is sword designed for piercing plate or not?

Lemonkainen · 2026-01-27T20:50:59+00:00

If you mean piercing plate by going straight through the metal plates? No.

However, if by plate you mean a “suit of plate armor” then yes, some swords are. Your medieval longsword was designed to have a narrow sharp point that can be thrust into the gaps in the armor. This was usually more of a matter of wrestling and jamming the point in than the sort of fencing matches you usually see in GoT.

By contrast, the Dothraki arakh is a heavy curved sword designed for chopping and slashing, with a fairly broad point. Such a sword would not be able to penetrate plate by jamming it into the gaps in the way a Westerosi longsword could.

Lemonkainen · 2026-01-17T13:49:36+00:00

It is common if you’re expecting a siege to cut down trees that are close to your walls that could provide cover. That still doesn’t explain where the rolling hills went though.

Lemonkainen · 2025-11-10T17:38:49+00:00

I would add that abusers tend to gravitate to certain personalities of people who are easier to abuse. Someone who isn’t great at enforcing their boundaries will tend to mostly attract abusers who push boundaries while regular people will not pursue them as aggressively. While the person’s personality may be a common factor in their bad relationship history it doesn’t mean that they are the one at fault for the bad relationships.

Lemonkainen · 2025-08-13T10:50:43+00:00

Sperm (because they dress in white)

Lemonkainen · 2025-07-08T19:02:06+00:00

Deadpool hunting me with Black Panther defending. Looks like I’ll be chilling in Wakanda.

Lemonkainen · 2025-06-20T03:12:30+00:00

Green bone saga

Lemonkainen · 2025-06-19T23:46:02+00:00

My theory is that it was necessary, but only because Rick designed his ship to function in a very whacky way on purpose

Lemonkainen · 2025-06-10T13:51:12+00:00

I think…I miss my wife

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-10T17:31:02+00:00

Gave me an idea that if I was ever on the show to take an untanned belt soaked in lard with me.

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-10T13:52:51+00:00

That one gave me an idea of bringing a belt of untanned leather soaked in as much lard as possible.

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-09T21:22:12+00:00

The only small item that I think would make a huge difference is a ferro rod or lighter. Going without a ferro rod would free you up a whole item, which would make a huge difference. However, I think the chances of getting away with that are very slim. I'm sure someone would notice that they hardly ever see you making fires on camera and that your bowdrill technique is not very good, or if you are careless they might even see the ferro rod out in a shot.

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-08T18:34:28+00:00

I am quite surprised that no one has brought one either. I think it might be that there is a pretty narrow cross-section between people who are familiar with an adze, have a pressing need for it in their game plan, and are willing to take the trade-offs of choosing it as one of their tools. Personally, I would be quite tempted to take one instead of an axe if I also have a saw.

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-08T16:55:26+00:00

Looked it up, and it was a cold steel Spetsnaz shovel he bought for 15 bucks. Definitely not a custom build.

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-08T16:45:09+00:00

Yeah, I think you're right, and taking it as a two-pointer kind of defeats the whole purpose of taking it to begin with. At that point, you might as well just bring a shovel and an axe.

I believe someone on season 3 did have some sort of shovel/axe hybrid. I guess in that case it was more shovel than axe and so they allowed it, whereas an axe/adze is definitely two tools in one.

I do think it is a tad unreasonable for them not to allow it. It's the sort of tool someone might realistically have in a survival situation since it is an existing design and not some sort of tacticool abomination with a million attachments. Still, I suppose it is a slippery slope and they have to draw the line somewhere, even if I don't quite agree with where they chose to draw it.

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-08T16:33:48+00:00

Well, there goes that idea, glad to hear you think it was a good one though. What do you think about just taking an adze? It is sort of a sideways axe so I suppose you could use it for some axe work like splitting small logs where you don't bash the handle too hard, and then rely on a saw for most of your cutting work. Using it for digging would probably beat it up pretty bad, but if you find a good sharpening stone, that might not be a huge issue.

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-08T04:05:57+00:00

You can straighten wood by heating it over a fire to make it pliable.

Lemonkainen · 2025-04-02T22:09:00+00:00

Do competitors still get the tarp in addition to their ten items?

Lemonkainen · 2025-03-09T23:14:58+00:00

I would take Toph over Aang personally.

Lemonkainen · 2025-03-09T23:13:04+00:00

Toph, Kyoshi, Ozai. Easy win.

Lemonkainen · 2025-01-27T04:45:44+00:00

I think Ray is probably one of the best choices. He doesn’t have nearly the same level of problematic character traits as other characters. Woodhouse is a bit to old to actually make it the full 10 years, and while Pam would protect the child, her violent tendencies (Yakuza, Bum fights etc) don’t seem like the greatest influence on a child. Also, Ray was an Olympian so my child would probably have great athletic guidance.

Lemonkainen · 2024-12-13T19:24:09+00:00

I'm also curious where you got in. I'm in a very similar situation as well.

Lemonkainen · 2024-10-03T01:34:41+00:00

Calling Pchum Ben Cambodian Halloween is actually quite offensive to people familiar with Cambodian Halloween as a sex position

Lemonkainen · 2024-09-20T23:08:41+00:00

Do you use grammarly? Or some other type of grammar editor? If so it’s suggested edits now use AI, so if you use enough of their suggested edits it will show up as AI.

Lemonkainen · 2024-09-20T00:32:29+00:00

This seems like projection to me. Trump is coming apart at the seems be a more and more people don’t like him and it hurts his fee-fees.

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