stats come out. have a look <a href="http://realmofzhu.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/oldhammer-universal-points-system.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Amazons cost a little more than men, and are a little better.zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-12014007884629060542013-04-26T10:34:17.353-07:002013-04-26T10:34:17.353-07:00Nice work, Zhu.
Just one question:
Tha Amazons get...Nice work, Zhu.<br />Just one question:<br />Tha Amazons get 3 points stat bonus while only paying 1 point for it? Sounds rather cheap, especially with the quite high I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-86329649402395992412013-04-26T10:18:27.359-07:002013-04-26T10:18:27.359-07:00Great read, Zhu, and very well/fairly argued. Soci...Great read, Zhu, and very well/fairly argued. Social issues in gaming material are fascinating, but can become rather fraught (especially issues of race/sex) but you've really laid it all out in your reading of rigg.iemattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381883306896753352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-86328637771485982552013-04-26T07:52:35.594-07:002013-04-26T07:52:35.594-07:00Hey thanks Andy! Perhaps one day... Hey thanks Andy! Perhaps one day... zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-67601077451649583692013-04-26T07:27:04.139-07:002013-04-26T07:27:04.139-07:00Hey Derek. The forthcoming adventuresses from Othe...Hey Derek. The forthcoming adventuresses from Otherworld Miniatures are - they don't have any punk-aztec attributes, but they are properly dressed. There are some shots <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/otherworld-miniatures-dungeon-adventurers/x/1495316?c=gallery&website_name=otherworldDA" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://red-box-games.com/index.php?main_page=zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-48122809897567678742013-04-26T06:41:10.919-07:002013-04-26T06:41:10.919-07:00The Mordheim Amazon warband figures aren't too...The Mordheim Amazon warband figures aren't too bad - though not particularly punky. Certainly better than some gaming figures/art - I should know, my Reaper Bones kickstarter arrived and while there are some good female miniatures, some are quite embarrassing. Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-90073971912107038312013-04-26T06:36:16.400-07:002013-04-26T06:36:16.400-07:00A very interesting peice. One thing I like about ...A very interesting peice. One thing I like about those '80's Amazon miniatures is that that are very much not of the current trend towards scantily clad amazon warriors. i would quite happily buy those figs and give them to my daughters to paint and play with. I would be (and am) hard pressed to do that with many of the current range of Amazonian figures, who are more of the Red Sonja &#Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541611128064822330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-15557343309903398932013-04-26T06:23:44.453-07:002013-04-26T06:23:44.453-07:00If there ever is a real 'Oldhammer' or ...If there ever is a real 'Oldhammer' or 'Brit Old School' fan/magazine, it would be all the better for some articles such as this. Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.com