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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:00:03 +0100

mymoonlitmusings: parkrpeters: “And then 6 weeks later, I found...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:00:03 +0100

parkrpeters:

“And then 6 weeks later, I found out I got the job.”

“Have you not been watching anything I’ve been sending you?” wow Tom really is Peter

fandom-menace: Marvel Star Wars issue 1s (action figure...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:00:02 +0100

fandom-menace:

Marvel Star Wars issue 1s (action figure variants)

by John Tyler Christopher

Black Series 6” scale Special Forces First Order TIE Fighter...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:08:55 +0100

Black Series 6” scale Special Forces First Order TIE Fighter with Elite TIE Fighter Pilot. (3.75” scale Imperial TIE Fighter included to show just how huge this thing is!). #starwars #blackseries #blackseries6inch #tiefighter #specialforcestiefighter

imperiumsinefine: animedads: folks, I’m just gonna say it. I don’t think it rains for long enough...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:00:00 +0100

imperiumsinefine:

animedads:

folks, I’m just gonna say it. I don’t think it rains for long enough periods of time. it rains hard, it sounds good, I’m comfortable inside, but within 5 minutes the jig is up. the dream is over. I think it should rain for longer periods of time than it presently does

Oooo… #starwars #blackseries #blackseries6inch...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:45:52 +0100

Oooo… #starwars #blackseries #blackseries6inch #tiefighter

OMG! Massive box is massive!

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:41:17 +0100

OMG! Massive box is massive!

pruane2: kickin-jeans: oorione: I love straight men female...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:00:22 +0100

pruane2:

kickin-jeans:

oorione:

I love straight men

female traditions

its a woman taunt

Getting there…

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:21:57 +0100

Getting there…

beautiful-wildlife:Stare Down by © cjm_photography

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:00:09 +0100

beautiful-wildlife:

Stare Down by © cjm_photography

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Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:00:09 +0100

yesterdaysprint: Albany Ledger, Missouri, June 16, 1899

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:00:09 +0100

yesterdaysprint:

Albany Ledger, Missouri, June 16, 1899

thatpettyblackgirl: Congrats to Generation Z on their very first...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:00:05 +0100

thatpettyblackgirl:

Congrats to Generation Z on their very first kill! May the blood on your lips taste sweeter than wine!

we-are-shadowcaster: themarysue: hedwig-dordt: optimysticals: ...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:00:14 +0100

we-are-shadowcaster:

themarysue:

hedwig-dordt:

optimysticals:

squeeful:

bemusedlybespectacled:

maxiesatanofficial:

pervocracy:

kvothbloodless:

macaedh:

what the fuck ethan

I wish i had a context for this. But I really dont.

I was all ready to “um, actually” this, but, um, actually there’s about 3-4 grams of iron in a person, which x400 is 1.2-1.6kg, which is a smallish but not unreasonable sword. So. Math checks out.

How would you extract the iron, though? The more practical solution would be to kill a mere hundred men, then mix 1 part blood with 3 parts standard molten iron, imo. Cheaper and faster, while still retaining the edge that only evil magic can give you.

Or, you could just make the sword of iron, and then use the blood to temper the blade.

1.2 to 1.6 kilograms is a perfectly reasonable large sword. Your average longsword was 1.1–1.8 kg and I don’t even remember if that’s including the weight of the hilt, guard, and pommel or just the blade. Your more classic “knight sword” was a mere 1.1 kilograms on average; the blood of 400 men is more than enough.

This is using the comparatively crappy metallurgy of medieval Europe and their meh iron swords. Move east to, say, contemporary Iran and make a scimitar using high carbon steel (~2%) for a .75 kilogram blade and you only need the blood of about 225 men.

So putting my thoughts in on this… because how could I not.

So you’ve exsanguinated your 400 guys to get the iron for your sword. Cool. But now you have 400 bodies lying around.

Why not put those to good use and cremate them. Use the carbon from those 400 bodies (you won’t need all of them) and now you can make a nice mid-high carbon steel sword.

Now you have a sword forged with the blood of your enemies AND strengthened with their bones.

“high fantasy math” - the tag I should have expected to write some day.

I’m so proud of everyone in this post

You are gonna want more than 1.2 kg of iron to make a sword. Yes the end result will weigh in at 1.2-1.6 but the forging, shaping, grinding and scale blasting can remove 1/3 of the material. So hedge your amount at 500 bodies. Then utilize the bones and viscera to bring the sword from iron to a carbon steel. Save a femur for the handle grip. And leather the skin to make a handle wrap. Belt and sheathe too.

This is all good to know for potential writers and dungeons masters. To spice up the lore for that wicked sentient evil sword or weapon your players find.

Ok, Monday, let’s do this… #me #myface #selfie #monday

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:37:15 +0100

Ok, Monday, let’s do this… #me #myface #selfie #monday

#Repost @markosiauk ・・・ The Lady & The Lost World – OUT...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:47:02 +0100

#Repost @markosiauk
・・・
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The Lady and the Lost World is an archaeological action-adventure tale in the tradition of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider with a surprising Lovecraftian twist.

Written by Ian Sharman and illustrated by Hakan Aydın with a stunning cover by Loles Romero, Away is available to order now in print and digitally. Check the News page on our website (link in bio) to find out how to get your copy now!

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The Lady & The Lost World - OUT NOW!

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:24:24 +0100

The Lady & The Lost World – OUT NOW!

What if everything we knew about the ancient history of our world was wrong?

What if ancient civilizations left clues to the existence of a lost world behind in their monuments and architecture?

When Lady Emmaline Harcourt’s fiancé goes missing while on an expedition to find traces of this ancient, lost civilization, she recruits notorious thief, rogue, possible murderer and, worst of all,…

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crazyfandomaddicted: JUST SAW THIS ON INSTAGRAM AND LAUGHED SO...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 20:00:10 +0100

crazyfandomaddicted:

JUST SAW THIS ON INSTAGRAM AND LAUGHED SO HARD I SCARED THE DOG OMG

eldritchcuddlernonsense: coolkidsofhistory: Don Featherstone,...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 18:00:10 +0100

eldritchcuddlernonsense:

coolkidsofhistory:

Don Featherstone, Creator of the Plastic Lawn Flamingos, 1957

He looks exactly as you would picture the creator of plastic lawn flamingos to look.

captain-calrissian: With approximately three seconds until...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:00:07 +0100

captain-calrissian:

With approximately three seconds until total shutdown, K-2SO listened to Cassian’s voice cry his name one last time. Then, without regret, the droid turned his weapon on the console. The comm cut out. WIth the controls now reduced to a melted plastoid-metal compound, the stormtroopers would have considerable difficulty entering the vault.

With one second left until total shutdown, K-2SO chose to mentally simulate an impossible scenario in which Cassian Andor escaped alive.

The simulation pleased him.

-Rogue One novelization by Alexander Freed