Avatar of Burger

Status

User has no status, yet

Bio

Object permeance is overrated.

Most Recent Posts

Mind linkin' a bro?


this fucking CS. i have a feeling it's because of the indents and shit, but by all accounts i have no idea how it works

i have learned how it works. the [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] is what protects the left side from being shrunk.

i have mastered tables.

i will be unstoppable.



As long as there is like, a single paragraph on the right side, it will be balanced. IE, if you delete the big lorem ipsum, it'll get fucked, but no matter how long it is, it will work.

It works on mobile, but is a tiny bit jank because of long headers with all of the -------------
honestly just learn to love vertical character sheets/posts

i've experimented and fucked around with tables for hours on end and i can say that there is no other system that's more inconvenient, inconsistent, frustrating, and confusing than tables.

brokenpromise's way of hitting enter each line works for monitors, but it's absolutely scuffed on mobile. the 'invisible text' also works, but it's slightly less scuffed on mobile.

images are decent, but they don't scale since it's raster. basically mobile gets shafted if they try to zoom in.

I also found a fucking table that has the same size no matter what text you put in it. It makes me incredibly angry because it fucking works and I don't know why.

The enemy wasn't routed; they were utterly annihilated. The sudden onslaught of every knight had completely shifted the battle from the minor advantage that the ambushing bandits possessed to the knight's massive advantage once blade met skull. The knights that fought directly alongside of her—the ones with spears—impressed Aria. Not only did they follow her (albeit ambiguous) orders, but they were wholly self-sufficient. Indeed, Aria thought that they deserved to fight alongside her in the Iron Rose knights. Not that she had any say in who was accepted in it. Still, the least she could do was remember their names had she not forgotten them in the first place. Well, she could always just reintroduce herself once the bandit king was captured or slain.

The spear-knight with sparse armour was of great assistance. Having someone watch your back was truly a pleasant thing to have. Even if the enemy bandits were so laughably weak that one could simply defend it with a fluttery cape, the peace of mind afforded to Aria was not taken for granted. The knight with the odd, twin-ended spear was a different story. Rather than the comfort of an ally, Aria had to stifle much of her laughter at his accidental piece of comedy. While in the middle of combat, he had grappled and hog-tied a bandit. Arrows were still whizzing above his head while he had done so. Really, his level of priorities made it hard for Aria to keep a straight, professional face. The poleaxe wielding knight had charged alongside him. His quick brutality was always a welcome addition; crushing one's enemy at an incredible pace always broke morale. Surprisingly, the knight who shared blood with Aria joined with them. Together, they had charged directly into the enemy. The right side of the bandit's line had crumbled beneath their advance.

"Great work," she commended those who had fought with her, "your actions make me proud to fight alongside you." Did she really mean those words? Sort of. She wouldn't have said them had she not known how important morale was for a troupe.

With the bandits crushed and those who had not suffered fatal wounds captured, Fanilly demanded information from one of the captured bandits. "Are there any further ambushes" was only the most basic of questions and she had ended it there. Not a single moment of further questioning. Such a captain disappointed Aria. Still, she wouldn't confront her about it. Not just yet. She was just inexperienced. She would get better. It was a full moon when she was born, after all. To say malarkey and disagree with her would be to spit in the face of destiny and tradition. Some of the other knights were okay with this, willing to push on with only a general idea of what they were looking for. Still, the much more veteran Aria would have to fill in the gaps that their captain made.

It was time for some battlefield diplomacy.

She walked up to the bandit that her ally had hogtied and squatted down to look him eye to eye. "Answer these few questions and you can pass peacefully with a last meal and your dignity." Her tone was stern and cold; perfect for an ad hoc interrogation. "How is your encampment defended? Why have the king's men been unable to defeat your leader? And my last question: are there hostages?"


Oh lord, they were going to fight, weren't they? What had Renauld done to deserve all of this strife? Perhaps he should have have refused the knight's demands to join. Perhaps he should have known that those willing to start shit in town would start shit outside. What was done was done, though. He had made a commitment. The trek over had been peaceful enough. Save occasional noise from someone trying to keep a bit warmer and the constant background drone that a singing Katya provided, they had been mostly silent on the way over. It was some song about something; Renauld blocked it out after the first hour.

Ettamri's orders didn't fall on deaf ears. Scouting out a way down river was a fine proposition. It made it difficult to get lost, at the very least. Argentum, his fearless partner in crime, had even already started without him. Rather than wait and stay to see what would possibly happen between the giant knight and the edgy female, he left with the shieldbearer leading the way. His gear was less of a necessity; what was in his bag was meant for him to survive if he got lost. Winter was the time for well-fed animals to hibernate... probably. If some of those wild animals weren't hibernating, that would mean that they would be hungry. A mere mage with a bunch of good-smelling and fatty foods was a great target for a wolf or a bear. It would be better if the knight protected all of their gear, so he didn't take anything with him save for what he wore and his staff.

"Say," he told Argentum as he hurriedly caught up, "if we run into trouble, we can probably make it across the river. I don't trust myself with the weight of a cart, but I'm sure I can make it so we can cross over it in a pinch."
>riding a gelding
Didn't realize this was little bitch hour


lets see whose horse runs away when shit really pops off, the young stallion who just wants to pork or the old horse with nothing to live for
Elodie also has a polearm.


on account of that being a convertible weapon, i'm putting that in the "IT WOULD BE METAGAMING IF SHE KNEW" area.

>the list

fuck me here comes Chris Jericho


IT'S A LIST OF STUPID IDIOTS

A N D A L L O F Y O U A R E O N I T
time to gatekeep thrusting weapons

you've been added to THE LIST

and this made me realize i should have chosen a more unique weapon. Like a pollock.
alright, i killed a guy. if you didn't want me to, i'll edit it somehow.

also my level of sweating to make sure i didn't get ninja'd.
With Aria's old gelding carrying the ever-alert knight to the bandit's encampment, the sortie had been deliberating ideas. Scouts, bombardments, and just plain routing the enemy had all been offered by the various knights, but the most important fact remained; their leader didn't offer much of a plan. Simply win was the goal and not a plan. While Aria was fine—agreed, even—with the tradition of choosing someone born under the full moon, following such an inexperienced woman into battle left a sour taste in her mouth. A general that couldn't command an army was no general, after all.

Soon, they dismounted as the thicket became too harsh for the horses to traverse. Not even bothering to tie her gelding down, she dismounted with weapons in hand. On a cursory inspection of her allies, a few noticeable faces stood out. The first was a similarly tall woman with red hair. She looked noble, but she was no Larette. She either had some Larette blood in her, or she was just unlucky enough to be born with the same characteristics of Aria's house. Another was a small woman; a child, in fact. Under a parasol, she had rested for the duration of their ride. She was a knight, no doubt. If she too bore the crest of the iron rose, then that would mean her ability justified her odd behaviour. The one who had suggested the... bombardment was also interesting. Rather than traditional plate, she wore cloth. Well, the same applied to her. Those who wore the Iron Rose were still allies. Lastly was a giant. He was a giant. It wasn't often that one would see non-humans in their order. Plus, it was impossible for Aria to not notice his massive figure. He was one of the few knights that were taller than her.

As they dismounted, the group of knights had stumbled upon a damaged cart and the victims of an attack. It wasn't too uncommon for a bandit to attack random passersby to take whatever they took. What was important was to avoid the damaged carts and survivors. After all, those who wished to help others were easy targets. No strategist worth their salt would go to inspect an obvious trap before securing the area first. Of course Aria would look the other way, ever alert to ambushes and flanks.

Then their captain yelled something about someone still being alive. Well, that was fine. As long as she secured the area first, that was. As long as Aria watched the flank, the others could secure the area.

Then she heard the man speak and turned around, only to see their captain trying to aid the man at the cart.

"Sto-"

It was too late. Their captain had realized her mistake and leapt out of the way. Arrows rained where she once was. Thankfully, their fearless leader was unharmed. Emerging from their hiding spots behind the trees, a large group of bandits came out. Were they fearless? Did they not see the equally large group of trained knights facing them? They were either fiercely loyal or fiercely dumb. Either way, they would end up dead.

Their captain had raised her sword, signalling it was time to counterattack. Really? That was it?

There was no point in waiting. One of the key tenements of battle was speed. If they were to rout the enemy, the fleeing bandits would be easy pickings. Quickly, she entered slapped the back of those who also also carried polearms. The female knight who wore only a small breastplate for plate, the knight with a twin-edged spear, the equally tall knight with the fur neck-lining and poleaxe, and the rather short knight who possessed and ash spear.

"With me," she ordered them, "we're going to push for a rout." Suddenly, she yelled to the rest of them. "And leave one alive!"

She didn't actually care if they came with her. It was simply better for spear users to fight as a unit. Even if they didn't, Aria didn't need to rely on others. Charging towards the rightmost bandit that faced them, she dashed even more right. The rightmost bandit, distinguished with a hodgepodge of chain and leather with sword and shield, had been confused by his sudden opponent avoiding him. With all of her might, Aria planted her feet and thrust her spear directly into the trunk of the tree. The wood parted as though it wasn't there, forming a large hole an inch larger than the spearhead in each direction. The spear didn't stop at the tree. If it had, it would have been a lesser spear. No, it instead carried onwards, directly into the skull of the bandit Aria had placed in line with her thrust. The bandit instantly dropped, his skull made considerably airier. With a quick pull, Aria brought her spear out of the trunk, ready for her next move.

@Psyker Landshark @Click This @Virgil @Dystopya
© 2007-2026
BBCode Cheatsheet