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larping is so fun but oh god my body. sore

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AN-TI-BO-DIES

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what do you meaaaaaaan this is baby sturgeons youre lying to me.... you just Shrunk him

#i looooove baby sturgeons #they have some (and some big ones) in the university and they let you look at them #so sweet. so sweet. animal

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Who else is doing it like her

#vargskelethor #super ghostbusters

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#this looks like the seed from the first law #that was my first and only thought about this image

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terror vs fear

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before and after we taught him Frost Shield 🥺🥺

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He is thinking

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A Sword and Scabbard, in the style of the XI-XIIth centuries.

The blade itself follows one of the possible construction methods of the time, albeit being made of modern materials: a layer of high carbon steel forge-welded between lower carbon alloy. Thus hard steel is kept for the edges, and softer metal for the rest - which was also the point, as the fuller sports on both sides an inlay is brass, and although what it spells is not really historically accurate, the lettering at least is.

The straight Cross and Brazil Nut Pommel are of old iron with a nice, rich pattern, and both were made the "old way", with hammer and fire, according to methods I documented over the course of my PhD.

The Grip is vegetable tanned leather over linen thread over wood.

The scabbard is lined with parchment, and is made of beech wood covered in linen cloth - wrapped over near the point - and vegetable tanned leather. The decoration was made by gluing flax thread and leather cuts over the linen, and is inspired by folio 89 of the ms.002 (tome II) in the City Library of Boulogne-sur-mer.

The suspension system was heavily inspired by the wonderful scabbard in the treasury of the Bamberg cathedral (thanks to Roland Warzecha a.k.a. Dimicator for sharing this with us all), though here I used calf leather.

Chape is hand-forged in steel, and heat-blued.

It is 1018 mm long, with a 888 mm blade, 40 mm wide and 4.65 mm thick at its base. The span of the cross is 205 mm.

And although quite light (771 grams) it is still a powerful cutter, with a center of gravity some 18 cm down the blade.

Making this set was quite the learning experience, as it often is, and that's also one of the highlights of this trade.

Thanks to all who made this possible.

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Wraith

Isolated 2d animation from The Elder Scrolls: Arena

Art and animation by Jeff Perryman

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by John Provencher

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Do you know why you remember so few of your dreams? Where do the memories go, slipping away in a matter of hours? He takes them. He remembers them. The good and the bad. So you don’t have to. This is his burden to bear.

#thank you doug

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Something something living with your mistakes Something something period of adjustment

#super super well done #i loved reading this #the venture bros

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