What does [THING] look like?

Started by Blackisback, August 11, 2010, 09:05:12 PM

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August 11, 2010, 09:05:12 PM
General idea is to ask what something unique or difficult to imagine looks like. I'm sure everyone has come across a piece of gear which, upon looking at it, was left scratching their head.

I'll get this party started. What the hell does a Hawkblade look like? I just can't wrap my mind around the basic shape of it. Is it like a boomerang? A boomerang with a handle on it?
August 11, 2010, 09:07:10 PM #1
Wtf does a surmac look like?
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August 11, 2010, 09:18:41 PM #2
A hawkblade is like a backwards khukri knife, only sword-sized.
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August 11, 2010, 09:23:53 PM #3
August 11, 2010, 10:29:43 PM #4
Quote from: HavokBlue on August 11, 2010, 09:07:10 PM
Wtf does a surmac look like?

Given the mdescs I've read, it's this with a wider brim:


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August 11, 2010, 11:25:47 PM #5
Quote from: Blackisback on August 11, 2010, 09:05:12 PMI'll get this party started. What the hell does a Hawkblade look like? I just can't wrap my mind around the basic shape of it. Is it like a boomerang? A boomerang with a handle on it?

I imagine it sorta like this.

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August 12, 2010, 01:12:21 AM #6
I always thought the orc blades from Lord of the Rings.

The ones that look like "L's"
August 12, 2010, 01:14:24 AM #7
Quote from: Tuannon on August 12, 2010, 01:12:21 AM
I always thought the orc blades from Lord of the Rings.

The ones that look like "L's"

That's what I always thought.
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August 12, 2010, 06:04:58 AM #8
Those are straight blades with a spur at the end, though.  The hawkblades in game are described as having more of a blade with a shape more like a kukri but in reverse.
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August 12, 2010, 06:12:57 AM #9
Quote from: spawnloser on August 12, 2010, 06:04:58 AM
Those are straight blades with a spur at the end, though.  The hawkblades in game are described as having more of a blade with a shape more like a kukri but in reverse.

Agreed, I don't think it's exact.  But I don't think it's the more gentle bend of the kukri either, nor extending backwards so far.  I'm not sure, I haven't looked at the description in a -long- time.
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August 12, 2010, 07:12:24 AM #10
"rogues do it from behind"
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[19:41] Clearsighted: Tremendous sandstorms are gods way of saving the mud from you.
August 12, 2010, 11:54:30 AM #11
I think hawkblades are described as having more of a right-angled blade. I think the 'L' pretty much sums it up. It just makes the business end heavier.
August 12, 2010, 12:37:54 PM #12


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August 12, 2010, 05:17:06 PM #13
God those weapons are badass.  More trikals in game, plz.
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August 12, 2010, 10:41:35 PM #14
Quote from: Armaddict on August 12, 2010, 05:17:06 PM
God those weapons are badass.  More trikals in game, plz.

I like the bat'leth at the top.

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August 13, 2010, 12:30:16 AM #15
Tortoise blade is hawt.
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August 13, 2010, 12:57:37 AM #16
What are ptergyes?  And what do they look like?
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August 13, 2010, 01:01:06 AM #17
Quote from: LauraMars on August 13, 2010, 12:57:37 AM
What are ptergyes?  And what do they look like?

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August 13, 2010, 01:05:55 AM #18


a barbed throwing chakram.
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August 13, 2010, 02:37:09 AM #19
Quote from: Malifaxis on August 12, 2010, 12:37:54 PMPosted for FightClub

Thank you Sir.
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August 13, 2010, 01:48:55 PM #20
Quote from: LauraMars on August 13, 2010, 12:57:37 AM
What are ptergyes?  And what do they look like?
See the pants?
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August 22, 2010, 03:16:27 AM #21
What do elves' ears look like? LotR ears? Dragon Age ears? WoW ears? Some other variant?

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August 22, 2010, 04:15:20 AM #22
Quote from: bcw81 on August 22, 2010, 03:16:27 AM
What do elves' ears look like? LotR ears? Dragon Age ears? WoW ears? Some other variant?



...What I've always imagined, anyhow.
August 22, 2010, 12:30:53 PM #23 Last Edit: August 22, 2010, 12:32:58 PM by Bilanthri
Quote from: bcw81 on August 22, 2010, 03:16:27 AM
What do elves' ears look like? LotR ears? Dragon Age ears? WoW ears? Some other variant?



The original design for DS elves had them with human sized ears with points, rather than the elongated elf-tannae that imply a more fantastical creation.

I think this adds to the concept that elves are people too. They don't live 1000 years and wield magic like human children play with sticks.

EDIT: Also, for any of you looking for more reading on how to RP these shifty, desert runners, this book is awesome. I've had a copy for a long time but recently went through it again and all sorts of ideas brewed.
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August 22, 2010, 12:46:57 PM #24
You mean "Elves of Athas"? It's a great book, why did you edit out the name?

Though Athasian elves are much less sinister than "ours".
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