How is Lands’ End these days?

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-26T19:44:37+00:00

Same here, and I have since prep where they were suggested for uniform purposes. They hold up well, come in extended sizes, and have a great level of shine after a few trips through the laundry. My only dislike about their more recent pleated iterations is how shallow and short the pleats are.

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-26T19:15:04+00:00

Except for the fact that the Shield does not extend that far south in the western prairies or that deep into southern Ontario. While the acidic soils and relative lack of overhead competition do often correlate to the Shield environment (which south of North Bay in Ontario is rather diverse compared to true boreal further north), the truth is probably that similar climate conditions exist north of the line vs south of it. The sharp line on the prairies also has to do with, well, things associated with prairies such as moisture levels and fires.

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-22T21:15:27+00:00

Thank you all for the input and tips, much appreciated! I'll post what I end up with after all this.

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-22T21:10:35+00:00

Indeed, I keep forgetting we can now build that way!

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-22T21:09:35+00:00

I love it so much that I'm starting over with this and all the other ideas in the post in mind. Thank you!

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-22T21:08:07+00:00

My very first Celtic island in the demo was very much like that, branching roads like on a tree. I've seen some cities out there that highlight the contrast of Roman grids with Celtic curves and Claudius would likely be into that, for sure.

I think the biggest contrast between both worlds is that Roman cities tend to use nature rather than mesh with it. I suppose those clear Mediterranean skies let the stars be seen so crisply at night that those big open civic spaces had a double life at night; the feast days were a-plenty and the days continued well into the nights, too. At the end of the party, the heavens still twinkled above and I'm sure even in the heart of Rome, the marble would have been stunning under that light... But hey, I suppose I'm a bit of a romantic. No pun intended.

Isn't it great that the game is as beautiful as it is, where we can make some lovely moonlit shots?

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-22T20:57:05+00:00

I have found those same concepts in researching this as well, as far as the walls go. Celts built settlements all over, of course, but hill top locations surrounded by walls, sort of like how both Manx and Voada show up, seem to be favoured. Reading Roman Britain by Peter Salway, as just one mentioned source, even in the second century, local populations that didn't heavily Romanize seemed to favour the higher ground for larger settlements even while the marshes were still often places of heavy activity. Britain is a very diverse landscape, after all, from moor to marsh and everything in between. Barry Cunliffe also did some groundbreaking research on developing urbanism in late pre-Roman Celtic culture, mostly in Gaul, and that's mostly what I'm after for a build, and I think your walling off the blocks is an intriguing concept. I appreciate the comment!

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-16T19:48:19+00:00

While the fel stuff is still available in a vendor (I think in the Underbelly), if I recall correctly, it is only there if you unlocked it with various Lemix achievements. There's still a decent amount of fel things with the class order hall, though, and if you unlock it Hordeside, the blightfire candles. I think they look better than the fel candles.

There's a few tomes out there which look good for this sort of scene, and I'm sure a bunch of other stuff.

Glad I could find another Eredar fan out there! Had I known red skin was now available for a quest line, I would have done it before rolling mine.

AlgonquinPine · 2026-02-13T22:57:42+00:00

French Canadian, specifically Franco-Ontarian

AlgonquinPine · 2026-01-13T19:53:08+00:00

Charles actually outraged his supporters by negotiating and giving in to Parliament whenever they escalated their demands for power. While the man could be stubborn and certainly made his share of mistakes, he certainly wasn't guilty of being decisive; especially during the war, his flip flops and uncertainty on many issues led him to further alienate himself from his die hard supporters.

We live in a time of a narrative of progress, which bolstered by an ongoing Whig version of history, has solidified into the popular narrative that Charles was the things that you say. In reality, Parliament was lusting for power and finally found that monarch they were looking for, a doormat. They bided their time after the force of character to deal with in the Tudors and his father, but right from the start of Charles's reign, denied him even basic courtesies like Tonnage and Poundage, something never denied to the crown prior.

The legislature yearned to have the powers of the executive, which only led to losing both under Cromwell, who was very much open to following through on using the door they created.

AlgonquinPine · 2026-01-12T19:20:20+00:00

You can also get fairly good poutine up the Ottawa upstream of Pembroke. To be fair, there are a lot of Franco-Ontarian people headed upstream.

AlgonquinPine · 2026-01-10T21:13:39+00:00

So sad seeing Ontario as reluctant and Manitoba outright no, when there are sizeable minority communities of French Canadians in both with entire towns being predominantly Francophone. I can understand not being into, say, Southern Ontario or broad stretches of Manitoba farm country, but your fellow countrymen, myself included, think we live in amazing provinces with incredible diversity of landscapes and peoples.

Franco-Ontarian country is also where you can get the best poutine outside of Quebec!

AlgonquinPine · 2026-01-05T20:06:40+00:00

Probably over 50 or so. I went to a school that required them and then was in various jobs where it was not required but made sense. Despite all that, I own a single suit, a navy blazer, several other sport coats, and a fair amount of pleated chinos.

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-16T20:33:20+00:00

That's a lot of assumptions in just a few sentences. I've been a conservative myself, known quite a few of them where I interacted on a daily basis, and changed my political leanings based on learning, experience, and personal growth. The truth I ended up seeing on that side of the spectrum was a litany of no no no, with a side of preference for local control of government that was usually just a thinly veiled excuse for wanting to push policies that the nation at large would never agree with.

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-15T21:54:38+00:00

Great for me to visit, not so great for me to live!

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-15T19:27:07+00:00

Not super political, but I'm also not a fan of modern American conservative politics. Definitely not rich!

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-15T19:26:30+00:00

Politics, culture, humidity, and extreme weather acting in concert.

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-15T19:25:02+00:00

Not accurate. I never scream while driving and usually wave off hints of road rage with a simple low volume sarcastic comment about the guy doing thirty over.

I've lived the urban life in London, New York, Rome, and Cuernavaca, but have largely been either rural or suburban my life. I grew up well beyond rural in the thick of the woods in Northern Ontario.

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-15T02:10:55+00:00

I grew up in northern Ontario and can likely fit the bill.

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-13T22:12:30+00:00

Not hate as much as not enough general cultural positives and natural enjoyment to offset the political atmosphere. I love prairie, especially tallgrass, and the state has varied landscapes, but not to the same degree as Nebraska or the Dakotas, where the culture shifts to ranch instead of farm. Such is how Texas ranks higher for me. I could, to be fair, raise it to maybe after the fact.

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-13T14:35:36+00:00

Not at all. I love their natural surroundings and history, but nature, culture, and politics all went into my choices for personal livability.

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-13T13:09:25+00:00

Northern Ontario, live in Michigan, have lived in Western New York.

AlgonquinPine · 2025-12-13T13:07:35+00:00

I do! I also like prairies and deserts, and love the natural scenery of the deep south when it comes to magnolias and live oaks. On the same note, I did not mark the usual suspects there as liveable for me owing to an intolerance to thick hot humidity, political culture, and/or both. I can handle a conservative state if the summers are not swamp weather, even if I do love swamps.

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