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Aiden of Oreland

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The Order is the last hope.
« on: 2013-10-21, 01:52:26 »
Ya know, if you ever watch the show "Revolution" or zombie movies/shows I can't help but think that men and women like us could easily survive. Look at the facts. In Revolution there is no more electricity so every reverts to the old methods useing swords, crossbows, muskets, and things of the sort. In zombie events guns can run out of ammo and people are bit by zombies. Our armor, such as mailli, would for one prevent being bitten by a zombie. Plate armor would deflect some shots of a musket and most sword and crossbow blows. Plus if we were to all come together survival would be likely.
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #1 on: 2013-10-21, 02:02:40 »
Sir Aiden, Great point. Now I really have to get my kit together.

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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #2 on: 2013-10-21, 02:27:25 »
Hmmm...I believe this is applicable to the aforementioned situation. ;)

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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #3 on: 2013-10-21, 03:32:20 »
Guys, what many people will find as a wasted and expensive hobby, and a very "nerdy" one at that will find out that it will pay off😆 As James Bond says in 'Skyfall', "Sometimes the old ways are best." plus how many of us are there? Who knows how to farm and build also lol
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #4 on: 2013-10-21, 13:46:22 »
As Aiden said, there's also the aspect of needing food, water, etc. Then there is also maintenance; keeping the armor from rusting, being able to sharpen blades after usage, and such. But who doesn't want to chop up some zombies??
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #5 on: 2013-10-21, 15:17:07 »
We could just take food and water from whomever we liked.  lol
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #6 on: 2013-10-21, 15:56:37 »
I am in agreement with Sir Aiden, ( maybe not the Zombie bit). I do believe that us outdoorsy medieval types have at least a step up towards surviving after the world finally goes pear shaped.
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #7 on: 2013-10-21, 18:17:29 »
Then there is the aspect that we take care of our own....we are a family and family helps each other...we stick together and we would efinitely make that work...


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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #8 on: 2013-10-21, 18:18:04 »
Quote from: Lord Chagatai on 2013-10-21, 18:17:29
Then there is the aspect that we take care of our own....we are a family and family helps each other...we stick together and we would efinitely make that work...


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definitely even...


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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #9 on: 2013-10-21, 18:45:02 »
"Dies The Fire" anyone?
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #10 on: 2013-10-21, 19:51:07 »
It gets even better, a lot of us are gun geeks too! We got this zombie thing down pat!  ;)
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #11 on: 2013-10-21, 19:58:35 »
When war comes to the world again, it will be reversion to older ways. Technology goes away but knowledge does not have too. Mankind reverts & does what is necessary to survive. It is internalized into our being that we do so. Morals will be the only things separating one another.

In reference to Aiden's comment: "Blades don't run out of bullets."

Funny, I see the introduction of gunpowder as the downfall of medieval society as others see it the grace of modern man in technological innovation that allowed us to progress. It only brought us an easier way to kill each other and takes away the personal aspect of killing someone when done at distance.
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #12 on: 2013-10-21, 20:15:00 »
Haha ya I do airsofting so I got the whole "modern warfare" thing. Well if you go back to the fall of the samurai, they stood a pretty good chance when it came down it. They stood well against guns and swept the nation.
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #13 on: 2013-10-21, 20:30:19 »
Samurai were honorable warriors with strict moral beliefs, discipline, and code of behavior. They lived up to tradition and also modernized themselves with better weapons. Keep in mind, they had 1st dibs to Chinese gunpowder before it became a Western innovation. They used some of the earliest firearms in the later dynasties of Japan.
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Re: The Order is the last hope.
« Reply #14 on: 2013-10-21, 20:32:26 »
GunBlade?
ya we could just go inhabit some castle, like saint mary's villa in Fort washington p.a.
we get people to safety, and we look awesome doing it.
(for the zombie bit)- imagine about to be eaten by zombies when all of the sudden a bunch of knights in shining armor rise above the hordes mounted, saving the day.
wouldnt that give people hope.

Safe to say in many apocalypse scenarios., we'd do ok.
except hellgate.
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