I will note Abjorn doesn't seem to see a conflict between wife and warrior.
NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
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Halfdan, name reminds me of the Halfdan who lead the Great Viking Army in England in the 800's. He's probably a retired raider, or perhaps a more professional thane. Or just a tough bastard lol.
We did good with our strategy, and the rolls were decent. With this big influx 15 Ort, we're well on a way to build a legend!
[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
As for the weapon, I have no issues with either, though I slightly lean towards the sword. However, reading the arguments I will vote for the spear.
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Well yes, but if we want to know why they tried to kill him I suspect the answer lies in the specifics of which of these it is and exactly what he did back in the day.
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Ehh, currently yes.
I also wouldn't necessarily expect him to fold to public displeasure in the future, but it could become a point of ridicule (which is certainly more dangerous a concept in this setting).
Also, thinking. A sword has advantages:
-Father seems quite skilled with a sword (maybe even his preferred weapon, which means he may have unique tricks for a sword).
-Able to use a shield, which is a pretty solid damage soak, and general combat tool.
-Is shorter range than the spear, which means setting up for a nut-crack is easier.
The atgier has it's own benefits:
-Allows casting by taking a hand off (almost like a staff, actually)
-Longer reach is never a bad thing.
-Means Abjorn can use a sword and shield combo, which seems like a good synergy with his intercept build.
There's benefits to both sides, the spear seems like it favors our fighting with allies, so we can focus on disruption and massively damaging attacks.
While the sword seems like it favors our single fighting capabilities, focusing on sword range weapons and extra health from a shield.
*I acknowledge we can make (potentially) learn to make a Stand-still shield to go with the Atgier, but that seems like it could be Very costly in a longer combat engagement.
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Can we ask Halfdan to train us some time?
Also, how does Dane culture differs from ours, especially regarding women fighting?
Also, how does Dane culture differs from ours, especially regarding women fighting?
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Not for someone like Abjorn it isn't. We have seen exactly what he does when people make fun of his relationship:
And that's with a close friend. Imagine his response if someone less friendly brings it up. Abjorn is a man of few words, when he is offended his actions speak for him. Given his size and prowess, they speak quite loudly. Is Abjorn gonna have to kill someone over this at some point? Plausibly. Will he if necessary? I'd bet good money he will.
Like, if Halla had fallen for a quiet, nerdy, guy by viking standards there might be a problem, as people badmouthed him for being less of a warrior than his wife. Few people are gonna do that with Abjorn...and basically nobody is gonna do it more than once.
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[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
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[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
Wow, that was quick.
I totally expected at least another turn.
As the fate bit...
And I like the big guy's style... But also this
Fighting using a polarm is good, fighting with a polearm and your body is better.
Kinda curious though, how many trainers the big guy had...
[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
I totally expected at least another turn.
As the fate bit...
Man, he gotta be really good if the Norn want him dead so bad.
And I like the big guy's style... But also this
Perfect lead in for both Hallr and Steinar.
Fighting using a polarm is good, fighting with a polearm and your body is better.
Kinda curious though, how many trainers the big guy had...
[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
With the bird imagery, I'm wondering if it was the Morrigan?
I hope not. She IS quite a problem to have as an enemy.
And also, the hamingja roll for Aki too. Could be he almost got caught or something.
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That's what I'm thinking. Or, at least, the witch borrowing her power.
I don't think she's an enemy per se, I think she's just playing games, trying to make things more interesting.
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Firstly: can you rec some of those stories with a swordless MC? Unless it's gun ones, because guns are the modern swords.
Second: as far as I know, spears/polarms were given to the weaker/less skilled combatants, because the reach gave them more leverage, especially because they were fighting with other people armed with spears as well.
And swords took a hell of a lot more time to learn, not to mention being kept as the weapon of nobility, because the could affor the time to train with it and the money for the lump of metal.
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I mean quest wise there are plenty tbh.
Path unending kong zhi uses a hammer.
Forge/threads of destiny ling qi uses a flute.
Dueling fate lind tallak uses fists and bow.
Lamia quest she currently uses her snake body.
Only one i can think of is hua yin from dao of cultivation who uses a sword.
And more if you step outside of the cultivation ring. though i mostly stick in the cultivation ring on sv myself. SV is suprisingly diverse in weapon choices.
Though you are absolutely right that swords are over represented in popular media. Just pointing out that they arent AS common when it comes to quests.
Well, to plug shamelessly:
The hive mind decided my own quest MC is armed with an axe and a greatbow, for apparently no other reason but the desire to Kill Everything Now.
And the Reach trait of that axe has been going pretty well for them, when charging all manner of foes who they have the luxury of almost certainly hitting first (And often, last as well), as well as to better collaborate with their allies.
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Sure... but there's basically two ways that ridicule can hurt you (at least as far as I can see this). The first is if it hits you in a personal psychological vulnerability... and Abjorn is entirely comfortable with the nature of the woman he is with. The second is if it undermines your position in the community... and from what I've seen, "willingness to respond with violence" is a pretty solid answer to any threat of that nature, as long as you respond with the appropriate degree of violence and possible follow a few simple formalities.
I don't think that either Abjorn or Halla is going to have a problem responding to ridicule with violence.
Like I said... he is entirely comfortable with the nature of the woman he is with.
Also, I think he may have just experienced a Muna... which is fair. He gave us ours, after all.
[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
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The jewel taker.
Expresses the same thing, but also has the more obvious interpretation of 'successfull raider'.
[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
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Wow, I just caught up. That fight was fuckin' awesome. We got really lucky, though. Had Abjorn not been there, we definitely would've died. I imagine if Stigr was there to support us with his bow it would've been easier, but that guy was still an absolute unit. I feel that we should start focusing on getting our Hamr and combat skills up, if only so we don't die when Halla reaches 16. Perhaps we should start investing into Pierce, since it'd be easier to level than Chop right now?
I do wonder what's up with the fated encounter shenanigans. My bet is either the Norns or The Morrigan. On the topic of The Morrigan, I think we should actually visit the witch sooner than later. I get that she doesn't have our best interests in mind, but we can only put off her request for so long. Even then... I wouldn't really want to go into her house unprotected. Perhaps we should ask the Seeress about this when we next see her?
And after seeing everyone's arguments, I'm going to vote for the atgeir.
Edit: I also feel that we should visit Stigr next turn, if only to solidify our temporary Hamingja and to also help him out of his depressive funk.
[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
I do wonder what's up with the fated encounter shenanigans. My bet is either the Norns or The Morrigan. On the topic of The Morrigan, I think we should actually visit the witch sooner than later. I get that she doesn't have our best interests in mind, but we can only put off her request for so long. Even then... I wouldn't really want to go into her house unprotected. Perhaps we should ask the Seeress about this when we next see her?
And after seeing everyone's arguments, I'm going to vote for the atgeir.
Edit: I also feel that we should visit Stigr next turn, if only to solidify our temporary Hamingja and to also help him out of his depressive funk.
[X] The Atgeir, Sagaseeker (4d6, but is two-handed)
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In fairness, our tactics were very much based on who we had available. We would not have handled that the same way without Abjorn (I probably would've suggested going for the archers in the hope that the guy they were suppressing could deal with the enforcer...iffier, but going after the Enforcer alone was suicidal, and not in a subtle way).
Yes, we definitely need Hamr 5 and more combat skills before Halla hits 16...maybe another trick or two to boot (the 'conjure a magic shield' one mentioned above seems a must have and getting Leaping-Cleave to 3 successes is definitely doable), and definitely some armor. As for Pierce, we want all the close combat skills at 2 before raising any beyond that, I think, as I believe the atgeir can be used with all of them (you can smack people with the butt with bludgeons, after all). Getting all of them to at least 1 will increase our combat pool notably...2s will do so even further.
I'm not sure if we know this in-character. But yeah, seeing what the witch wants isn't a bad idea. Not this coming turn which is gonna be busy, but maybe the next one or the one after that after speaking with the seeress.
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Hallr should be able to tell us, as the Witch did gloat to him that coming into her house was suicide or something along those lines iirc.
@Imperial Fister what weapon skills does the atgeir work with?
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We actually know this one. Hallr commented that it was a good trick when we got it specifically because it can indeed be used on armour as well as shields.
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Ah, okay. I had thought that something like that had been said, but the fact that it was called Reinforce-Shield and not Reinforce confused me.