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Hello again; going through the bios.

“She was left running from city to city. But growing older and older, she read more and more books about the ways of magic. At the age of fifteen, she began creating a rune stone that could repel the disease. And so she created the stone two years later when she was about to turn seventeen.”
Hunh, a five-year-old could run from city to city and then get the education to read? I’m guessing there’s more to it later in the story.

“His armour's pauldrons are long, going down to about the beginning of his forearm.”
I’m guessing the pouldrons are articulated, but if they are that long, they would each be a manica instead of pouldron. Alena also would be wearing manicas rather than long pouldrons.

Well, your females really do tend to be short and often with bows. You see, yew longbows could have a draw weight of up to 140 pounds (or more). English knights on foot sometimes fired with such powerful bows. In this case, a powerful longbow would take a muscled two-hundred pound man to operate with efficiency. Plate armour was generally two millimetres thick, and a full suit weighed about sixty pounds, though I suppose if an armourer was to halve the thickness, you could get a much lighter version.

*tomatoes thrown at me*

Daniel Adlay bio, and then same issue on Lelia’s bio,
*The blade is about as thin as a blade of a katana.”
Historically, katanas were thick, heavy blades. The triangular cross-section certainly ended in an edge at the front, however the backside was thick, about one centimetre. Bangs covering eyes is a recurring appearance for many bios. Katanas with thin blades are a modern creation.

*more tomatoes thrown at me*

Alina’s spearheaded chain could also be a meteor hammer.

Some disappointed that there is not a bio wearing a plague doctor’s attire. How could you miss the epic beaked mask, wide-brimmed hat, long garment, long gloves, and awesome prodding stick? :(

03-Aug-2013 04:22:43

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“Children crying out for their family when they have departed from this world.”
Children and old people would be the first to die during plague.

“But even that wasn't enough. Many of the neighbors died because they were too poor to afford a doctor.”
Well, plague doctors during the Black Death did their work for free. Unfortunately, almost all plague doctors died. I recall in one Italian city, it had over twenty plague doctors and at the end of a few months, only one was still alive. Er, anyway, back to the story...

“Her voice boomed across the entire city, making birds that hid in their nests fall away. People scanned out their windows to see what was all the noise about.”
Haha, this made me chuckle.

Rave N Rage used to be a fan of my stories, too, btw.

“”Guess you aren't perfect at blocking, but you are perfect at falling on your ass.””
Another “chuckleful” sentence.

“His left arm looked like the giant claw of werewolf, but it had the skin and look of a demon's claw.”
So does it look like the claw of a werewolf or of a demon? o.0

“Morning star” doesn’t need to be capitalised all the time.

““Why the hell is that damn skull looking up at me as if it actually was alive!?”

Richard shrugged his shoulders. “Haha,” he laughed. “Maybe he likes you.””
That was awesome, simple yet effective.

“Once the arrow came about three feet away from him, it freezes in place.”
Darth Vader can do better than Zin!

*The blast bursts into an explosion”
Well, I’m pretty sure a blast is an explosion?

Now that I’m on chapter 20, the castle it quiet, defeat!

Oh look, the story does continue.

(I seem to have spent a lot of my day’s energy, so there’s not much comments this time)

The plague returns.

“”Instead of playing with dolls,” he said. “Maybe you should be fighting.””
I liked this one, too. Magical dolls of death.

Fall from Grace is introduced. I already read it as is so far, fortunately.

03-Aug-2013 04:23:28

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“He grabs a cannonball that was about the size of a grapefruit. He throws it into the cannon and readies it to shoot.”
Well, you’d need to put the gunpowder in first.

Zin gets stabbed in the chest and dies, there’s an exchange of emotional thanks, a statue of Modello is made, and there’s the end.

Richard runs away, and then more humour after the end.

Well, I did*’t have much to say this time as I felt quite weak this week. I did*’t want to repeat too much, but your villains are perhaps too general most of the time, such as the evil knights spitting at peasants, the evil general ordering the killing of a girl and getting owned, and the evil gods who say basically the same thing whenever heroes do things. But oh well, I shouldn’t recreate the same discussion again.

I liked the diversity of attitudes and interaction amongst your heroes; did you perhaps think of putting it within your villains a bit more often? I think that’d be a good idea, at times it was like you only did what you were good at for one side, or maybe it’s just me. Oh well, that's that then, thank-you for making this story.




Oh, and thinking about your statement about “Ultimate Warrior Knight vs. Pirate,” I just wanted to point out that knights who remained in the military (who were quite few in number from the late sixteenth century) often brought with them multiple, large/long pistols, which they would use at close range (or even point-blank). If you wiki Greenwich armour and scroll down three thirds, it’ll show an illustration and real equipment of Sir John Smythe, whose equipment and illustration clearly show that he had a pistol.

And then, you can wiki Reiter and scroll down to see the size difference of cavalry pistols to normal ones.

So, if a knight were equipped with pistols as they were historically, who is to say a pirate will defeat a knight?

03-Aug-2013 04:24:37 - Last edited on 03-Aug-2013 04:25:25 by Azigarath

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My apologizes for the time between your posting and mine. My family and I have moved to another house and we're just getting the internet back on. But I'm glad to come here to this... you're even saving the worst for last! xD

Anyway, allow me to extend my thanks once again for your time and effort. I truly do appreciate it. But to the roast!

Hmm, you're right about much of your criticisms towards the characters. Though I like the idea of a thin, katana sized blade! But if we're going to be realistic here, are most males not taller than most females? Heck, I rarely have a moment where I'm taller than a guy. I'm a pretty short person, I suppose... since I've been dubbed the "tree stump" jokingly by one of my family friends (who I prefer to call my brother.)

But that's getting off topic. Onward!


"Some disappointed that there is not a bio wearing a plague doctor’s attire. How could you miss the epic beaked mask, wide-brimmed hat, long garment, long gloves, and awesome prodding stick? :( "

Ya know, now that you've mentioned it... I'm disappointed in myself too. xD Wide-brimmed hats is awesome, but the idea of that and the boss beaked mask. I could've had some super shady fellow who is on both sides -- how could I miss that!? OOOOOOHHHHH!

Well, the more I read, the more I'm glad to see I actually managed to get a laugh out of someone!

"“His left arm looked like the giant claw of werewolf, but it had the skin and look of a demon's claw.”
So does it look like the claw of a werewolf or of a demon? o.0"

IT'S DEFINITELY BOTH. I suppose I meant the overall appearance looked much like a claw of a demon... but it looks like a giant claw of a werewolf? *nervous laugh*

Yeah, I don't know... but anyway!

"*The blast bursts into an explosion”
Well, I’m pretty sure a blast is an explosion?"

DEFINITELY NOT. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS! Erm, I don't know. xD Poor choice of wording, for sure.
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06-Aug-2013 14:32:34

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"“He grabs a cannonball that was about the size of a grapefruit. He throws it into the cannon and readies it to shoot.”
Well, you’d need to put the gunpowder in first."

Maybe it already had gunpowder in it! Yeah, I know that's not right. xD That was my ignorance at play.

But yeah, I can't really disagree with anything you've really said 'cept for the female height debate. While I know females being shorter than males is what is referred to as "stereotypical", I can't help but to think that in reality it is mostly the truth. Oh, well... it doesn't really matter.

"I liked the diversity of attitudes and interaction amongst your heroes; did you perhaps think of putting it within your villains a bit more often? I think that’d be a good idea, at times it was like you only did what you were good at for one side, or maybe it’s just me. Oh well, that's that then, thank-you for making this story"

Hmm, yeah that is true. You're right, I shouldn't just make the protagonists the focal point of all interaction. Though I had an idea for that in Fall From Grace. I intend to have the antagonists be a bit more active other than for the occasional battle and talk-it-over.

"I just wanted to point out that knights who remained in the military (who were quite few in number from the late sixteenth century) often brought with them multiple, large/long pistols, which they would use at close range (or even point-blank). If you wiki Greenwich armour and scroll down three thirds, it’ll show an illustration and real equipment of Sir John Smythe, whose equipment and illustration clearly show that he had a pistol."

Oh, yeah I figured that. xD But in the episode, they had a Medieval knight taking on a pirate. I mean, they were comparing this knight to a knight of the Knights Templar, who were dissolved officially in the early 1300's. The knight had a sword, morning star, shield, crossbow and... something else! I can't remember!
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06-Aug-2013 14:48:31

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But I'm sure if the two were on even ground, like you suggested, it would turn out different. And I hope you're feeling better since your last reply. But if you feel weak, please just go rest. Thanks again for your effort and time. Appreciate it.

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06-Aug-2013 15:03:30

Azigarath

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“But if we're going to be realistic here, are most males not taller than most females?”
Lol, oh right...

Well, I’m glad your moving went well. I hate moving. For the past few months, I’ve been really tired, and my eyes are, literally, always dark at the lids. I must have some kind of sleep deprivation, and lately I’ve been napping throughout the day. So yeah, I should take that break, I need to resharpen my critic claws.

A late thirteenth century knight against an eighteenth century pirate? And since when did knights ever use crossbows? Well, I suppose there would be nothing stopping a knight from using a crossbow, and Richard the Lionhearted used a crossbow while on a stretcher once. About two years ago, I was doing YouTubing on the Ultimate Warrior series, and I liked the tests they do, but the guys who run the show really have very little idea of what they are doing.

06-Aug-2013 20:20:50

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