08-01-2013, 04:24 PM
Put a dent in something. Scratch your shield, or rub another color of painted wood against it. Make things look used. Too many of us have bright, shiny perfect gear.
Think about what your equipment would look like, if you camped with it from April to October, and traveled, hiked, crossed rivers, crashed through underbrush, dug trenches, cut trees into lumber, etc., day after day, and the occasional battle with somebody who wanted to expose your brains to the air. Then you can get a feel for how the equipment and armor would have "really" looked.
It was not show samples: it was real, and used for the purpose intended. I'm very seriously considering taking a bar of metal and smacking a simulated sword/axe dent in the crown of my helmet. Really. Why not?
Think about what your equipment would look like, if you camped with it from April to October, and traveled, hiked, crossed rivers, crashed through underbrush, dug trenches, cut trees into lumber, etc., day after day, and the occasional battle with somebody who wanted to expose your brains to the air. Then you can get a feel for how the equipment and armor would have "really" looked.
It was not show samples: it was real, and used for the purpose intended. I'm very seriously considering taking a bar of metal and smacking a simulated sword/axe dent in the crown of my helmet. Really. Why not?
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
