Fantasy Background FAQ - further suggestions

[RobC]

Hey all,

as discussed absolutely ages ago, I've finally put together a list of frequently occurring topics for the Fantasy Background forum. There will no doubt be plenty of holes, but I think a draft list is better than nothing at all.

Please use this thread to make further suggestions on topics that have arisen and have been definitively answered, or simply done to death. I don't want to stifle debate, but there are some topics that simply do not deserve further discussion and/or have been answered many times.

[Amornar]

As a high elf lover I see the who is Morelion, where is he, is he still alive, where are Aenarion's children, etc. a lot

[Bubble Ghost]

Bretonnia/Wood Elves and the Lady of the Lake, and the relationships thereof. I'll even save you some work look:

one thread
another thread

[Finnblood]

The question of whether there are or are not halfbreeds in WHF (both half-elves and half-orcs are discussed, IIRC).

Although finally reached some kind of consensus, the question of greenskin reproduction might deserve a place in the FAQ.

Nagash's speculated return is also a popular topic, me thinks.

[Ender Shadowkin]

How about some capital READ HERE FIRST, in the sticky thread title, or somethimg more descriptive to get peoples attention. I see Malal has already poped up . . .


As far as other sugestions:
The ole Orc spore thing comes up way too often.

[RobC]

Update: I've fixed the links in the FAQ (I blame Sylass!) and added BG's links. I'll come up with appropriate greenskin and half-breed links once I've had the chance - but feel free to find the threads and post them here!

[Frecus]

As a suggestion for the entire FAQ:

Post short answers, and keep the links as further reading. Granted, some things can't be answered, but at least say that immediately before people start reading long and weinding threads on the topic.

Not that I'd really need it, I'm quite familiar with the fluff, but just a suggestion.

Frecus
The glade wanderer
Madwarrior

[Revlid]

Question: Can Vampires can be races other than Human?
Answer: Really a matter of preference - Gav says not through being bitten. I agree. Others think otherwise.

Here
Here
And here

[stormblade]

Could I ask you to leave Chuck Norris out of any future or present FAQs?

[RobC]

Could I ask you to leave Chuck Norris out of any future or present FAQs?

If people stop creating pointless 'who/what is the best?' threads, then yes

[Shamfrit]

Can somebody please tell me if it's ever been revealed who the creator of the Skaven Race is? All it says is a shadowy hooded figure, in the Army Book, and i've not had the fortune to read The Rat Men and All Their Vile Kin.

If there's no answer, there should be.

[Revlid]

Can somebody please tell me if it's ever been revealed who the creator of the Skaven Race is? All it says is a shadowy hooded figure, in the Army Book, and i've not had the fortune to read The Rat Men and All Their Vile Kin.

If there's no answer, there should be.

No answer. Perhaps unnatural mutation from Warpstone, perhaps the aforesaid hooded figure - no one knows.

[MutantMaggot]

http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88916

Where is Archaon? / How do Chaos Gods work?


And yes, I'm obsessed with that thread. Something to do with the fact that it has helped me a lot in the past, and that GavT posted a lott of interesting stuff there ...

EDIT: what about adding:

For other information, please use the search function before posting a thread, to stop the background forums becoming clogged down with repeated and useless threads.

[Wheres big bird]

I would like to see more fluff on the ogre kindom and some of the "other" races metioned in there

[stormblade]

If people stop creating pointless 'who/what is the best?' threads, then yes

Good point.

Noted

[MutantMaggot]

I would like to see more fluff on the ogre kindom and some of the "other" races metioned in there

Then use the search function or create a thread of your own? You never know, it could end up in this very FAQ thread ...

[MutantMaggot]

http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97554

Another warhammer/history thread.

[MutantMaggot]

http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96602

--One of many Empire state troop threads, yet one that contains a lot of interesting discussion and insights into an Empire soldier's life.

[RobC]

I've added information on the very popular questions about greenskins, sporing, reproduction and half-orcs.

Let me know if you have any other regularly re-occurring topics you want adding to the thread.

[Leogun_91]

Add alot of those 1 2 3 links under the "Who wins x or y" thread so people can see how many pointless discustions about it there have been.