tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.comments2022-03-29T14:49:43.861-04:00For Honor...and IntrigueGaston's_Hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02776970532947597692noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-15770953556415375652022-01-30T20:32:38.689-05:002022-01-30T20:32:38.689-05:00KADAN POT - The Best online casino games - KadangP...KADAN POT - The Best online casino games - KadangPintar<br />KADAN POT <a href="https://casinowed.com/coin-casino/" rel="nofollow">인카지노</a> - The Best online casino games. Get the best deals <a href="https://legalbet.co.kr/1xbet/" rel="nofollow">1xbet korean</a> from KADAN POT on the hottest table games, the newest slots, and <a href="https://www.kadangpintar.com/" rel="nofollow">온카지노</a> latest video poker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-53688470711317261432022-01-25T22:20:13.475-05:002022-01-25T22:20:13.475-05:00Thank You this was very helpful, I couldn't fi...Thank You this was very helpful, I couldn't find the graveyard of St. Gervais, if I hadn't had come across your maps I would have continued to look, and look until I just moved on with my research. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743265729638531765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-27200909923104240242022-01-17T09:08:06.613-05:002022-01-17T09:08:06.613-05:00Thannks great blog postThannks great blog postBradleyhttps://www.bradleyrusso.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-83320662731634290042018-05-30T13:51:33.269-04:002018-05-30T13:51:33.269-04:00New project of Tercios Miniatures.
https://transla...New project of Tercios Miniatures.<br />https://translate.google.es/?hl=es&tab=wT#es/en/Nuevo%20proyecto%20de%20Tercios%20Miniatures.%0APuede%20ser%20de%20su%20interes%2C%20gracias<br />It may be of your interest, thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754651678946722255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-8224115487573401862018-01-27T11:47:22.978-05:002018-01-27T11:47:22.978-05:00Thanks for making this available. It will come in ...Thanks for making this available. It will come in incredibly handy!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787043511154360299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-12862476626491554082017-11-08T20:10:32.454-05:002017-11-08T20:10:32.454-05:00and there :
http://www.myoldmaps.com/renaissance-m...and there :<br />http://www.myoldmaps.com/renaissance-maps-1490-1800/Charles Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575295915463831990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-53004249045520616392017-11-08T20:08:25.611-05:002017-11-08T20:08:25.611-05:00you will find more here :
http://perso.numericabl...you will find more here : <br />http://perso.numericable.fr/parisbal/plans/1609_Quesnel.jpg<br />http://perso.numericable.fr/parisbal/plans/1615_Merian.jpg<br />http://perso.numericable.fr/parisbal/plans/1672_Jovin.jpg<br />Charles Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575295915463831990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-30746310889108286912017-06-29T19:26:37.652-04:002017-06-29T19:26:37.652-04:00In the strictest version then you can Parry: Blade...In the strictest version then you can Parry: Bladework, Brawling, Glide, Hilt Punch, Lunge, Moulinet, Quick Cut. Also Grapple, Reposte, (it's in the example) and then presumably Stop-Thrust as well. <br />So that would be rules as written, but there's this part of me that doesn't like that a character couldn't have an active defense against a Beat or a Bind. You can throw fortune at an attackers Beat, but other than that, you just get to take it. In my experience (and good gravy do things go wrong when we role-players bring up our half semester of taekwondo to justify how sword play works, so even I am taking this with a huge grain of salt) Beats and Binds are both attacks on the blade, and the defender gets active choices in defending them, including following with counters like ripostes. I'm okay with the idea that a person Parrying a Bind successfully could then Reposte and get ahead of their attacker who actually rolled better on initiative. That just doesn't bother me. <br />The idea that a character could Stop Thrust a Bind seems a bit more painful, because our stop-thruster loses some of the disadvantage of the move. It's an attack for a minor, and you can't yield Advantage. Presumably if you didn't kill them they would still Bind you. So really how different would it be in implementation than, say, the attacker attempts a Bind, the defender either gets bound or doesn't and replys with a Shove/Trip? (Obviously one does damage and one takes away actions, but in the grand scheme of things...isn't that close enough?)<br />Part of why I entertain this idea still was your conversation with Chris on when a character could yield advantage. His answer being something along the lines of "I only meant it for these couple places, but I don't know why you couldn't use it in these other places if you wanted to." It's not going to happen too often, and when it does it will mostly be characters who have spent enough of their sword skills to have an extra parry laying around. It gives them more chances to be cool, and that's good. Shove/Trip takes away a minor and here they are giving it away themselves! In most cases you'd be spending a minor to stop a minor action or minor effect.<br />But, of course it also opens some worms. Does it over power Parry? What to do with how powerful stop thrusting gets if you can do it to someone who's feinting. Can they just be different? (If you can Parry a Riposte but not a stop thrust they are already different, so maybe it's less of a deal.) Also, would it feel like the improv version of a "No" and those aren't allowed because they aren't fun.<br />What about the other attacks? Can you parry a Tag if it's just against you? I would think so. I don't think you could parry a Disarm from a Bind, but a quick Disarm? That seems fair. I don't think you could parry Feint or a Shove/Trip.<br />There is also, and this might be easier, and also harder, if a person went with rules as written, but allowed exceptions sometimes. We see Aramis parry a thrown sword in The Four Musketeers. And Viggo Mortenson evidently actually parried a badly thrown prop dagger on set. (With something like a broadsword!) If the Dirty Fighting was described as a kick to the crotch, I might be tempted to let a noted brawler throw a (brawling) parry at that, or if someone threw sand I might allow a cloak parry.<br />Would the exceptions be when and why and is that just too much work?<br />Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030574873424384329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-52210661364171136982017-06-28T20:37:01.280-04:002017-06-28T20:37:01.280-04:00I don't think I did get an answer.
Now for w...I don't think I did get an answer. <br /><br />Now for what it's worth, I'd say no. Here’s why. <br /><br />1. The description of the Parry maneuver says the following:<br /><br />“Using your weapon, you block your foe’s attack. This is a contested roll. Your roll must equal or exceed the attack roll your opponent made.” <br /><br />But beat and feint aren’t actually attacks. They do no damage. So reading the rules strictly the answer is no.<br /><br />2. The defender is already able to parry any attack even if that attack gets a bonus die from a successful beat or feint. There is no need for the defender to parry now. He can parry later when the attack that the beat or feint are setting up is made.<br /><br />3. Neither beat nor feint does any damage. Which supports these maneuvers not being attacks per se then see #1 above.<br /><br />4. A successful parry allows a follow up riposte as a reaction. This riposte would occur before the attacker has had a chance to even attempt his major action for the round. That seems unfair to the attacker whose turn it is to act. <br /><br />5. If parry is an acceptable maneuver against a beat or a feint then logically it would seem that other reactions should also be possible against a beat or feint. Now consider someone who uses a stop-thrust against a feint. If they succeed they do +2 damage. If they fail they take no damage since the beat or feint doesn’t do any damage. Again this seems to me to be unfair to the attacker.<br /><br />I'm curious why the defender wants to parry a beat or feint. Sometimes looking at the motivation also helps the GM to see if allowing the action is unbalancing to the game.Gaston's Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153032266563901843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-15907552614632937242017-06-28T01:02:15.219-04:002017-06-28T01:02:15.219-04:00This is a badly placed question, but hopefully not...This is a badly placed question, but hopefully not a bothersome one. My question is, in H&I, what can you parry? Can you parry a beat? A feint? I noticed that you had asked that question in a couple forums, and I was curious if you ever got an answer. (I mean, I'm a big ol' grown up GM, I can make a decision, I'm just curious if word from high ever came down.)<br />QuinnQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030574873424384329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-70268481688091442802017-05-09T11:20:42.250-04:002017-05-09T11:20:42.250-04:00Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubi...Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.<br /><br />Your article is very well done, a good read.Geraldhttp://www.greatmilitarybattles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-24952089027465422202017-05-03T15:49:22.864-04:002017-05-03T15:49:22.864-04:00Thanks for the mapThanks for the mapDoc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-7100152066226906142017-05-03T15:06:31.445-04:002017-05-03T15:06:31.445-04:00Very useful material, thanks.Very useful material, thanks.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-65321524504836183202017-04-03T02:50:59.534-04:002017-04-03T02:50:59.534-04:00Interesting, and relevant to a project I have in m...Interesting, and relevant to a project I have in mind. Thanks for pointing that post out.<br /><br />I guess coming from a typical D&D high fantasy-style setting I shouldn't be surprised by question 4, but I always find that sort of thing disappointing.<br /><br />I think that would work better as Tell me about someone or somewhere where you go to for medical aid in this neighbourhood.The Convenient Skillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170560012336434135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-49764919217637394732017-03-10T08:47:18.176-05:002017-03-10T08:47:18.176-05:00This is a VERY interesting idea. I'd love to s...This is a VERY interesting idea. I'd love to see what you make of it.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787043511154360299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-35805771106381054592017-03-10T08:40:37.917-05:002017-03-10T08:40:37.917-05:00I've been thinking about reading The Swerve an...I've been thinking about reading The Swerve and after seeing this I probably will. I tracked down an article he'd written in the New Yorker and I enjoyed that.<br /><br />Poggio is just crying out to be incorporated into a game either as an NPC or the inspiration for somebody's character. As for silent reading, I think the idea of text that cannot be read silently is rather appealing.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787043511154360299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-48395237393421047132017-03-07T11:15:09.626-05:002017-03-07T11:15:09.626-05:00True enough. The "Malleus Mallificarum" ...True enough. The "Malleus Mallificarum" is a much more petty, human evil. A cannibal cookbook sounds horrifying, but in the end, it's just a cookbook. But if your players find a cannibal cookbook, 5th edition... questions will be raised.<br /><br />The "Malleus Mallificarum" is a perfect example of human pettiness, greed, ambition, and fear. It's a very human evil text. No gibbering monsters or actual witches are required.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-87524704097957744372017-03-07T10:42:29.290-05:002017-03-07T10:42:29.290-05:00Ha! I enjoyed your post. Mackay's version soun...Ha! I enjoyed your post. Mackay's version sounds like a lot of fun. <br /><br />Good point on the disappointing lack of otherworldly knowledge in "Malleus Mallificarum". At least we still have the Necronomicon as a source of otherworldly knowledge that doesn't disappoint. ;-)Gaston's Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153032266563901843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-4641276367999142722017-03-06T18:28:51.848-05:002017-03-06T18:28:51.848-05:00Christopher Mackay was one of my history professor...Christopher Mackay was one of my history professors at university. I can't recommend his translation enough. It's got a dry, scathing humour you rarely find in academic translations. He dissects every misquotation, misinterpretation, and lie the authors spun. It's like getting the "Malleus Mallificarum" handed back to you... graded. With notes. <br /><br />As a worldbuilding text, it's well worth the read, but if you're expecting otherworldly knowledge, it's not to be found here. There are plenty of spelling errors and misquotations though. The book's name and effects mask a text that's more sad and irritating than frightening. Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-43564073164709736972017-03-02T22:55:35.660-05:002017-03-02T22:55:35.660-05:00Yes, Pinterest is a rich source of potential game ...Yes, Pinterest is a rich source of potential game inspiration. That's why I joined! Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787043511154360299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-9929120673156605302017-02-13T11:01:31.922-05:002017-02-13T11:01:31.922-05:00It's always best to be prepared. ;-)It's always best to be prepared. ;-)Gaston's Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153032266563901843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-31279280310494316082017-02-12T22:16:52.902-05:002017-02-12T22:16:52.902-05:00Yes, witch trials would need careful handling, par...Yes, witch trials would need careful handling, particularly if you have one or more devout PCs. I shall look forward to reading The Poison Ring.<br /><br />We have a couple of 14th century longswords; my wife says that when he zombie apocalypse comes, we'll be ready for it.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787043511154360299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-18795459142756547442017-02-09T04:56:28.917-05:002017-02-09T04:56:28.917-05:00http://forhonorgenerator.blogspot.com/http://forhonorgenerator.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055139307626586561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-50978866635459309442017-02-05T15:00:37.483-05:002017-02-05T15:00:37.483-05:00Catching up on posts and wholeheartedly agree that...Catching up on posts and wholeheartedly agree that the book is both brilliant and wasted in the PotC film.<br /><br />I'm not sure I ever posted my thoughts on the film but I thought there was a more natural adaption.<br /><br />Basically it involves turning Davis into Jack Sparrow and introducing a new cast member, I'd no objection to the rumour about Zac Efron or anyone else for that matter, to play Shandy. As long as it was someone young enough and with a bit of star power.<br /><br />This could have extended the franchise beyond Depp, something the studio would probably appreciate.<br /><br />They could have run the film much closer to the book and saved all the extra for another film.<br /><br />I think it would have been a much better fit for the characters, and the book could have remained far more intact.The Convenient Skillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170560012336434135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479296891731462385.post-20251981123347261582017-02-03T18:21:15.896-05:002017-02-03T18:21:15.896-05:00Good ideas Andy.
I have mixed feelings about usin...Good ideas Andy.<br /><br />I have mixed feelings about using a witch trial - in part because one of the PCs is devout and another PC is a Jesuit Priest who (I think) is also devout. I'd probably have to tweak things so that the witches are both real witches and evil to keep the tone from being too grim for what the campaign is supposed to be. The PCs have run into one actual witch, but she escaped without a trial. <br /><br />The Affair of the Poisons is something I'm only a bit familiar with since it occurs during the Sun King's reign which is a bit after my current time of focus. But that is not the only poisoning to draw inspiration from. Both the Medici Queens of France (Catherine and Marie) were alleged to have been poisoners. <br /><br />The Affair of the Poisons was in the back of my mind as the inspiration for a series of court poisonings that made up the underlying mystery for a 5 session arc. The five sessions were in Volume 3: Tales of Mystery and Mayhem and formed the five chapters in Book IV: The Poison Ring. I ran that back in August-September of 2013. I don't think I've posted those session write ups yet though. <br /><br />The other inspiration for that was a poison ring that I bought at a Renaissance Festival for my wife for her birthday one year. Come to think of it, I must really trust my wife. Besides the poison ring, I've bought her two sets of very sharp knives and I took her shooting for her Guns & Roses 40th birthday tour. ;-)<br />Gaston's Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153032266563901843noreply@blogger.com