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me, procrastinating: haha it’s okay I work best under pressure! :)
me, working under pressure:
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I would not survive a vibe check right now
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Rigging of a Sailing Vessel
Source: njscuba.net
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Fantasy Guide: Horses, Steeds and Mounts
Horses are a staple of fantasy. Instead of writing them as emotionless vehicles lets give them life.
Horse Terminology
- Mare: female horse
- Gelding: castrated male horse, big boned and gentle
- Stallion: male horse, more agressive
- Foal: baby horse
- Filly: girl baby horse
- Colt : boy baby horse
- Yearling: a horse a year old, too young to ride
- Pony: small, smart and sturdy,
Colour
When writing horses, we like to colour them in. Make sure to have a look at my colours post for some symbolic choices.
- Appaloosa: white hair and dark patches
- Bay: red-brown, dark, mahogany bay, red bay, sandy are all common shades but bay must always have a hint of black.
- Black: black but keep in mind that pure black is very rare.
- Chestnut/Sorrel: reddish coat, may have brown/rws
- Dun: yellowish commonly but can be reddish yellow horse
- Paint/Pinto – white patches
- Palomino: golden coat, white mane
- Piebald – dark-skinned, with large splotches of black and white
- Roan: blue or strawberry; mixed colored and white hairs. A blue roan has black and white manes, red roans have white manes.
Physical signs
These all tell you what the horse is telling you. Listen to your horse.
- Blow: exhaling through the nose. This indicates curiousness and often followed by nuzzling.
- Breathing: Yes, check if the horse is breathing first. Always a good point. But yes, horses have a resting breath that is relaxed. Changes to this could mean anxiety or fear.
- Ears are up and pointed forward: alert and interested
- Ears are pointed out to the side: Sleepy, tired, unwell or submissive.
- Ears are pointed up: unwell or bored
- Ears are back and pinned flat against the head: angry and aggressive. Fuck off right now or you’ll catch these hooves.
- Neigh/Whinny: a sound made to look for company in people or horses.
- Nicker: usually means “hello” in either a friendly context or a mating context. Mama horse will nicker to their kids.
- Scream: usually while fighting some other horses.
- Snort: exhaling through the nose sharply which is code for where’s the danger.
Feeding time
Horses need to be fed and it’s expensive. Horses are the most costly thing for a castle or army to have. It takes money to field a large calvary so make sure you have some food on board.
- Apples and fruit.
- Barley
- Bran
- Grass
- Hays
- Oats
- Root vegetables – beetroot, carrots, parsnips, and turnips
- Tack
- Corn
Tack
This is the term for your horses kit. This will be a basic list.
- Saddle: Your seat on the horse
- Stirrups: supports that hang from either side of the saddle to support the feet.
- Girth: A belt that fastens the saddle to the horse.
- Bridle: The bit that goes over the horse’s face
- Reins: connected to the bridle and ensures you have a grip
- Bit: this is what the horse has between its teeth.
- Horn: a raised portion of the saddle that sits at the point where the saddle is close to the neck.
- Blanket: a drape of fabric used to warm a horse or stop rubbing from the saddle.
Things you ought to know about horses
- Riding bareback (i hear you laughing, pervert) is actually quite hard and dangerous
- Horses have limits and most can gallop all night without a break
- Horses often break legs and sometimes must be put down (honestly fuck you Veronica, #cobalt deserved better)
- Horses die in battle, not all horses make it out (you go, Joey)
Common horses mentioned in fantasy
- Destrier: The most popular war horse of the medieval era. These horses are only ever really used by knights in battles, tournaments, and jousts. It was not the most common horse but it was considered the desired of horses even being called “the great”. Usually male, these horses were renowned for their agility able to turn quickly making it suitable for battle. Destriers are expensive. When one looks in the histories you seen them going for almost ten times the price of another breed. The breed has since died out but scientists and equestrians have since been trying to reproduce them.
- Courser: This was the more commonly used and available war horse. It is fast and strong horse ridden by knights and men-at-arms. They were not expensive than the destrier but still would cost a pretty penny.
- Rouncey: A commonly used horse used anything and everything. Mostly used for riding, the horse could be trained for battle.
- Palfrey: Would be an expensive horse for riding. It was a slender horse with an ambling gait so it was prized for traveling over distance.
- Hunters: Or more commonly called Thoroughbred. The Thoroughbred is a fast horse and an agile one. Though vest for racing, the thoroughbred was mostly used when the nobility went riding in hunting excursions.
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Tips for fight scenes
- If you get punched in the nose your eyes will water, a lot, even if it didn’t really hurt
- Your body follows your head, your head gets pushed one way and your body will want to go that way
- Getting hit in the stomach isn’t good, it hurts, getting hit in the diaphragm is worse. Causes your lungs to kinda spasm and make it hard to breathe (diaphragm is between stomach and chest)
- When fighting a larger person they will have an easier time forcing you back
- The jaw is the knockout button. Hit it hard enough and down for the count
- Back of the head is very vulnerable, can cause serious damage if hit there
- Kidney punches. They hurt. A lot.
- People with experience will try to be where they are comfortable. A wrestler will try to get their opponent on the ground, a boxer will stay on their feet, etc.
- Easiest counter to a kick is to get closer to whoever is throwing it, then they won’t have enough room for it to be effective
- If you want realism, avoid fancy, flashy moves. They’re less practical and easier to counter.
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I lost my shit at self-governing snakes.
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ONLY THINKS OF YOU AS A FRIEND
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RECOGNIZE MY AUTHORITY GODDAMMIT
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Reblog if you RP on Discord and it's okay for people to PM you for a plot.
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Paladin - Requested
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Remembering the Lion of Azeroth
Do you know much about the Second War? About the man who’s death hastened its end? Who was one of the greatest military leaders in Alliance history and who’s strength and courage in battle were renowned across the Kingdom of Stormwind? Have you ever seen the statue outside Blackrock Mountain and wondered why was built?
The Servitors of Lothar invite you to attend a remembrance for Anduin Lothar, the Lion of Azeroth, as part of our guild’s ten year anniversary month, where you will learn about all that and more!
We will begin with an introduction about Anduin Lothar himself followed by a retelling of his last few days - the liberation of Ironforge through his battle to the death with Doomhammer - before we end with a brief discussion of the unit’s origins and our connection him. After that, everyone will be invited to light memorial candles to honor him and all others who died during the Siege of Blackrock Mountain.
In the spirit of our guild tenets, we ask for compassion towards those of other factions in attendance. No weapons, violence, or heckling allowed.
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Where: The statue of Anduin Lothar, Burning Steppes When: Sunday, July 28th, beginning at 5:30 server time. Who: Anyone who wishes to peacefully attend. This is a cross faction event. Bring your language potions!
This is a cross-faction event, and people from other servers are welcome to attend!
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Making the Draenei Language - Part 1
So recently I’ve been inspired by the works of many other language creators such as David J. Peterson (of Dothraki and High Valyrian fame), Paul Frommer (who made Na’vi) and some conlangers on YouTube such as Biblaridion and Artifexian, and decided to look around to see if there has been any effort made into fleshing out the languages of Azeroth.
(Much more under the cut!)
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gentle reminder
you deserve all of the best, you truly do
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it’s scary cause i almost can’t tell the difference.
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I love saying “of course” instead of “you’re welcome,” like of course I’m helping you that’s what I do, you were foolish to even consider an alternate dimension in which I’m not helping you. you idiot. you absolute buffoon.