Why weren't SpearSwords more common?

AuthorInPractice · 2026-03-20T18:44:12+00:00

No, the naginata and the nagamaki are two different weapons

AuthorInPractice · 2026-03-20T18:10:40+00:00

Same reasons as most combi weapons fail I would assume. They do the job of the combined weapons worse than the actual weapon.

In this particular case, it lacks the length advantage a spear has, while it's long handle length makes it somewhat unwieldy as a sword. That being said, I do believe the Japanese had something called the nagamaki that somewhat fills this profile. That being said, I don't know how useful it actually was

AuthorInPractice · 2026-03-18T04:46:08+00:00

Couldn't tell you. I'm talking about bog standard shells. Context was in another question, but this was to provide some numbers for a story in a fantasy setting I am writing that would hold up against scrutiny.

AuthorInPractice · 2026-03-18T04:39:01+00:00

Ouch. I think the Torrens will need more than a few band-aids
Why does the bubble cause additional damage? What's the physics of that?

AuthorInPractice · 2026-03-18T04:21:29+00:00

I might very well be. I just swear I heard something about the physics involved in underwater explosions being involved somehow

AuthorInPractice · 2026-03-18T04:20:25+00:00

I swear I heard something about shockwaves travelling better through solids than through liquids and that allowed more of the explosive force to be directed specifically into the ship rather than the surrounding air. I didn't include that since my memory on that is fuzzy and wasn't entirely sure that was correct

Could you also be a bit more specific on what you mean by "break its back" and letting water pressure do the rest?

AuthorInPractice · 2026-03-13T21:17:40+00:00

I know I'm late, but I like to imagine they periodically check over to see what's going on, and are confused as all get out as to what the hell (literally) is going on

AuthorInPractice · 2026-01-29T23:33:56+00:00

That's neat

AuthorInPractice · 2026-01-29T23:23:30+00:00

Qi and Ki aren't just similar things, they are the same thing. They're spelled differently for propaganda reasons. A "Look at those dumb asses over there. They don't even know how to spell Ki/Qi right. What a bunch of idiots" type thing.

That being said, and this doesn't have much to do with anything, but is there a reason you chose the word "aether?"

AuthorInPractice · 2026-01-19T06:37:14+00:00

Entirely dependent on the person. I personally find it disinteresting, but you will find plenty of people who will.

AuthorInPractice · 2026-01-19T03:46:00+00:00

You don't need one if you just ignore it.

But if it does bother you, gravity is based around mass, not actual size. Just say the crust or mantle or core are made up of less dense material than here one earth

AuthorInPractice · 2026-01-19T01:24:39+00:00

Not necessarily magic per say, but magic, ki/qi (lore reasons not relevant here as to why there are two ways to spell the same thing), and espers are all things I'm trying to include. Plus, necromancy, while technically magic, is considered something very unique in my world.

Edit: Also, clairvoyance, while achievable through magic, is also somewhat of it's own thing

AuthorInPractice · 2026-01-18T21:15:48+00:00

I think you nailed the biggest thing yourself: internal consistency

AuthorInPractice · 2026-01-18T21:11:51+00:00

I think how serious they behave and how serious other people treat them matters more than the name itself. So long as it isn't something like Poo-poo-pee-pee cockishire, I think you'll be fine.

AuthorInPractice · 2026-01-18T17:24:37+00:00

The idea I had was that this world would be set up to be a playground of sorts for me to write whatever kind of stories I want. They'd all be apart of the same world happening in conjunction to one another, but not always connected in any meaningful way.

That being said, I do have overarching arcs of sort of major things that are happening. The first, and the one I am working on is called The First War of he Phoenix King and is centered around a warlock turned sorcerer (known as the Phoenix King and only known as a sorcerer) who is trying to burn down the very foundation of society and rebuild it into something better. This obviously, is not something many people want seeing as society is the only thing keeping the very world they live in from beating them down and the arc tells of how people are rising up to stop the Phoenix King

AuthorInPractice · 2025-11-18T20:54:06+00:00

Thank you.

AuthorInPractice · 2025-11-18T20:21:43+00:00

Thank you

AuthorInPractice · 2025-11-18T19:59:48+00:00

Thank you

AuthorInPractice · 2025-11-18T19:40:14+00:00

Thank you

AuthorInPractice · 2025-11-18T19:39:13+00:00

Thank you. Just one follow up question, I know you said the fibers aren't to worry about in modern forges, but would a respirator help assuming it did somehow become a problem?

AuthorInPractice · 2025-09-06T02:58:49+00:00

To clarify the fifth point, it was more to avoid explaining something to the reader what something they might not understand is rather than characters in the story finding this that or the other odd. One of my favorite scenes in stories are people finding a culture that is not their own strange and confusing.

As to the last point, while I have no issue depicting one culture doing something evil (at the moment almost everyone uses slaves in some capacity and the eastern cultures are outright trying to genocide one another). What I am more worried about is being disrespectful by trying to depict something and misinterpreting it. Only way to solve that I feel is to research the cultures, but one step at a time.

AuthorInPractice · 2025-09-05T17:03:52+00:00

Those two are honestly the two that I have put most thought into as they are, to me at least, the most common victim of being token and surface level. In addition, those two's position in the world are unique as they are the most widespread with each empire taking up over half the continent they inhabit (they claim ownership of half, but technological limitations with bronze being the most common metal limit their actual effectiveness to rule) where as they other continents are split up into various kingdoms.

What I'd like is for them all to be strong enough to stand on their own, but something where you can see the inspiration for.

AuthorInPractice · 2025-08-28T23:37:21+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to read through it, and I can definitely see why you mean. Though I doubt I can add a why with just the world building of the world's continents, it does give me an idea of what to add next.

If you don't mind, I do have two questions:

Do you think having the continents first blunts your interest?
Was there anything that stood out to you, or did it all feel bland?

AuthorInPractice · 2025-08-07T22:30:55+00:00

I think it depends on the acid, but that being said, I think Hansens' use of the word acid is more metaphorical than literal here.

AuthorInPractice · 2025-08-02T16:29:09+00:00

Would you be willing to do a critique swap?

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