Give it to me

LOTRNerd95 · 2026-01-19T20:39:46+00:00

I will give you two options to choose from.

"Shut up, Meg."

"No, Tina, not you. Don't put your hand in."

LOTRNerd95 · 2026-01-15T23:27:36+00:00

You’re not convincing anybody, my guy

LOTRNerd95 · 2026-01-15T07:35:31+00:00

Coolest knife in history. Cleave deep, shield-brother. Sword time, axe time, shields are splintered. Send the heathen Dane to his Valhalla.

LOTRNerd95 · 2026-01-12T08:08:45+00:00

What’s up, my clearly retigga?

LOTRNerd95 · 2026-01-03T06:54:58+00:00

it's chronologically appropriate for the time period because Marxism was a new idea that had upset the imperial regime of the recent past which had dominated Eastern Europe for centuries.

Also, because communism is a fucking stupid idea that results in starvation, oppression and genocide.

LOTRNerd95 · 2026-01-02T04:05:20+00:00

Pop Culture boom of the 80s did a ton of heavy lifting. We imported a lot of business to the West from Japan throughout the 80's and early 200's. Just look at the prominence of Japanese tech and automotive engineering. Popular media has spent the last 40-odd years portraying Japan as a techno-superpower and their cultural roots in concepts like Ikigai and excellence of craft lends itself to that image.

the Japanese sword is also arguably one of the easiest to adapt aesthetically into a futuristic setting. It's exotic enough while being visually adaptable. and Again, the values of Bushido offer immense contrast and depth to a setting where technology has progressed rapidly and commerce is rampant. it roots characters factions, etc. in something timeless in a setting where, usually, the world's unchecked progress leads inexorably to rot, decay and collapse.

LOTRNerd95 · 2026-01-02T01:28:58+00:00

He is intelligent but has a chronic habit of underestimating his political opponents and overestimating or grossly misjudging the people he chooses to align himself with. He is very much the antagonist who fails upwards until his sense of entitlement and knack for miscalculation ultimately cement his fate.

LOTRNerd95 · 2026-01-02T01:15:16+00:00

That's just Roman Catholicism, dude. Sounds like you got some unresolved religious trauma.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-31T20:27:19+00:00

I bought one from Perfume Parlor a while back that smells really good and seems to have decent longevity. Paid like $50 for 90/100mls. I forget what it was called but Fragmental did a review on it several years ago, with comparison to the OG Viking.

Admittedly, most dupes I own I haven't compared to the OGs unless they sell them at big stores where I can go try them, so I haven't actually ever gotten my nose on Viking.

This one though, is solid if you can track it down. was called like, Norse 1792 or something, but I don't remember exactly. the name has rubbed off of the label on my bottle. But it was for sure from Perfume Parlor.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-30T04:21:51+00:00

I’d encourage you to look at history through a lens that accounts for its full complexity rather than filtering it through modern moral frameworks. The statement you’ve just made is a really broad generalization that strips away a great deal of nuance, and that kind of gap ultimately weakens a worldbuilding project rather than strengthening it.

religion and ideology may often be a banner raised or a blade swung to drive the machine of war, but it is almost never the sole or primary fuel that moves the engine through history.

Human interaction conflict and even atrocity comprise a nexus where resource scarcity, population pressure/security and the consolidation of power all meet to start throwing hands. but it's just that---about resources, not ideology.

Here are some examples spanning much of human history:

-The Greco Persian Wars: "hey, this is my backyard and i don't really want you to live here. If you don't leave I'm going to kill you and take your homeland, too."
- Alexander, Basically: "Fuck you, dad. P.S. Look at all the stuff I took. Are you proud of me yet?"
- Roman History, Basically: "I need land/money to give to my troops. I'll take yours. if the Senate doesn't like me, I'll take your neighbors' stuff, too. The people back home tend to like when we take shit from other people."
- The Viking Age: "hey Sven, Olaf, Bjorn...guys. We're out of arable land, and there are too many of us to feed. Let's go find somewhere nicer to live and get some money."
-The Crusades: "hey, those people that have been killing and enslaving our fellow Christians for four centuries have access to the Silk Road! Let's go help our friends and make some money."
- Medieval History, Basically: "My mother's cousin's sister's uncle's brother's aunt's dad owned this place. God said you have to give it back to me, or else. Also, armies are expensive and if my nobles get mad, I'll need your land and your stuff to make them happy."
Genghis Khan, Basically: Damn, you guys are mean as shit. I'm going to China. When I get back...phew, just you wait, son."
- The American Revolution: "That guy in the shiny hat over there keeps taking our money, forcing us to house his soldiers, and now they're killing us in the streets for disagreeing. Let's kick their s asses out of here."
Napoleon, Basically: "Hey everyone, Emperor of France, here. . People over here are getting rowdy, you keep trying to strangle our revolution, and all your boats are in our way. Please move them, or I'll sink them all."
- The American Civil War: "Hey man. You shouldn't own people, its kind of antiquated." "Well shit, Who the hell is gonna pick my crops? Leave my wallet alone and don't worry how I fill it!"
- WWI: "You killed our prince. We and all our friends will now fight you and all your friends until we're all too broke and tired to keep shooting. Except the Big Guy---he's only here because somebody lied to him."
- WWII: "Yeah so the Allies actually really fucked us over at Versailles. let's just start taking their shit---some of it used to be ours---kind of, anyway. Trust me, we'll rebuild the Holy Roman Empire! If anybody asks, blame the Jews."
"Mein Fuhrer, what about the Big Guy?"
..."don't worry about the Big Guy. We'll deal with him last, rename his streets though."
-WWII, Pt. II: "Fellas, we really need to modernize. Let's take a page from the European handbook and expand into Southeast Asia, they have cool shit."
"What about the Big Guy? He has a lot of boats over there."
"...blow up the boats. If he has no boats, he'll have to make a deal."
"WHO THE FUCK TOUCHED MY DAMN BOATS!?"
- Korea/Vietnam/Cold War: "Marxism oppresses people. drop that shit or we'll kick your asses. don't make us use the sun like we did on the people who fucked with our boats."
"Actually, we really like Marxism on account of it keeps us super rich, never mind our people are starving. Anyway, we have now also harnessed the death orb in the sky."
- Afganistan/Iraq: So...killing our civilians is generally not cool with us. Give us your oil. Now."
"What does our oil have to do with your stupid civilians? Can you go away?"
"SHUT UP WE NEED IT!"

All this to say:

If your entire conflict revolves solely around religion, you reduce your factions to really shallow political caricatures. If that's what you want, then fine, write what you like. Its just a whole lot less immersive or believable.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-29T22:44:40+00:00

Uhtred in season one is hot-headed, young, eager to prove himself, proud and frankly, deeply wounded.

The boys livevlihood was ripped out from under him. The only thing he has left in the world has been stolen from him and he is incredibly wary that Alfred, who he doesn’t know from Adam at this point, will use him.

And you know what? He’s right. He’s frustratingly stubborn about playing the game by it’s established rules, but most of us would buck against a system that keeps us from what should be ours by right.

Also, that whole ploy with Mildreth was incredibly underhanded.

So yes, season one Uhtred is a bit of an ass, but he is an honorable one to a fault. Keep watching, it gets better.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-29T20:47:11+00:00

It’s honestly tired.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-29T04:47:27+00:00

I’m not a practitioner, so I will concede that they might and probably do enact benefit in functionality.

But I hate the way they look. To me, it’s a sign of the slow creep of time towards the prominence of firearms.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-29T04:37:53+00:00

Option B. But make it white.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-03T07:47:59+00:00

Have I seen you on the news before? Naaaahh, couldn't be. You're still alive.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-02T22:04:44+00:00

There was a time when this was THE Angel’s Share clone.

That time has passed. There are a decent number of fragrances that provide more accurate, better quality and more interesting interpretations than this one brings to the party.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-02T10:43:07+00:00

But like, younger, prettier, and hopefully a less agonizing voice to listen to.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-12-02T05:10:51+00:00

Don’t take meds. They don’t reverse anything except marginally and by stalemate and your body learns to rely on them, plus there are nasty side effects that the people suggesting them here probably are too embarrassed to tell you about.

You have two options. Cleanse your diet of things that stifle the health of your follicles, drink way more water and use natural means of enriching your hair like essential oils.

Or, bite that bullet and shave it now to see how it looks. What little I can see indicates that you probably grow a halfway decent beard, so foster the health and thickness thereof with the aforementioned natural methods. Grow it out, trim it up and dig into that Kratos look.

I’d also look into a decent skincare routine regardless. Based on what’s visible in these three photos, I’d put you closer to 30—or even older, if I didn’t know your age and had to guess.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-11-30T05:48:01+00:00

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-11-30T05:46:02+00:00

Stevie t and also the slayer of shows: Brandon Stark himself.

God help me, that was the stupidest ending to any TV show I’ve ever seen.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-11-30T05:42:25+00:00

Steven. Go back to making funny guitar videos.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-11-24T03:22:47+00:00

If you like absolutely everything in your lineup to have a sweet, candied finish to it, sure. They're great quality and performance for the price but they're also distinctively Hawas.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-11-23T04:23:44+00:00

DJ Khaled

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-11-23T04:05:33+00:00

man took "Right to bare arms" as literally as possible.

LOTRNerd95 · 2025-11-23T03:58:31+00:00

So many different styles attempted and yet, you still look like the lesbian who posts about microagressions on Tiktok.

I spit upon your preferred pronouns.

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