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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZvOhHF85I sh sh ittin' in tha grass kcroy fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Jul 1, 2012 |
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Jul 1, 2012 00:00
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Gibbone posted:YOSPOS sci fi thread is currently discussing the goon-made Game of Thrones/Warhammer 40k crossover fanfic. I didn't know this existed. I must have it. Here's the completed file, crazypeltast reposted some of it earlier in the thread as part of his exploration of the old Bad Threads, but there was more that he didn't post. It was kind of shameful to write, but it was also a lot of fun, and hearing peoples' responses to it was always interesting.
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Jul 1, 2012 01:05
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kcroy posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZvOhHF85I I don't know man, gently caress is on your locust? If I get sick, flying on a big bitch I don't know man, I'm shittin' on your whole life e: serry serry tarly tarly florent florent ashford tyrell bitches fly those flags so i dont even bother i put that on my vassals, I put that on my family casterly rock representer, address me as your majesty yeah you can kiss the ring, but you can never touch the crown i drink a million poppey pods and i ain't never coming down bitch you ain't no hot poo poo I see you work at baelish's number 2, myrish swamp, hurry up i'm horny nuncles, mummer's farce, in the keep i'm magical see me at your family seat, baggie full of dragon coin raven if you need a fix, raven if you need a boost see them other tarred stark heads? they don't never leave the coop i'm in the litter cruising, i got the sacred salt and bread serving all the fiends over there by the frey's blood shed bridge, i'm colder than the wall and the freezer i'm snatching all your banners at my leisure unlimited shrimp fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Jul 1, 2012 |
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Jul 1, 2012 01:53
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A GLISTENING HODOR posted:I need to go play Napoleon: Total War. musketchat you don't need an impractical quantity of powder or a hugely thick barrel you just need something machined well enough to have a decent fit between barrel and ball (ie. absolutely anything made after the 1600s) to retain enough energy to cause damage. The fact that the shot is lead doesn't really matter considering the sheer velocity of the round will just punch a hole right through any practical amount of steel plate you can wear (only like 2 or 3mm thick in the thickest spots). Hence everyone stopped wearing armour because it cost lots of money and gave you almost no protection if not made you wounds worse by dragging flakes and chunks of filthy metal and mail into your bullet wound. /musketchat now a cool plot development would be if the maesters developed gunpowder while suppressing magic and formed a private army of musketeers, becoming a new set of players in the plot (we need more of these)
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Jul 1, 2012 09:20
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Gibbone posted:now a cool plot development would be if the maesters developed gunpowder while suppressing magic and formed a private army of musketeers, becoming a new set of players in the plot (we need more of these) It would be cool for Archmaester Samwell to whip out his
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Jul 1, 2012 10:40
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Kylaer posted:Here's the completed file, crazypeltast reposted some of it earlier in the thread as part of his exploration of the old Bad Threads, but there was more that he didn't post. I will forever be proud of my cameo as a possessed Imperial Guardsman!
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Jul 1, 2012 10:55
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In It For The Tank posted:It would be cool for Archmaester Samwell to whip out his "stagnant" or "golden-age"!
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Jul 1, 2012 11:24
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In It For The Tank posted:It would be cool for Archmaester Samwell to whip out his That makes no sense. Does he even know what's in gunpowder?
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Jul 1, 2012 12:07
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Ambiguatron posted:That makes no sense. Does he even know what's in gunpowder? poo poo, lemoncakes, and sulfur.
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Jul 1, 2012 13:12
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Ambiguatron posted:That makes no sense. Does he even know what's in gunpowder? Perhaps saltpeter isn't available in significant quantities on the planet Asoiaf, as the maesters seem too busy being retarded to dally overmuch in chemistry.
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Jul 1, 2012 13:57
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In It For The Tank posted:It would be cool for Archmaester Samwell to whip out his Gunpowder would quickly end the whole knights-in-armor thing that the readers love. Probably also the same reason why nobody in Westeros has figured out the pike square despite 2000 years of almost continuous warfare.
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Jul 1, 2012 15:02
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Gotta love the thousands of years of mounted knight warfare technology that never seems to improve. I can understand the gunpowder thing if it's a question of available chemicals in the Hodoros crust, but why no pike squares?
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Jul 1, 2012 15:08
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I think it comes back to his total lack of a sense of scale. I read a timeline on the wiki once and the first thing that hit me was "This world's spent more time in the Iron Age than it took us to go from bronze to semi-permanent space habitats."
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Jul 1, 2012 16:03
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C'mon, the endless middle ages thing applies to, like, every fantasy series ever.
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Jul 1, 2012 16:42
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Wasn't middle earth like 8,000 years of farting around with swords and chivalry? Anyone complaining about it is missing the larger point that fantasy is stupid poo poo for idiots.
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Jul 1, 2012 17:28
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If you try to industrialize in Middle Earth, a wizard will pay a midget to steal your poo poo and throw it in a volcano.
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Jul 1, 2012 17:53
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Middle Earth at least has active deities/"angels". What's GRRM's excuse? His lack of sense is the lamest thing ever, cause it ruins the suspension of disbelief. Nothing survives 50 years of winter.
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Jul 1, 2012 18:01
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I'm not going to go research it but I'm pretty sure that it isn't really possible for an inhabitable planet not to have sulfur deposits. Gunpowder isn't strictly necessary for industrialization anyway.
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Jul 1, 2012 18:06
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Isn't the general excuse monsters? Goblins, orcs or "others" serve as a catalyst for conflict that keeps society from expanding too far. Of course Westeros has been stagnant for thousands of years but they did still have dragons and magic until recently.
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Jul 1, 2012 19:19
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War is generally a pretty fecund thing for innovation, though. Look at all the crap we got from WWII.
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Jul 1, 2012 19:22
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Seriously though, why waste time on chemistry when you can be like "see this sword? Bam. Fire motherfucker." 
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Jul 1, 2012 19:23
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I always figured that the whole Valeryia thing was a nuclear war and the doom was radiation. All the swords from there are just CPM-S30V steel decorative swords that were bought by nerds and got left around. Dragons are mutated Chickens or something.
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Jul 1, 2012 19:34
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From Bethesda and Obsidian, Fallout: Valyria.
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Jul 1, 2012 20:58
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i'll eat the berries you put the flame to the lamb that you caught today staring at the fire for hours and hours while i listen to my stomach play songs all night long for me only for me here it comes now the berries have done their work everything is poo poo such a liquid poo poo the grass is stained brown and red by the exploding diarrhea and congealed menstrual blood for you only for you our cave is a very, very, very fine cave with two fish in the stream life sucked in mereen now every passing's easy 'cause of you and our la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la... our cave is a very, very, very fine cave with two fish in the stream life sucked in mereen now every passing's easy 'cause of you and our la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la... i'll eat the berries you put the flame to the lamb that you caught today e: slave market volantis slave market volantis slave market volantis slave market volantis it's just like it's just like a mini-mall unlimited shrimp fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Jul 1, 2012 |
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Jul 1, 2012 21:06
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:From Bethesda and Obsidian, Fallout: Valyria. Exactly, and Dany is making GBS threads her insides out because she's got late stage radiation poisoning from sleeping a whole night next to eggs from Valyranobyl.
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Jul 1, 2012 21:11
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And her late husband, Khal Droghoul, is off in the wastes somewhere, hissing and raping.
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Jul 1, 2012 21:27
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No lie, I'd totally play STALKER: Valeria.
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Jul 1, 2012 21:37
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:And her late husband, Khal Droghoul, is off in the wastes somewhere, hissing and raping. You'll be honored to know that, in honor of Canada Day, I'm watching Ren & Stimpy "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen" on Netflix.
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Jul 1, 2012 23:52
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If you really wanted to honour my land, 
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Jul 2, 2012 00:59
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Omnicarus posted:I always figured that the whole Valeryia thing was a nuclear war and the doom was radiation. All the swords from there are just CPM-S30V steel decorative swords that were bought by nerds and got left around. Dragons are mutated Chickens or something.
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Jul 2, 2012 01:10
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Valyria was some Pompeii type poo poo. On the other hand, Westeros is clearly a planet in a solar system with like 17 stars or something and it's super-complicated orbit causes varying seasonal lengths as it gets handed off from star to star.
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Jul 2, 2012 03:49
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:On the other hand, Westeros is clearly a planet in a solar system with like 17 stars or something and it's super-complicated orbit causes varying seasonal lengths as it gets handed off from star to star. Not this again. It's simply magic or "because gently caress you, that's why".
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Jul 2, 2012 03:59
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:Valyria was some Pompeii type poo poo. On the other hand, Westeros is clearly a planet in a solar system with like 17 stars or something and it's super-complicated orbit causes varying seasonal lengths as it gets handed off from star to star. It's magic. That's the only reason and frankly I don't need Martin to confirm that. The bit about no sulfur or whatever us actually kund if dumb given that historical and cultural forces combined with real magic offer a perfectly fine explanation for the stagnation. You can tell which parts of his creation Martin puts any thought into at all.
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Jul 2, 2012 03:59
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I read a series (and posted a thread about the author) where technology simply cannot work in one universe because the laws of physics forbid it, and it's kept the entire world in medieval levels for millenia. That's a decent enough explanation, but it only really works in that milieu, I figure.
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Jul 2, 2012 04:03
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"A wizard did it" it's always the best explanation for these kind of things.
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Jul 2, 2012 04:08
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:I read a series (and posted a thread about the author) where technology simply cannot work in one universe because the laws of physics forbid it, and it's kept the entire world in medieval levels for millenia. The laws of physics are really clearly very different in ASOIAF universe even if it is by mistake. poo poo like dudes firing arrows 700 feet straight into the air with killing force and ravens flying at like the speed of sound or whatever.
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Jul 2, 2012 04:32
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Obviously the gravity is very low compared to Earth, hence the height of structures, Bran surviving his fall, dragons being able to fly with solid iron bones, people like Manderly and Illyrio not having heart attacks, etc. Clearly if you dropped a typical Earthican on Westeros, their strength and density from living on a high gravity world would allow them to decimate entire armies and wear a miniature castle for armor.
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Jul 2, 2012 04:37
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Thats also why a dwarf can wear full plate armor and hack armored limbs apart like its nothing and also have a loving horse land on his head and be ok. ^Clearly the Cleganes are descended from a cross-reality traveler.
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The real question is, does Westeros have a yellow sun? I think I know what that comet is.
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