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End of the commercial there says 2000. God I feel old.
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I took some historical sword-fighting lessons to make the fights in my novel more realistic - hereâs what I learned.
To make the fighting scenes in my low fantasy novel more realistic, I went to see a trainer for historical sword-fighting last week, both to barrage her with questions and to develop realistic choreographies for the fight scenes in the novel. Since I figured some of what she told me might be useful for you too, I put together a small list for you. Big thanks to Gladiatores Munich and Jeanne for making time! (Here are some more pictures if youâre interested.)
Caveat: Iâm by no means a sword-fighting expert myself, so take these nuggets with a grain of salt â I might have misremembered or misinterpreted some of the things Jeanne told me. If I did, feel free to tell me.
1.) Weapon choices need to make sense
Letâs start with a truism: always ensure your characterâs weapons make sense for a.) their profession, b.) their cultural background and c.) the environment theyâre going to fight in. A farmer probably couldnât afford a sword and might use a knife or threshing flail instead, and someone who doesnât want to be noticed probably wouldnât be milling about sporting a glaive or another large weapon. Also, soldiers native to a country with wide open plains would be more likely to carry long-range melee weapons such as spears or large swords, than those from a country consisting of mostly jungle or dense forests. The same applies to situations: if your character is going to be fighting in close quarters (even just a normal house), heâd get little value out of a spear or even a longsword, as thereâd be no space to swing it effectively.
2.) Boldness often beats skill
In real swordfights, recklessness was often more important than technique. The fighter less afraid of getting injured would often push harder, allowing them to overpower even opponents with better technique.
3.) Even a skilled fighter rarely stands a chance when outnumbered
While a skilled (or lucky) fighter might win a two-versus-one, itâd be extremely unlikely for even a single master swordsman to win against superior numbers, even just three and if theyâre below his skill level. The only way to plausibly pull this off would be to split the opponents up, perhaps by luring them into a confined space where you could take them on one by one. The moment youâre surrounded, youâre probably done for â because, unlike in Hollywood, they wouldnât take turns attacking but come at you all at once.
4.) Dual-wielding was a thing
⌠at least in some cultures. I often heard people say that people using a weapon in each hand is an invention of fiction. And while my instructor confirmed that she knew of no European schools doing thisâif they did, itâs not well-documentedâshe said it was a thing in other cultures. Example of this include the dual wakizashi in Japan or tomahawk and knife in North America. However, one of the biggest problems with the depiction of dual wielding in novels/movies/games are the âwindmillâ-type attacks where the fighter swings their weapons independently, hitting in succession rather than simultaneously. Normally youâd always try hitting with both weapons at once, as youâd otherwise lose your advantage.
5.) Longswords were amazing
Longswords might seem boring in comparison to other weapons, but they were incredibly effective, especially in combat situations outside the battlefield. The crossguard allowed for effective blocking of almost any kind of attack (well, maybe not an overhead strike of a Mordaxt, but still), the pommel was also used as a powerful âbluntâ weapon of its own that could crack skulls. Though they were somewhat less effective against armored opponents, the long, two-handed hilt allowed for precise thrusts at uncovered body parts that made up for it.
6.)  âZweihänderâ were only used for very specific combat situations
Zweihänderâmassive two-handed swordsâwere only used for specific purposes and usually not in one-on-one combat as is often seen in movies or games. One of these purposes was using their reach to break up enemy formations. In fact, one type of two-handed sword even owed its name to that purpose: Gassenhauer (German, Gasse = alley, Hauer = striker)âthe fighters literally used it to strike âalleysâ into an enemy formation with wide, powerful swings.
7.) Itâs all about distance
While I was subconsciously aware of this, it might be helpful to remember that distance was an incredibly important element in fights. The moment your opponent got past your weapons ideal range, it was common to either switch to a different weapon or just drop your weapon and resort to punching/choking. A good example of this are spears or polearmsâvery powerful as long as you maintain a certain range between you and your opponent, but the moment they get too close, your weapon is practically useless. Thatâs also why combatants almost always brought a second weapon into battle to fall back one.
8.) Real fights rarely lasted over a minute
Another truism, but still useful to remember: real fights didnât last long. Usually, they were over within less than a minute, sometimes only seconds â the moment your opponent landed a hit (or your weapon broke or you were disarmed), you were done for. This is especially true for combatants wearing no or only light armor.
9.) Stop the pirouettes
Unfortunately, the spinning around and pirouetting that makes many fight scenes so enjoyable to watch (or read) is completely asinine. Unless itâs a showfight, fighters would never expose their backs to their opponent or even turn their weapon away from them.
10.) Â It still looks amazing
If your concern is that making your fight scenes realistic will make them less aesthetic, donât worry. Apart from the fact that the blocks, swings and thrusts still look impressive when executed correctly, I personally felt that my fights get a lot more gripping and visceral if I respect the rules. To a certain extent, unrealistic and flashy combat is plot armor. If your characters can spin and somersault to their heartâs content and no one ever shoves a spear into their backs as they would have in real life, who survives and who doesnât noticeably becomes arbitrary. If, on the other hand, even one slip-up can result in a combatantâs death, the stakes become palpable.
Thatâs about it! I hope this post is as helpful to some of you as the lessons were to me. Again, if anything I wrote here is bollocks, itâs probably my fault and not Jeanneâs. Â Iâll try to post more stuff like this in the future.
Cheers,
Nicolas
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OMG THIS!!!!!!!
Shadowlands is a copy and paste of the recent Final Fantasy expansion. You cannot prove that Shadowlands was a years long concept, just face the fact that Blizzard can't come up with original ideas đŹđš
Since yâall want to test me, a direct reference to when the Shadowlands was mentioned in WoW, according to the WoW Lore Wikia (which is also cited so there is proof of such claims).
And when did Wrath of the Lich King come out? Why look at it here for yourself!
Thank you next.
To the anon who sent this, please think about the message youâre sending when you try to shit on games that other people enjoy. When people see that one community shits on another for allegedly âcopying,â it turns away new players and RPers from your game. People who would otherwise try your game out see hostility and hatred as their first exposure to your title.
I say this as someone who plays both games. If you play FF14, good on you, mate. Iâm happy you enjoy it. If you play WoW, good on you, mate. Iâm happy you enjoy it. But enjoying one game and seeing similarities in the other is no excuse to berate others and try to stir up frankly unwarranted conflict. Itâs the âStop liking what I donât likeâ syndrome at its core.
This rivalry between FF14 and WoW is childish, and I guarantee none of you would even have brought this up if âShadowâ wasnât in both titles.
The concept of a realm of the dead has existed since the dawn of humanity itself and is featured in pretty much every civilization to date. So if you really want to get into the debate of who copied who, how far are you truly willing to go? Are you willing to fight someone over the fact that game devs today copied Hades from the Greeks thousands of years ago?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld
Also: Taken from the most recent Q&A at Blizzcon:
Q: What is the creative process when you choose an expansion theme? What did you do for Shadowlands?
A: Brainstorming a new expansion happens 2 expansions ahead - allows for story plot point making. Typically this happens with a large group and weekly sessions where we think of cool things, throwaway others. Itâs a mix of things. We generally think about The World - the world is the main character that you explore and fill with your own story. The first question is where do we want to go next. The story sometimes has to twist and turn to get there i.e. WOD. Then you can add features that make sense alongside that world. Sometimes we put it off i.e. We could have done Legion after Mists but they put it off for 1 expansion. We gather a lot of reference i.e. images, old ideas, etc. For this one, we happened to find this image of a star specked forest and thought to pair it with bastion i.e. a heavenly side and a dark celestial forest side. We thought this deserved its own space.
source:Â https://www.wowhead.com/news=296022/blizzcon-2019-world-of-warcraft-q-a-liveblog
Yâall need to stop reading into this too much.
^^^ See, -this- is how easy it is to prove things. So get your undergarments out of its twist and let WoW players enjoy their things. Thank you @thornbolts for adding in the information provided and the source!Â
This is your reminder to not be shitheels and let your friends enjoy the announcements at Blizzcon thanks â¤
hot take: âchivalryâ is fine as long as itâs adapted to 21st century values. if you are a male, you SHOULD be aware that your female friends face certain issues that you as a male dont. acting on that awareness in a way that keeps your female friends safe, isnât a bad thing.
like⌠opening doors isnât rly chivalrous when itâs just a thing you ought to do for everyone. but real 21st century chivalry might be, like, standing between your female friend and the guy thatâs trying to get her drunk, or offering to walk her home when itâs late.
if the âchivalryâ inconveniences everyone involved and youâre just doing it for your over-inflated male ego â ie, âno youâre the girl here, you HAVE to let me hold this door for you and do all these things for you even when you can do it yourself and im just slowing you downâ â then itâs just outdated misogyny.
Chivalry was literally designed to make nobles aware of their power and influence so they donât unintentionally harm people when trying to do their job of leading and protecting people. Modern chivalry should carry on that sentiment of men and white people becoming aware of their own power of privilege and influence to help and protect the lives of their peers.
*Not to inflate their egos, but because itâs the good thing to do and makes the world a better place to be.
Chivalry, at its core, involves being helpful to people who donât have your advantages.Â
It involved generosity and protecting those weaker than oneself: including opening doors when doors were made of badly fit heavy wood and often got stuck,and women, especially undernourished exhausted-from-childcare women, had a harder time opening them. It involved not lying, and following through on your promises. (A guy who is consistently late with the accounting reports, which delays the whole team, is not dedicated to chivalry, no matter how polite he is on a date.)Â
Chivalry is a code of ethics that involves dedicating oneâs strength and skills in service to others; itâs not based on gender roles.Â
Chivalry is a code of ethics that involves dedicating oneâs strength and skills in service to others; itâs not based on gender roles.
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Chivalry Isnât Dead, You Just Donât Know What the Fuck it is.
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body language masterlist
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550 words to say instead of fuckin said
638 character traits for when ur brain freezes again
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The redirect to these links arenât working, so here they are for your convenience.
http://translation.babylon-software.com/
http://www.bryndonovan.com/2015/04/10/master-list-of-gestures-and-body-language-for-writers/
http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary
https://owlcation.com/humanities/400-Alternative-words-for-said   (The article says 550 words)
http://ideonomy.mit.edu/essays/traits.html
https://writerswrite.co.za/cheat-sheets-for-writing-body-language/
Things food snobs are wrong about
âOrganicâ isnât better for you or for the environment. It actually means nothing of any significance at best and is sometimes even the more wasteful, more hazardous option.
A shitload of ânaturalâ food including a lot of imported produce is grown and harvested through slave labor in inhumane conditions.
Pizza, fried chicken, french fries, fast food, candy bars and chips ARE nutritious. They are loaded with good things. Just because they have an abundance of excess fats and might not be healthy as a staple doesnât mean they are ânutritionlessâ or that their calories are âempty.â Those are hokey buzzwords pushed by the people in charge of how much you pay for the alternatives.
Eating healthier costs more. Much more. Looking down on people for their reliance on cheaper food is extremely classist and expecting everyone to be able to live off fresh veggies and cage-free meats is insultingly unrealistic in the modern world.
âProcessedâ literally only means the food went through some kind of automated process. This can be literally the exact same thing a human being would have done to the food for it to be labeled âunprocessed.â Being processed does not make something less healthy.
Chemicals with long, scary names are part of nature. An apple is full of compounds you probably canât pronounce. A shorter ingredients label only means they didnât bother listing all 300 things the product is actually made of and HAS to be made of.
Preservatives, artificial flavors and other additives are not the devil. Most are harmless and in general they are part of the reason you havenât already starved to death or died of a food borne illness.
MSG is not bad for you at all.
The fact that something might be made of âscrapâ meats like pig snouts or chicken necks only means one thing: that we didnât waste perfectly normal, edible meat.
I DONâT KNOW HOW I FORGOT THIS IN MY FIRST VERSION OF THIS POST BUT GMOâS ARE NOT DANGEROUS TO EAT. GMOâS ARE SAVING LIVES. YOUâVE ALREADY EATEN GMOâS BEFORE YOU EVEN KNEW THE TERM. ITâS FINE. EAT THEM.
So Iâve literally done this twice before and so have several other people but here are sources on all of these, most of them fairly recent academic studies or otherwise the most up-to-date I could find:
Organic food isnât better for you: [1] [2] [3]
Tracing food industry slave labor: [1]
Healthier food is more expensive: [1] [2]
Saturated fats (i.e. âjunk foodâ) still provide needed energy, arenât as bad as people thought: [1] [2]
âProcessedâ isnât synonymous with less healthy, because it means a lot of different things: [1]
âChemicalsâ also means a lot of things and many food components are misunderstood by the general public: [1]
MSG is not harmful: [1] [2] [3]
GMOâs are not dangerous to eat: [400 sources collected here]
âProcessedâ always gets me, itâs like yeah even that delicious homemade salsa you brought to the party is processed - the moment you took a knife to the tomatoes it underwent processing
This is also highly dependent on whether or not you have any pre-existing health conditions. My father has a thyroid and blood clotting issue. He is supposed to steer clear of sodium and sugars, and reduce carbs. Some people arenât doing it to be snobs. Some are doing it because their bodies react adversely to things, or store it far more than ânormalâ people do.
Friend is highly allergic to pesticides, so he searches for organic-pesticide free. Iâve personally seen the results of what pesticides have done to him, itâs not pretty. So I mean⌠Yes thereâs always exceptions.
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reblog if you hate nazis and donât think they should speak.
Reblog if you hate nazis.
Weâre getting pretty close to having adults who werenât alive during 9/11, and we really need to admit at this point that the overemphasis on 9/11 in the US is just a propaganda machine to indoctrinate the younger generations into nationalism and to justify all the horrible war crimes the US committed in the Middle East, and the continued mistreatment and distrust towards refugees.
more people died in hurricane maria than in 9/11 but nobody gives a shit because we canât use it to justify imperialism
Yo, I was just literally talking about all the hype about 9/11 recently.
The main difference between 9/11 and the example of Hurricane Maria is that 9/11 was caused by people while the hurricane is a force of nature. People can be reasoned with. You canât reason with a hurricane.
