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December 22nd, 2003, 09:50 PM
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Re: OT: list of swords or yeah right, a guy who\'s barely played any RPG is gonna make one
would wood be better or worse for sheilds than leather? hardened leather?
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December 23rd, 2003, 01:22 AM
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Re: OT: list of swords or yeah right, a guy who\'s barely played any RPG is gonna make one
depends on whats hitting it. leather, streached tight over a frame, would be alot lighter - but would have a hard time turning any weapon with any kind of weight. wood is stonger, but heavier.
Metal, if beaten thin, is generally lighter than wood and will Last longer, and will be better for turning aside blades, but will transfer more blunt impact to the person holding it.
Samurai didnt actually have shields, because their swords were good enough to turn aside weapon blows without being dulled, bent, broken, or damaged. Arrows were a different problem, though.
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Re: OT: list of swords or yeah right, a guy who\'s barely played any RPG is gonna make one
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Do you have a link or something? I'd like to see it. This sort of stuff interests me greatly.
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No, I don't. I have just seen them.  They were of various forms, pretty much what you guys have been thinking of. It is of course impossible to make a polyhedral shape that has no curves and only 3 faces. As soon as you bend a surface, it is no longer a polyhedral. As soon as you connect 3 surfaces together, you have to have a 4th to fill in the gap. |
December 23rd, 2003, 08:49 AM
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Re: OT: list of swords or yeah right, a guy who\'s barely played any RPG is gonna make one
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
would wood be better or worse for sheilds than leather? hardened leather?
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a wood buckler (sp?) with leather over it would be quite good IMHO.
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December 23rd, 2003, 09:15 AM
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Re: OT: list of swords or yeah right, a guy who\'s barely played any RPG is gonna make one
ok, next question: how much wood would a woodchuck...
*runs. REALLY fast*
i'm feeling weird.
seriously, thanks.
[ December 23, 2003, 07:27: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]
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Re: OT: list of swords or yeah right, a guy who\'s barely played any RPG is gonna make one
Edit, see my "three sided dice" thread for the contents of this deleted/transfered post.
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December 23rd, 2003, 08:20 PM
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Re: OT: list of swords or yeah right, a guy who\'s barely played any RPG is gonna make one
ok, for a quick estimation, how much do you think having a different material type for your shield would help when sheild bashing? both for distance pushed and damage done?
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