tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post1811771625210705078..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Fighting WomenAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-79445823202251486322017-01-23T17:25:49.891-07:002017-01-23T17:25:49.891-07:00Some great images here.
I don't think there&#...Some great images here.<br /><br />I don't think there's an issue with hypothermia. I mean...back in the Boy Scouts we were always taught that you DON'T remove wet socks (assuming they're wool) because they will continue to keep you warm, even in cold weather (your natural body heat prevents them from freezing up, and they provide much more insulation and warmth than you'd get from removing them). Considering the padding of medieval armor (heavier than what one would call "comfortable clothes"), I'd assume the same concept applied.<br /><br />Not sure the blonde in the 6th pic is "made up" or staged anymore than a normal woman of the 21st century. My wife would look similar after one of her 5k "fun runs" (hair and makeup wise). Though she'd go with a simple ponytail rather than a braid.<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-80129018628433677412017-01-23T10:14:40.823-07:002017-01-23T10:14:40.823-07:00I appreciate the insight into the look and style o...I appreciate the insight into the look and style of female armor. I will have to remind my female fighter (with high charisma) that the next victim she tries to distract with her feminine wiles will assume she is a man behind her armor, atleast until she gets close. <br /><br />I have always wondered from what distance a perceptive NPC could smell my party? With them never bathing or cleaning their clothes. Wouldn't a person be able to smell them from 10-30 feet away? Sorry thief, you rolled a 19 stealth, but you haven't bathed in 3 months so the ranger smelled you coming from 30 feet away. Think about when a smoker walks into the room, it is pretty obvious from a distance. What about an animal with their sent glands? <br /><br />In my research, I have seen that undergarments may have been cleaned more regularly, while outer garments laundered irregularly. The idea is that the undergarments would absorb most of the smells and odors, saving the outer garments from too much exposure. At what intervals would these be cleaned, its unclear. It would probably depend upon the persons circumstance and the weather, among other things. I would guess undergarments would be cleaned when they became smelly and soiled. Outer garments would probably have been beaten of mud and debris regularly, but laundered only when necessary. <br /><br />Another bit of research that I thought was interesting is that outer garments were likely exposed to smoke, either intentionally or unintentionally due to living standards. This smoking would act as an odor barrier, keeping ones odors to oneself. I imagine my adventurers and other NPC's smelling deeply of smoke. LTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280926541054573911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-64052528921764139042017-01-23T01:57:25.822-07:002017-01-23T01:57:25.822-07:00I suppose you already know this, but I've alwa...I suppose you already know this, but I've always found <a href="http://womenfighters.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">Female fighters in reasonable armor</a> a good source for images (though not real-life pictures, I'm afraid). This is, of course, in direct (and stark) contraposition to <a href="http://ffiua.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">Female Fighters in unreasonable armor</a> (warning: often verges on NSFW)<br /><br />As for the direct experience, as a HEMA fighter myself, I've found that women (though much less in number than men) fight just as hard (and I have the bruises to attest it). Of course, when they are starting they tend to be more fragile, have less stamina and be less aggressive, but this evens out after a few months' practice with the sword, and then they are just as dangerous. There's the matter of the <a href="http://www.leonpaul.com/fencing-clothing-uniforms/chest-protectors.html" rel="nofollow">different</a> protections <a href="http://www.faitsdarmes.com/en/42-chest" rel="nofollow">used for</a>, <a href="https://hemanews.com/2015/06/17/chest-protection-the-nitty-gritty-about-titties/" rel="nofollow"> the chest</a> which in the modern version are shaped and thus often allow to know what you're fighting just from how your blade glides through the torso on a successful stabbing. But even with that, if the fighter is wearing even a little padding over the rigid piece, it's often surprisingly difficult to tell.<br />Scarbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354844943665937610noreply@blogger.com