(urth) Cloak and Baldric

[brunians at brunians.org]

Sure. He's got a minute or two to take himself apart and get his sword
out. Remember a lot of the time he has taken the gaurd off and is using it
as a staff.

Finally, Severian is not and does not look like someone you'd want to run
into in a dark alley. I don't imagine that too many people casually start
fights with him, even leaving aside that he is some kind of cop.




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> I thought writing "wandering swordsman" might invite that objection.
>
> but, so, you acknowledge that this phenomenon would exist, just that it
> wouldn't really be a problem since the sword is more "cargo" than
> defensive weapon?
>
> ~Witz
>
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>>Subject: Re: (urth) Cloak and Baldric
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>>Sev's not a duellist, he's not wandering around striking on the draw and
>>such.
>>
>>If he was a duellist he surely would not have that kind of sword.
>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>>
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>>> No, it's not a new subgenre, it's a costuming question.
>>>
>>> So, Severian's got this huge sword on a baldric, slung over his (left)
>>> shoulder most of the time. Too big to hang from a sword belt.
>>>
>>> But how does that work with a cloak? It would have to be worn OVER the
>>> cloak, but, unless the cloak was pushed back over the shoulders, the
>>> baldric would essentially trap his arms in by holding the cloak tight
>>> around his torso.
>>> It seems he could have one side free, at least, but the other would be
>>> constricted.
>>>
>>> Or am I completely wrong? Am I mistaken, or is this not really much of
>>> a
>>> problem for a wandering swordsman?
>>>
>>> Are any of you guys Ren Fair or Historic Recreation types?
>>> any insight here?
>>>
>>> I ask because I was drawing Severian, and this suddenly struck me as a
>>> real problem.
>>>
>>> /Devil in the details
>>>
>>> ~Witz
>>>
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