RetroFed Forums
Your home away from modern life.
Search Categories Forum list Register Log in
About RetroFed
RetroFed

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

  • Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
  • Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
  • Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)
72 registered users
Administrators: DosDude, Die4Ever
Visit retrofed.com
Might be cool for a TTRPG
Post Reply RetroFed Forums Forum Index » tumblr
AuthorMessage
RmDebArc_5 piefed.zip RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip
Joined: 2025-06-23
(edited) Quote
Post screenshot: "Do mice perceive rats more like elves, or ogres? Do rats consider mice more like gnomes, or goblins?". Reply: "Rats are EIf mice. Mice are rat Hobbits. Hamsters are rat and mouse goblins; shrews are gnomes and moles are dwarves. Guinea pigs are trolls and naked mole rats are goblins. Ferrets are dragonborn. Rabbits are orcs. Hope this helps"
295   Original
decolo piefed.social decolo@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-06-29
#2 · (edited) Quote Reply

My own proposal -

Mice: Hobbit

Rats: Human

Hamsters: Goblins

Rabbits: Elves

Ferrets: Faerie

Moles: Dwarves

Guinea Pigs: Orcs

Capybaras: Cloud Giants
23
Voroxpete sh.itjust.works Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-07
#3 · Quote Reply

Surely rats would be the human analogue in this scenario, and fancy rats would be elves?

Now, someone do this Lord of the Rings remake.
9
alcoholicorn lemmy.ml alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-02-13
#4 · (edited) Quote Reply
Voroxpete wrote:
Surely rats would be the human analogue in this scenario, and fancy rats would be elves? Now, someone do this Lord of the Rings remake.

The Silmousillion.

Guineadalf piloting Frodo (hobbits are capybara) ratatouille-style to carry the ring.
5
glimse lemmy.world glimse@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#5 · Quote Reply

Of all forest animals, the cutest fluffiest prey creature is the orc?

And don't say they were sticking to rodents
5
devdoggy piefed.social devdoggy@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-01
#6 · Quote Reply

There is Redwall.....
26
rockSlayer lemmy.blahaj.zone rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-02-24
#7 · Quote Reply
devdoggy wrote:
There is Redwall.....

I was thinking the same thing, I'm watching through the show as source material for my Pathfinder campaign
4
5too lemmy.world 5too@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-10
#8 · Quote Reply
glimse wrote:
Of all forest animals, the cutest fluffiest prey creature is the orc? And don't say they were sticking to rodents

They're all very cute! I was actually thinking rabbits are quite a bit bigger than rats, I wasn't sure orcs were big enough...
1
glimse lemmy.world glimse@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#9 · Quote Reply
5too wrote:
They're all very cute! I was actually thinking rabbits are quite a bit bigger than rats, I wasn't sure orcs were big enough...

I'd go with like....skunk because orcs stink. Raccoon or badger for size
3
egrets lemmy.world egrets@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#10 · Quote Reply

Rats are Elf mice.

Ok, rats are like elves to mice, so far, so good.

Mice are rat Hobbits.

...mice are like rats to hobbits?
4
flandish lemmy.world flandish@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-04-08
#11 · Quote Reply

laughs in Redwall
8
DespairSquid lemmy.dbzer0.com DespairSquid@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-09-29
#12 · Quote Reply

So are moles the aliens then?

And what about voles?
1
darthsundhaft piefed.social darthsundhaft@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-01-19
#13 · Quote Reply

scary movie 4 when the guys start arguing about rat & mice
1
lightnsfw reddthat.com lightnsfw@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-08-15
#14 · Quote Reply
egrets wrote:
Rats are Elf mice. Ok, rats are like elves to mice, so far, so good. Mice are rat Hobbits. ...mice are like rats to hobbits?

Rats perceive mice as hobbits
2
Sturgist piefed.ca Sturgist@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-03-17
#15 · Quote Reply
devdoggy wrote:
There is Redwall.....

I got to meet Brian when I was 7. I don't have loads of super clear memories of that period of my life, but I remember every second of our very short conversation. Still have a map of Redwall with his signature and a short message somewhere. I shed a lot of the stuff from my childhood but I'd never get rid of that.
15
Jarlsburg lemmy.world Jarlsburg@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
#16 · Quote Reply
Sturgist wrote:
I got to meet Brian when I was 7. I don't have loads of super clear memories of that period of my life, but I remember every second of our very short conversation. Still have a map of Redwall with his signature and a short message somewhere. I shed a lot of the stuff from my childhood but I'd never get rid of that.

What a treasure!
5
crayons_to_chaos lemmy.world crayons_to_chaos@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-08-25
#17 · Quote Reply

Some of y'all never read Redwall and it shows.
10
Siethron lemmy.world Siethron@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#18 · Quote Reply
decolo wrote:
My own proposal - Mice: Hobbit Rats: Human Hamsters: Goblins Rabbits: Elves Ferrets: Faerie Moles: Dwarves Guinea Pigs: Orcs Capybaras: Cloud Giants

Beavers? Storm giants?
2
dkppunk piefed.social dkppunk@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-11-19
#19 · Quote Reply
decolo wrote:
My own proposal - Mice: Hobbit Rats: Human Hamsters: Goblins Rabbits: Elves Ferrets: Faerie Moles: Dwarves Guinea Pigs: Orcs Capybaras: Cloud Giants

I like this a lot better. I’m going to start telling people I have the two cutest elves at home 💚
3
prettybunnys piefed.social prettybunnys@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-10
#20 · Quote Reply
devdoggy wrote:
There is Redwall.....

Read through much of these with my son as he was growing up, and they’re fairly formulaic BUT in a way that feels fresh each time.

Such good books. Netflix had the rights to make shows … but here we are a decade later with nothing.

Mr. Bunnys even has Martin and Matthias and Queen Warbeak as some of our faves
2
Swedneck discuss.tchncs.de Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-10
#21 · (edited) Quote Reply
decolo wrote:
My own proposal - Mice: Hobbit Rats: Human Hamsters: Goblins Rabbits: Elves Ferrets: Faerie Moles: Dwarves Guinea Pigs: Orcs Capybaras: Cloud Giants

yeah rats are 100% human, we're both basically defined by our sociality and can step off a boat on a random island and it'll have a population of 10'000 by the end of the decade
2
Post Reply
Back to top
Powered by RetroFed · PieBB frontend · All times are Europe/Amsterdam