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Poll: According to the chart in the original post, which Game of Thrones character are you?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by NIGHTBRINGER, Mar 29, 2018.

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According to the chart in the original post, which Game of Thrones character are you?

  1. Arya Stark

  2. Cersei Lannister

  3. Eddard Stark

  4. Brienne of Tarth

  5. Ramsay Bolton

  6. Sansa Stark

  7. Jon Snow

  8. Khal Drogo

  9. Tyrion Lannister

  10. Joffrey Baratheon

  11. Jamie Lannister

  12. Daenerys Targaryen

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  1. Lord-Marcus
    Slann

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    He's wearing a combination of plate and mail. If it was full plate damage would be minimal
     
    Lord-Marcus, Apr 5, 2018
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    Huh? I didn't say he is wearing full plate. But he is wearing a good amount of plate pieces in that scene, and as I mentioned above, against cuts even mail is pretty good.

    But still: The shape of the Arakh allows to use it almost like an axe, the curved part of the blade can impact a target with a short segment, thus concentrating force on a small point (which is why axes, especially two-handed ones, are actually better against plate armor than swords. Pressure is force divided by area). Fortunately for Jorah the Dothraki doesn't know that. :D
     
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  3. NIGHTBRINGER
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    Agreed. Swords are nearly useless against full plate armour. If you don't hit precisely in a gap / articulation, you won't be doing much damage.
     
    NIGHTBRINGER, Apr 5, 2018
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  4. Aginor
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    Well.....Jorah doesn't wear a helmet, so stabbing to the head would probably work. Problem: Arakhs are really bad for stabbing. :D
     
    Aginor, Apr 5, 2018
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  5. NIGHTBRINGER
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    Most definitely. The helmet is the first piece of defensive equipment you should wear. Obviously in the case of GoT, you want to see the character's faces, so that is why they rarely wear helmets.

    My comment on the ineffectiveness of swords was in relation to full-plate armour including helmets.
     
    NIGHTBRINGER, Apr 5, 2018
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    Yeah, especially one-handed swords just don't (wait for it....) cut it against plate armor. :D
     
    Aginor, Apr 5, 2018
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    Half swording would help, but there really are much better anti-armour weapons out there.
     
    NIGHTBRINGER, Apr 5, 2018
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  8. Aginor
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    Oh yeah, in fact half-swording is THE recommended technique in some manuals of that time!
     
    Aginor, Apr 5, 2018
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    NIGHTBRINGER, Apr 5, 2018
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  10. Aginor
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    Hehe, GoT has some messed up stuff in that regard.
    I can't wait to see Jon Snow's face when he discovers that he
    screwed his aunt
     
    Aginor, Apr 5, 2018
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    Its game of thrones so at this point he is probably like whatever but in the show they'll probably reveal his heritage then gloss over the aunt bit
     
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    I garuntee an akward look between the pair.

    Also:


    CLEGANE-BOWL HYPE!
     
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  13. NIGHTBRINGER
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    There does seem to be an awful lot of that kind of stuff in the story. I wonder why?
     
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    Because incest was common in the royal classes of medieval society. Thus what G Martin pulled from.
     
    Lord-Marcus, Apr 5, 2018
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    Perhaps... but there is a lot of mention of it in the show.
     
    NIGHTBRINGER, Apr 5, 2018
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    There are essentially 8+ "royal" families though
     
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  17. Aginor
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    Not more than in the books IIRC.

    And even if it is, I know the reason. It is called "HBO".
     
    Aginor, Apr 5, 2018
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    Sex sells.so do bewbz
     
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    Sex, over the top cruelty/violence, taboos like incest.
    In fact I wonder why they didn't keep the characters' original ages to add that to the list as well.

    ...probably in the next show then.
     
    Aginor, Apr 5, 2018
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    Really looking forward to a spin off of Dunk and Egg
     
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