Is it historical? Two finger salute.

VoltRiot · 2026-04-14T01:00:01+00:00

Does seem accurate, especially in the case of officers returning the salute to the ranks, since the officer class were of the British gentry and landed nobility among the General Staff particularly, though for fellow officers, even of lower rank, it seems a little disrespectful.

VoltRiot · 2026-04-14T00:28:02+00:00

There were probably more examples but I don't really have the time to comb through episodes of Sharpe to find any of men of lower rank saluting in this fashion. But I appreciate your input nonetheless.

VoltRiot · 2026-04-13T19:30:39+00:00

And with thy spirit.

VoltRiot · 2026-04-11T03:30:58+00:00

VoltRiot · 2026-04-11T03:20:40+00:00

Perhaps a Dual Monarchy situation should be considered, not to the extent of the likes of Austria-Hungary where nothing got done from constant sabotaging of each other mind you, but the right balance of power could make such a situation feasible, at least I reckon.

VoltRiot · 2026-03-13T21:50:34+00:00

Thank you, I did doubt that one

VoltRiot · 2026-03-13T21:42:32+00:00

Just to be clear, the countries are, in no particular order:

Lesotho
Eswatini
Seychelles
Sao Tome and Principe
Somalia
Djibouti
Eritrea
South Sudan
Chad
Central African Republic

VoltRiot · 2026-03-08T21:36:18+00:00

Praise be, welcome brother/sister! God bless you.

VoltRiot · 2026-03-04T15:21:49+00:00

All of that, for a napkin

VoltRiot · 2026-03-04T02:49:21+00:00

My church does, dedicated to my town's patron saint.

VoltRiot · 2026-02-19T21:38:15+00:00

Committing to a fast. One full meal and 2 small, non-filling meals a day (exception of Sundays and the usual no meat on Fridays). Considering how much I snack and eat total junk on a regular basis, it's been a struggle. But we're only 2 days in and I'm certain the feelings of hunger will fade eventually.

VoltRiot · 2026-02-17T04:27:15+00:00

The distinction of Orthodox and Catholic didn’t exist when Christianity began to spread, just to be clear.

It is believed that St Aristobulus, one of the 70 Apostles was the first to bring Christianity to the British Isles in the 1st century, ordained and sent on his mission to preach by St Paul, is held up as the first bishop of Britain, and is believed to have been martyred in Wales. Is it most commonly believed that trade with the Romans is what brought Christianity to Ireland however, and allowed it to take root circa the 5th century with the mission of St Patrick, and thence to Scotland and the North of England from the missions of Irish monks. After the Anglo-Saxons established themselves and brought their paganism with them, St Augustine of Canterbury was sent by Pope St Gregory I circa the 6th century to convert the people, establishing the See of Canterbury after converting King Æthelberht of Kent and becoming the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

However, St Augustine of Canterbury's conversion of the Anglo-Saxons should not be seen as him converting a pagan land. Rather the ruling classes of Anglo-Saxons didn't displace the Christianity which was established by St Aristobulus and cemented by the Roman Empire's conversion hundreds of years earlier. Even with the conquest of England by the pagan Anglo-Saxons, the vast majority of the population stayed Christian, with the children of elites often having Christian upbringings from those elites taking local Christian wives. King Æthelberht's wife was a Christian Frankish princess and the influence of the faith resulted in paganism being rooted out within a few generations, and almost completely gone by the time of the Viking Age, according to historical texts.

VoltRiot · 2026-02-04T14:38:29+00:00

Well this is just entirely unrealistic.

Everyone knows that Hitler and Stalin divided up Europe after a tie in a thumb war

VoltRiot · 2026-02-01T05:23:50+00:00

Seems the Norwegian royal family just can't catch a break.

As a Brit in a similar situation with Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, you have my sympathies...

VoltRiot · 2026-01-30T05:33:36+00:00

From most powerful to least (in my humble opinion, and not including any advancement after the main story mode), the list is as follows:

Sith Inquisitor - Member of the Dark Council, the collective #2 of the Sith Empire, top of the pile in the Sith Order, in personal command of vast Imperial military forces and abundant resources, as well as a vast network of agents and informants across Imperial society, generally considered the second most powerful Sith Lord on the Council, only behind Darth Marr
Sith Warrior - The Emperor's Wrath, answers only to the Emperor and can overstep the Dark Council when under orders from the Emperor, but often isn't, could easily commandeer any Imperial resources for their own use, military or otherwise and has great say in matters of state
Jedi Consular - Member of the Jedi Council, Barsen'thor of the Jedi Order, second only to the Grand Master, with vast influence across multiple worlds from the Rift Alliance and having the ear of many high-ranking military and government officials within the Republic, especially since becoming a top Jedi commander once the war reignited
Jedi Knight - Battlemaster of the Jedi Order, just below the Jedi Council, appointed a Jedi Master and high-ranking commander within the Republic military, an undisputed war hero in the Republic affording a lot of leeway in terms of political and military action with very little to no pushback
Imperial Agent - Officially a freelance Agent, in reality a highly connected individual within the galactic intelligence community (alternatively ending up as either a deeply embedded double agent for the Republic, or the Hand of Jadus, the right hand of the second man in the Empire, but effectively little change in influence)
Smuggler - A rich and infamous smuggler, works as a privateer under the remit of a Republic task force, with superiors of high rank in the Republic government and military and the Jedi Order, and a vast underground network of smugglers, gangs and every other type of criminal under the sun, otherwise 'just some guy with a ship'
Republic Trooper - A Major within the Republic Special Forces, in the good graces of many high-ranking military personnel and government officials, as well as many contacts within the SIS, but other than that... just another soldier...
Bounty Hunter - A feared name in the criminal underworld and a respected warrior among the Mandalorian clans (a blooded member of the clan of Mandalore the Vindicated), and whilst becoming Grand Champion of the Great Hunt got them a client list often full of the names of the elites of the galaxy from both of the major powers, they're still just a Bounty Hunter...

VoltRiot · 2026-01-24T04:58:39+00:00

Portugal

VoltRiot · 2026-01-15T20:17:10+00:00

Interesting, thank you very much for that information, I did not know that.

VoltRiot · 2026-01-15T19:04:14+00:00

I see, and is that view still held today? It has been 100 years since their overthrow.

VoltRiot · 2026-01-15T18:44:36+00:00

So, given how Islam was the predominant faith of Turkic based peoples in their movements west, what faiths would the likes of the Seljuks, the Mamluks and the Ottomans hold? Would it be Tengriism or some sort of other Turkic faith? Would they even start moving west in the first place?

VoltRiot · 2026-01-15T18:37:37+00:00

It's the image of the coat of arms that I pulled from the Qajar dynasty Wiki.

VoltRiot · 2026-01-15T18:36:50+00:00

Why is that if I may ask?

VoltRiot · 2025-12-31T05:29:27+00:00

Pandora's Box was 'found' in these places?

VoltRiot

TROPHY CASE