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  1. Assurbanipal_II

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    :blob_nom: Will improve upon it. In time.

    :blob_nom: Will improve upon it. In time.
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    Swords and stuff.

    :blob_shock: I was found out. Dolls are a useful melee weapon. Such is widely known. :blob_evil:
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    :meowsip:

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    :blob_cookie:?

    :blob_cookie:?
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    :blob_reach: *pinches your cheeks*

    :blob_reach: *pinches your cheeks*
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    :blob_aww: :blob_aww: :blob_aww:

    :blob_aww: :blob_aww: :blob_aww:
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    :blob_cringe: I also try to make my own gif ... with minor success so far.

    :blob_cringe: I also try to make my own gif ... with minor success so far.
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    :blob_teary: I try to, but I am forgetful.

    :blob_teary: I try to, but I am forgetful.
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    Industrialization Fantasies: The Unrealistic and Simplistic Portrayal of Technological Mastery in Fiction

    :blob_aww: Calling them "steam engines" is, for all intents and purposes, quite the overstatement. :blob_cookie:
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    [IMG] :blob_reach: Good night~.

    :blob_reach: Good night~.
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    :blob_melt: And they got slaughtered by Roman swords. Or to quote Vegetius, we (Romans) found...

    :blob_melt: And they got slaughtered by Roman swords. Or to quote Vegetius, we (Romans) found the people of the spear always easy to defeat.
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    Swords and stuff.

    :meowsip: Fun fact: When the British heavy cavalry charged at Waterloo, they got subsequently slaughtered by the French lancers. because of the longer reach and also because the British cavalry wasn't really good, to be honest. They complained bitterly about the unfairness and unsportmanship...
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    :meowsip: In Europe, spears or rather pike formations are a late medieval invention of the late...

    :meowsip: In Europe, spears or rather pike formations are a late medieval invention of the late 14th century. Before that people wanted as much cavalry as possible At best, 2/3. If not more.
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    Swords and stuff.

    :meowsip: The European medieval battlefield was dominated by the charge of the heavy cavalry. Not by spears or infantry in general. Sieges had their own rules, but the infantry is a quite late medieval invention.
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    Swords and stuff.

    As said, there are practical reasons. The magical systems works with tools to channel your mana. You don't need them, but they help to increase your performance. The thing is that metal exhibits the best magical properties, being the best conductor by far. Unlike the wooden shafts of spears for...
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    Swords and stuff.

    :meowsip: Swords are the most conductive proper weapons in my story for magic, so they are widely used among practitioners.
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