End of the Age

Albrecht: He seemed rather...weary, all things considered. From some of the things he said, I fear we've landed at a politically unstable time.
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OOC: Or a prior CO nasty as all get out, Dar.

IC:

Drake: Yeah...well of the non-human variety anyway. Probably still plenty of bandits and the like out there. And frankly, I'm not willing to believe this place is monster free just yet.

"thoughi prefer his measter he seemed to enjoy the knowledge of our home"

Albrecht: Indeed. The archmaester was at least a learned man. The king at least seemed to be trying to keep order in his land. That much alone makes him superior to most of the rulers in the north back home.

OOC fair enough but tha is major issues in some psychological form
IC: Betk: they had dragons krakens and other nasty bits, hear one guy mention a 7 year long winter

Ooc. .....the sun is just about to go down and its still 32 degrees.... Just how fething hot will it be tomorrow at noon?!

OOC. ....funny story.....
i was cycling along peacefully, scanning the street for the correct number when i thought i saw a goat staring into my soul.... when i cycled back, it was gone.... i dismissed it as my usual pathetic sight mistaking something for a goat....
then i was cycling more and i saw a fething peacock walking along another fence!
Then a flock of doves on top of a building..... or pigeons... i dunno the difference....
then a frikkin pack of wild geese crossed the street in front of me!
....at that point, i was convinced that i got heatstroke or something.... that, or i live in a really weird town...

Terrorist attack in Suruç, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

30 dead

100 injured

...

Holy shit!

The first one to blame the government did this.

the fucking PKK.

OOC damn

fuuuuk
also
hi dar

OOC hi

you able to steam?

AHA
guys i found something very helpful

so apparently
the north prefers chain-male armour
but in say for example the reach, plate armour is common, and it is also used throughout the rest of westeros south of the neck
the north is more your typical english medieval army
while those below the Neck appear to be rooted in English, German, and French practice
dorne however uses copper armour usually
POINT IS
that armies of westeros arent as primitive as we thought

Praised be the Damp God!

ffs naz XD

OOC. ...what?

you amuse me
now dance

/Commences riverdance. A wild flashmob of background dancers also appears/

IN ADDITION
in terms of weaponry
pikes are most commonly used in the north
dorne makes use of bucklers quite often (i personally see them as useless in a full on battle)
dorne also makes use of double-curved bows


*applauds naz*
btw the word 'flashmob' just makes me think of a gang of streakers

scale armour is also in westeros but it is more common for men to go into war wearing partial plate
a plate helmet
or breastplate
or just the arms
ect
cause they cant afford the rest

side note
scale armour is really fucking cheap and easy to make
hell i could make some
just get a t-shirt and a sheet of metal
cut the metal up into dozens of tiny squares
sew em to the shirt overlapping

Bucklers are a type of archer shields. They were not meant to fulfil the same role as full shields. Its more like a dueling shield in a 1v1 fight where you can be reasonably sure where the attack will come from and you can defend against it.

yeah i can see their use in a duel at least
but i'd always go for a good scutum over that

Ooc. Assuming thats a full sized shield, as i said a buckler is an archer shield.... At least we call it that here... Imagine being an archer and doing archer stuff. You dont want that much weight on your arms when its fully extended and youre drawing a bow, but you still need something in case. An enemy gets close or something and a 1v1 ensues and stuff.

Scutum is a roman shield
the big square one
and fair enough

Ooc. Ffs, this is just getting ridiculous by now...
I cant even rest my arm on my side as im lying in bed because i start sweating almost instantly...
Im afraid of frying my phone by watching videos because even with the back cover off, it just keeps getting hotter...
Hell, i drank more than 2.5 liters of water during 8 hours of work and only that much because i didnthave more...in fact, i set out with 1.5.....
i come home and the sun is frying my window of all things. I dont even have the will to start gaming because its so fething hot that i cant focus on any competitive game. My main daily activity is sweating and they say its gonna stay this hot for weeks...hell, its gonna be even worse later this week...
Why the hell do people like summer?! Id take -10 degree winter over this anytime!

OOC ots on average 80 degrees F right now in the states

Drake: A seven year long winter? Strange weather they've got here.

Berk: my thoughts exactly

*epic door knock*

*Drake goes and opens the door.*

its duncan
as in duncan the tall

Drake: Well, this is a surprise.

Berk: you remind me of a bear witcher i know

"a what?"

Berk: right i forgot people here have bo idea what a witcher is, basically you remind me of a friend

*Drake points to his talisman. A piece of metal shaped in the head of a bear.*

Drake: A Witcher of the bear school, like me. But really, it's just the height. You don't look like you're from Skellege so that's really where the comparison ends.

Berk points to his talsimen in the shape of a wolf " an im of the wolf, anyway do how can us witchers help you?"

"well, You two genuinely....intrigued me. I should introduce myself, I am Ser Duncan, lord commander of the kingsguard"

Drake: Drake, Witcher of the Bear school.

he nods in greeting

Berk: witcher of the wolf school

Drake: So, what made you drop by?

"well, I want to know who you are mainly"

Drake: Really? Well, that's a change of pace.

"oh?"

Drake: Well, given that most people hate and distrust Witchers, no one ever really bothers to get to know one.

"how can I hate and distrust you when we've only just met?"