Recent content by grimreaper

It's been four years since I last came onto this forum.... a slew of problems had kept me from writing much. It feels weird to see that the general look and feel of the forums haven't changed. :D. Anyway, I am currently playing Witcher 3. No doubt many of the members on here will have already...

Certainly . Many times I have come up with original names for locations or objects in my stories.......seemingly from nowhere.

Yesterday, I came upon this article. The Well-Tempered Plot Device: Nick Lowe The author here mentions and classifies several types of plot devices that have been used over and over again in the SF/F genre in different forms. After reading this article , I was left wondering ,"does it...

1. Your Favorite Writer Now - J.R.R Tolkien , C.S.Lewis, George R.R. Martin ,G.G.Kay, Anne Frank , Rabindranath Tagore, Enid Blyton . 2. Your Favorite Writer Five Years Ago - J.R.R Tolkien , C.S.Lewis, Anne Frank , J.K.Rowling , Enid Blyton. 3. Writer You Used to Hate, but Now You Like -...

So what is the difference between fencing-style blades and blades that were used in combat? Another thing I was wandering is, how long would a sword made of quality steel (such as wutz or damascus) be expected to last if it was being used in combat everyday? (super materials such as Valyrian...

Also , on the subject of warrior races, can someone please tell me something about the Scythians? I know little about them , except that they were very brutal, had a fearsome reputation as warriors , lived on the Russian grasslands and were , possibly , great goldsmiths. Any help would be...

This question is not directly archery-related, but I thought I should post it here. I have been reading a lot about how mounted archery was a tactic used by a lot of succesful warrior races. I even read that this was what caused the defeat of the Romans at the hands of the Visigoths. My question...

Hmmm..... I always used to think fighting with swords involves something more than banging swords together (you see, I rarely watch movies). However , suppose a person with a two-handed sword is up against a person with a shield and a one-handed sword , what will happen? I don't think the person...

@Anders Amting :-) thanks a lot. Both for the explanation and the help.

http://www.shastarvidiya.org/index2.jsp Found this website just now . This seems like a good place to look around.

Also there is something else I would love to understand. This is from Wikipedia. And it all goes a mile above my head. If anyone would be so kind to take the trouble and explain it in layman's language.........:Confused:

That pdf is enlightening. But now I have a new question. How far can these techniques , which are for the European longswords, be successfully translated to a curved blade like the talwar or vice-versa? Specifically , what would happen if a character trained to fight with a talwar suddenly...

yes I am interested in the eastern styles (Japanese and ancient Indian to be precise). when I talked about sounding stupid , I meant not knowing this sort of thing , actually. I agree . However the only martial artist teacher in my whole town is my karate teacher and even he said he won't be...

Recently, I read a post by zero angel on another thread , where it was said That made me sit up and take notice, because I always thought that sword fighting was not much different from fighting with a stick . So , my question is :- can any one please direct me to a place (a book, an...

Sounds like a really good idea. As I always say, the fantasy genre desperately needs some fresh air.