mattingly Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Can it get any cooler than this, I ask you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves ...must....acquire....this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves My money's on the werewolves. Even with the spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves That reminds me of something my old coach used to say: "Welcome to Grade 9 Social Studies..." No, wait, something else he used to say. "On any given Sunday, any team can beat any other. Unless the other team is a meter taller, outweighs them by more than a hundred kilos and is immune to ordinary weapons. Then, you should probably consider forfeiting." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves I side with the Gladiators. Definitely a Must Have. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves I side with the Gladiators... ~Rex I wonder if you'll taste as good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves I can handle any over blown furry. Don't get me wrong I'm a big fan of the Werewolf genre, Dog Soldiers being one of the better ones done recently.......but Gladiators own Werewolves when it comes to cool factor. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves I side with the werewolves. Unless Conan is the gladiator then its wolf pelts for everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves Oh, the synopsis for you. AD 160. The Romans occupy Britain, and the great Hadrian’s Wall divides the land, built to keep back the northern warrior tribes, and something far more dangerous; a clan of savage wolf-like creatures which roam the lowlands. Word reaches Governor Flavius that the Emperor has decreed that new, more fearsome beasts should be captured for the games. The ambitious Governor, having heard rumours of the fierce wolf-beasts beyond the great wall, senses an opportunity to win favour with the Emperor and even a place in the senate. The heroic Centurian, Titus, is tasked with hunting and trapping the wolf-creatures. Titus and his legionaries track the beasts to their mountain lair and discover a warrior clan who transform at will into mighty, armour clad werewolves. In a fierce battle, the beasts slaughter half of the legionaries. Titus and his surviving men escape and ensnare the pursuing werewolves. The Governor is delighted he has his prized new fighting savages, but Titus realizes that anyone bitten by a werewolf is cursed to become one of their kind. He warns the Governor that the werewolves pose a grave threat if they increase their numbers. Titus’s reward for challenging the Governor is to be stripped of his rank and thrown into the arena where the beasts’ savagery will be tested. Excited spectators cram the amphitheatre. Titus and the land’s best gladiators are pitted against the ferocious werewolves, but the beasts are powerful and smart. For every two fighters they slay, they leave one wounded and alive. Titus’s fears are confirmed; the werewolves are building an army. The final day of the games will be a blood and thunder battle, more savage than any Roman has seen or experienced before. Heroes name is Titus. I say the Gladiators win. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves That reminds me of something my old coach used to say: "Welcome to Grade 9 Social Studies..." No, wait, something else he used to say. "On any given Sunday, any team can beat any other. Unless the other team is a meter taller, outweighs them by more than a hundred kilos and is immune to ordinary weapons. Then, you should probably consider forfeiting." "Immune to ordinary weapons" varies from source to source. One of the earliest werewolf stories I remember hearing about had a Roman legionary wounding a wolf and later finding one of his comrades wounded in the same way back at camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves Very True.....While the Silver thing is a common thing, it is by no means, written in stone and you can find as many examples of no silver needed, as you can with having to have Silver. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves WAAAAAY back in the day I did two research papers. The first was on vampire lore and the second werewolf lore. I first got interested because that shit is cool. I mean, cmon! But secondly was the 'every culture, regardless of isolation, has a vampire and werewolf analog.' A lot of the defenses were very regional or cultural and span quite a bit of weird. The garlic vs vamps and silver vs weres is a fairly new thing. Of course, this is why my poor players are in for a bit of a shock when they run across some most unvampirely vampires!! BWAHAHAHAAAA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves I wish I could read your papers. Lucius Alexander Hunting palindromedary analogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves here's another gladiator backer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves Put me down as a Gladiatrix supporter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves I wish I could read your papers. I've still got copies in the storage someplace. I wrote them just about 20 years ago (ug). In fact, I wrote them on an Apple IIc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odraude Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves Can it get any cooler than this' date=' I ask you?[/quote'] If the Gladiators were androids and the coliseum was in the caldera of a volcano... But my god... this movie will be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves I say, it will probably be at least as good as Black Dynamite. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves It's the transforming into mighty, armour clad werewolves that gets me. So apparently these wild warrior guys sprout tailored werewolf-size armor (and maybe those redundant wrist-blades from the poster?) upon changing... The vulnerability to silver first cropped up in Universal's 1941 The Wolf Man, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves It's the transforming into mighty' date=' [b']armour clad[/b] werewolves that gets me. So apparently these wild warrior guys sprout tailored werewolf-size armor (and maybe those redundant wrist-blades from the poster?) upon changing... The vulnerability to silver first cropped up in Universal's 1941 The Wolf Man, right? Silver pokes up as a "Kill Anything Supernatural!" in a lot of Old Stories........The Werewolf is Vulnerable to Silver thing though as far as it's current incarnation, Hollywood Origins. Still it's a fun weakness, and as one of those folks that has issues with Metal against their skin, particularly Silver, one I can sympathize with in an odd way. And they HAVE to wear armor. Otherwise, the Gladiators would mow them down in the first opening 10 seconds. Maximus tells me this is so. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves It's the transforming into mighty' date=' [b']armour clad[/b] werewolves that gets me. So apparently these wild warrior guys sprout tailored werewolf-size armor (and maybe those redundant wrist-blades from the poster?) upon changing... I could be wrong, but I would assume they have the armor on, then they transform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves Hmmm ......If that Armor has the "Real Armor" limitation that could be a bad thing for the Werewolves. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves Werewolf puree, anyone? It's goes good in smoothies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves Hairy smoothies? Dog hair smoothies? I disbelieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Re: Gladiators vs Werewolves You have to make sure the armor is "relaxed fit" before shifting to wolf form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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