Marble fortifications?

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Make the wall out of compressed silk from Darwin's bark spider. Magicians using spiders makes sense.

The Civa Alban Realm (nation where this wall, the wall of Civa Albus, is located) is a kind of remnant of a Roman Empire analog with legions and such, but its transforming into a more modern nation and its military's uniforms are transforming from legionnaire to a hybrid of Napoleonic/Fascist (this is the rough idea: http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/074/b/9/comm_for_omegavision_calista_by_avionetca-d3bqas7.png (no the rosy cheeks weren't my idea 😮 )) so saying that their uniforms are made from a powerful spidersilk would allow that without sacrificing any of the protection against bladed weapons that steel armor provides.

Thanks for the springboard.

No problem. The idea of sexy Romanesque Imperio-fascists with double-Ds and a force pike, wearing uniforms of magical spider silk is something I'd like to read about. I recommend KMC for proofreading.

Marble would be horrible material to use for protection.

it is prone to cracking and breaking apart. it looks nice though..

if u ever seen how it is manufactured u see how easy it is to break with a good size hammer and chisel.

I am a certified construction worker specifying in underpinning. one of my university courses was study of rocks and soil. My friend's mom owns her own marble tile company and I see ppl work on it 1st hand in the back. they get large shipments of marble and cut them and chisel them to size.

not saying i'm an expert its just my general knowledge.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
No problem. The idea of sexy Romanesque Imperio-fascists with double-Ds and a force pike, wearing uniforms of magical spider silk is something I'd like to read about. I recommend KMC for proofreading.

If you're interested though I could show you a chapter.

She's a minor character in the first draft but in the current version I'm working on she's a bit more developed. She actually tapes her breasts down and when the main character goes into her dreams (thanks to a symbiotic link with a faerie he can traverse non-material reality, IE dreams) she dreams about cutting them off so she'll fit better in her uniform.

have you thought up racial ethnicity's, and a bestiary? Or will this be an all human theme? What type of mounts do they ride on? Silk spun armor is cool for light infantry, but what about heavy infantry? You know what would be cool? Giant insect-like carapace armor.

Heh, looks like you got some new fans

have a look

Originally posted by Stoic
have you thought up racial ethnicity's, and a bestiary? Or will this be an all human theme? What type of mounts do they ride on? Silk spun armor is cool for light infantry, but what about heavy infantry? You know what would be cool? Giant insect-like carapace armor.

Mounts are mostly horses, but one guy tames and rides a Terror Lizard (essentially, an allosaurus)

The Immortals of the Duhran Empire have carapace armor. The Thals (essentially, cavemen) also use faetur (giant centipede) plates to make crude body armor.

Originally posted by jalek moye
Heh, looks like you got some new fans

Originally posted by Omega Vision
There are some non-human races and then there are some races that would appear non-human but are considered just different humans, most of them share a common ancestor, the Thals.

Mounts are mostly horses, but one guy tames and rides a Terror Lizard (essentially, an allosaurus)

The Immortals of the Duhran Empire have carapace armor. The Thals (essentially, cavemen) also use faetur (giant centipede) plates to make crude body armor.

awesome

I will buy your book, and if I am feeling ambitious, and take a course in game design, I will be contacting you with a team of designers to make a possible game based solely on your mythology. I can actually visualize some of the character's that you mentioned, and once all is set, and you want a character designer I'm game. I presently have dozens of character types to contribute to the cause. I have this really cool one that I have polished down, and he looks like a hybrid man flea. I'm working on the female version of the race. I also have some armor designs as well.

Omega leave while you still can

Originally posted by jalek moye
Omega leave while you still can

Is that a jab at me?

eh i guess somewhat, more of a joke towards Omega about similarities to someone else we know.

Originally posted by Stoic
Is that a jab at me?

Over sensitive?

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Over sensitive?

Nope, I was being serious, and felt that I was being made fun of. I actually meant what I said, and have been making characters for the past 12 years for a toy line that I wanted to produce. Omega's ideas a very similar in scope to what I am walking towards.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
The Thals (essentially, cavemen) also use faetur (giant centipede) plates to make crude body armor.

FYI, (60's) Doctor Who used the name "Thals" for a humanoid race.

Originally posted by Stoic
Nope, I was being serious, and felt that I was being made fun of. I actually meant what I said, and have been making characters for the past 12 years for a toy line that I wanted to produce. Omega's ideas a very similar in scope to what I am walking towards.

When you say "making characters" what do you mean? Are you creating them in a computer program? If so, what program?

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
When you say "making characters" what do you mean? Are you creating them in a computer program? If so, what program?

Ive sketched them out in front side, and back poses to later on bring them into Maya once I have learned to use it. As of right now, i have tweaked them by bringing them into Adobe illustrator, and polished them in Photoshop. I have roughly 60 plus character designs, and with 15 more in production. Either way I will eventually use them in some form or another.

Originally posted by Stoic
Ive sketched them out in front side, and back poses to later on bring them into Maya once I have learned to use it. As of right now, i have tweaked them by bringing them into Adobe illustrator, and polished them in Photoshop. I have roughly 60 plus character designs, and with 15 more in production. Either way I will eventually use them in some form or another.

Ok, when you learn how to use Maya. Let me know. I'm currently learning iClone.

Originally posted by Stoic
Nope, I was being serious, and felt that I was being made fun of. I actually meant what I said, and have been making characters for the past 12 years for a toy line that I wanted to produce. Omega's ideas a very similar in scope to what I am walking towards.

If anything I was making fun of you saying you'll buy his book so fast, because as mentioned reminds me of a mutual friend me and him had. Not making fun of you making characters, I do the same thing since I write and roleplay in my free time.

This is the first rough draft of the Fleaman hybrid race. It looks a little different today, as i have streamlined him a bit, and changed his armor to look more medieval. As I said there are more that I have in an offline PC here in my home.