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[Mistercheif]

Fuck yeah.  My robotics final project is finished, and those 50 hours in the lab from friday through 1am yesterday paid off.  And the >24 hours I spend on the code outside of the lab. 

And an upcoming internship interview with iRobot!

[Bauglir]

Eating half a box of pasta for lunch every day for 2 weeks is apparently a viable diet strategy? Nearly down 10 pounds.

[Flying Dice]

I have suddenly found myself in the possession of both a katana and a (what I think is a) claymore, both of which are fucking-kill-you sharp. No idea if they're actually to the level of being real weapons, but the edge at least is.

If you take some pictures perhaps people can identify them. A claymore tends to be double edged and has crossguards that slope upwards along the blade.

Spoiler: This is what we're talking about here (click to show/hide)

Truth be told, I have no idea what it is. Claymore is just my best guess, but I think that's wrong as well. I'm not a sword freak.

It's a long, western-style sword with a crossguard about half that. About the same length as the katana, actually.

The guard is a point to focus on. If it's slanted away from the hilt, that's (as Owlbread said) one of the calling cards of a claymore. Probably not an estoc (at least, not a genuine one) if it has an edge. If it's got that sort of guard, but with a curve rather than a straight angle, it might be a zweihander. If it's got a parrying hook right at the start of the blade proper, it almost certainly is.

Another point (heh) to focus on is the width of the blade relative to the hilt, as well as the overall length of the weapon. If the blade is wider than the hilt (and the sword is markedly smaller than the katana), it's an arming sword of some sort, but if they're more or less equal, it's one of the various breeds of longsword that we've been discussing.

An image would help if you really care, and if we can nail down what it is, we can probably get a reliable judgement of battle readiness, given that there tend to be weigh differences between ceremonial weapons and practical ones. I'm not the sort of person who is able to judge the quality of the metal or the work, though. 

[Bauglir]

I'm not the sort of person who is able to judge the quality of the metal or the work, though. 

A nearby tree, however, is.

NOTE: Don't actually do this.

[Flying Dice]

I'm not the sort of person who is able to judge the quality of the metal or the work, though. 

A nearby tree, however, is.

NOTE: Don't actually do this.

^+1

If it's a piece of crap, you might end up with shrapnel, depending on your strength and the weakness of the metal. Much safer to pay someone you hate to do it for you. And for goodness' sake spare the poor tree, have them use a concrete wall.

[Loud Whispers]

Hitting a tree or a wall is a good way to ensuring your sword dies sooner. Just saying.


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Had a peculiar game of chess today where I somehow won the match by getting my King all the way onto the 7th and 8th rank, using the enemy's pawns as shields against his rook and queen. 'Twas glorious, and to represent such peaceful cohabitation a gentlemanly draw was agreed upon once inevitable victory was ensured.

[Thecard]

An image would help if you really care

This is one of those times where people pretend to give you an option, but will take your own sword, polish it up real shiny, and shove it up your ass sideways if you say "no".

[Flying Dice]

An image would help if you really care

This is one of those times where people pretend to give you an option, but will take your own sword, polish it up real shiny, and shove it up your ass sideways if you say "no".

I admit, my curiosity has been aroused. 

[Bauglir]

Done the necessary calculations to finalize the numbers. There are now 50 gold coins, 200 silver coins, and 500 copper coins to the kilogram*. There are 50 copper coins to the silver coin, and 50 silver coins to the gold coin. I'm considering switching that to 100 coins to move up a stage, but it makes the economy even weirder. As it stands, I need to have a throwaway reason for the relative worthlessness of copper, since research has indicated that I'm undervaluing it by an order of magnitude compared to its historical values. Probably alchemy has worked out how to convert lead into copper.

*You generally don't need to keep track of this. It's mostly for worldbuilding purposes and suchlike. Results in gold coins being slightly bigger than a US quarter, silver slightly smaller than a US nickel, and copper slightly smaller than a US dime. I've devoted way too much thought to something most players will never bother to think about, sure, but at least we don't have D&D's big floppy gold "coins".

[Gamerlord]

An image would help if you really care

This is one of those times where people pretend to give you an option, but will take your own sword, polish it up real shiny, and shove it up your ass sideways if you say "no".

I admit, my curiosity has been aroused. 

Among other things.
*headshot*

[MaximumZero]

Hey, with a picture, one of us could probably tell what Oakeshott type the sword is.

[Flying Dice]

An image would help if you really care

This is one of those times where people pretend to give you an option, but will take your own sword, polish it up real shiny, and shove it up your ass sideways if you say "no".

I admit, my curiosity has been aroused. 

Among other things.
*headshot*

Sorry, but it'd take something like Tyrfing for that sort of arousal.

[Thecard]

An image would help if you really care

This is one of those times where people pretend to give you an option, but will take your own sword, polish it up real shiny, and shove it up your ass sideways if you say "no".

I admit, my curiosity has been aroused. 

That's probably the first time I've aroused anything.

[Sirus]

An image would help if you really care

This is one of those times where people pretend to give you an option, but will take your own sword, polish it up real shiny, and shove it up your ass sideways if you say "no".

I admit, my curiosity has been aroused. 

That's probably the first time I've aroused anything.

*ba-dum-tish*

[Descan]

* Descan wiggles around.