tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post4650445144393416473..comments2024-02-28T01:11:56.474-08:00Comments on THE LAND OF NOD: Armor Up Like a BarbarianJohn Matthew Staterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-5948608724179953362012-07-18T15:46:15.531-07:002012-07-18T15:46:15.531-07:00Grog Nard the Docterian like. Stoopid armor sissy ...Grog Nard the Docterian like. Stoopid armor sissy man always waving wire at me ! Ha. Grog SMUSH. Lucky have spike hand things. Them effen metal.Doc Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084635785043015262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-15789594937635706682012-07-17T13:01:20.711-07:002012-07-17T13:01:20.711-07:00As I've gotten more interested in historicals ...As I've gotten more interested in historicals the past few years I've become aware of all the cool/exotic/evocative styles of armor that could be available... vs. the WWF look of most 'barbarian' artworks. <br />I like the idea that whatever armor they wear is stolen off their dead enemies... so they'd have a really chaotic, mismatched appearance... a band of pillaging Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-50466127210561494502012-07-17T11:48:22.958-07:002012-07-17T11:48:22.958-07:00fits 80s genre, but Conan was presented, canonical...fits 80s genre, but Conan was presented, canonically, as wearing armor when available. As I recall one of his retainers in <i>Hour of the Dragon</i> got obliterated when he went to battle in King Conan's place wearing his armor (and got away with it, after a fashion, because nobody could see who was in the armor).<br /><br />However, <i>Hour of the Dragon</i> was way before the 80s, so carryKeith Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411665536982769550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-80897197605112023052012-07-17T11:05:14.667-07:002012-07-17T11:05:14.667-07:00Naw - paladins are just the kind of sissies to cov...Naw - paladins are just the kind of sissies to cover themselves in armor.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-65177681292601696702012-07-17T10:16:43.134-07:002012-07-17T10:16:43.134-07:00So. Naked Paladins. Gonna make those vows as diffi...So. Naked Paladins. Gonna make those vows as difficult as possible to keep, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-21124273899734957642012-07-17T09:45:58.407-07:002012-07-17T09:45:58.407-07:00Ha! great stuff.Ha! great stuff.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com