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Welcome to the invitation of the 11th theme!
This one will bring you back to fond old memories of brave adventuring days before the world became soft and adorned, dressed in silk and populated by milkdrinkers! This was the time of heroes and heroines cutting their path towards glory with sword and axe in their hand. To fight meant survival and gave you strength...sometimes even the throne of a kingdom. To master the riddle of steel, was the most sought knowledge of the known world and he or she who wielded the perfected forged blade would become unstoppable. Every realm would be at their grasp, driven before them with either fear or righteousness.
Now it's time again to show everyone the power of steel!
Well, I perhaps got a bit carried away there, because there's nothing wrong with milkdrinkers, but I think you get the idea here. The 11th theme is obviously heavily inspired by Conan and his fate throughout many adventures, It's not about the character though, but it is all about that precious steel in the shape of weapons or armors. Swinging a sword or axe to fend off your foes, yes that's allowed. Master the forge and wield the hammer to make the most exclusive weapons and armors ever seen, yepp that's the riddle answered. Walk around steel-clad and powerful while adventuring, certainly yes. Maybe dressed more lightly to use the sharpness of your blades in a deadly dance, absolutely!
I hope you all get the idea here, but I'm quite certain my images will give you further "instructions".
The eleventh theme is...
"The Riddle of Steel"
...and it's now opened for anyone interested in being part of this community event. All is welcomed, no matter your skill or power, Vanilla and ENB alike. The eleventh event theme will be closed at midnight on Sunday 21 October, CET.
This was actually one the first themes I came up with, since I read a lot of Conan fiction when I was young. When the movies came with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role, they were pretty much the most bad*ss thing you could watch in the terms of classic fantasy. I still today hold the first Conan flick as Mr Schwarzeneggers best role performance (and yes, I'm well aware he did excellent in Terminator), mostly because he more or less embodied the fiction character Conan the way I had imagined him. When something like that happens, well then it just clicks, no matter how corny or "out of date" it might seem. It's a movie with cult status, enough said!
So let yourself be charmed by the idea of ruling your fate and the world with it, while holding that axe or that sword and pay tributes to Crom...sorry, I meant pay tribute to that good old feeling only nostalgia can bring forth!
Learn that riddle of steel! Learn it's discipline and show me you know how to do it!
This one will bring you back to fond old memories of brave adventuring days before the world became soft and adorned, dressed in silk and populated by milkdrinkers! This was the time of heroes and heroines cutting their path towards glory with sword and axe in their hand. To fight meant survival and gave you strength...sometimes even the throne of a kingdom. To master the riddle of steel, was the most sought knowledge of the known world and he or she who wielded the perfected forged blade would become unstoppable. Every realm would be at their grasp, driven before them with either fear or righteousness.
Now it's time again to show everyone the power of steel!
Well, I perhaps got a bit carried away there, because there's nothing wrong with milkdrinkers, but I think you get the idea here. The 11th theme is obviously heavily inspired by Conan and his fate throughout many adventures, It's not about the character though, but it is all about that precious steel in the shape of weapons or armors. Swinging a sword or axe to fend off your foes, yes that's allowed. Master the forge and wield the hammer to make the most exclusive weapons and armors ever seen, yepp that's the riddle answered. Walk around steel-clad and powerful while adventuring, certainly yes. Maybe dressed more lightly to use the sharpness of your blades in a deadly dance, absolutely!
I hope you all get the idea here, but I'm quite certain my images will give you further "instructions".
The eleventh theme is...
"The Riddle of Steel"
...and it's now opened for anyone interested in being part of this community event. All is welcomed, no matter your skill or power, Vanilla and ENB alike. The eleventh event theme will be closed at midnight on Sunday 21 October, CET.
This was actually one the first themes I came up with, since I read a lot of Conan fiction when I was young. When the movies came with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role, they were pretty much the most bad*ss thing you could watch in the terms of classic fantasy. I still today hold the first Conan flick as Mr Schwarzeneggers best role performance (and yes, I'm well aware he did excellent in Terminator), mostly because he more or less embodied the fiction character Conan the way I had imagined him. When something like that happens, well then it just clicks, no matter how corny or "out of date" it might seem. It's a movie with cult status, enough said!
So let yourself be charmed by the idea of ruling your fate and the world with it, while holding that axe or that sword and pay tributes to Crom...sorry, I meant pay tribute to that good old feeling only nostalgia can bring forth!
Learn that riddle of steel! Learn it's discipline and show me you know how to do it!
58 comments
Thank you very much and it's really nice to see you're back in Skyrim again...either it's a short visit or for the long run!
Glad you like it too, considering you have much more love for nature and animals, but I've saved this theme long enough now and I want it to happen!
Thank you for the kind words and lovely praise, Willow!
On the other hand, a great image can tell a story all by itself, so maybe I'll complete the circle one day? So far, I feel I have a lot more to learn...
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much and of course, you only contribute if you want and if you have the time. No worries!
Time to get brain storming on what I wanna do and see if I got any images already that might fit into the theme. I think I might have a few hehe
Sadly, I'm very low on cash, so I can't afford it at the time. Months of unemployment are starting to burn economic holes and putting food on the table for the kids is obviosuly of highest priority. Luckily my depression is still at bay for some reason. Normally this is what would trigger it, but maybe age is providing some calmer sense, I don't know. That said, I'm not even sure if my PC will handle the game alright. It's starting to get old, so I doubt many more of the newer games released will come my way. Thankfully, I have enough to do with Skyrim LE and also FO4...and upon that, I still have many games stored, waiting for my attention.
I'll keep my eyes open for some Odyssey shots to see more of the in-game and hopefully you'll be able to contribute something "steely" for the theme event before it closes 21 October. No worries if you can't though. I completely understand...
Have a blast this weekend, my friend and as always, it's good to see you
As for the theme, I will contribute as I have a few ideas lurking about in my brain ATM and I have 6 hours to kill before I can play Odyssey and I have the weekend off from work.
Same to you my friend always fun to chat with you.
And yes, it seems the old saying has a bit of truth to it - with age comes wisdom...or at least a sense of "I don't really care anymore, so therefor I'm all good"!
I like our chats too and it's good to still have words with you! Take care, old friend!
This will be an exciting theme I think. Can't wait to see everyone's pics
The female warrior you're referring to is one of my favorite characters, a somewhat peaceful, yet deceiving woman at her youth, but the years have given her a taste for blood on the battlefield and physical violence! Charming girl as usual with my fav's...
Not sure what will come of this one from my mind, but I will think hard on it.
One of my favorite quotes from Thulsa Doom: "Steel isn't strong boy, FLESH is stronger! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? Look at the strength of your body, the desire in your heart. I GAVE YOU THIS!"
Considering the quote is from one of your favorite movies, I trust in your steel to show up...no matter what Thulsa Doom is trying to convince me!
An interesting theme, at more than one title. because indeed the work of the forge could very well be the essence, present in many times and worlds.
The objects produced, by craftsmen master of work, bringing together in a weapon, all their know-how, the quintessence of a life of research, tests, failures, learning, lessons, to to condense everything into a single piece, a work of art, an artifact.
the story of the design of some of these pieces could be a saga on its own.
But it would soon forget the handlers of these same weapons and armors, which brings them a unique story over the course of the fighting, defeats as victories, meetings that suggest afterwards that the weapon itself chooses its carriers. they then become legends, myths, inspiring the odes of the greatest bards, as much as their illustrious bearers.
And if these weapons can speak, what stories would they tell us?
a beautiful set illustrating magnificently the different aspects that this enigma address ;)
I like how you're thinking about this theme though and if you decide to join in once again for the 11th theme, I will know you've spent a great deal in figuring the riddle out...
Thank you and I'm glad you like the examples!
I know there are more expansions.... but this is already 20kg+ worth of boardgame
I'm just not sure about the atmosphere for this, because i very much enjoyed your inviting images and writing, also your connection to this topic from your earlier days. It might not be Conan for me, but something similar like Spartacus or in general the appeal of old Roman legions/Empire/gladiators, definitely no milkdrinkers either
Hm maybe i just include some "steel-focused" shots like you showed here in the episode after next, without getting too deep in that diablo atmosphere.
Anyway, thanks Rick, for this grand new theme and outstanding invitation both by letter and images
From whatever background you take inspiration, just go right ahead. To me it was Conan, giving the image of that brute warrior able to cut down anything that stood in his way while at the same time he fears and hates magic. Steel is trustworthy, so that's what I've tried to capture with my example shots here. If this means different historical events for you, then go down that path. It should be very interesting to see some out-of.lore captures, depicting a few of our real historic ages...or you do a "steel-focused" chapter in case you want to implement your story arc again...
Just remember, no milkdrinkers for this one!