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I'm having that issue with my character I want to cosplay. The best option is Aescellus' jacket but it's the wrong colour. Need black.

Just thinking... I did start writing up a narrative version of the plot of my game. I think I'll post that in the writing forum, if anyone wants to read it while I'm still putting the finishing touches on everything.

Unfortunately, I never got very far with it.

Umm... Okay... If I had even a remote interest in seeing this show before, it's completely gone now.

I know I've complained about it as its been going on, but I did end up watching the entire season, but... there is no way I'm watching any more, even if they do get the show renewed.

And then, on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, Game of Thrones was appallingly well-done this week, and... we even had a battle with a knight wearing full plate against a barbarian and... *gasp* *shock* his armor actually worked. Is that a first for the cinema industry? I don't think I've ever seen armor actually save the wearer from a lethal blow in any other film or show that I've seen.

Take LotR, for example. The men of Gondor might as well be wearing Sir Leontes' pajamas for all the good their armor does them. It was just so rewarding seeing a knight actually perform like a knight on t.v. for once.

Heh. I never really paid that much attention to the LOTR battles. I'll have to have a closer look. Of course, the effectiveness of all armour depends on the weapon it's trying to stand against. I think there's yet to be any significant defence for a mace or club upside the head that doesn't involve being blinded by really tall neck guards.

I'm not positive, but I think the "lethal chest slash" is some kind of TvTrope. If not, it should be, given how often it happens in films.

Which is what made this so awesome, is that it's looking like the barbarian guy is going to kill the knight with one of those, but then he does a chest slash on him and all the sudden, everyone realizes at once, "hey, he's wearing plate and mail" right before the knight kills the guy for thinking he's in a less realistic fantasy movie. :p

Edit: also, and you know, that's thing. The Dothraki don't use any kind of armor, and so, they've never developed weapons to counteract it; they mainly wield some kind of khopesh/scimitar hybrid, which... as a light-weight cutting blade, is about as useful as a butter knife against plate armor.

Because... you know, these guys didn't go into battle historically wearing 100 pounds of metal for fun; armor worked, especially against cutting weapons, which is what makes the LotR chest slash so ridiculous. Why should Gondor even waste the resources armoring their troops if the armor doesn't help them survive?

Chest slash as in the *scrape* I'm dead!! variety?

The Dothraki don't actually need to wear armour, they just need to fight against it (the flail was pioneered by the European peasantry after all ;)) but from what I recall armoured knights were not necessarily on that list.

How long did the battle actually last? Since, you know, 100 pounds of metal armour is not condusive to marathons or more than maybe a few swings. Especially if you were knocked off a horse and needed a crane to get back on it again.

Well, 100 pounds is an exaggeration. More like 40. And seeing as Ser Jorah is an exiled knight from a different continent, I guess the Dothraki don't run into heavy armor a whole lot as they haven't adapted tactics against it.

And, actually, assuming a suit of plate was custom-made by a blacksmith who knew what he was doing, a knight should have been able to (and they did in fact) do cartwheels and backflips while armored.

I believe that whole "needing a crane to get on their horse" thing was for tourney armor, which was a lot bulkier and heavier to make jousting safer.

Most likely. Didn't know there was much of a differnce with tournament armour and regular armour except that one was likely frillier with more decoration.

Hm... I wonder how hard it would be to convince Suzerain to start a roleplay...? *ponders*

Heh. Bribery maybe? Roleplay posts equal aurumn after all. :)

S'true. Especially big long posts. =3

There just aren't a lot of good writers who are roleplaying out there, and I'm guessing he'd be one of the few who would happily do a non-romantic story.

I think that's a distinct possibility.

I have considered doing a roleplay, it's just... I don't have any ideas. I'd rather not just be making it up completely as I went along. I'd have to put a fair bit of thought into what I wanted to do, before-hand, but... I will consider it.

As long as it's non-romantic I'm sure Suzerain will go for it ;)

As for me I want to RP but lack of motivation to give it the time required makes me hold off for now.

Yeah, pretty much this. I just need to come up with an idea or dig one up out of my archives. Like I said, I'll give it some thought.