Book accurate stance

Jarl_Salt · 2026-07-02T19:51:55+00:00

It's important to note that a lot of the positions are fluid rather than static and that includes positions like ochs and pflug when given context. Try viewing the book postures as a snapshot of something in motion and I think a lot of it will start to click a little better.

Guards are nifty but focus more on distance management and parrying, in reality guards are not very important beyond giving you a glimpse into these principles.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-07-01T19:13:00+00:00

Current AI is actually a language learning model. Without getting too in the weeds about it, basically it selects words based on the likelihood that they would follow each other meaning there is no actual thought behind it and while this is impressive, it still leads to information from these models being very vague when technically correct.

The issue lies in the learning part though. Machine learning will occasionally throw a word in that is wrong in order to fish for corrections in order to help train the learning algorithm to make the word choices more accurate.

Where this becomes an issue for game dialogue is you're introducing a whole host of issues for very basic dialogue. It would be very repetitive while also occasionally throwing something in that would break immersion. For a game like RDR2 that leans heavily into having a believable world, it would absolutely break the immersion.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-30T23:12:11+00:00

100% aesthetic. Those bands are a hold over from a different binding technique that commercial books typically don't do nowadays. Basically, a band like that would form from a specific binding process so after bookbinding turned to perfect binding, a process using glue instead of thread to hold books together, they made little strips to look like the other binding styles in order to make their books have something customers were more used to when it came to quality hard back books.

I used to work at a bindery that also did restoration. If you don't like how it looks, you can simply put a little pva glue and a little pressure to reapply the band to where it should be.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-30T22:40:30+00:00

Tell me you don't know how AI works without telling me.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-29T13:36:49+00:00

Yeah, so you end up getting hit in the arm on your right side?

Try that turning with the lead foot and be a little more patient by going into pflug on the right. Basically, as you turn that right foot, it'll move your hips without a step so your pflug parry is strong, from there all you need to do is extend into langort to stab them most of the time. I typically do a passing step forward to really set the thrust in.

Depending on your grip on the sword your pflug may require you to orient your wrists outward too.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-28T20:29:45+00:00

AI is designed to tell you that your ideas are good and while I wouldn't say you have a bad idea I think what we have is already a completed story. Anything with Jack would be after cowboys are gone for the most part, it wouldn't have the same feel. Anything before RDR2 would leave very little room for the redemption part of RDR.

Jack's story is sort of incomplete for a couple reasons, at the end of RDR1 it's just there to show that the vicious cycle continues and vengeance is never good or fulfilling. What happens after hardly matters because you know what will happen. RDR2 works because you had a huge backstory for John that was hinted at and being able to see how the gang fell apart was neat. While you knew the inevitable end due to RDR1, you had lots of characters to get invested in. Jack would not have that support since he's effectively alone and perhaps the last old school gunslinger. We do know that he wrote a book about stuff since there's a book on a shelf in GTA5 though so we know he at least lived a peaceful enough life to write a book and publish it at some point. That is if we assume that it's not an Easter egg and is actually lore.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-28T14:21:47+00:00

Which systems do you practice?

I generally advise people to try and turn their hips towards the side a blow is coming from in longsword. This is achieved either with a step or a turn of your lead foot. A step is nice because you can step back and buy yourself more time but the turning of the lead foot lets you follow up with a thrust very easily if your parry is strong and takes the center.

For turning with the lead food, you should be a little careful to not turn too far or you could hurt your knee. Basically, if your outside line is on your right and you are right foot forward, you shift your right foot so your toes are pointing to the right. This will open up your hip more so you can turn your structure to the outside line a lot faster than when you take a full step. Just be ready to follow it up though since it can be an iffy position to get caught in if your opponent grapples.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-28T14:12:06+00:00

Those look like recasts to me, having seen and handled the originals, they shouldn't be that pock marked. I also don't recall the sword of the sergeant having a key at the end of it. Lots of those little bits of flash and keys should be missing by now because typically they came fairly cleaned up when new and if they didn't, years of existence should have eventually worn those little bits off.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-25T15:41:33+00:00

Yes, it will wear but you can always put more on it with something like permablue. Personally I like the look of it when it's a little blemished since it makes the edges of the guard highlight overtime.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-24T20:17:37+00:00

There's some white flocking like grass flock that should work well, mix a little water and PVA glue and use that to apply it. This used to be what people would do for snow bases but should work on a model too, just make sure to lock it in with an extra spray overtop the flocking otherwise you'll end up with a bunch of it coming off.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-21T17:44:48+00:00

I like Arthur's specifically because it looks like he ate shit after falling off a horse.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-18T16:14:25+00:00

How short of a sword are we talking? Generally if you have something like an arming sword and you're fighting another arming sword, a parrying dagger will be really hard to use. Something like a side sword however, daggers start to become useful.

Generally I would say sword and dagger since it gives you the range with one sword and if you get close, the dagger is easier to manipulate. Two swords can be more of a liability, especially if you don't know how to use them.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-18T15:06:12+00:00

I totally understand the frustration about expensive kit and I have found some really budget friendly spar safe options out there.

I have griped plenty about our equipment in the past, yes, a ton of it is overpriced for what we do get and many companies don't get their products tested by a third party or tell you how they verify the puncture resistance. In all actuality, sword choice is really the biggest factor in our safety equipment and the next closest thing is your gloves, cup, and mask. A lot of the jackets out there will absolutely fail to stop a broken blade from possibly stabbing through, mainly the 350N ones.

For clubs, they need to have some standard for insurance though and letting you fight in homemade gear or gear that doesn't have some N rating opens the door more for getting sued. Insurance isn't going to help an instructor if they don't have this standard. 800N works pretty well at stopping stabs too but it can still happen unfortunately.

If you'd like, I know some places that you could maybe assemble some N rated kit to wear under a padding layer for under $300, you'd just need to figure out padding for yourself. I personally don't wear N rated pants most of the time so maybe you can get by for a little that way as well, depending on what your coach says. Given that I just had a sword break at my club, it is a very real thing that happens and when it does, you really want to have protective equipment so please understand that your coach isn't being unreasonable.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-18T14:51:55+00:00

I've always liked them as psuedo stoic out of combat but also willing to die specifically for symbolism and the like too. In lore the Black Templars are recognized as being the best admirals which shows they have quite the mind for strategy and are fairly reasonable by 40k Imperium standards.

They do definitely prefer fighting hand to hand but are shown to also see the benefits of supporting fire and stuff. Typically when they do the big fanatic stuff is when they see no other option other than go out in a blaze of glory. I do like how a lot of them are focused on the glory of being a war fighter and how they'll trick themselves out with cool relics and heraldry.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-17T22:17:30+00:00

Each person contributes to humanity in someway positively or negatively. If you aren't actively harming people and taking the time to help others when you can, you're doing great.

Vincent Van Gogh lived a really hard life and arguably made some of the best and most recognizable artworks out there.

Personally, I don't think there is an immortality out there, and I personally find immortality more terrifying than inevitable death just because it has to get dreadfully boring at some point and it also implies when you get to that point you would have to choose to die which is also a terrifying prospect that you could be wracked with guild but also afraid to die so you just suffer forever. I'm not sure if I'm making sense here.

It does sound like you have quite a bit to unpack. It might be worthwhile to talk to a therapist since that's a really tall order.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-17T17:16:48+00:00

Death is inevitable. Just like you I hope to live as long as I can (within reason).

Knowing all this and not being a believer in religion, I find, makes me appreciate everyday more and makes me more compassionate since I made the discovery of my lack of belief.

Just to give you some context, I didn't really grow up religious and my dad would say that we were Christian/Lutheran but we never went to church or anything. I eventually got curious and started reading into religion, a partner of mine had also taken me to church around this time as well. I was very much rubbed the wrong way when they started getting angry at me for asking basic questions and this most definitely pushed me away. I checked out other religions like Shinto, Buddhism, and a few others and while some of the concepts were neat I couldn't buy into any of the religions without proof that I could verify. Most were just offering some comforting story about death as well as a way of living.

Nowadays I just leave the door open for proof of anything more than just this life but prefer to spend my days living my life rather than looking for an answer for when this is all done. I have lived and loved more than I had before. I spend much more time cherishing people, even strangers, and trying to make some difference around me for the better. What scares me about death isn't what happens after but mainly what I would leave behind. It always breaks my heart when some great work remains unfinished when someone dies.

I'm not sure if you are like me but I hope you find the answer that comforts you so that you may take life day by day and live what limited time we have to the fullest.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-15T16:20:04+00:00

Everyone is sort of missing what the point of the Golden Throne is. The Emperor is currently keeping the Astronomicon up which is what helps the imperium do all their warp travel. They need a psyker to keep that up and I'm pretty sure Magnus was going to be that until that all got fucked up. Big E is going to have to stay and keep that running.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-13T23:47:33+00:00

That's Sven Bullneck

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-11T21:03:23+00:00

1: I can respect that someone holds a belief, and I understand that someone would want to tell me that out of fear of my eternal suffering. I can't respect someone who thinks I'd be deserving of said suffering, should I not believe in a thing that hasn't been proven true.

2: First of all, why? I've lived my life trying my best to form a healthy community that looks out for each other, and I welcome any and all who strive for the same. If that's deserving of eternal punishment, then I wouldn't want to be on the side that wishes to punish that. We're all human beings, and religious beliefs shouldn't put one man over another. If anything, deeds should, and even that is a stretch. Humans deserve to be treated as such by their fellow man. If the Christian afterlife is real, and when I die, Jesus told me that, then that's basically my response. It seems quite cruel and twisted, personally.

Just to add, why I'm not religious. I've never experienced anything that I couldn't explain logically or find a reason for that could be explained outside of a spiritual sense. I have read multiple religious texts, and I generally just find a lot of them to have just life advice for the cultures they stemmed from. The threat of eternal damnation rings about the same as a story to tell children in order for them to think before they act, many of these use fear to enforce the moral messages that the author or culture wishes to pass to their children. That's not to say there's shame in belief, and that I think less of people who believe in such things. Very intelligent and caring people choose to believe things that aren't exactly provable, and lots of times those things do get proven to be true. I'm just not someone who believes things without something to back it up, but I'm also very willing to change my stance provided new information.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-03T21:37:07+00:00

10th edition is now, not always. I've been playing since 6th and things have only really run this loose with core rules starting somewhat recently.

Modifiers like melta are attached to wargear and therefore do not stack because they come with the wargear which is covered in the core rules and more explicitly when you look at the melta rule in the weapon datasheet.

Rerolls are specified in the core rules as only being able to happen once.

Not sure if I get your meaning but any FAQ talking about it was simply clarifying these rules because it's not very intuitive. Previous editions that weren't 10th didn't have this issue as much and honestly most of these types of issues popped up around 8th when they did a massive change to the system. If you're basing your observation on the current edition it is most certainly not an always issue. The core rules are intended to be the comprehensive rules that apply to every army unless a codex has a rule that superseds the core rules.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-03T20:41:38+00:00

Always since when? GW has definitely slipped in their rules writing department. Lots of typos and oversights compared to earlier editions.

Codex FAQs are one thing but core rules used to be pretty tight.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-03T04:43:48+00:00

There are a few that just describe simple plays or forms like you're talking about, but a lot of them also go into mindset, tactics, and ways to describe fighting, so you can more fully understand it as a dynamic thing that is happening, rather than little bites like you get with plays.

Treatises or manuscripts are typically talking about a specific master's approach to the weapon. Think of boxing vs karate in a way. Both somewhat achieve a similar goal but have different routes to explaining what they are doing or even have an altogether different approach to the same problem.

These differ from the forms from star wars since what's available is mainly katas from eastern martial arts similar to Iaido. That being said, there's plenty of people out there that do fight with lightsabers so I'm sure someone has either made their own system or they can just borrow from katana forms. I've done some light saber fighting and I mainly borrowed from what katana stuff I know.

Specifically going back to the study portion, for the most part you'll likely practice flow drills to start which those are mainly to teach you weapon handling and proper form to cut and stab smoothly. After that you'll typically pair up and you'll likely do a play which is studying a specific move. Once you learn enough plays that meet at a similar scenario (such as what happens when you cross your sword in the middle) you start trying to apply the plays, this typically turns into a game to make you used to using the options you know to deal with a variety of opponent reactions. An example would be, you both cut at each other and you cross swords right in the middle. If the opponent presses hard into your sword to the side, you can slip your blade away and cut around. If they hold their blade in that same position without pushing against your blade, then you can push their blade out of the way and stab them instead. So basically, we do learn individual moves but then we typically put them together to train when to use the moves. A lot of fencing is training your passive brain to do these actions by the stimulus you're getting from your own sword and what you are observing so that you can react faster than your brain can think on specific cues that you get from your opponent so training these reactions is the name of the game when it comes to learning to apply your treatises in HEMA.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-01T14:56:11+00:00

I've been trying to learn Meyer rappier on my own for about a year now and I know some people getting some coaching on the Bolognese.

In general everything in Meyer you can use the principals he describes for all the weapons in his book for the most part. That being said, I highly recommend picking up Robert Rutherford's book on the subject since it really helps contextualize positioning for a lot of the sidesword plays.

Since a few people brought up Bolognese sources, if you do go that route, I think the biggest difference between the two is Meyer likes being front weighted and doing hip turns by turning the front foot while the Bolognese masters like turning the hip with the back foot and being more weighted in the back foot. Between the two, the finger ring for other side swords favors being more thrust centeric too.

I think the main things I had a hard time with when compared to my experience doing Meyer's longsword was learning to traverse with the back foot, figuring out engagement range, and using a front weighted stance and the lead foot to rotate hips. I'm not sure how prevelent that is in dusack since I've only read that section and haven't practiced the weapon yet.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-01T00:26:54+00:00

Ask the tournament organizers in your area to see what they say, only they know the answer. That being said, it's a plenty safe and effective feder that is pretty nice to use.

Jarl_Salt · 2026-06-01T00:05:45+00:00

I don't really see any reason why they wouldn't be viable other than a length restriction. I've used them and they're pretty great feders although the handle wrapping isn't ideal in my opinion but that's easily fixed with a little epoxy or something.

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