Whats up with the lame dwarf king ?

[Andersen]

Being carried around on a shield into and IN battle , just dont seem heroic for me, rather more retarded. Basically made me skip the whole dwarf campaign...

[wpmaura]

Hes the king damn it.

[SleepyNarwhalz]

Yeah lets f*** the lore!

[Giant Space Hamster]

You could start with the other dwarven leader option...

[DeathEye]

@ Sleepy: why is he carried around in the lore? is he paralyzed or something ? because if not he should fight on foot, and dont come with sheet like "he needs to watch the stupid book..." - king or not i would rather kill myself than carry some fat lazy swine on his throne around

[SleepyNarwhalz]

Originally posted by DeathEye:

@ Sleepy: why is he carried around in the lore? is he paralyzed or something ? because if not he should fight on foot, and dont come with sheet like "he needs to watch the stupid book..." - king or not i would rather kill myself than carry some fat lazy swine on his throne around

@shameless copypasta
Throne of power
For over four thousand years, the Dwarf High Kings have been carried into battle on the Throne of Power. The throne is an ancient wonder and an astounding piece of craftsmanship, a marvel amongst the Dwarfs. The throne normally resides in the cavernous throne room of Karaz-a-Karak, raised upon a massive pedestal of polished stone. Those who would seek an audience with the High King must climb a night of steep steps as the Dwarf Lord stares down at them imperiously from the massive throne.
Tradition dictates that whenever the King sits down, he must do so on his Throne of Power. To this end, the throne is continually carried around after him as he goes about his daily business. This can be extremely inconvenient, but the Dwarfs are great traditionalists and the High King must be seen to uphold the ancient ways. The throne is borne aloft by four strapping Dwarfs called the Thronebearers. It is a great honour for a Dwarf to be a Thronebearer, for they are also the High King's bodyguard. They follow him all day, and stand by his side wherever he goes. When he is ready to sit they bring his throne for him. When he no longer wishes to walk, they carry him aloft on the throne itself. Only the fittest and strongest Dwarfs are up to this daunting task, and the Thronebearers train rigorously every day. Most of their training involves drinking vast quantities of nutritious Dwarf ale to build up their strength.
The Thronebearcrs swear a binding oath never to abandon their Lord, and to give their own lives to protect him. Dwarfs take this sort of thing extremely seriously, and to break such an oath would bring lasting dishonour to the oathbreaker's family, descendants and ancestors. ln all of Dwarf history there is only one recorded occasion when a Thronebearer, Forkhelm Shiverback, abandoned the High King in battle. His entire family subsequently left Karaz-a-Karak and wandered eastward into the Dark Lands never to return. This terrible shame is not something Dwarfs ever talk about.
It is said that the Throne of Power was made by Grungni himself and mat while it endures the Dwarf race will also endure, but should it ever be destroyed then the Dwarf race will be doomed. The throne is inscribed with the great rune Azamar, the unique rune of eternity - a rune so potent that only one of it can ever exist.

[Jhemun]

Its a big honor to be one of the guards that protects the king and carries him.

As to why he sits in the throne apparently the dwarf king is only allowed to sit on that throne, so it has to be carried around with him all day. In the lore he isnt in it 24/7 I figured they would make it like a mount so you start walking and upgrade to your throne. Ah well.

[Giant Space Hamster]

That is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. Use the same people to carry the throne around and to be your bodyguards...what a stupid idea. Even if we ignore the fact that it would be incredibly draining to carry the throne around and they might not have strength and energy to fight...let's just chalk that up to "dwarves are baddasses". There's still the issue of what happens if he is attacked while they are carrying the throne? Do they just drop him, risking injury from the throne itself (being as big and heavy as it is)? They themselves are also extremely easy targets while carrying the throne. Absolutely no sensible king would use the same people for carrying the throne as they use for their personal bodyguards. That's just asinine.

[SleepyNarwhalz]

Originally posted by Giant Space Hamster:

That is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. Use the same people to carry the throne around and to be your bodyguards...what a stupid idea. Even if we ignore the fact that it would be incredibly draining to carry the throne around and they might not have strength and energy to fight...let's just chalk that up to "dwarves are baddasses". There's still the issue of what happens if he is attacked while they are carrying the throne? Do they just drop him, risking injury from the throne itself (being as big and heavy as it is)? They themselves are also extremely easy targets while carrying the throne. Absolutely no sensible king would use the same people for carrying the throne as they use for their personal bodyguards. That's just asinine.

And your talking about it here why?

[deathmaster snikch]

just pick the slayer king and be done with it

[The Mighty Mulletman]

Originally posted by Giant Space Hamster:

That is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. Use the same people to carry the throne around and to be your bodyguards...what a stupid idea. Even if we ignore the fact that it would be incredibly draining to carry the throne around and they might not have strength and energy to fight...let's just chalk that up to "dwarves are baddasses". There's still the issue of what happens if he is attacked while they are carrying the throne? Do they just drop him, risking injury from the throne itself (being as big and heavy as it is)? They themselves are also extremely easy targets while carrying the throne. Absolutely no sensible king would use the same people for carrying the throne as they use for their personal bodyguards. That's just asinine.

The King can protect himself. They just need to keep the throne up.

[gnorf73]

Yeah after I started my campaign with that guy I had to start over even though I liked his bonus's a lot better. I quit even that one though. The dwarf campaign is really boring imo, at least compared to the empire.

And yes I say screw the lore. The lore is stupid. I know this is fantasy, but it's absolutely retarded to go into battle like that.

[SleepyNarwhalz]

Originally posted by gnorf73:

Yeah after I started my campaign with that guy I had to start over even though I liked his bonus's a lot better. I quit even that one though. The dwarf campaign is really boring imo, at least compared to the empire.

And yes I say screw the lore. The lore is stupid. I know this is fantasy, but it's absolutely retarded to go into battle like that.

Dont play a fantasy game if you dont like the lore. Its already being bent as it is

[DeathEye]

maybe because its just dumb? in that case i would say "yeah ♥♥♥♥ the lore" - lord of the rings is fantasy too and i´ve never seen something as dumb there or elsewhere..

[SleepyNarwhalz]

Originally posted by DeathEye:

maybe because its just dumb? in that case i would say "yeah ♥♥♥♥ the lore" - lord of the rings is fantasy too and i´ve never seen something as dumb there or elsewhere..

Then go play a lotr game. If they went "♥♥♥♥ the lore" as you want lots of fans (including me) would hate it

[JonWoo]

Lots of names being written in the Dommaz Kron in here.