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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2021 6:45:46 GMT
Tripwire booby-traps, and mines, are more to my taste, along with establishing a perimeter around the orphanage. This lone hero stuff is video- or tabletop-game bullsemprini. Umm...you mean like fighting monsters in the first place? You pretty much have to just roll with the tropes and constraints of the hypothetical scenario. It's rather pointless to try and play along in half measures. Half measures is the sbg specialty 😎 The harpoon direction is pretty good, or javelins. I am in the works of making a javelin. Throw in whale oil and a match and you got a party
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2021 2:50:48 GMT
New part of my load out. A hunter must always protect his identity. What's that? I assume I could always make a mask if I needed to. I got the one in my profile pic but I doubt they had air soft masks in that time. Maybe even just wrap my face in a cloth lol But the best identity concealer of all is to dress in what everyone else wears in its most concealing form. Maybe they have a type of face concealer like a scarf or large hat
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2021 2:59:01 GMT
It's the mask of the horseman of death that The Lodge bestows upon on the inner circle's Tier 1 hunters. Crafted from the leather of rare albino sea serpents. Even the nightmare creatures fear it. Nothing escapes death.... Okay that's way cooler than anything I could make. I'm in
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2021 6:54:16 GMT
Okay that's way cooler than anything I could make. I'm in In due time, fellow brother. You will earn the mask and stand with the circle one day but for now I have read the bulletin early . You are going to be sent on your first hunt... A strange wendigo type case in your neck of the woods, Indiginous families have been found as literal sacks of skin, bones and hair as if all skeletal muscle and organs have been sucked out of them. Possibly by some sort of large, sharp proboscis. One golfball sized puncture mark through the bag of skin is seemingly the only damage. I have personally saw to it, that you will have access to the entire armory despite your rank. I have also sent a raven to a local remote tribe that is expecting you and will give you room and board. Godspeed my friend. Oh yea i forgot to respond to this. I've always wondered how to battle a wendigo, or as we (my people) call it, witigo. Supposedly the only way is to rub a Bible page on a gun barrel before shooting, and I've never heard any pre Christian ways of dealing with them before. Depends what kind you are battling I guess. The cannibal human type of monster would probably be like dealing with a white walker or soemthing. But most people where I live just have the mentality if they see one "I guess I'll die now"
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Post by Cos on Jun 22, 2021 13:04:03 GMT
In due time, fellow brother. You will earn the mask and stand with the circle one day but for now I have read the bulletin early . You are going to be sent on your first hunt... A strange wendigo type case in your neck of the woods, Indiginous families have been found as literal sacks of skin, bones and hair as if all skeletal muscle and organs have been sucked out of them. Possibly by some sort of large, sharp proboscis. One golfball sized puncture mark through the bag of skin is seemingly the only damage. I have personally saw to it, that you will have access to the entire armory despite your rank. I have also sent a raven to a local remote tribe that is expecting you and will give you room and board. Godspeed my friend. Oh yea i forgot to respond to this. I've always wondered how to battle a wendigo, or as we (my people) call it, witigo. Supposedly the only way is to rub a Bible page on a gun barrel before shooting, and I've never heard any pre Christian ways of dealing with them before. Depends what kind you are battling I guess. The cannibal human type of monster would probably be like dealing with a white walker or soemthing. But most people where I live just have the mentality if they see one "I guess I'll die now" Go with God, fight like the devil. This is not your doom.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jun 22, 2021 16:23:24 GMT
Oh yea i forgot to respond to this. I've always wondered how to battle a wendigo, or as we (my people) call it, witigo. Supposedly the only way is to rub a Bible page on a gun barrel before shooting, and I've never heard any pre Christian ways of dealing with them before. Depends what kind you are battling I guess. The cannibal human type of monster would probably be like dealing with a white walker or soemthing. But most people where I live just have the mentality if they see one "I guess I'll die now" Go with God, fight like the devil. This is not your doom. Sometimes you just end up prolonging the inevitable, and doing such isn't always worth the cost. Those of us who are students of the more esoteric arts understand there are things no mortal can hope to directly stand against. Which is why we consider it our sacred duty to sequester true knowledge of the primo causa and its praxis from those unprepared and/or unworthy of such insights.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2021 2:02:16 GMT
Zen: PM me more lol. You've caught my interest
Brother Nathaniel: well in that case, any kind of fire arm. If we're going melee, then maybe a long bladed hewing spear or better yet a zweihander in an open space and an estoc or Lance in a very narrow corridor so I can lure it in and spam thrusts
I would also like something that can create holy water mist so the air becomes toxic for it to breathe
Blessed shuriken like yours would be awesome too, but my throwing knives would suffice to lure it in
Naturally, I like my corners and walls so an abandoned cabin migjt do the trick for me. Walls are valuable to me
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Post by howler on Jun 23, 2021 20:20:16 GMT
Zen: PM me more lol. You've caught my interest Brother Nathaniel: well in that case, any kind of fire arm. If we're going melee, then maybe a long bladed hewing spear or better yet a zweihander in an open space and an estoc or Lance in a very narrow corridor so I can lure it in and spam thrusts I would also like something that can create holy water mist so the air becomes toxic for it to breathe Blessed shuriken like yours would be awesome too, but my throwing knives would suffice to lure it in Naturally, I like my corners and walls so an abandoned cabin migjt do the trick for me. Walls are valuable to me Ah, holy water mist, never thought of that one.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2021 4:26:00 GMT
Ah Holy Water Mist, yes we have the like in the armory. We have holy water in several weaponized forms. From hand-portable propellant types to throwing projectiles to small, crushable, edible vials. Hehe..I took out a particulary fervent succubus once with the vials..The kiss of death. If someone had a device to turn it to a quick vapor, you got a holy hand grenade on your hands
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 15:03:12 GMT
Can it be counted as period accurate if I use steel broad heads in my crossbow?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 15:22:42 GMT
Neat broadheads tho eh just discovered them on amazon. They remind me of medieval ones kind of. They add weight to the bolt too, they are thick
Now that I got these I feel like I could take down 6 windego. I am gonna invest in more. Load on on bolts with these style broadheads
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Post by treeslicer on Jun 25, 2021 18:07:52 GMT
Just saying hi.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 18:24:07 GMT
Just saying hi.
That dog is more loaded out than I am haha.
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Post by treeslicer on Jun 25, 2021 21:48:51 GMT
Teaser for Mission 2:Mission title: Operation (Redacted) Location: Lake of capital city (Redacted) Approximate size of mission area: 100 acres , Maximum depth of 100 meters. Inhabitants: Local human populace, normal wildlife, (Redacted) and possibly (Redacted) Threat level: possible Level 5 entity, landlocked (Redacted) Source: Initial sighting made by operativo Brother Nathaniel while on previous mission (Please see Lodge Report: #66-6) of local fisherman and women in possible trance-like state dumping what appeared to be human remains into lake. Further information:Lodge scouts have determined that through intense investigation and observation that said entity is powerful enough to have entire fishing village under mind-control but it does not seem to be yet affecting the inhabitants of the city as of now. Scouts have observed much strange behavior including the young women of the village walking into the water until fully submerged and not return to shore for hours at a time. No breathing apparatus or special technology was seen. Horrifically, The women return with what appears to be early signs of highly accelerated pregnancy . Never mind. East side of the Curtain, anyway.
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Post by Murffy on Jun 25, 2021 22:02:15 GMT
Hmm, the mission has a Lovecraftian flavor, like "Shadow Over Innsmouth."
How does a hero protect himself from mind-control? Should I break out my tinfoil hat?
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Post by Tiers1 on Jun 28, 2021 2:21:23 GMT
I used to just love good ole' swords and sorcery and then Bloodborne came out and now I love this stuff...though perhaps I haven't yet reached Brother Nate's level of very impressive commitment.
I generally get the sense that we are facing low fantasy monsters here- i.e. great strength and resilience from (sort of) explainable biological phenomenon, but no magical powers. Since this is the case, no silver is necessary. We aren't talking Lovecraft here- men have no chance against his pantheon other than their weakest proxies. Anyway...
To stand a chance in the first place, one would have to have fine armor and a shield. This thing is very strong, very fast, doesn't know restraint, and is insensible to pain. It can kill someone unarmored very, very quicky. If one was naturally resilient and in terrific shape, perhaps with one's own pain dulling concoction, then with the armor and a shield making a mistake or even a couple might not spell disaster. I don't think push daggers or throwing weappns or anything like that would be a wise choice. Rather, I would say find a way to partially incapacitate it from some distance and then take the head. We don't known how many hearts or sets of organs this thing has, so the options are blood loss (takes a long time) or head. We go head. To this end, I would say a really, really good boar spear that can withstand a ton of force to hurt it and reduce mobility and/or a shotgun/blunderbuss to stun it and create some more pain and incapacitation. At that point we take a heavy, very sharp sword and start hacking away at the tree trunk neck. If it is very sharp and with excellent cutting geometry we can hopefully get the job done in a reasonably short period of time. We also might try a repeating crossbow (they can be made) with wide, thin broadheads, or poisoned broadheads, to the neck from a distance to soften things up.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2021 9:56:03 GMT
I could still do simple traps in my current shape but I definitely wouldn't feel up to the task as I am haha. I wonder how long it takes to get in shape like a knight I wonder
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2021 18:54:41 GMT
I could still do simple traps in my current shape but I definitely wouldn't feel up to the task as I am haha. I wonder how long it takes to get in shape like a knight I wonder The physical fitness training of a knight, written about in terms of serious detail, seems to be a little hard to come by. I asked Jason Kingsley specifically about strength training and he did say there were some depictions of them lifting rocks, etc. In one of my books, The Book of Horsemanship by Duarte I of Portugal, who was the king at the time in 1430(When it was written) makes mention of sprinting in full plate harness and weapons up hills and such. In addition, of course, to the enormous amount of horse-related training . There is also this material that comes courtesy of the The French knight Jean II le Maingre: " And now he began to test himself by jumping onto a courser in full armor. At other times he would run or hike for a long way on foot, to train himself not to get out of breath and to endure long efforts. At other times he would strike with an axe or hammer for a long time to be able to hold out well in armor, and so his arms and hands would endure striking for a long time, and train himself to nimbly lift his arms. By these means he trained himself so well that at that time you couldn't find another gentleman in equal physical condition. He would do a somersault armed in all his armor except his bascinet, and dance armed in a mail shirt...
When he was at his lodgings he would never ceased to test himself with the other squires at throwing the lance or other tests of war." Thanks man, that's exactly what I'm looking for. That sounds feasible. I dunno how my neighbours would feel a guy jogging in full armour but I suppose a back pack might simulate enough weight
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Post by treeslicer on Jun 28, 2021 20:08:55 GMT
The physical fitness training of a knight, written about in terms of serious detail, seems to be a little hard to come by. I asked Jason Kingsley specifically about strength training and he did say there were some depictions of them lifting rocks, etc. In one of my books, The Book of Horsemanship by Duarte I of Portugal, who was the king at the time in 1430(When it was written) makes mention of sprinting in full plate harness and weapons up hills and such. In addition, of course, to the enormous amount of horse-related training . There is also this material that comes courtesy of the The French knight Jean II le Maingre: " And now he began to test himself by jumping onto a courser in full armor. At other times he would run or hike for a long way on foot, to train himself not to get out of breath and to endure long efforts. At other times he would strike with an axe or hammer for a long time to be able to hold out well in armor, and so his arms and hands would endure striking for a long time, and train himself to nimbly lift his arms. By these means he trained himself so well that at that time you couldn't find another gentleman in equal physical condition. He would do a somersault armed in all his armor except his bascinet, and dance armed in a mail shirt...
When he was at his lodgings he would never ceased to test himself with the other squires at throwing the lance or other tests of war." Thanks man, that's exactly what I'm looking for. That sounds feasible. I dunno how my neighbours would feel a guy jogging in full armour but I suppose a back pack might simulate enough weight IMHO, not at all the same due to weight distribution, and how the armor chafes you (and heats you) in all manner of places that the pack won't simulate. An extra heavy pack, if not well supported by a hip belt, can also screw your upper back up something fierce.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2021 20:28:08 GMT
Thanks man, that's exactly what I'm looking for. That sounds feasible. I dunno how my neighbours would feel a guy jogging in full armour but I suppose a back pack might simulate enough weight IMHO, not at all the same due to weight distribution, and how the armor chafes you (and heats you) in all manner of places that the pack won't simulate. An extra heavy pack, if not well supported by a hip belt, can also screw your upper back up something fierce. I would prolly only go light on my pack. I been preferring lighter weight stuff lately. Carried heavy camping bags my whole life but started trying to simplify my stuff. It's better to compensate with longer exercise rather than heavier weight, it seems for me lately
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