Recent content by Jerseydevil

True enough. That's what happens when I respond to a post after work at 1 am. Sleep deprivation sucks.

A solar was the living space of any important person, so it would stand to reason that a priest would do his writing there, though as it was pointed out, priests of the era did not give sermons too often. That's more of a post -Reformation thing as far as my understanding goes. Also, the room of...

I agree totally, but there is nothing more epic than Manowar. Manowar - Gods of War - YouTube Manowar - Die With Honor - YouTube EPIC BATTLES manowar-sons of odin - YouTube Also, check out Sabaton. Not quite as epic as Manowar, but a close runner up. They sing about actual events and...

I'm from New Jersey. It is the most mocked state in the US, something that I take pride in. No one wants to be the second most mocked state. Honestly, it just sounded cool at the time.

I just want to add something here. Sieges were boring. Seriously. They could last weeks or months and the attackers had very little to do. The assault itself would be full of terror and drama, but the siege proper ie., blockading and waiting for the defenders to starve, was long, monotonous, and...

I'm not an expert, but I did do some Korean Sword forms and I have a degree in military history, so I may be a bit of help. First, the weight of the sword. If it is too heavy, it will be difficult to swing without getting tired, too light, and it wouldn't hit with enough force to damage the...

I have a work on the back burner that has necromancy as a magic system of the good guys (good being a very relative term). Look, all of those dead bodies and no one using them as shock troops. What a waste.

In the heroic fantasy, Rawl is tall (6 feet or so), lanky, and has olive skin, mid twenties. He has a constant exasperated expression after dealing with the psychotic secondary character Bora. In my Urban fantasy, William, is tall (6'4") and heavily built (240 lbs, mostly muscle), late...

I use a Dell Laptop for writing. I put it on a folder box, making an impromptu standing desk. Sitting too long is unhealthy and standing burns more calories. I also think better when I pace around.

Brown. He is made to look as average as possible. Not ugly, not handsome, not too tall, not short, just someone who will blend in with a crowd.

Stingray and shark skin is used to make leather boots, so I see no reason why it can't be used for clothing. I've never heard of fish scales being used for armor though. I would imagine that the scales would disintegrate if taken out of water for too long, so from a realism standpoint, I don't...

It really depends on the context, but generally, I don't care for elves at all. Actually, both of my WIP are anti-elf, with one having them as the main antagonist species that gets decimated under concentrated rifle and musket fire. The other is an Urban fantasy where the Sidhe are major players...

If the man is an ethnic Italian Roman, he will be shorter than most other ethnic groups. Julius Caesar was considered tall for a Roman at a towering 5'6". I have no idea how tall a Scythian or Sarmatian would be, but I know from many sources that Romans were much smaller than almost every group...

Your character is dead or crippled. An arrow from a longbow can hit with the same force as a rifle bullet. I've seen water buffalo taken down with a 70 lb bow at about twenty yards, which then flew out of the animal because of the close distance. A 180 lb bow (ludicrously powerful, most longbows...

It depends. If by maintenance slaves, you mean plumbers, people to cart away garbage, food vendors (Slaves would have to go to the market for food, and how far away would that be?), builders, masons, carpenters, and other vendors, then yes, it may be possible, but highly inefficient. Also, what...