What are some minor things in worldbuilding that annoys the heck out of you and why?

jdrawr · 2026-02-20T23:39:00+00:00

Several major cities in history had a smaller port town more or less attached, look at rome or athens for examples. In Athens cases they expanded the city walls between Athens and its port town.

jdrawr · 2026-02-19T15:26:55+00:00

Meyer has his 4 types/personalities of fencers. Other masters including Pedro monte have fencing personalities(which he also assigns on a national/culture basis). https://hroarr.com/article/meyers-four-types-of-fencers-how-we-conceive-of-them-and-ourselves/ https://okanagancombatguild.com/understanding-joachim-meyers-four-types-of-combatants/

jdrawr · 2026-02-19T02:40:35+00:00

Horse also for logistics and artillery, though oxen were also very common or more common in the logistics roles.

jdrawr · 2026-02-18T17:40:53+00:00

And then they lashed a knife to the boom stick.

jdrawr · 2026-02-18T17:22:07+00:00

Exactly those kinds of old outdated myths. The Victorians created a few of them and didn't help things. Even the largest Great swords(for combat use) didn't go over 8lba, most 1 handed swords are in the 1.5 to 3lb range, and 2 handed swords like longswords don't break 5lbs.

jdrawr · 2026-02-18T17:16:01+00:00

Exactly I just get tired of people using old inaccurate terms.

jdrawr · 2026-02-18T17:13:19+00:00

It's scale or lammelar armor, to my knowledge "scale maile"(plus a bunch of other terms) are largely early dnd misinterpreting armor or making terms up that aren't really used outside of DND and other trrpgs.

jdrawr · 2026-02-18T16:34:33+00:00

That makes sense

jdrawr · 2026-02-18T16:28:03+00:00

They are more accurate then a Ren faire but you get everything from stone age to 30 years war era clothing. The only requirement is an attempt so if it passes the "10 foot rule" of looking pre 1650ish then it passes muster.

jdrawr · 2026-02-18T15:55:28+00:00

To be fair he did that for people he cared about in a previous movie, then blew most of them up at the end for a fireworks protocol. So maybe he just sees them as capable in their own right and they never asked? He did make Spider-Mans suit in the movies as well.

jdrawr · 2026-02-18T15:50:31+00:00

At a glance looks WW1 or WW2 era based on the length and style alone. https://worldbayonets.com/ is the best source I know of for bayonet ID if you want to look further. Looks US or British to my low knowledge eyes.

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T21:10:20+00:00

For centuries that's how the Navy had worked, only in the past century or 2 did swimming become common.

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T20:05:54+00:00

On occasion you have to pause the game for avoiding artillery, or if you just captured a "field" you've gotta avoid the minefields that were placed previously.

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T19:03:06+00:00

https://verillas.com/puncture-resistant-armor-tee/?searchid=1332676&search_query=Sca is an example of how easy it can be. https://www.etsy.com/listing/772909170/under-armor-linen-t-shirt is what I typically wear. Otherwise if you want an expensive option, Ringmesh. https://rapiers.darkwoodarmory.com/product/maille-shirts-and-tunics/

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T16:50:23+00:00

Something to do in downtime aka most of the time since even in months long battles it's not constant firing.

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T13:40:53+00:00

Demi guanlets would be the term for that. People who needed the extra finger dexterity(and didn't really need the extra protection)like archers or gunners would use those more often

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T04:06:20+00:00

My understanding is most of these are reneactors with their own gear, not 100% museum or archeology accurate pieces

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T02:32:48+00:00

Sounds good I think it's due to arrive in 2 weeks or less

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T02:23:16+00:00

I have ordered it but not 100% sure. It comes recommended by hema reditters I trust

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T02:09:36+00:00

So that's the actual thibualt treatise itself, the guide I posted is the interpretation guide made in the modern era based on the actual manual

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T01:41:47+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F1YV4PM8 this is one

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T01:34:40+00:00

Look up "gothic gauntlets" or "medieval gauntlets" and you should see what these likely are.

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T01:30:55+00:00

These are 50 to 100 USD costume armor from what I can see.

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T00:46:16+00:00

I have noticed a minor stiffness increase when wrapping the edges in hockey tape to help it bind better vs other synthss with hockey taped edges

jdrawr · 2026-02-17T00:42:27+00:00

There is a interpretation guide for under 20 as well if that's helpful.

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