Shorticus

FRAMEs: Chapter II [Reboot] (Mech combat, politics & corporate intrigue)

So, as far as roles in a group and tactics go... Do we want to discuss that?

I know I planned for Maxwell and his FRAME to play a "shock trooper" role in the group. You know: fighting as normal, but being very capable of charging positions and creating opportunities for others to capitalize on the surprise / mistakes of their opponents. He's got armor, a shield, and a close range weapon.

That's what I'm thinking, anyway. I'm totally okay with changing that if someone thinks that's a bad idea.

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Unfortunately, my computer's been infected with a virus. I'm likely not going to be able to make any posts for about a week, so if I'm inactive, that's why.

@BCTheEntity

Ouch. Yeah, what Pollen said. That sucks.

Come back soon. Hopefully you get the problem fixed without too much expense.

Crisis in the Kremlin! [Borderline Advanced Political Thriller]

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Crisis in the Kremlin! [Borderline Advanced Political Thriller]

I'm interested. Expect me to be doing a lot of research to prepare myself to play this properly.

I can make 1-2 IC posts per week pretty easily, though more than that could get hard. I'll remain active in the OOC much more than that.

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Just reading through the responses about weapons in general, would it be worth while to have an article about different types of weapons and how each one should work?

@NuttsnBolts

Maybe? But we'd need a serious expert on the topic, someone who has IRL experience using them and tons of research and can give unbiased responses. That, or we'd need a group of people to work together and discuss this before making a post on the topic.

...Both of those present certain difficulties.

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The armor was actually pretty good. It's not great against big, bone-breaking weapons, but for things like the arrows, medium to small blades, and improvised farming equipment that the average samurai had to deal with back then, the protection was amazing, and it was very rugged, relatively light, and allowed for hella mobility.

@Sombrero

Yeah, this is pretty much what matters. I remember someone telling me "Archery is about what works," and that different types of archery developed because different, unique environments demanded different techniques. The same definitely applies to all other aspects of war, including the crafting of weapons and armor.

I mean, let's talk about medieval European armor for a moment. Let's talk about the Crusades. All that heavy plate and mail didn't do much good when the various Crusaders of various Crusades went into the Middle East, did it? The environment changed everything, demanded that people equip themselves a little differently. That's not to say that European armor of the time was bad, but getting heatstroke on the battlefield is a serious problem.

Dysptopian Space Future Character Themes - Please Advise

Specifically, yeah, songs that work well as character themes. I like listening to stuff that helps me get into character, and for this particular character... I'm having trouble.

There's plenty of dystopian space future music out there (hello, anything Shadowrun), but I'm specifically looking for a theme that gives off a sort of... "Hope in the face of all this bullcrap" feel. Or something that comes off as godly / holy, but still grimy.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

@Shorticus The way you fight with a katana is way different than most swords, trust me, I've trained with one. Then again, you could say that about every sword. I do think spears, naginatas, and other weapons that are a stick with a pointy end, are more useful though. Especially against men on horseback.

I love how this has gone from bitching about our RP problems to a conversation about weaponry from the late 1500s early 1600s.

@AirBender

I'd love to try using katana eventually myself, along with a host of other weapons I'll probably never have the opportunity to touch. I've mostly watched videos on fighting of different styles, and I've barely practiced with any weapon, so I'll accept you probably (definitely) know more than me on how the katana is used. (If you know of any good videos on the topic, please let me know!)

And yeah, medieval weapons always get my attention.

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Weren't Samurai all about the bow and arrow anyway? Since when did melee combat become the only awesome/chivalrous way to wage war? (Granted, it is awesome, but there's more than one way to build a lifestyle around graceful asskicking.)

@Sombrero

Bows and spears were the mainstay of war on Japan. Katanas and wakizachis were used, but they were more status symbols than the weapons you depended on. I'd call 'em sidearms.

Of course, polearms and bows/crossbows were SUPER important in basically all parts of the world, at least in warfare, trumping the use of swords in general (though swords did see use, yes). But at least a longsword or scimitar can be used for more than just cutting down unarmored / poorly armored men. And most swords in general protect the hands better than a katana does... Really, I wonder if Japanese swordsmiths would have put better handguards on the hilt if it weren't for the rigid adherence to tradition that became the norm.

EDIT: I just thought of something: I can name medieval battles across the world which did not include swords, but I can't name any which did not include the use of some kind of long stick with a pointy end. Then again, I'm not a historian.

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