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The Hanwei pieces are Chinese production models of his swords. They can use a little cleaning up, but even with custom post-work, they're much more affordable than a custom piece. If Stonelands gets greenlit, I'll be getting custom pieces. And finding one of these, which is my White Whale...

So, hey--I had the opportunity to send my Hanwei Tinker Great Sword of War back to Tinker Pearce himself (it helps that he's family and my long-time sparring partner) for a rebalance and a new grip. I hope to have it back within a couple more weeks. He's going to shave some steel from the blade...

"If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, you deserve to lose." -- Jarrod Torrealday in Dragon's Trail

They don't know. The area where my series takes place has three countries (using the loosest possible definition; it's effectively Germanic tribal law holding strings of held territories in alignment), an elf sanctuary/homeland that many believe is only a rumor, one breakaway republic who may or...

Yup. New book. Same world. There's an overview on my blog now: New Project: STONELANDS | Joseph Malik

Mostly trade in my world, but some coin. Silver and iron coins are the most common--a soldier's wages are (generally) a silver a day, and the silver coin is called a Hero. Iron coins are worth less than silver, but they can also be melted down and turned into steel for tools, weapons, etc., so...

I have never read it, nor seen the films. I've been meaning to get around to it, but I've never had the time.

I haven't. I've never used them in my worldbuilding, so I've just kind of bleeped over halberds.

I was looking for another post and just saw this. I kinda hate to necro it, but it kinda needs to be necroed. Almost every part of this post is incorrect. I don't know if I have the time or the bourbon to take it all apart. The biggest part of this post that leads to its incorrectness...

Can I just say I love the way this topic derailed? I needed a cottagecore fix. This whole process has been insanely stressful.

He's an 85-lb.Olde English Bulldogge--basically two bags of cement with a jet engine on the back. He ran right at the coyote and body-checked it like that meme with the school bus and the train, and then beat the crap out of it. It finally got up and took off--it's been a month and it's probably...

Lord Defender of the Hearth handed a coyote his ass a few weeks back. Haven't seen or heard a coyote on this hill since.

Moose is my favorite venison. Wish we had them around here.

It was a weird deal. We wanted black basalt 2- & 3-man stone, but the guy called an audible last minute because he could get granite boulders for half the cost. I love the way it looks. 5' is the average height of the wall; it runs from 4 to just over 6', since the garden slopes up to the front...