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Cassius Allanus

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  3. In-game Taunts

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    - "If it ain't broke, you aren't tryin' hard enough." (from Red Green, a comedy show we have here in Canada :) )

    - "Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you!" (When the player knows a fight is futile)

    - "Die with Honour!" (Said to the player who knows a fight is futile)

    - "Hail the victorious dead!" (After a battle is won)

  4. Women

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    4)My conclusion is that the berserkergang was self-induced, a form of religious ecstasy. My reasons for this conclusion are several. First of all, Egil's Saga (as well as other sources) speak of the gangr as something that could come upon a berserk unexpectedly. Fabing cites sources that claim it could be brought about by laborious work. The Byzantine emperor Constantine VII refers to the "Gothic dance" of his Varangian Guard, which was ceremonial in nature and involved dressing in animal skins. (While it is not recorded whether the Varangian Guard were berserks - a term Constantine would not have known - they certainly are described in a similar manner.) In a similar vein, artifacts such as the Torslunda plate show Odin dancing with animal-skinned warriors. In the Volsunga Saga Sigmundr (chosen of Odin) and his son Sinfjolti put on wolf-skins and become nearly invincible. Berserks are described as leaping about before battle, or pacing like a caged animal, or biting upon their shields. Statues that may be of berserks show the warriors pulling strongly upon their beards (which is rather painful, to all you non-bearded persons). The thing each of these last examples have in common is that they would all tend to induce high adrenaline states, either through pain or through exertion, which is certainly consistent with descriptions as a cause of the gangr. And lastly the berserkergang is a phenomenon that is hardly unique to the vikings. The Greek maenads, female devotees of Dionysos, are described in a virtually identical manner (and yes, they were fighters according to legends of the wars in India). The Celtic Heroic Feats, practiced by such warrior bands as the Feanna, seems also identical. I might also mention the leopard-men of Africa, the wolf-warriors of the ancient Middle East, and possibly the Indonesian "Running Amok". And in many of these other cultures these practices are spoken of as something self-induced.

    From Uppsala - Berserkergang

    How about the Greek maenads then?

  5. I like :-)

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    * Will there be any cheat codes?

    Yes. But the player will have to beat challenges in order to unlock them.

    I like that :) For those players that have cheating problems in single-player (myself included), we will be forced to earn the ability to use cheats.

  9. In a little village ...

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    That's awesome work :S I'm just curious to know how big the humanoids will be in relation to the buildings. I hope they are the same size you see in some of the concept drawings, that would make attacking something like the Oppidum (Roman fort) a truely daunting task (at least psychologically), and cities would look much more impressive. Speaking of cities, all this has made me re-install my old copy of Caesar III :P I like being able to set taxes, hold festivals, etc :S

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