Romans are hobbits!!!

**Lord Ovaat** · 11-01-2004, 19:09

Actually, I'm rather impressed with the authenticity of the "huge" trees. Remember, this would have been all virgin forest--uncut, 500-1000 years old. I've been in stands of native American Sugar Maple, Hemlock, White Pine, White Oak, etc. The boles (trunks) are straight as a poker, without any branches, for the first 100 feet or so in height, then the branches form the canopy that lets in almost no sunlight. The boles, by the way, are often five or more feet in DIAMETER. Now, these aren't Giant Redwoods, just normal Hemlocks that have survived for 500 years. But it is a real treat to see something like that. It reminds me of being in a cathedral, but far more spiritual.

Yeah, I like the "big" trees. Good job, CA. (It was probably a mistake, and the devs are saying, "Man, we really screwed-up on size. Let's use that virgin tree thingy as an explanation.")

**Tamur** · 11-01-2004, 19:25

Originally Posted by Lord Ovaat

(It was probably a mistake, and the devs are saying, "Man, we really screwed-up on size. Let's use that virgin tree thingy as an explanation.")

Hehehe! I've wondered about that, but having been to several places where the "standard" tree varieties are 80-100 feet tall, they're certainly not out of the question.

**CGS** · 11-01-2004, 20:38

They might be hobbits, but it seems how tall you are is not related with how much land you can conquer

**Lonewarrior** · 11-01-2004, 20:39

Give them some steroids

**Medieval Assassin** · 11-01-2004, 22:26

Boo-hoo, complain...

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 11-04-2004, 04:32

The virgin forest thing sounds right, but if you compare roman infantry to other infantry are they shorter? Because Romans were short and their method of combat is best when used by a shorter person against a taller person. For example the Gladius, their standard stabbing short sword, much easier to stab up than down!

**Siris** · 11-04-2004, 04:36

That's partely because of the tree's explained above, and because the Romans themselves were no more than 5 ft. tall generally. Yea, they were short people. And no, I'm not lying.

**Oaty** · 11-04-2004, 05:08

Originally Posted by Siris

That's partely because of the tree's explained above, and because the Romans themselves were no more than 5 ft. tall generally. Yea, they were short people. And no, I'm not lying.

So is that why the big barbarian penis intimidated them?

Actually the further north you went the more they had to rely on meat wich resulted in the taller people came from up north. Its either that or its genetics as one of the Scandanavian countries has the tallest people in the world