RShara she/her Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 Just now, Karger said: I was hoping they would coat the inside too. It's not likely to stay nicely coated during a battle. And sweat and blood will probably be flying all over the place. Thus, ka-boom.
Karger he/him Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, RShara said: It's not likely to stay nicely coated during a battle. And sweat and blood will probably be flying all over the place. Thus, ka-boom. They apply the film to swords. I think that it will be OK on armor too
RShara she/her Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Karger said: They apply the film to swords. I think that it will be OK on armor too What?
Calderis he/him Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) @Karger When was there an application that prevented water? I think that your referring to the Terken coating of things which was either them actually wearing carapace, or coating things with it by dessolving that carapace in water to make a paste that they would slather over their bodied and weapons. Are you misremembering, or is there another substance that I've forgotten? Edited May 11, 2019 by Calderis 1
Karger he/him Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 23 hours ago, Calderis said: Are you misremembering, or is there another substance that I've forgotten? I remember that it is in the prose version when Kenton explains how the weapon smiths make swords he says that they use a damp cloth to shape the sword then coat it in something that makes a water resistant film. It might not be in the comic version I have not read those in a while.
Calderis he/him Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, Karger said: I remember that it is in the prose version when Kenton explains how the weapon smiths make swords he says that they use a damp cloth to shape the sword then coat it in something that makes a water resistant film. It might not be in the comic version I have not read those in a while. Yeah, looked it up. It's something called DoKall and it only comes up twice in the text. In the "dipping" those carapace swords, and in "dousing" the terha in them from a young age on to make their carapace immune to being dissolved. I had completely forgotten about that. Dont know if it remains in the Canon, or if the obviously liquid nature of it would still be an issue for a cesium like metal, but I suppose it's something that would be worth looking into. All in all, coated or not, I think wearing a metal as reactive as Ettmetal is a very bad idea.
Karger he/him Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Calderis said: I had completely forgotten about that. Dont know if it remains in the Canon, or if the obviously liquid nature of it would still be an issue for a cesium like metal, but I suppose it's something that would be worth looking into. The liquid is not the issue(with cesium) the reaction happens when the alkaline metal steels oxygen from the hydrogen atom. I do can not know the result of mixing DoKall with this metal without knowing its chemical composition. As a side note, why not alloy it with another metal. It could probably still block a shardblade and it might loose some reactivity.
Calderis he/him Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, Karger said: I do can not know the result of mixing DoKall with this metal without knowing its chemical composition. That was kind of my point.
Karger he/him Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, Calderis said: That was kind of my point. Could malatium stand up to shardplate?
Halyo_Alex he/him Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 Honestly, we could use Medallions on the inside of armor to give various effects, like F-Pewter/F-Steel, etc, to really make it like "shardplate". Feruchemically Invest the crap outta the armor metal itself (presumably Steel) so that it resists shardblades/etc, and boom.
RShara she/her Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 32 minutes ago, Halyo_Alex said: Honestly, we could use Medallions on the inside of armor to give various effects, like F-Pewter/F-Steel, etc, to really make it like "shardplate". Feruchemically Invest the crap outta the armor metal itself (presumably Steel) so that it resists shardblades/etc, and boom. Yes, that's basically what I was saying. Those methods are far more effective and safe than any of the others that have been proposed.
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