User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-5135631-20120707164216/@comment-5135631-20120714232258

Good point, the both of you (Thelonechosenwanderingvaultcourier and TheEpicShot), you tested what I said and, to an extent, proved me wrong about magic and about the Dragonborn his/herself, though my point about Dragons themselves still remains to a point, I feel.

I still feel however that the Nords, while they don't traditionally use Guerilla warfare, that is because they are normally attacking someone else's borders or fighting on truly even or greater terms than their opponents, long-term and short-term. If they were to fight the Aldmeri, then they would be on even or smaller terms, though at the same time greater terms as previously explained, quicker access to reinforcements, food etc blah blah blah, thus making Guerilla warfare acceptable. This may seem to contradict my previous points of equal standing, but Nords would presumably have both the advantage of more troops and choosing when and where to fight. I assume the Nords would fight in a way mixing the Imperial and Stormcloak tactics: medium to large scale hit-and-runs, then meeting on even field, then pursuing opponents. When you have better numbers and better ground, among other things, you stand a better chance of winning than the invaders, usually.

Also, magic wouldn't affect too much, because as we both acknowledged, the Nords don't use nearly as much magic as the Aldmeri so there would not be the need for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of Spellbreaker shields, though hundreds of thousands of ok wards would be helpful, as they are fairly effective and not too difficult to learn, even for Nords.

In fairness TheEpicShot, you haven't addressed all of my points in other posts either, and if we both acknowledged everything posts would be longer, which is why generally we address the key points and anything else considered appropriate. Not my fault, just unwritten rules of debate, particularly on internet forums where responses are generally spontaneous and improvised.

I agree with your verdict on the Blades, they are stubborn murderers who wouldn't know forgiveness or mercy if it hit them in the face. We raised them up after they were nearly obliterated, and they pa