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| Barastir |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 00:16:57
I know this topic is only slightly related to the Realms, but I'd like to have your help for an item I intend to create for my Realmsian campaign. So, there it goes:
Does anybody knows how to call this headpiece? |
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| cpthero2 |
Posted - 27 Feb 2020 : 05:30:03
Great Reader Ayrik,
I thought it looked pretty awesome on Drizz't (I believe that was him wearing it).
Best regards,
quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik
I'm with Wrigley, in non-Japanese terms this is a skullcap. They came in many tyoes and sizes, some lesther, some metal.
They might look good on barbarians. But they look epic on wizards.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dc/ee/b0/dceeb097f1011ef5e97ea7aad929cec8.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NF_58avVwGw/Uo3iOjv-2XI/AAAAAAAAIBA/HAikOjOqqcM/s640/merlin.jpg
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| Ayrik |
Posted - 27 Feb 2020 : 03:52:59
I'm with Wrigley, in non-Japanese terms this is a skullcap. They came in many tyoes and sizes, some lesther, some metal.
They might look good on barbarians. But they look epic on wizards.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dc/ee/b0/dceeb097f1011ef5e97ea7aad929cec8.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NF_58avVwGw/Uo3iOjv-2XI/AAAAAAAAIBA/HAikOjOqqcM/s640/merlin.jpg |
| cpthero2 |
Posted - 27 Feb 2020 : 01:58:25
Senior Scribe Wrigley,
Yeah, it is funny how such pieces of armor came about. It is bizarre!
Best regards,
quote:
Originally posted by Wrigley
I would call it a skullcap. It is not exact but it sounds fine and make a point.
But I agree that the film version is more "useless piece of armor".
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| Wrigley |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 23:40:21
I would call it a skullcap. It is not exact but it sounds fine and make a point.
But I agree that the film version is more "useless piece of armor". |
| George Krashos |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 23:32:03
quote:
Originally posted by ericlboyd
In southern lands, it’s called. Honch’o as in a “ head honcho”.
-- George Krashos |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 04:02:55
I've always called it "that funky gold thing". |
| ericlboyd |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 03:23:10
In southern lands, it’s called. Honch’o as in a “ head honcho”.
quote:
Originally posted by AJA
Yes, thank you Eric.
No need to give Salvatore any more ideas.
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| AJA |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 02:50:59
Yes, thank you Eric.
No need to give Salvatore any more ideas.
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| ericlboyd |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 02:30:55
I think the official translation of the dwarven word is "Noggin Knocker". |
| jamesewelch |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 01:02:52
quote:
Originally posted by Barastir
Wow, thank you!
Thanks. Also note that I'm not a sage. So I could be wrong and there might actually be a name for that piece within FR lore. I'm sure it's mentioned somewhere. |
| Barastir |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 00:55:51
Wow, thank you! |
| jamesewelch |
Posted - 19 Sep 2019 : 00:38:55
When that piece is ornamental and then stuck to a helmet (in same location), it's called a "forehead plate" and "hachi-gane" (forehead protector) for Japanese samurai armor. The closest that I've found is the "hachi-gane" as just the plate and a cloth strap (see wiki pic below), however, there's usually several other layers over it and I don't think it's ever just worn by itself.
embossed forehead plate
http://truehistoryshop.com/shop/helmet-gulbische-burial-embossed-forehead-plate/
hachi-gane
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hachi_gane_or_hitai_ate_1.JPG
Fixed link
More pics at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hachi-gane_ hitai-ate
Arg, the forums can't handle URLs with parenthesis. For more pics, be sure to include the "Hachi-gane_(hitai-ate)" to the URL |
