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What are you on? Hiroshima and Nagasaki were wiped out, yes. In the 1940s, they were hardly large cities by today's standards. There have been NO new nuclear weapons developed in the US since 1991, when production and testing of nuclear weapons was halted, along with the stockpiles of both America and the former Soviet Union being reduced drastically as per the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The most powerful device ever tested by the US was Castle Bravo, clocking in at 15mt. That was in 1954. The most powerful device ever tested by the Soviet Union was the Tsar Bomba, with a docked yield of 50mt. Only one was ever made. Those two devices were tested during the Cold War - not for actual use, but as one-off shows of strength to dissuade either party from open confrontation. The most powerful device tested after the 1991 treaty was India's Shakti I, with a yield of 43kt - barely double that of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki. If I wanted to level a modern city and obliterate its population, I would use at least two of these, three to be sure. EDIT: Some figures. The area of total destruction in Hiroshima was 1 mile wide, with resultant fires around 4.4m. This was from an airburst detonation, which guarantees maximum destruction in the blast radius. Similar figures for Nagasaki, although there the fires only went 2 miles out. Total deaths from BOTH bombs chalk up to 220,000, as a liberal estimate. Further injuries exceed this number, doubling the casualty rate at most. Even at 400,000+, that is hardly the population of a modern city. Hell, Sydney, with an extremely low population density, manages to have more than a few milliion people living in it. Compare this to, say, a city like Mumbai.

Last I checked, those missiles didn't actually fulfil their objectives. Their vaunted Taepodong-2 missile failed 35-40 seconds into the flight. Some senior officials are likely on queue for disciplinary action over this. Beyond that, I can see nothing more out of it than North Korea rattling its sabres trying to make itself look like a threat rather than the economic sinkhole that it actually is. Also, consider that the JSDF has recently been licensed to produce ABMs. The moment Pyongyang decides to fire off a few warheads that don't end up as duds, they will most likely be shot down. ouch. so if nk sends about 10 missles, the rest of 5 would be enought to demolish most of any country if hit at the right spots. Five nuclear warheads would not be enough to demolish two or three cities, much less an entire country. Granted, if you loaded a container ship full of radioactive material and hit that with a nuke, you might get fallout that goes further than thirty miles...

First things first, here's the link: Composition in Q. It's one of those rare times when I draw someone who is neither male nor armed. Please leave comments either here or on DA.

Sometimes I think I should go out more and take photos of random people on the street.

I went out yesterday to the city and took a bunch of photos. I thought I'd share a couple here. http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/35664910/ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/35671787/ Anyway, leave your comments wherever.

Ravens' Cabal: http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?t=142717 Blood Warrior: http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?t=203447

I thought it was good, though. I'm not sure what others would say about it. Ah well, it's your piece.

Yeah... so, everytime someone tells everyone here about something new that can hurt them, they all run off to try it out. Right, this place is making less sense everyday. Good find, though.

I have three pieces in my sig. Ravens' Cabal and Blood Warrior are finished, though I may rewrite them in the future. I haven't had enough time nor inspiration to continue the Sixteenth, however. Also for other nominations, sirith_knight's Eyes of a Warrior and Legend of the Dragon Sword, both serials; and Necromagus' Assassin and Redemption, both short stories.

The extra weight on a thrown dagger is an ADVANTAGE. It allows the weapon to focus more force into the point of impact. More damage. Any competent thrower can and will manage to stick the business end of a thrown knife into you. Also for your information, the balance on a throwing knife is at the fort̮̩̉̉ of the blade, just as it should be for all swords and derivative weapons. Your point is, well, not a point. Round? No. Squarish with sharpened points? Yes. You'll only deal damage if you get one of those points to stick, and even then, you probably wouldn't deal that much. The piddly weight of a shuriken is a disadvantage, since its progress through the air and the resistance offered to it then pretty much removes any advantage you might get from greater arm strength. It is TOO LIGHT to deal comparable damage to a thrown knife. The fact that it has four points suggests that it's damn hard for something so light to stick in with one sharpened point. That just furthers my argument that it's too light to be thrown as accurately as a dagger. Again, your argument has no basis in fact. Thrown straighter? Try throwing a rock, then a nutshell. There's your comparison. Easier to conceal? Yeah. That's the point. That's why it's also a weapon designed to distract rather than kill. Of course. Who said that swords have to cut? It's a fantasy game! Let's make them blunt weapons instead. Hey, I want warhammers to decapitate people, because it's a fantasy game and doesn't have to adhere to reality. I want bows to shoot fish, because games don't have to be historically accurate. Suspension of disbelief. Learn about it. Game developers have to make sure they don't mess with it, otherwise their product becomes ridiculous and unbelievable to the point of discouraging potential customers. In conclusion, grow an argument. Boo-yah yourself.

Understand what, exactly? What is there to try and get people to think about? Oh, sorry, I forgot. Clearly, one can only understand morality and talk about it if they are a Christian.

You may have the right to talk about it, but that doesn't mean that people won't be irritated by your preaching, or whatever it is you do. Talk about religion only when asked about religion. Nobody is compelled to agree with your sentiments toward theology.

Greetings, mon-keigh. Stand by for assimilation.

Well, when you can swing an axe, hold a shield, shoot a bow that's slung over your shoulder and wave your hands and chant to cast spells all at the same time, I'll be able to see a problem.

I think it's a decent idea, provided that you limit what can actually be carried so that it doesn't throw any of the trade skills out of whack.

The current equipment we have right now can be used for abstraction as any other piece of broadly equivalent equipment in history. The thing we really need is different graphics for the same pieces of equipment. In my opinion, the graphics for some things should be modified, since a scimitar REALLY doesn't look the way Runescape portrays it, nor does platemail or kite shields. Heck, the visors on the full helms aren't exactly well-executed.

Proof? I studied the Tokugawa era of Japan and the preceeding shogunates for the better half of a year as my major project for Extension History. I do not recall ever reading anything about ninja who openly hired themselves out as mercenaries, let alone appear as anything OTHER than simple peasants. Your average shuriken weighs no more than 20g. If you are at a range at which you can throw it accurately enough to strike someone's juggular at the correct angle to slice, as well as having enough kinetic energy TO part the skin and vein, then you are better off using a knife, or, better yet, a club. To be honest, I wouldn't care. A katana is not a ninja weapon.

England? Whats England? Lol Who lives in Engalnd its called the United States of America... :wink: gatorboy428 Both of you can help us improve the human race using only a tree and a suitable length of rope.

Flails for threshing rice stalks.

Oh, yes. Freedom of speech suddenly gives you the right to force people to translate nigh every word from Moron to English or whatever language might be in the process of communication at the present time. The frustration comes from the fact that people seem to be unable to grasp the notion that for others to take what they say seriously instead of dismissing them as blithering idiots, all they have to do is hit a few extra keys. No, you can't just ignore what everyone is saying. I read to find out people's opinions on things. I read to communicate. That means I have to sift through verbal excrement just to get the gist of whatever people are saying. Quoting freedom of speech the way you did is much the same as the child asserting his right to free speech when he's put on detention for cussing at a teacher. Frankly, I'm amazed that this thing has fueled discussion almost four months after it was published.

Shuriken stronger than throwing knives? Don't make me laugh. In all their forms, shuriken were never intended as killing weapons. They were, at best, used as distractions when the user needed to make a quick escape or throw someone off-balance while they went in for the kill with a kama or some equivalent inconspicuous weapon. Remember that ninja were never how they are portrayed in popular culture. They were farmers, artisans, and other sorts of poor people. They used weapons that could be disguised as normal tools. Shuriken were developed from a tool used for prying nails from boards. For use as weapons, the points of the tool - which need not even look like a star - are sharpened so that it sticks to objects when thrown, but it is nigh-impossible for anything as small and light as a shuriken to be able to deal lethal damage to anyone in a straight fight. If you want to throw one, you need lots of practice to get it to stick. You want to throw two or more at a time, and you're looking at some extreme co-ordination issues. They're far too light to throw effectively at any notable range. As far as thrown weapons go, daggers are FAR superior to shuriken.

You can't make better graphics and still maintain the integrity of the 3D engine. Furthermore, you can't expect anyone, JAGeX or otherwise, to take you seriously with consideration of the quality of your language as well as your attitude. Now please stop spilling text onto our screens before you sear someone's retinas.

Dawnlord Garethis Marcene has held his post as the head of the Temple Guard of Halura, Amardian Goddess of the sun for seventeen years, since his predecessor, Dawnlord Soractes Artes, died of poison at the hands of an unknown assassin. As a Temple Guard in the Amardian Empire, Dawnlord Garethis is afforded the privileges of a knight, including estates and serfs, though he leaves these in the hands of his son, Thastos, in favour of serving the temple.

I think I'll have a go. I need to work on outfit designs, anyway.

So what's your point? Did the moon collide with the earth? Tentacle monsters in your kitchen? What?