Glad you enjoyed it. I thought it might prove a fun break from the sequential cutting we normally do. After all a Ranger may not always have the benefit of dynamic movement. Regardless of blade preference you never know when you might find yourself fighting in a tangled hedge thicket around Bree or with your feet firmly planted in the boot grasping muck of the Midgewater Marshes. Sometimes you have to cut without the luxury of much movement or space.
Re: 2019 S.W.O.R.D. Game
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:43 am
by Taylor Steiner
Awesome
Re: 2019 S.W.O.R.D. Game
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 11:39 pm
by Odigan
As evidenced by the wet cutting stand, it took a couple tries to get a satisfactory complete cut, but there it is. Backdrop happens to be freshly painted oilcloth.
New rule...Odigan has to use wooden swords blindfolded and one hand tied behind his back.
Re: 2019 S.W.O.R.D. Game
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:09 pm
by Odigan
TaylorSteiner wrote:New rule...Odigan has to use wooden swords blindfolded and one hand tied behind his back.
I'll bet I can get a wicked edge on a wooden sword...
Re: 2019 S.W.O.R.D. Game
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:13 pm
by Taylor Steiner
Ok but you have to sharpen your wooden sword with a wooden sword blindfolded with one arm tied behind your back.
Re: 2019 S.W.O.R.D. Game
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:42 pm
by Ursus
I’d never bet on something that I know is a guarantee lol.
Re: 2019 S.W.O.R.D. Game
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:13 am
by Greg
At the 11th hour, I'm headed outside to the stand... BRB...
Update: Fail. I don't think I have the blade mass (certainly not the leverage) to get a one-inch-punch type deal going.
In the spirit of the challenge, I tried half-swording from a few inches away as well. I was hopeful, but the leverage gained from a forward hand and a fulcrum at the guard isn't the same as a fulcrum at the guard with a hand on the pommel.
Carry on! Had fun...never tried half-swording a bottle before!
Re: 2019 S.W.O.R.D. Game
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 1:32 am
by Ursus
Nah, give it another go in the morning light I say. If you haven’t already maybe try Odigan’s approach and come straight down?