HazmatMedic

Star Wars: The Succession Wars

Yeah, i'm just waiting on the first post.

Sword and Shields - Medieval Warfare

I think Aristo and Soveriegn would be more suited to GMing than me. Besides, I'd just feel stupid trying to lead a game with details that may or may not be true.
Remember the IntCheck, when I said three or four others? That was me being ambitious, and that was back when I had very little idea on what to do. When I started the OOC I had so many ideas and plans, but now...
I know it seems petty and stupid to throw in the towel after one mistake, but I've been left with a sense of "Now what?". Someone could make a nation completly outwith the time period and I would happily accept it. I didn't want to be the rigid "This is my RP. If you don't like it, find another" GM but I don't know the ins and outs of the period I was going for.

I really don't like doing this, but I am not GMing something I don't know about. Be a normal player, sure, but not the guy in charge. Any remakes or re-dos will be accepted wholeheartedly and I hope you know more than I did.

Sorry.

Sword and Shields - Medieval Warfare

I'm not closing the thread, i'm just saying that someone else should GM. I'd rather not say something stupid, or indeed, even judge a battle the wrong way through lack of knowledge.

Sword and Shields - Medieval Warfare

Aristo said
All it takes is a little research and abandoning misconceptions held by said media.

Knights in full armour can backflip! How the hell can I GM a balanced and fair game when I know light armour isn't worth crap? Any variety amongst armours will result in defeat! It isn't worth the risk.

TheSovereignGrave said
It's just one little detail dude, it's not something to back out of GMing over...

Pretty big detail, considering the amount of war references in the title. I can't lead a war game when I don't know about the weapons and armour available. If I lead a WW2 era wargame and gave everyone AK-47s, that would be a very large oversight.

Sword and Shields - Medieval Warfare

Sigh. I guess I just aint cut out for this.

Sorry, gents. I'm out. One of you can GM. I just don't know enough about the time period. If it was Ancient, then maybe, but not Medieval. All my information is from old books and games. Kind of frustrating, but oh well. I might just take a back seat and watch.

Sword and Shields - Medieval Warfare

Think about it

The Brute is wearing what I would have called "Plate armour"
Very rigid-looking, bulky and almost entirely full body.

The Papal guard, however, only seems to have plate pauldrons, gauntlets and boots, and a helmet. He also appears to be wearing something under his chest insignia, but I can't quite see what.

And the Captain is wearing a Chestplate, pauldrons, gauntlets and boots, and a helmet. He's very well protected, but it's not all bulky and stiff-looking. I doubt he could duck and weave as easily as someone in lighter armours, but it certainly doesn't seem very obstructive.

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Or even? :

Sword and Shields - Medieval Warfare

Well, why bother with armour at all?
If you can somersault in full armour, without it he must be able to double-jump...

Edit : Hang on... What "plate armours" are we thinking about here?

Is it this:

Or this? :

Sword and Shields - Medieval Warfare

4 WIPs...

Sword and Shields - Medieval Warfare

But think of training. If I was trained to be lightweight, agile and evasive, I will be more manuverable than other soldiers. If i was trained to wade into battle and fight as a man-at-arms, with plates and tower shields, i'd put more faith in my armour and think less about dodging.