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Post by Ifrit on Feb 19, 2018 2:54:06 GMT
I vote no chosen one haha. Thats a tired old cliche. I always liked it when a world doesn't concern itself with its inhabitants too much
Or at least make it an older person. No more whiny teenagers
Though it would be hilarious to have a teenager with a magical sword who isnt even the main character
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Post by sevicler on Feb 19, 2018 3:04:12 GMT
I vote no chosen one haha. Thats a tired old cliche. I always liked it when a world doesn't concern itself with its inhabitants too much Or at least make it an older person. No more whiny teenagers Though it would be hilarious to have a teenager with a magical sword who isnt even the main character You know what would be funnier? If we have a teenager with a magic sword who THINKS he's a Chosen One, actually gathers a team of other skilled people, but ends up making things worse because he really is inexperienced and doesn't know what he's doing. From there, the story can go a few different ways; we could have the teenager give up heroism and grow more pragmatic, we can have the guy actually learn from his mistakes and become a better person, or we could even have the guy refuse to believe he's not a hero and end up becoming a villain. |
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Post by stormmaster on Feb 19, 2018 3:34:11 GMT
i usually like the villains of these stories better, like sauron
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Post by admin on Feb 19, 2018 3:48:13 GMT
i usually like the villains of these stories better, like sauron Yeah, we have some bad *ss villains.. Four DeathKnights, Several Historical Evil Kings and Queens of 'Thane' (heck, well the entire population of Thane was rotten to the core, thankfully they were obliterated several centuries ago - well, mostly) and then we have some questionable characters, such as the Lich King and his Vampiric Wife (they are not truly evil per se, they just want to be left alone and have no desire to rule the world, but they are very much 'questionable' ethically) and then the Deathless Witch, who is quite hard to categorize.. No chosen ones, the 'Paragon' comes closest.. This is his sword..  As I said, I am not certain of the final pricing of all of these - the cost of the prototypes is a lot higher than what a production run will end up being. And the inherent nature of many of the designs DOES make them a lot heavier than historical blades. The 'Flame of the Host' pictured above weighs a fair amount due to all the brass and the beefy blade, but balances out well enough.. All will be heavier than what a lot of us would like, but that's why designs like this were never really seen historically.. Still, they will be the real deal in all other respects.. Last update from me for a while - got to magically cram 48 hours worth of things to do into 24 hours somehow. Shame there isn't a magic sword that could do THAT! Heh |
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Post by stormmaster on Feb 19, 2018 3:53:35 GMT
take your time with it admin while i am really wanting to see more and to actually get the site and pieces available for preorder, if it takes longer for it to be done right so be it, and best of luck with the move, hope it all goes smoothly |
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Post by sevicler on Feb 19, 2018 4:17:44 GMT
i usually like the villains of these stories better, like sauron Yeah, we have some bad *ss villains.. Four DeathKnights, Several Historical Evil Kings and Queens of 'Thane' (heck, well the entire population of Thane was rotten to the core, thankfully they were obliterated several centuries ago - well, mostly) and then we have some questionable characters, such as the Lich King and his Vampiric Wife (they are not truly evil per se, they just want to be left alone and have no desire to rule the world, but they are very much 'questionable' ethically) and then the Deathless Witch, who is quite hard to categorize.. No chosen ones, the 'Paragon' comes closest.. This is his sword.. As I said, I am not certain of the final pricing of all of these - the cost of the prototypes is a lot higher than what a production run will end up being. And the inherent nature of many of the designs DOES make them a lot heavier than historical blades. The 'Flame of the Host' pictured above weighs a fair amount due to all the brass and the beefy blade, but balances out well enough.. All will be heavier than what a lot of us would like, but that's why designs like this were never really seen historically.. Still, they will be the real deal in all other respects.. Last update from me for a while - got to magically cram 48 hours worth of things to do into 24 hours somehow. Shame there isn't a magic sword that could do THAT! Heh Personally, I think that the Paragon, during his heyday 1000 years before the present era, played the Chosen One trope quite straight. After all he was an orphan, joined the army, gets promoted rapidly, got hit in the back of the head with a warhammer and is suddenly chosen by Majordomo of the Gods of Elatreus to be his greatest champion without ever really doing anything to make him worthy of such recognition nor responsibility. This includes his descendants, mind you. They were chosen by the Flame of the Host only by virtue of being the Paragon's offspring. Not saying they're bad characters. After all, they're mostly just background mentioned characters. Just pointing out that they ARE Chosen Ones in their purest form. Take away the mantle, and you take away their essence. |
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Post by Ifrit on Feb 19, 2018 4:39:09 GMT
i usually like the villains of these stories better, like sauron Yeah, we have some bad *ss villains.. Four DeathKnights, Several Historical Evil Kings and Queens of 'Thane' (heck, well the entire population of Thane was rotten to the core, thankfully they were obliterated several centuries ago - well, mostly) and then we have some questionable characters, such as the Lich King and his Vampiric Wife (they are not truly evil per se, they just want to be left alone and have no desire to rule the world, but they are very much 'questionable' ethically) and then the Deathless Witch, who is quite hard to categorize.. No chosen ones, the 'Paragon' comes closest.. This is his sword.. As I said, I am not certain of the final pricing of all of these - the cost of the prototypes is a lot higher than what a production run will end up being. And the inherent nature of many of the designs DOES make them a lot heavier than historical blades. The 'Flame of the Host' pictured above weighs a fair amount due to all the brass and the beefy blade, but balances out well enough.. All will be heavier than what a lot of us would like, but that's why designs like this were never really seen historically.. Still, they will be the real deal in all other respects.. Last update from me for a while - got to magically cram 48 hours worth of things to do into 24 hours somehow. Shame there isn't a magic sword that could do THAT! Heh Man. I dig that. If the sword is as beefy as you say, it only appeals to me more |
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Post by stormmaster on Feb 19, 2018 5:01:48 GMT
fantasy swords with big guards and pommels are just gonna be beefier, i think most of us have accepted that
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 5:40:39 GMT
Thanks Wolfman.
Glad to read that Admin is not incurring mega cost.
The finished Sword of Danu and scabbard looks very impressive. If that does not sell, nothing will. Maybe some of the existing designs just need to be tweeked and all mega promoted as some recommend.
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Post by zabazagobo on Feb 19, 2018 6:44:47 GMT
The sword of Danu just keeps looking better. That looks like the exact leaf-blade sword I've been hoping to see on the market for years. Cheers Djinn, you get to enjoy that beauty first And wishing you all the best admin. Hope things calm down for you and your move goes as smoothly as the moon reflecting on water. |
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Post by Ifrit on Feb 19, 2018 6:59:13 GMT
All these comments aimed at the Sword of Danu is making me so proud. Thanks dudes. I will be sure to do a review, in as much detail as possible, once I get it
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Post by stormmaster on Feb 19, 2018 7:07:18 GMT
is bci located in the Philippines? let us know how the climate change during shipping affects everything dude and how long it takes to ship, great pieces to all the designers really
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Post by Croccifixio on Feb 19, 2018 7:08:09 GMT
Yeah this just convinced me to order all three of the other swords since I will (hopefully) save on shipping at least.
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Post by Ifrit on Feb 19, 2018 7:11:45 GMT
Yea I am on the same side of the fence. I would love to own all of them
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Post by stormmaster on Feb 19, 2018 7:18:13 GMT
hopefully the price will be right around where i think, 500-700, should be good to save up for in the 2nd half of the year
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 19, 2018 7:25:21 GMT
All good things are worth waiting for, take as much time as it needs. Certainly don't want you to go bankrupt on this endeavour  Also, the castir having a scabbard makes it all the more appealing, as well at that villain sword. Oo la la. Proper fantasy stuff. |
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Post by sevicler on Feb 19, 2018 7:39:13 GMT
All good things are worth waiting for, take as much time as it needs. Certainly don't want you to go bankrupt on this endeavour Also, the castir having a scabbard makes it all the more appealing, as well at that villain sword. Oo la la. Proper fantasy stuff. Which villain sword? The white one? That's the hero's sword lol. That's the Flame of the Host, an Angelic Blade that chooses mortals who will bear its edge and lead the forces of Light (read: The Aelutian Empire) against the Dark (Read: literally everyone that opposes them). The forces of Dark is lead by the Brand of the Fallen, which is the Black Flamberge blade I posted earlier. |
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 19, 2018 7:44:39 GMT
All good things are worth waiting for, take as much time as it needs. Certainly don't want you to go bankrupt on this endeavour Also, the castir having a scabbard makes it all the more appealing, as well at that villain sword. Oo la la. Proper fantasy stuff. Which villain sword? The white one? That's the hero's sword lol. That's the Flame of the Host, an Angelic Blade that chooses mortals who will bear its edge and lead the forces of Light (read: The Aelutian Empire) against the Dark (Read: literally everyone that opposes them). The forces of Dark is lead by the Brand of the Fallen, which is the Black Flamberge blade I posted earlier. Ahhh okay then yes the hero sword. Dawnbreaker would fit it well but the elder scrolls series has taken that name already. |
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Post by sevicler on Feb 19, 2018 7:49:08 GMT
Which villain sword? The white one? That's the hero's sword lol. That's the Flame of the Host, an Angelic Blade that chooses mortals who will bear its edge and lead the forces of Light (read: The Aelutian Empire) against the Dark (Read: literally everyone that opposes them). The forces of Dark is lead by the Brand of the Fallen, which is the Black Flamberge blade I posted earlier. Ahhh okay then yes the hero sword. Dawnbreaker would fit it well but the elder scrolls series has taken that name already. Agreed. But then again, Paul was the one who named the Black Flamberge and the Hero Sword. I had no say in this lol. If it were up to me, I'd pick a name with fewer syllables. |
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Feb 19, 2018 17:39:01 GMT
For the sake of clarification, do all of these BCI constructed swords have a threaded/nut hilt assembly?
If so, are the pommels keyed or is it just straight compression?
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