That's Gotta Hurt

[ThunderTitan]

With the BF's size 5 shots are unfortunatly more then enough.

[Akul]

@Bloodstar



True!

Just today, in my school library I have found little older PC magazines. In it, there is a table of the most played games in the country. And HOMMIV had 3rd or 2nd place in at least 5 numbers.

[umfridus]

The Djinn looks too tiny to occupy four squares. I hate it when they force every faction to have three large units even though some of them aren't that large.

[DaemianLucifer]

The Djinn looks too tiny to occupy four squares. I hate it when they force every faction to have three large units even though some of them aren't that large.

Well they need to put their hands somewhere.

[Orfinn]

They made the djinns hands bigger so it could take up 4 squares, still why they shrinked the djinns head is a mystery. Are genie and djinn different beings? If, I hope they will include genies that looks like those from previous games.

[ThunderTitan]

Are genie and djinn different beings?

Nope, just diferent spellings of the same word. Actualy Genie coresponds to Djinni, which is the plural.

[Vlad976]

Perhaps in Heroes VI we will only see a gigantic pair of feet on the screen.

And then we can reenact the opening from Heroes III in which the Giant steps on people.

[Gaidal Cain]

Nope, just diferent spellings of the same word. Actualy Genie coresponds to Djinni, which is the plural.

No, actually, they're different transcriptions of the same word. Genie is pluralized "genies", and djinni is one of several alternate spellings (and according to my dictonary, not a pluralized form)

[Angelspit]

And then we can reenact the opening from Heroes III in which the Giant steps on people.

That's true, I forgot about that. For some reason, I was thinking about one of the fatalities in Mortal Kombat, Jax in the third game, if I remember correctly...

[ThunderTitan]

No, actually, they're different transcriptions of the same word. Genie is pluralized "genies", and djinni is one of several alternate spellings (and according to my dictonary, not a pluralized form)

You sure? Then's what's djinn?! I thought that Genie was wrongly used because they didn't realised it was the plural. And Djinn is closer to the arabic.

[Gaidal Cain]

Hmm. Wikipedia has an interesting article on it. In short, it's a djinni, and it's a member of the djinn "race". Genie is sort of a mistranslation, using an older french word with a somewhat similar meaning.

[ThunderTitan]

So Djinn is the plural, and Djinni the singular. Got it.

[DaemianLucifer]

You sure? Then's what's djinn?! I thought that Genie was wrongly used because they didn't realised it was the plural. And Djinn is closer to the arabic.

Djinn is the original,whith djinni as plural.Same as efreet and efreeti.Its arabic.

[ThunderTitan]

Djinn is the original,whith djinni as plural.Same as efreet and efreeti.Its arabic.

Well acording to the article GC linked it's the other way around. (And it's Ifrit anyway).

[DaemianLucifer]

Djinn is the original,whith djinni as plural.Same as efreet and efreeti.Its arabic.

Well acording to the article GC linked it's the other way around. (And it's Ifrit anyway).

Ups.Saw that one after posting.Well,I was away a while,so I had to catch up.

[RommeL_666]

maybe he is BIG,but he can`t FLY....hehehe:x)

[Akul]

From CH bestiary:



In pre-islamic mytology: Jinn, are firely spirits of vanished ancient peoples who acted during the night and disappeared with first light or dawn. They can make themselves invisible and change shapes into animals. They were responsible for diseases and manias. Types of Jinn include: Ghul (night shade, which can change shape), Sila (which can't change shape) and Efreet. Sometimes they appeared as beautiful women who visited men by night to copulate with theme by night until the men were exhausted from drawing energy from theme.



In Islam: Jiin are beings with free will, made by smokeless fire by God. Jinn have communities like humans. They eat, marry, sleep, die, etc. They are invisible to humans but they can see humans. Sometimes they accidentally come into view of humans. They can be either good or bad. They eat bones, and their animals' droppings. Jinn have abilities to change shapes into animals (mostly snakes) or humans. Jinn also can possess humans (which human own will or forcefully), have more power then they and live much longer then humans. Some people can control theme magically binding theme to objects such as oil lamp.

[Angelspit]

This POTD is getting old. I'll put up a new one tonight.

[ThunderTitan]

"Sometimes they appeared as beautiful women who visited men by night to copulate with theme by night until the men were exhausted from drawing energy from theme."

Draining energy... yeah, I can see how that works...

[jackeboy]

wow