#182 Reposted 22feb18
The first panel used up everything I actually know about pirates. The last panel proves that there is no joke too lame for Vindalf.
Around this time, I think @lledra showed me how to use the colour options in photoshop. It would be some time before I got around to applying it to the main character. I envision Vindalf wearing a Norman style helmet and chainmail. How does one draw chainmail? (spoilers: I figure it out around issue 237.)
#180 reposted 15feb18 Happy Flag Day, Canada!
“So, Sarge, the plan before that was to walk around the inland sea and not like, swim it. Right?”
Toronto is located almost exactly half way along the north shore of lake Ontario. I know this because both border crossings are about the same distance to drive when going to Pennsic. The exact middle is somewhere around Scarorough, as Ajax is slightly closer to the Kingston bridge, and North York closer to Niagara Falls. I used to drive to Pennsylvania a lot, so I found out exactly how long it took either way.
#179 reposted 13feb18
Sometimes the Society for Creative Anachronism can produce some really great Creative Anachronisms. Walking around Pennsic with lanterns and torches is considered a fire hazard, but there are no street lights in the middle ages. So people tend to have a flash light subtly stashed about their person. The more creative may invest in lights that look like candles. And some emphasise the anachronism and carry a lightsabre instead of a sword. A particular pirate in our camp went with the last option.
There were a lot of medieval-jedi walking around that year.
#178 reposted 8feb18
His helmet was better drawn, but still not in colour.
#175 reposted 1Feb18
At Pennsic, the teams are shown by wearing either blue or red strips of tape on your helmet. Sometimes we get creative and make stickers in the right colour. See the second photo (credit to http://www.tworavens.org/) I’m the one in the hideous blue thing.
Can you tell what movie came out about the time I made this issue? Man, I am such a lazy writer.
#174 reposted 30jan18
I used to participate in the Pennsic War with the Society for Creative Anachronism. It was the best time of the year, even better than Christmas. 10,000 of my best friends all gathered together in Pennsylvania for learning, shopping, dancing, songs, and armoured combat. The first year I went, I was so busy going to classes and dances, that I didn’t actually see the “war” which was on the far side of the food court.
When I did remember to armour up and get in the line the next year, it was just like being in Braveheart or 300. Nothing quite compares to the feeling of taking a charge on your shield and pushing back the enemy horde. Then we invite the enemy around for drinks after and everyone has a good time.
Some day I’ll get back there; When the kids stop spending my viking budget on food and shelter.
Longbow selfie! On my way to Agincourt! Lol! Pluck yew!
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