Building a Fantasy Army Part 7: Logistics
An army marches on its stomach. What this means is that while a fantasy writer probably should not spend words boring his readers with minutae of logistical arrangements, some thought […]
Harness Overview – Nohr (Fire Emblem)
Overview Basis for this will be armour worn by Prince Leo. This is because armour of everybody’s favourite Tomato Prince does not appear to be extensively customized (unlike other siblings), […]
Harness Overview – 15th Century Gothic Armour
Nature of combat Gothic armour developed in 15th century. At this time, warfare was in fact highly complex, professional (with few exceptions) and varied. As such, soldiers had to cope […]
Military of Westeros 3 – Weapons and Equipment
Equipment Armour Knights have surcoats over armour. George Martin has stated that armour tends to later styles as one goes south – North uses mostly mail, while Lannister troops use […]
Weapons and Armour Interaction
Weapons and armour historically interact in rather consistent ways. But fantasy often completely ignores this. It should be noted however that it is usually armour development – itself a result […]
