RingoThat’s not real fighting. That would never work in a real situation. Those techniques aren’t real. In real life, they wouldn’t stand a chance. I […]
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Living the dream
Over the course of the past week I have engaged in a number of Reddit debates over the value of ACL style combat and whether […]
Don’t Follow Elvish Noble Men into strange tunnels
This is an off the cuff story with little to no outlining. I came up with the idea, wrote 1500ish words on Wed. Not sure […]
Friday Fight Video Breakdown-Dark Knights 2v2 Scrimmage
This is a fight that happened at The Knights Hall two weeks ago. It’s very short but I’m pressed for time with Poland looming. I apologize […]
Playing with Initiative: Declaring actions separate from resolving them
One common problem in RPG combat is the idea of separated turns or actions. In a typical game a combat round last 6 seconds and […]
The Story of Civilization is a must read for everyone.
Starting The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant is perhaps the second best thing I’ve ever done in my life. The first being […]
I’m Tired of This HEMA Crap.
Not the art/concept itself. I love that people are resurrecting centuries old techniques. I love that they test them in sparring matches that they spend […]
Corollary to Dude Potential
The wisest man I know, Cat Brooks, has a theory for ACL fighting. He calls it dude potential. Dude potential works like this. If there […]
Friday Fight Video breakdown
Gonna attempt to breakdown this Sword and Shield singles fight between my boy Brandon the Goon and Mike Burkhart. This is an on going attempt […]
Always split the party
The most common advice I heard on RPG boards for awhile was “Never split the party.” The reasons for this on both sides of the […]