weapons What Makes a Good Sword 25 Jul 20218 Jul 2021 Quality of a sword is determined by its utility in battle. This utility is dependant on several basic characteristics (properties) of the sword, whose relative importance depends on the situation:…
art of war… Why Fantasy Avoids Gunpowder 11 Jul 202126 Jul 2021 Tolkien's Influence In Tolkien's mythos, the good guys never use gunpowder, or anything even remotely resembling explosives of any kind. This might have had to do with him having experienced…
weapons Stupid Fantasy Armours 13 Jun 20211 Jun 2021 "Studded Leather" Armour The "studded leather" armour "Studded leather" armour appeared first in Dungeons and Dragons. It consists of “studded leather” - leather armour with metal studs (or sometimes, spikes)…
weapons Fantasy Weapons – Red Queen from Devil May Cry 6 Jun 202120 May 2021 Red Queen is a very specific sword which first appears in Devil May Cry 4 as a weapon for Nero. Red Queen as it appears in Devil May Cry 5…
weapons Why Fantasy Elves Are Great Archers 11 Dec 20201 Jan 2021 To start with: most fantasy elves are based on Tolkien's elves. But Tolkien's elves were not just great archers. They were great everything, and during the Great War against Morgoth,…
weapons Fantasy Armed – Weapons for Elves 21 Oct 202014 Sep 2020 Physical characteristics Elves are often portrayed as tall and lanky, and either weaker than or of similar strength to humans but with usually much slimmer build. I will thus assume…
weapons… Fantasy Armed – Weapons for Dwarves 11 Oct 202014 Sep 2020 Inspired by Shadiversity's video series. Physical characteristics Dwarves are generally very short but very stout, being usually the same strength as – or stronger than – humans while being much…
weapons Harness Overview – Nohr (Fire Emblem) 11 Jul 202014 Jun 2020 Overview Basis for this will be armour worn by Prince Leo. This is because armour of everybody's favourite Tomato Prince does not appear to be extensively customized (unlike other siblings),…
weapons Harness Overview – 15th Century Gothic Armour 1 Jul 20206 Jan 2021 Nature of combat Gothic armour developed in 15th century. At this time, warfare was in fact highly complex, professional (with few exceptions) and varied. As such, soldiers had to cope…
weapons Harness Overview – Basic Principles 21 Jun 202021 Jun 2020 Contents overview Basic principles and philosophy of protectionArmour and societyNature of warfareWeapons, shields and armour interactionTerminology Philosophy of protection Armour is supposed to protect the wearer. This protection however can…