/tg/ — /tg/ chivalry

I have never played Pendragon

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>>98159019
Heresy

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>>98159012 (OP)
>I think the best knights are from the 13th century.
That's because you are based and correct. Castles peaked then too.

The only real question left is what kind of princess is the best princess for a knight to marry.

>>98159091
>The only real question left is what kind of princess is the best princess for a knight to marry.
Are we talking about centuries or social status?

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>>98159113
>centuries or social status
Either. I like 14th century german princesses.

>>98159012 (OP)
based italian armours, good pic

>>98159091
>The only real question left is what kind of princess is the best princess for a knight to marry.
That's unchivalrous. A true knight practices courtly love with a princess knowing one day she'll have to marry a noble.

Hey, anons. How much armor do you think a wandering knight might wear on the road? I would as /his/ but that board just looks retarded. I feel like a mail shirt is reasonable for a knight who is travelling alone or in a small group. What do y'all think?

>>98159214
Plate armour weighs less than maille, something to keep in mind.

>>98159184
>the most modern incarnation of this dynamic is simping for vtubers

>>98159220
Mail is much easier and faster to put on without a squire, though, and requires much less space to store.
How possible is it to put plate armor on without someone helping you? Can some rich autist with a full harness in here chime in?

>>98159491
Not me but I have a friend who does.
It's possible but not easy, there's a reason they had squires.
A wandering knight would probably go full black knight. Pitch painted for rustproofing, sleeps in his suit, etc.
It's important to understand that knights were created by a military and political context. A wandering knight is a bit like a wandering tank commander. Technically possible but that's not how they rolled, a knight without fealty to some kind of landed nobility was dishonorable by default.

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>>98159012 (OP)
Big fan of the protoheraldric knights from around the 1st - 3rd Crusade. Full length mail, all kinds of one off helmet designs.
>>98159091
>The only real question left is what kind of princess is the best princess for a knight to marry.
Ones with great big tracks of land.
>>98159167
>based italian armours, good pic
I'm kinda hot and cold on Italian armors, but the loose mail sleeve over the upper arm harness look they started in the late 1300s was pure sex.

>>98159012 (OP)
nah, early 15th century all the way. Almost full harness, but still colourful and cool. Look at that fucking hounskull, it's glorious

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>>98159091
a fertile princess, of course.

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>>98159183
best quality

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14th century is peak medieval

>>98159012 (OP)
>he thinks the worst knights are the best
And your mother is a hamster.

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>>98160257
Yes, all role-playing games have knights, especially D&D.

>>98160262
How did your last game go?

>>98159012 (OP)
13th century is the perfect century technologically for a fantasy adventure. You are absolutely right about that.

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>>98159012 (OP)
Thats because this is the typical arthurian movie, fantasy setting design.

>>98160102
You call that a fertile maiden? This is a fertile maiden!
https://files.catbox.moe/wwbmf2.jpg

>>98160271
Not very well, my character died against a hydra due to a bad roll of the dice.

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>>98159091
>best princess for a knight to marry.

The one with the richest father, great amount of land with a manor to inherit when the old coot finally kicks the bucket and a great pair of tits to bury your face

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Do you follow the ten commandments of chivalry?

>1.Thou shalt believe all that the Church teaches and thou shalt observe all its directions.
>2.Thou shalt defend the Church.
>3.Thou shalt respect all weaknesses, and shalt constitute thyself the defender of them.
>4.Thou shalt love the country in which thou wast born.
>5.Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
>6.Thou shalt make war against the infidel without cessation and without mercy.
>7.Thou shalt perform scrupulously thy feudal duties, if they be not contrary to the laws of God.
>8.Thou shalt never lie, and shalt remain faithful to thy pledged word.
>9.Thou shalt be generous, and give largesse to everyone
>10.Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil.

>>98160029
>I'm kinda hot and cold on Italian armors
The only thing I really dislike about italian armours was the barbuta helmet. Just really ugly and out of place, in my opinion.
But then again I like to believe armets and sallets were more popular, anyway.

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>>98160344
Was the beast at least slain in the end?

>>98160687
Yes, by sheer luck, the hydra killed half the party.

>>98160748
>Fear not, noble beast, I will save you!
>NO! I'd rather die than let you save me!
>Nonsense!

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Bretonnia knights

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Is this a good system? And do people play knights with miniatures?

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>>98161176

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>>98161187

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>>98161201

>>98159012 (OP)
The peak of the Middle Ages was before the 1300s. Before the Templars got betrayed and the Black Plague struck. The 1300s was truly one of the worst centuries in human history.

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>>98159012 (OP)
Interesting to see from the pic how coat of arms usage took off in the 1200s and then their use gradually diminished until by the era of full plate armor it stopped being used altogether.

>>98161187
Sometimes I imagine the miniatures come to life, live little adventures in the real world, and kiss Barbie dolls.

It has nothing to do with the topic, but I wanted to mention it.

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>>98161296
Thats ok. But weird. But i liked the movies Night at the Museum and Toy Story too.
When i look at those minis i think more of movies like A Knights Tale.

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statue of King Arthur

>>98160195
>10,001,399 dead saracens
>world is a fuck
>line of moonrunes
>byzantium eterna

>>98161176
Check out the historical wargames general hwg. All I know about Baron's War is that the minis look good.

>>98162131
Context?

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>>98162338
Though my favorite is the F4 phantom II version.

>>98162247
Thx

>>98160338
Prithee, grant a humble squire a source, my lord?

>>98162777
Here you go, my young squire, enjoy it.
Werewolf (2005):
https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Werewolf

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Am I the only one worried that there's a lady at the lake giving away weapons?

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>>98159012 (OP)
>>98160325
I actually prefer the late 1100s early 1200s. Closed helmets are way more kino then great helmets. Having a face plate and crown, but not surrounding the ears just feels way more elegant. Just covered enough that you start having the classic "full armored knight" feel, but not to the point where any bulk takes away from the elegance. It also helps that it is both the period of Richard the lionheart and the magnum opus of the definitive Arthurian sagas of Chretien de Troyes. Also the Hight of Crusading spirit, and general expansion of the Knightly world.

I was actually thinking about writing an essay at some point about how the modern concept of the Masked hero begain with this period, as it is a start of the faceless apex warrior, and the idea of a secrete identity can be seen in chretian's Yvain, who wears a helmet that conceals his identity as he wins the tourney match as an unknown black knight with no heraldry.

>>98159019
I just started a solo campaign recently and I'm having a real blast. It's a really great game to play on your own!