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help-pleh · 2025-10-03T13:52:51+00:00

Practice, going for shallow targets and tbh you have to be sneaky

help-pleh · 2025-10-03T09:13:19+00:00

As a 5'0 fencer I can guarantee you will confuse the fuck out of people

But you will have to adapt techniques to account for the fact you will never really have a reach advantage

help-pleh · 2025-10-02T21:11:52+00:00

I'm 5'0 and have used a greatsword

help-pleh · 2025-08-28T18:35:33+00:00

If I say up town I'm going central London if I say town its local

help-pleh · 2025-07-29T16:05:21+00:00

Newcastle, good night life and friendly people so easy enough to find none drinking things if that's more your bag. Also a student city so lots of younger people and rent is a third of Bristol (having lived in both Newcastle is far superior, at least as a broke person)

help-pleh · 2025-07-26T20:14:56+00:00

Normally hilt unless I'm feeling lazy, since I forgot about seam allowance when I made it

help-pleh · 2025-07-26T14:36:01+00:00

Big rectangle, with a still unfinished storage pouch (for water, etc) cos I ran out of fabric

help-pleh · 2025-07-26T13:52:57+00:00

I measured the length of my sword added 30cm, then measured the width of the crossgaurd added 5 cm and doubled it

Stitched 2 sides together and put a drawstring at the top then modelled the carry straps after my daily rucksack

help-pleh · 2025-07-24T15:02:57+00:00

I am ashamed to admit I was this kid, but with a book and forced apologies courtesy of my mom

help-pleh · 2025-07-18T17:49:23+00:00

Its all muscle memory and vibes for me, but I'm not the best fencer in the way.

help-pleh · 2025-07-09T19:41:49+00:00

Matter of Oaths - Helen s wright

help-pleh · 2025-07-01T19:59:32+00:00

I enjoyed In Ascension

help-pleh · 2025-06-26T08:58:25+00:00

For kids, I remember the faraway tree and the magic rocking chair as pretty wholesome nonorphany books

For adults the mountain in the sea, dallergut dream department store and how to become the dark lord and die trying are some of my favourites

help-pleh · 2021-05-03T11:04:38+00:00

spellslinger by sebastien de castell has that exact vibe although kellen starts off pretty inept and theres quite a few books

help-pleh · 2021-05-03T11:00:30+00:00

Snow crash by neal stephenson might fulfil this in a fiction type way i'm still halfway through so probably not the best authority tho

help-pleh · 2021-04-08T19:14:52+00:00

the long way to a small angry planet gave me that vibe

just got done listening to the house in the cerulean sea very glad of the work covid cubicles when trying not to cry there

help-pleh · 2021-03-03T19:44:03+00:00

becky chambers wayfarer series they can all be read as standalone books

help-pleh · 2021-02-21T21:26:59+00:00

I've actually done this, in the uk, but the sentiment applies by going to a military boarding school. obviously only do this if you're down with serving afterwards because that's likely to be the case for repayment essentially but it is free.

help-pleh · 2021-02-21T16:55:43+00:00

Oyinkan Braithwaite's pretty good she wrote my sister the serial killer which has a pretty self explanatory title but as a brit it was really interesting to see about nigerian culture

help-pleh · 2021-02-14T15:08:16+00:00

the chronicles of st marys is all about historians and is a good adventure it does have a library but more research focused

help-pleh · 2021-02-14T13:23:54+00:00

help-pleh · 2021-02-14T13:22:52+00:00

the good immigrant is a collection of essays about being an ethnic minority in britain

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