24680th poster gets a cookie (cookie thread (Part 7))

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#16909

god i wish

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#16910

I dreamt i was in the hunger games with an ally. At the start we crafted weapons. He made a gigantic long wooden mace. I had a stick that had a mace at the end. Eventually i found a smaller mace and picked it up too. At some place i saw a woman with a gigantic axe and i ran away. She was friendly though. We met friendly peope. I saw a knight in shining armor who sparred with me friendlyly

#16911

If i could choose a weapon id choose a spear. Its the strongest melee weapon. Everyone used them

#16912

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#16913

The night before this one I dreamed about a blonde woman. The night beofre that night I dreamed about a blonde woman. The night before that night same deal. They’re diverging though it’s not always the same one anymore but always there’s one

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#16914

Used to always be the exact elementary school friend but now it’s just like indistinct spirits

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#16915

Haunted

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#16916

Bwahahaha :heart:

Its true! Polearms are the superior weapons! Less flashy than swords so much less media fantasy coverage. Even if u had a shield it doesnt matter u cant come near me. Samurai were all spearmen. Their katanas were rarely used, they were just a sidearm. A long knife, thats all

#16917

Poleaxes and polehammers were the best weapons but those were invented later on

#16918

The poleaxe is an axe, a hammer and a spear all at once. Lots of versatility

Swords were cool but not against armored opponents. U cant cut armor with a sword

#16919

i’m mildly annoyed that the sheer diversity of historical swords is not shown in media

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#16920

you get

longsword
katana

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#16921

Yeahhhh

#16922

All roman soldiers carried slings too at least in the early period

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#16923

Advantage of sling compared to bow:

  • cheaper and faster to produce
  • free ammunition thats everywhere
  • lighter to carry and less cumbersome
  • longer range (in the early period; bows were bad)

Disadvantage:

  • takes much longer to learn how to be accurate. Inexperienced archer would still fire at roughly the target but an inexperienced slinger may be wildly off mark or not be able to lob the stone at all
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#16924

eye death beam >> sling

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#16925

did you know hockey lines are a call back to Marius’s reforms of the legions

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#16926

I didnt

Ur such a roman nerdie :blush: i wanna squish ur cheeks

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#16927

i’ll bite your hand

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#16928

Eeeeek! Am am am am am

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