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vladpopescu79
Promising
Famous Hero
a vampire of taste
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posted November 03, 2001 09:44 PM |
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Yes, something like that but less glamorous. Less gold and more cloth. Remember, his country was a poor one, more or less.
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MANE, TEKEL, FARES
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Dajek
Known Hero
Psychedelic Knight
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posted November 04, 2001 12:13 AM |
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Well, yes, it`s bad that they look a bit too "new" (I mean heroes`takes time in the middle-age, but these snowes are more like from... 17 century or even younger...). In homm2 they ruled.
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Crusher_vamp...
Hired Hero
Leader of vampires
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posted November 04, 2001 02:33 PM |
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For Crusher Vampire Lord: yes, I am, and I take also pride in leading necro troops in battle.And as the perfect definition for a necro is the vampire, I can't conceive the Necropolis without a fine breed of vampires. If they really wanted that, they could have looked how the "real" Dracula (because we all know that's a pure fiction) was depicted in old books: surely not a gentleman!
As about the pyrate: it's unfortunate to have him among us! You want a pyrate suitable for that age? Take a viking and that's the end of story, not a napoleonean character!
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vladpopescu79
Promising
Famous Hero
a vampire of taste
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posted November 04, 2001 10:03 PM |
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Thanks guys for beeing on my side with the vampire and stuff; don't you think it's time to let 3DO know about this?
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MANE, TEKEL, FARES
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TheGrimReaper
Tavern Dweller
and Death incarnate
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posted November 05, 2001 05:32 PM |
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Yes, they have to get rid of the silly halloween-ish models such as the vampire, pirate and that AWFULL dragon golem. They all look WAY too neat and "pretty".
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He who is already dead cannot truly be killed
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vladpopescu79
Promising
Famous Hero
a vampire of taste
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posted November 06, 2001 10:27 PM |
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I feel compelled to bring this thread back up, because I'm serving the vampire's cause.Hopefully the 3do will read it.
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MANE, TEKEL, FARES
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Lith-Maethor
Honorable
Legendary Hero
paid in Coin and Cleavage
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posted November 06, 2001 10:31 PM |
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right behind you Vlad...
...there is no way 3DO will leave the vamps like that... they suck, okay they usually do, but this time they suck big time...
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vladpopescu79
Promising
Famous Hero
a vampire of taste
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posted November 13, 2001 02:10 AM |
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Now lets focus a little on the vampire, shall we?
Not only it's a mockery what they've done to it's image, but now I hear they're removing it from the Necropolis? They're crazy!
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MANE, TEKEL, FARES
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rogue
Promising
Famous Hero
Prosecutors Will Be Shoplifted
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posted November 13, 2001 03:45 AM |
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Yeah, the H3 vamps look sorta like Nosferatu from White Wolf's World of Darkness...
...and they also look like 30 year old virgins who live in their mom's basement watching pornos and role-playing all day long.
the H2 vamps were amusing.
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vladpopescu79
Promising
Famous Hero
a vampire of taste
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posted November 14, 2001 02:00 AM |
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I see the h3 vampires are a real controverse...do you find the h4 ones amusing too? Their look makes me for one cry.
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vladpopescu79
Promising
Famous Hero
a vampire of taste
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posted November 17, 2001 10:22 PM |
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Help needed...
Guys, don't let this thread die. It's the only chance for the vampire, and pyrate, and others...
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MANE, TEKEL, FARES
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Grythandril
Famous Hero
who is a Chaotic Wizard
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posted November 17, 2001 10:42 PM |
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vampire
the vampire from heroes 4 looks cool
"Blaaaaah"
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Might is Power
Magic is Power
Honor is Power
Power Rules Above All
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CraigHack
Known Hero
Have fantasies, will travel...
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posted November 17, 2001 10:57 PM |
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A little more info....
VLAD TEPES-The Impaler(DRACULA) Prince of Wallachia 1448,1456-1462,1476
Son of Vlad Dracul (Knight of the Order of the Dragon-1431) and Grandson of Mircea the Great, King of Wallachia (1386-1418)
Dracula or Vlad the Impaler was the son of Vlad Dracul (1436-1442; 1443-1447) and grandson of Mircea the Old (1386-1418). Vlad Dracul was dubbed a knight of the Dragon Order by the Hungarian king. All the members of the order had a dragon on their coat of arms, and that is what brought him the nickname of Dracul (the Devil). Vlad the Impaler used to sign himself Draculea or Draculya - the Devil's son -, a name which was distorted into Dracula.
Dracula's renown reached the West through the Saxons from the Transylvanian towns of Brasov (Kronstadt) and Sibiu (Hermannstadt), who often gave shelter to those who claimed the Wallachian throne. In order to escape the peril of losing his throne, Vlad would punish the Saxons. Sibiu and the neighbouring area were pillaged and burnt down by Vlad, and many Saxons were impaled. The same happened to the Saxon merchants who came on business to Tārgoviste.
In fact, Vlad was called Tepes (the Impaler) only after his death (1476). He ruled in Wallachia between 1456-1462 and in 1476. In 1462, having been defeated by the Turks, Vlad took refuge in Hungary. In 1476, with the help of the Hungarian king Matia Corvin and the Moldavian prince Stephen the Great, Vlad took over the Wallachian throne again for a month. A battle followed, during which Vlad was killed. His body was buried in the church of the Snagov Monastery, on an island near Bucharest. His body lies in front of the altar. In 1935, a richly dressed but beheaded corpse was exhumed at Snagov, a fate known to have overtaken Dracula, whose head was supposedly wrapped, perfumed and dispatched as a gift to the Turkish sultan.
They say that impalling was one of Dracula's favourite punishments, but he was not the only one who made use of it at the time. Other German and Spanish princes would do the same. He used the method for boyars, thieves and criminals, Turks, Saxons and those who conspired against him; more than once it happened that a whole forest of sharp stakes with enemies' heads would rise around Tārgoviste, the capital of Wallachia at the time.
Horrified by these atrocities, the Saxons printed books and pamphlets in which they told about Vlad's cruelty. These booklets also reached Germany and Western Europe, where Dracula became known as a bloody tyrant.
In 1897, the Irish writer Bram Stoker published Dracula, which made Vlad the Impaler famous world-wide. Stoker read the stories about Dracula printed in the 15th and 16th centuries and was struck by his acts of cruelty. He decided to make him his character; he also read several books about Transylvania (a name of Latin origin, meaning "the country beyond the forests"), and thought that this "exotic" land would make a proper setting for Dracula's deeds.
In fact, Stoker used Vlad only as a source of inspiration, since in his novel, Dracula is not prince Vlad the Impaler, but a Transylvanian count living in a mysterious castle where he lured his victims. His story takes place in the Bistritza area, and the castle lies near the Bārgau Pass (in the Carpathian Mountains). As Stoker had never visited Transylvania, most places and happenings were pure fiction.
Legend and true history about Dracula intermingle and are being kept alive by tourist destinations like the Monastery of Snagov near Bucharest, or Bran Castle near Brasov.
PAINTING OF VLAD:
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vladpopescu79
Promising
Famous Hero
a vampire of taste
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posted November 17, 2001 11:00 PM |
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I say the vampire is awfull.
Let's see who has the majority!
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Conn
Responsible
Famous Hero
God slayer
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posted December 11, 2001 11:00 AM |
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VLAD TEPES-The Impaler(DRACULA) Prince of Wallachia 1448,1456-1462,1476
Son of Vlad Dracul (Knight of the Order of the Dragon-1431) and Grandson of Mircea the Great, King of Wallachia (1386-1418)
Horrified by these atrocities, the Saxons printed books and pamphlets in which they told about Vlad's cruelty. These booklets also reached Germany and Western Europe, where Dracula became known as a bloody tyrant.
In 1897, the Irish writer Bram Stoker published Dracula, which made Vlad the Impaler famous world-wide. Stoker read the stories about Dracula printed in the 15th and 16th centuries and was struck by his acts of cruelty. He decided to make him his character; he also read several books about Transylvania (a name of Latin origin, meaning "the country beyond the forests"), and thought that this "exotic" land would make a proper setting for Dracula's deeds.
In fact, Stoker used Vlad only as a source of inspiration, since in his novel, Dracula is not prince Vlad the Impaler, but a Transylvanian count living in a mysterious castle where he lured his victims. His story takes place in the Bistritza area, and the castle lies near the Bārgau Pass (in the Carpathian Mountains). As Stoker had never visited Transylvania, most places and happenings were pure fiction.
Legend and true history about Dracula intermingle and are being kept alive by tourist destinations like the Monastery of Snagov near Bucharest, or Bran Castle near Brasov.
Crag, you are right, but let me make a few corrections: he did impale a lot of people, but that treatment was reserved for thieves, murderers, and most of all, traitors. And, the the saxons wrote and published those pamphlets for revenge against Vlad because he had taken their privileges that had been given to them by a previous ruler, and which they used for not paying any kind of taxes.
Now, that that's settled, I agree whole-hartedly with vlad about the vampires. They HAVE to be changed.
P.S. As you might have guessed i am a romanian too. That is why i had to make those corrections.
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vladpopescu79
Promising
Famous Hero
a vampire of taste
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posted December 11, 2001 10:05 PM |
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Wow, good to have you here Conn!
just one thing to add to what you've said: it's true that Vlad The Impaler used the method of impaling mostly for criminals, but there were also excesess of power. I'm not sure about it, I've only heard that in a certain period when food was scarce, a noble asked him for a solution, and he replied: "that's easy: take half of them and impale them"
That was probably never carried out, but still I had to say it.
Since we share the opinions on the vamp, go and vote against it everywhere you can.See you.
Moderator's note:This topic has been closed, as it refers to an older version of the game. To discuss Heroes 3, please go to Library Of Enlightenment, to discuss Heroes 4, please go to War Room Of Axeoth.
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