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Oops! This is a piece forgot to post last year. Oh well. Let's see what's happening in Andur. A few months ago I posted some sketches of Sigfried the Ice Lord demonstrating his ability wield bigum objects with what are referred to as phantom hands http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4748279/ As I stated in that earlier post one of the impressive things about Sigfried was that he could manipulate objects while still continuing to read or cast spells.
Now as a member of the Vahaullan Vikings http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4653240/ Sigfried not only takes pride in his ability as a mage but also as a skilled warrior, so he likes to stay in form with his martial arts. On top of that he likes to test any potential new members of his band of brothers to make certain they are worthy candidates for recruiting.
Not only does this give him a chance to measure strength, determination, wits, but it also lets him see first hand how they deal with an unusual or exceptional situation.
While magic is still practiced by many around the world it rarely shows up in large scale melee combat once the actual weapons start swinging. The general chaos and fluid nature of battlefields make hard for most mages to function effectively. Besides they have a tendency to become fire magnets for any enemy fire or assaults. At most they are used at the opening stages of a battle to either give their side an advantage, or to undermine some aspect of the opposition.
That being said Sigfried wants his men to know just what they could be facing on the battlefield if they travel under his banner!
One added feature of Sigfried's talent with phantom hands is how he can manipulate objects. As I stated in the earlier post he can handle two objects at once at normal bigum reach, speed and equivalent strength for a strong bigum male. What is special is the range of movements he has with those objects.
For many phantom wielders their range of motion with an object is limited to what their physical body can do. If they can not move their body a certain way their phantom hands can not either. In fact many wielders have to actually pantomime the gestures to move the object. Here again Sigfried shows his amazing mental dexterity.
Not only does he not have pantomime his weapon movements he can move them through a full 360 degrees of movement. No restrictions due to arm, wrist, elbow motion or the rest of his body. He can spin the sword end over end and strike from very unusual angles. And since he can remain motionless or perform some other task his opponent can not use his body motion to determine what direction, angle or speed his attacks will come from. Even Dawn Fairmane finds him a daunting foe http://www.furaffinity.net/view/833513/
This guy passed the test. Just barely. But you must start somewhere.
Now as a member of the Vahaullan Vikings http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4653240/ Sigfried not only takes pride in his ability as a mage but also as a skilled warrior, so he likes to stay in form with his martial arts. On top of that he likes to test any potential new members of his band of brothers to make certain they are worthy candidates for recruiting.
Not only does this give him a chance to measure strength, determination, wits, but it also lets him see first hand how they deal with an unusual or exceptional situation.
While magic is still practiced by many around the world it rarely shows up in large scale melee combat once the actual weapons start swinging. The general chaos and fluid nature of battlefields make hard for most mages to function effectively. Besides they have a tendency to become fire magnets for any enemy fire or assaults. At most they are used at the opening stages of a battle to either give their side an advantage, or to undermine some aspect of the opposition.
That being said Sigfried wants his men to know just what they could be facing on the battlefield if they travel under his banner!
One added feature of Sigfried's talent with phantom hands is how he can manipulate objects. As I stated in the earlier post he can handle two objects at once at normal bigum reach, speed and equivalent strength for a strong bigum male. What is special is the range of movements he has with those objects.
For many phantom wielders their range of motion with an object is limited to what their physical body can do. If they can not move their body a certain way their phantom hands can not either. In fact many wielders have to actually pantomime the gestures to move the object. Here again Sigfried shows his amazing mental dexterity.
Not only does he not have pantomime his weapon movements he can move them through a full 360 degrees of movement. No restrictions due to arm, wrist, elbow motion or the rest of his body. He can spin the sword end over end and strike from very unusual angles. And since he can remain motionless or perform some other task his opponent can not use his body motion to determine what direction, angle or speed his attacks will come from. Even Dawn Fairmane finds him a daunting foe http://www.furaffinity.net/view/833513/
This guy passed the test. Just barely. But you must start somewhere.
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The real question is why can't he perform a phantom handstand.
Wait, answered it myself with an anachronistic analogy. The hands are like flying robots; they could push against the ground, and the wielder could feel it, but they can't send kinetic energy back to base.
Wait again, that brings back the question of why they can't stand on what they're lifting. I guess unlike helicopter-type flying robots, these hands move in relation to a coordinate system around the wielder. The phantom hand can't get any closer than the thickness of the manipulated object (but this doesn't rule out, say, hitting oneself with a stick).
But these rules I've synthesized don't explicitly disallow certain kinds of manipulation. The wielder can't move their platform up or sideways, but what about twisting it in the middle? Standing on one end of a rod laid flat and setting it up underneath themselves? Even though they're standing on it, the rod's not getting any closer.
Or does the restriction depend on what qualifies as "standing" and "object"? How would manipulating the far end of an object or a series of pulleys and levers work out?
Wait, answered it myself with an anachronistic analogy. The hands are like flying robots; they could push against the ground, and the wielder could feel it, but they can't send kinetic energy back to base.
Wait again, that brings back the question of why they can't stand on what they're lifting. I guess unlike helicopter-type flying robots, these hands move in relation to a coordinate system around the wielder. The phantom hand can't get any closer than the thickness of the manipulated object (but this doesn't rule out, say, hitting oneself with a stick).
But these rules I've synthesized don't explicitly disallow certain kinds of manipulation. The wielder can't move their platform up or sideways, but what about twisting it in the middle? Standing on one end of a rod laid flat and setting it up underneath themselves? Even though they're standing on it, the rod's not getting any closer.
Or does the restriction depend on what qualifies as "standing" and "object"? How would manipulating the far end of an object or a series of pulleys and levers work out?
The guy physically holding the weapons has reasonable form.
He is at least holding his shield correctly- refreshing to see after so many pics where no one seems to understand what a shield is,or that you have to hold it in front of you all the time while fighting.
His balance seems about right- might want to watch the foot placement, but this is a drawing, so its a little harder to analyze.
However, as a fighter myself I would advise him to tuck that elbow in or he is going to lose a sword arm.
If I were facing him, I'd happily do a quick overhead shot and take the forearm.
I will also mention that when I was learning to handle a sword and shield, that was a lesson I had to learn the hard and painful way....
Best way to handle a viking weight blade, (Which are heavier than later period western swords,) is to tuck the elbow in and rest the flat on the shoulder until you are ready to take a swing.
The technique I am mentioning is straight SCA fighting- but its based more around early era weapons and such, so its about right.
-Badger-
He is at least holding his shield correctly- refreshing to see after so many pics where no one seems to understand what a shield is,or that you have to hold it in front of you all the time while fighting.
His balance seems about right- might want to watch the foot placement, but this is a drawing, so its a little harder to analyze.
However, as a fighter myself I would advise him to tuck that elbow in or he is going to lose a sword arm.
If I were facing him, I'd happily do a quick overhead shot and take the forearm.
I will also mention that when I was learning to handle a sword and shield, that was a lesson I had to learn the hard and painful way....
Best way to handle a viking weight blade, (Which are heavier than later period western swords,) is to tuck the elbow in and rest the flat on the shoulder until you are ready to take a swing.
The technique I am mentioning is straight SCA fighting- but its based more around early era weapons and such, so its about right.
-Badger-
This is amazing. When I was dabbling about in the days of "The Furkindred," I was fascinated with the concept of "Invisible Hands," but this talent was only reserved for four footed, hooved mammals and not many others. I really like your contrast between the two combatants, as it's apparent that even tough the mouse may be safely out of harm's way, using his skills is taking it's toll on him as well. This to me is a great, thought inspiring image.
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