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“...Soter, his hand upon the blade that entered and exited the knight's body. With a swift boot to the knight's back, Soter tore his blade out.”
Well, that’s some superhuman strength. To be able to put a blade through armour, gambeson, ribcage, diaphragm, heart, and then pull it out in a single pull, well, that takes skill.
Oh, you mention half-swording! Raphael then goes for the exposed underarm, but in unable to pierce the gusset or mail shirt. He should have had an estoc. Speaking of mail, would it also be made of adamas?
Soter loses an arm. Coincidentally, there is an account of a British officer, during a siege in India, scaled a wall and then had his arm loped off with such force that the Indian’s tulwar dug into his ribcage. Nevertheless, the officer, with just one arm, killed five Indians, survived the siege, and returned home in Britain with a pension! Now that’s hard-core.
Darn, I burnt my porridge that I’m cooking... I managed to save it before it really got bad.
A thunderstorm just began where I live, I love reading when I heard heavy rain, thunder and lightning! Too bad thunderstorms are not as strong as they used to be.
Reading on, I can*t help but say, that Beatrice is, like, the worst name ever.
“Their blood and entrails covered every inch of the entrance room, one could not go without stepping on something.”
Awesome.
Speaking of taking wine instead of water, Roman legionnaires sometimes had skins of wine which they took into battle.
“"Prison room," she informed him. "it's in the western wing."*
What about the dungeon?
Finished Part 1, onto part2.
Talking about this and that.
Unicorns can talk? Oh, it’s just neighing, but it can be communicated with.
Well, that’s some superhuman strength. To be able to put a blade through armour, gambeson, ribcage, diaphragm, heart, and then pull it out in a single pull, well, that takes skill.
Oh, you mention half-swording! Raphael then goes for the exposed underarm, but in unable to pierce the gusset or mail shirt. He should have had an estoc. Speaking of mail, would it also be made of adamas?
Soter loses an arm. Coincidentally, there is an account of a British officer, during a siege in India, scaled a wall and then had his arm loped off with such force that the Indian’s tulwar dug into his ribcage. Nevertheless, the officer, with just one arm, killed five Indians, survived the siege, and returned home in Britain with a pension! Now that’s hard-core.
Darn, I burnt my porridge that I’m cooking... I managed to save it before it really got bad.
A thunderstorm just began where I live, I love reading when I heard heavy rain, thunder and lightning! Too bad thunderstorms are not as strong as they used to be.
Reading on, I can*t help but say, that Beatrice is, like, the worst name ever.
“Their blood and entrails covered every inch of the entrance room, one could not go without stepping on something.”
Awesome.
Speaking of taking wine instead of water, Roman legionnaires sometimes had skins of wine which they took into battle.
“"Prison room," she informed him. "it's in the western wing."*
What about the dungeon?
Finished Part 1, onto part2.
Talking about this and that.
Unicorns can talk? Oh, it’s just neighing, but it can be communicated with.
19-Aug-2014 01:54:20
Who knows anyway, the anatomy of a Solasúian could differ from a human's, despite their appearances being close to the same. I've yet the appropriate time in the story to explain their differences or even their culture before they arrived to Gielinor. But eventually, I might.
"Hmm, I think the knights would know what to do to kill people; they wouldn’t need orders from their king."
They are called the Loyal Knights of the Royal Family. Again, their methods could be entirely different from the typical European knight. If the people whom they are sworn to protect tell them something, of course they're going to listen. That's their job and something they want to do! Solasúians are extremely loyal and care about their kings and queens, haven't we been through this? If they speak, everyone listens.
Oh, yeah... I've been using different weapons. xD Couple of chapters ago, I mentioned the mace and an axe. Oh, and I think I mentioned a spear! I can't help that I really like swords.
"I will also note you tend to use passive voice a lot,"
Hmm, perhaps... As of right now, I'm kinda just experimenting and figuring out things. I think I've found out a bunch of stuff, like the type of style that I like, but I'm sure there's plenty of other stuff. But yeah, I could probably try it out. o:
"You may wish to consider wrestling, tripping, joint-locks, headbutting (or helm butting, which sounds much more painful), punching, kicking, stomping and pushing in your fight scenes, too."
I've certainly thought about it, but if you were a human in an army against people vastly more powerful than you, would you try to wrestle with them? I've added kicking, punching, pushing, I think Lucia has tossed someone over her shoulder before, and Raphael tackled Balor in the last fight scene.
Regardless, Loyal Knights might not respect the idea of resorting to such things. They're probably too arrogant and proud to think-
"Hmm, I think the knights would know what to do to kill people; they wouldn’t need orders from their king."
They are called the Loyal Knights of the Royal Family. Again, their methods could be entirely different from the typical European knight. If the people whom they are sworn to protect tell them something, of course they're going to listen. That's their job and something they want to do! Solasúians are extremely loyal and care about their kings and queens, haven't we been through this? If they speak, everyone listens.
Oh, yeah... I've been using different weapons. xD Couple of chapters ago, I mentioned the mace and an axe. Oh, and I think I mentioned a spear! I can't help that I really like swords.
"I will also note you tend to use passive voice a lot,"
Hmm, perhaps... As of right now, I'm kinda just experimenting and figuring out things. I think I've found out a bunch of stuff, like the type of style that I like, but I'm sure there's plenty of other stuff. But yeah, I could probably try it out. o:
"You may wish to consider wrestling, tripping, joint-locks, headbutting (or helm butting, which sounds much more painful), punching, kicking, stomping and pushing in your fight scenes, too."
I've certainly thought about it, but if you were a human in an army against people vastly more powerful than you, would you try to wrestle with them? I've added kicking, punching, pushing, I think Lucia has tossed someone over her shoulder before, and Raphael tackled Balor in the last fight scene.
Regardless, Loyal Knights might not respect the idea of resorting to such things. They're probably too arrogant and proud to think-
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22-Aug-2014 18:57:58
-that they
need
to do that. Perhaps they think that their skills with a blade is more than sufficient, or maybe they just straight-up don't like the concept.
"Well, that’s some superhuman strength. To be able to put a blade through armour, gambeson, ribcage, diaphragm, heart, and then pull it out in a single pull, well, that takes skill."
This one, I think, bothered me the most. ...Well, hasn't it been mentioned enough that Soter is a Solasúian? That means that he is basically a superhuman, with the strength of a superhuman. Plus, he is a being capable of surviving death essentially, traveling in and out of realms with ease, and can kill groups of his kinsmen without breaking a sweat. The man at one point lost his head and went on fighting! Why bring it up now?
I've mentioned half-swording multiple times. In fact:
"Soter quickly pushed the blade off of his blade and stepped forward. He then smacked the knight in the center of his face with the pommel of his blade as hard as he could."
That was in Chapter 13, which had the first fight scene after you came and suggested the concept. That's technically half-swording, no? Unless you literally mean me saying "half-swording."
"Reading on, I can't help but say, that Beatrice is, like, the worst name ever.
"
Opinions differ, of course. We can't change them, no matter how much we may disagree with them. Personally, I really like the name.
"Unicorns can talk? Oh, it’s just neighing, but it can be communicated with"
Since RuneScape is FFG's source material, yes they can via the Summoning skill. The Unicorn Stallion is a high leveled familiar with the ability to heal a player. And once a player gets a high enough level in Summoning, they can communicate with their familiars and engage in conversation with it. But if it isn't, you just read it making random noises, and in the stallion's case, it neighs.
"Well, that’s some superhuman strength. To be able to put a blade through armour, gambeson, ribcage, diaphragm, heart, and then pull it out in a single pull, well, that takes skill."
This one, I think, bothered me the most. ...Well, hasn't it been mentioned enough that Soter is a Solasúian? That means that he is basically a superhuman, with the strength of a superhuman. Plus, he is a being capable of surviving death essentially, traveling in and out of realms with ease, and can kill groups of his kinsmen without breaking a sweat. The man at one point lost his head and went on fighting! Why bring it up now?
I've mentioned half-swording multiple times. In fact:
"Soter quickly pushed the blade off of his blade and stepped forward. He then smacked the knight in the center of his face with the pommel of his blade as hard as he could."
That was in Chapter 13, which had the first fight scene after you came and suggested the concept. That's technically half-swording, no? Unless you literally mean me saying "half-swording."
"Reading on, I can't help but say, that Beatrice is, like, the worst name ever.
"
Opinions differ, of course. We can't change them, no matter how much we may disagree with them. Personally, I really like the name.
"Unicorns can talk? Oh, it’s just neighing, but it can be communicated with"
Since RuneScape is FFG's source material, yes they can via the Summoning skill. The Unicorn Stallion is a high leveled familiar with the ability to heal a player. And once a player gets a high enough level in Summoning, they can communicate with their familiars and engage in conversation with it. But if it isn't, you just read it making random noises, and in the stallion's case, it neighs.
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22-Aug-2014 19:29:29
I did notice that the knights and soldiers tend to not fight as a group; they don’t exhibit tactics, but rather rush into one-on-ones, so it’d seem."
"Either the knights, despite being evil, are honor bound to engage fighting one-on-one, or neither the knights nor rebels have professional training."
Loyal Knights/most Solasúians in general are extremely arrogant, think themselves able enough to charge headstrong into a fight alone, especially if it's a fight with humans. They consider humans low and feeble, they look at them like little maggots. In your mind, do you require assistance in dealing with small, meager insects that you could just easily crush under your heel or easily dispose of?
And in the case of the humans, they probably don't have access to 'professional' training. They get what they can take Besides, I vaguely recall when the Governanti army attacked Falador, there was an instance of soldiers attacking together?
Anyway, I think that wraps it up... thank you so much for your time and for reading. As always, I appreciate it!
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"Either the knights, despite being evil, are honor bound to engage fighting one-on-one, or neither the knights nor rebels have professional training."
Loyal Knights/most Solasúians in general are extremely arrogant, think themselves able enough to charge headstrong into a fight alone, especially if it's a fight with humans. They consider humans low and feeble, they look at them like little maggots. In your mind, do you require assistance in dealing with small, meager insects that you could just easily crush under your heel or easily dispose of?
And in the case of the humans, they probably don't have access to 'professional' training. They get what they can take Besides, I vaguely recall when the Governanti army attacked Falador, there was an instance of soldiers attacking together?
Anyway, I think that wraps it up... thank you so much for your time and for reading. As always, I appreciate it!
…,.»·•º°°º•·«.,…,.•*´¨¨†hë ènd îš ønlÿ †hè ßègïnnïng,…,„.«•*¨`*•.,..
The end
is only
the beginning...
22-Aug-2014 19:35:45 - Last edited on 22-Aug-2014 20:06:53 by Serene End
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