cubed
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Post by cubed on Jan 21, 2009 20:07:52 GMT -5
Does anyone know anything about sokutai(s)? (I don't know anything about Japanese grammar, so I don't know if using the "s" on the end is right.) More specifically, does anyone know how many pieces one comes in, how heavy they are to wear, how much do they limit your mobility, and how to put one on? I ask this because I was thinking about having a group of guards in my latest novel wear them to spice up the culture of the world. I need to know how plausible it is in real life for someone to function on a daily basis in an active job while wearing one, or at least on a huge stretch by having them wear them.
Thanks!
(Maliris, if I posted this question on the wrong thread, go ahead and move it.)
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Post by Raihor on Jan 22, 2009 17:34:24 GMT -5
Should probably have been posted in the general board. As for your question, I don't even know what a sokutai is, sorry
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cubed
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Post by cubed on Jan 22, 2009 19:57:19 GMT -5
I fancy oriental "gown". If this works, you should be able to see a pick.
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Post by zemira on Jan 23, 2009 8:11:45 GMT -5
I honestly don't know anything about them, but judging from you picture, I'd assume an active guard wouldn't be useful. The tail on the ground would hinder his fighting. Not to mention it looks very thick and padded, so it would hinder simple movement as well. Which is probably why the man in the picture has a bow instead of a sword.
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cubed
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Post by cubed on Jan 23, 2009 11:19:03 GMT -5
Most of them hang lower over the knees and don't have tails. But what I really wanted to know was about how heavy they were to wear.
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Post by Raihor on Jan 23, 2009 12:27:59 GMT -5
You could always just use that 'creative license'. Very useful
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Post by cubed on Jan 23, 2009 12:39:15 GMT -5
I had been airtistic license The problem lies in the fact that I think my book might be pulishable, and I would want it to feel as lifelike as possible while at the same time being a fantasy. I'm sure there are people who would read a fight scene with those guards in the sokutai(s) and just throw the book aside because of how unrealistic it was.
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