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Started by The Skarzs, December 22, 2015, 06:04:13 PM

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Ashleg

That annoys me horribly. :P

On the book covers themselves the characters are upright.

MeadowR

I recall some countries have had covers with characters on all fours. I don't get how they thought these creatures could wield weapons, wear clothes and all that as quadrupeds.
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The Skarzs

I know, right?
And it is kind of obvious when you actually read the book. :P
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Cave potato.

Ashleg

I believe it is mentioned that they could go down on all fours to run faster, but they were not permanently like that.

The Skarzs

It may have been one of the badgers where they did that, but, yeah.
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Cave potato.

Ashleg

A badger and I remember Ruggan Bor doing that (or being forced to do that).

MeadowR

Being used to walking on two legs, I can't see many creatures being wholly comfortable going all fours. Not quite like the clumsiness of a human trying to run on fours... but maybe a little clumsy! I can see a badger or wildcat managing it for a bit - the latter for a good pouncing stance. Oh, and squirrels.
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The Skarzs

Sunflash was forced to walk on all fours to carry Swartt.

Good points, Meadow.
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Cave potato.

Ashleg

The ermines did that almost wholly, but anybeast who could speak seemed to walk upright (unless they were forced not to, or were trying to escape from/avoid something/go faster).
It must have something to do with their intellect.

Just like how certain birds could not speak and were merely food.

alexandre

MOSSFLOWER SPOILER
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Bella went on all fours to carry Abbess Germaine to get to Martin to heal him
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Slagar was on all fours on the cover of my copy of Mattimeo.
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Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land

               ~ John Denver

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

                ~ John Prine

Ashleg

I always felt that that particular cover is strange.

Banya

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Slagar looks too animalistic, funny enough. When the occasional character runs on all fours, I always pictured it as an awkward scramble, as though walking on just their hindlegs was what was most natural and comfortable.

Quote from: alexandre on August 08, 2017, 06:10:04 AM
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Bella went on all fours to carry Abbess Germaine to get to Martin to heal him
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Actually, I just finished my re-read of Mossflower yesterday and
Mossflower
nowhere does it say Bella ran on all fours. All it says is that Abbess Germaine was strapped to Bella's back while she ran.
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Ashleg

Re: "Slagar looks way too animalistic."

They all do. Slagar looks like he wants to (and, more importantly, like he CAN) eat everybeast on the cover.

alexandre

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Actually, I just finished my re-read of Mossflower yesterday and
Mossflower
nowhere does it say Bella ran on all fours. All it says is that Abbess Germaine was strapped to Bella's back while she ran.
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ok sorry, I didn't check the book, I guess my mind had just assumed
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she was on all fours carrying Germaine, and I haven't read it in awhile so my brain decided that was what was written.
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Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land

               ~ John Denver

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

                ~ John Prine

Banya

My mind does that too. I'll reread something and it'll be completely different than what I thought I remembered.