un: wellcooked

[transfusionem]

So I think we have punching pretty well taken care of, but does anyone have advice on how to buy a decent sword?


Asides from just like, go to the market and find one.

Comments

[infestedcouncilpresident]

Well are you sure you want a sword? Do you have any weird powers? You said you were a mage right?

[heromedal]

It's something to refine with each battle. For now, would you say you prefer fighting aggressively, defensively or in a balanced manner?

Shooting things is very easy. You point and click. Most gun training is about not killing things when you don't want to, because that's how easy it is.

[ Yeah? What's your point? ]

[transfusionem]

Thanks! Hopefully I'll be a good student!

[transfusionem]

Swords are what I've been using when I've been practicing, so maybe... And I don't really have anything that useful except I can make myself pretty fast.

[Which!! Is the truth!! It's just not, you know, because of magic.]

[transfusionem]

I think it'd be better to get the fight over as quickly as possible.

You say this but there are countless reports of people shooting themselves in the foot.

[He should take care of himself first!!]

[heromedal]

I tend to think similarly. I'd rather there be no fight at all if possible. But if you must square up in close combat and want to end it quickly an axe is a good choice. Offensively dangerous, easy to use and disarm others. Intimidating.

That is correct, which is why most of gun training is about not doing that sort of thing. I knew a братва boy who blew his own kneecap off.

Oh, братва is the Russian mob.

[ If he does not work literally 24/7 everyone in the world will die and it'll be his fault. Is that what you want, Adelaide? ]

[transfusionem]

Like the kind you cut down trees with?

Why do you know people in the Russian mob? Actually I guess that probably isn't that important as the moral of the story, which is if I have a gun don't be a fucking idiot with it.

[That is literally not going to happen so you can stop stressing yourself out and relax for once!!!]

[deuteranope]

seeing as I'm already sharing notes with a fucking moron of astronomical heights, I can guarantee you won't be my worst

[bejustorbedead]

It wouldn't be.

[transfusionem]

I'll try not to trip over the bar being set for me. Wouldn't want to make your life any harder.

[transfusionem]

Thank you so much!

[heromedal]

Not those specific ones but items of those types. Just ones made for killing things. Not very good defensively, but a tomahawk or two is an excellent way to increase enemy limb dispersal.

You are correct. It is the moral of most of my stories involving братва, though I never did meet Нет хуй Maksim.

[ Google translate Нет хуй, I'll wait. ]

But it's all very simple as long as you don't get cocky.

[ You don't know that for sure and neither does he, but why take the risk? ]

[deuteranope]

I appreciate this rare fucking consideration

[transfusionem]

I see. Maybe that's worth looking into.

[And she will google that, thank you very much.]

Is that a literal name or not?

Nothing's been simple since coming here.

[Everything is complicated all the time.]

[transfusionem]

You'd think it'd be more common, huh?

[heromedal]

I tend to develop towards covering as many bases as possible, so do let me know if you develop a preference.

I wouldn’t know. As I say I never met the man. He was just always mentioned when a young member carried their gun in the waistband of their pants.

On that we agree, but I suspect for different reasons.

[ All the magic and stuff has been normal to him. It’s the normal things that he’s always confused by. ]

[transfusionem]

I will, if that ends up happening.

[You never know.]

Sounds like he got that name for a reason, even if the reason was to just teach recruits proper gun safety.

Oh, definitely different. Normally that wouldn't be a bad thing, though.

[She's not sure it's a bad thing now, honestly, but sometimes everything just feels bad.]

[deuteranope]

meh...little shits of a feather, etc etc

[transfusionem]

The way you say it makes it sound like you have quite the flock.

[Aka you must be super popular!!]

[deuteranope]

lmao spend time on our fucking floor and you'll understand honestly

even when you don't live there you visit and weird shit happens like someone smashes up your fucking guitar and I don't fucking know what else these freaks get up to

[infestedcouncilpresident]

Thats neat

[If a little underwhelming compared to what she's seen other mages do.]

I dunno man just go with what feels right. Find the coolest teacher at the school and ask if they offer a combat class

un: δαήμων

[eudaimonikos]

You can bargain with a daemon to get a cool magic sword.

[eudaimonikos]

Actually wait don't do that

UN: oolong

[ohgoodgrief]

NOT from art dealers

Especially ones you don't check out first

omg the stories I could tell

[heromedal]

Conversely, you could take the route I've chosen- rather than focusing on increasing your capabilities, seek to reduce your blind spots and become competent in numerous weapons rather than a master of many.

[ Rex really doesn't actually get that doing that sort of thing is really, really hard unless you're like him. He seriously undervalues his own competence. ]

It didn't work, if that was the reason. Everyone with a gun I've seen here needs to learn his story too.

What wouldn't be bad? The difference or the complication?