Unnamed pirate setting - "humans"
Added 2021-05-22 15:46:24 +0000 UTCIdea we had with pal for pirate setting would have to be humans be the "savages" for once
as such, live in trees, tame animals, harass macro crews that venture into their islands with poison spears n shit.
human cities are usually build near the canopy of the treeline, far from the macro eyes, making spotting their base camps extremely hard.
skilled fighters and athletes, they make up for their size by riding an agressive species of bird, furiously loyal to their master (think big magpies with a mean beak and a tendencies to attack the tender parts, like the eyes n shit)
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pikes are nice for that, indeed :D
Thesociallyawkwardpinguin
2021-05-22 17:48:04 +0000 UTCSo those guys are basically weaver ants riding on pterodactyls, that's original alright!
Gravi Arthelis
2021-05-22 17:47:56 +0000 UTCthat's smart but I'm worried that it becomes dangerous for the bird with all the flapping wings, etc :p
Thesociallyawkwardpinguin
2021-05-22 17:47:42 +0000 UTCAlso you could stick it in the ground and secure it, to discourage macros from stepping on you
Grandbuddha
2021-05-22 17:16:25 +0000 UTCOhhhh, its way longer then I thought it was. Never mind. I didn't see the end. Though if you put a spike on the end you can use both ends of the pike for stuff without having to spin it around. Though when not in combat the bladed end would go up because its one of the most expensive parts. Greek Dori spears which were eight feet long had a small bronze spike on the bottom called the lizard killer. When a phalanx advanced and hoplites advanced over fallen enemies they would turn the spear upright and plunge the lizard killer into their enemies killing them.
Voligne
2021-05-22 17:05:31 +0000 UTCkinda thought the same, that's why the dude on the bird have a long one, I suppose they change their grip on the pike depending on "in fight/non combat" mode. the smaller ones are actually javelins that peeps throw with the aid of a propulsor (the thing cavemen used when throwing pike at beast n shit) I'll keep note for the rider pike tho! :D spears in the first pic are more for "day to day" life. against insects and the like.
Thesociallyawkwardpinguin
2021-05-22 16:37:39 +0000 UTCTheir pikes need to be longer. Specifically so that they can charge their enemies from the air. It would likely be serrated and barbed depending on their production capability so that when they yank them out after their pass it does maximum damage. You would want pikes 10 to 13 feet long like the Macedonian Sarissa of Alexander The Great fame.
Voligne
2021-05-22 16:18:23 +0000 UTCDude you literally described magpies, those things are vicious 😆
Unshao
2021-05-22 16:15:42 +0000 UTCI mean, humans are aggressive against one another so I could see them being aggressive to others
Jawblade
2021-05-22 15:51:46 +0000 UTC
