Why Fantasy Avoids Gunpowder
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 […]
Stupid Fantasy Armours
“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) inserted into it. Such […]
Fantasy Weapons – Red Queen from Devil May Cry
Red Queen is a very specific sword which first appears in Devil May Cry 4 as a weapon for Nero. Major qualities of the sword are: balance, reach, hand protection, […]
Why Fantasy Elves Are Great Archers
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, […]
Fantasy Armed – Weapons for Elves
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 […]
Fantasy Armed – Weapons for Dwarves
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 […]
Harness Overview – Nohr (Fire Emblem)
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), […]
Harness Overview – 15th Century Gothic Armour
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 […]
Harness Overview – Basic Principles
Contents overview Basic principles and philosophy of protection Armour and society Nature of warfare Weapons, shields and armour interaction Terminology Philosophy of protection Armour is supposed to protect the wearer. […]
