"The Buying Guide for the Sword Buff in Your Life" Topic
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Tango01  | 28 Dec 2024 4:54 p.m. PST |
"I can't help but imagine the words "study the blade" spoken in the most nasally, pre-teen voice possible, but when Gizmodo asked staff what kinds of gift guides they were interested in writing this year, I couldn't help myself. I'm using this opportunity for those who want to study the blade to, ahem, do just that. I've been training with a group of fine folks in Historical European Martial Arts, or HEMA, for about two and a half years. They're an eclectic bunch. As you can expect, most are nerds who play some variety of Dungeons & Dragons or any other number of tabletop RPGs. Several are medieval history buffs, others are the more athletic types who enjoy the exercise, and some just like to hang out with friends and swing swords…" Main page
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| Zephyr1 | 30 Dec 2024 10:12 p.m. PST |
I wrote a story where one of my characters uses a reitschwere(?sp). I was going to get a replica to match it, but I thought the 3K to buy one was a bit steep. I'll reconsider someday if I start pulling down best-seller money… ;-) |
| Tango01 | 31 Dec 2024 4:28 p.m. PST |
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| SBminisguy | 01 Jan 2025 8:39 p.m. PST |
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 etotheipi  | 03 Jan 2025 6:23 a.m. PST |
If someone else is a "buff", they already know the basics, and probably a lot of detail. If you are not, you should give them a gift certificate (no matter what they are a buff in) and a promise to particpate in the purchase (be a minor part of the activity). Can you imagine an article "The Shopping Guide for the Wargaming Buff in Your Life?". Most of us would be "Um, no. No. Meh. What? Kinda. No. No. That's OK. Meh. No." What I read was "How to Figure Out if You Want to Pick Up Swardsmanship as an Activity". |
| Tango01 | 03 Jan 2025 3:41 p.m. PST |
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