In panel 3, it looks like the dragonfire is being blocked.
It occurs to me that, if this magical shield can be shaped, then this fire can be redirected to the uritts, & even burn the riders off of the dragons.
Judging by the look of it, the front handle is actually for you to place your foot while using both hands to pull back the bow string. I’m sure you could use the saddle horn if it fit over it, but that crossbow looks to be a 95lbs bow, so you want to make sure it’s not going to suddenly fly back and smash your nose… Or throat…
There isn’t room on the saddle to do that, since the stock of the crossbow is so long It’s usually done with a foot. You can also brace it against your stomach if you have rock-hard abs. I actually won a crossbow speed round at a medieval society event by using an 85# crossbow and yanking the string back with both hands, butt of the stock braced against my diaphragm (quiver of bolts on my belt). I got 9 shots off in 30 seconds, and everyone’s jaws dropped. The next-best could only do 6…and everyone there knew I wasn’t a crossbow shooter. I was borrowing someone else’s for fun, and that was the first day I’d ever used one. Only one other person could copy my trick using his diaphragm muscles as a brace, though. Turns out he was a singer, too!
Welcome back, JED! My thoughts and best wishes have been with you during this haitus.
Now, to the task at hand.
That’s a mighty good start to throwing ol’ ragscales off his feed! Oh, and love the hawk!
11 thoughts on “Dang, that usually works. Page 1306”
SFCGator
Yay, welcome back! Great page, panel three is awesome. Whose hawk?
Reservist
I think it’s the shaman.
Ed Brault
Wouldn’t that be a bleedin’ shame…
Ed
Man, gotta be hard to reload a crossbow in flight. Do you hook the foot loop on the saddle horn?
Mislandor
Welcome back!
DMC_Run
In panel 3, it looks like the dragonfire is being blocked.
It occurs to me that, if this magical shield can be shaped, then this fire can be redirected to the uritts, & even burn the riders off of the dragons.
Scarsdale
Judging by the look of it, the front handle is actually for you to place your foot while using both hands to pull back the bow string. I’m sure you could use the saddle horn if it fit over it, but that crossbow looks to be a 95lbs bow, so you want to make sure it’s not going to suddenly fly back and smash your nose… Or throat…
the_eldest
Welcome back! Thanks for the update on how you are!
I’ll raise my glass to you and wish you Wohlsein and Santé, in both meanings!
Lora
Yeah! New page! 😀 And they made magickal shields that could block the dragon fire. Also nice work of the Hawk Tribe shaman.
Jean
There isn’t room on the saddle to do that, since the stock of the crossbow is so long It’s usually done with a foot. You can also brace it against your stomach if you have rock-hard abs. I actually won a crossbow speed round at a medieval society event by using an 85# crossbow and yanking the string back with both hands, butt of the stock braced against my diaphragm (quiver of bolts on my belt). I got 9 shots off in 30 seconds, and everyone’s jaws dropped. The next-best could only do 6…and everyone there knew I wasn’t a crossbow shooter. I was borrowing someone else’s for fun, and that was the first day I’d ever used one. Only one other person could copy my trick using his diaphragm muscles as a brace, though. Turns out he was a singer, too!
SanBernInATL
Welcome back, JED! My thoughts and best wishes have been with you during this haitus.
Now, to the task at hand.
That’s a mighty good start to throwing ol’ ragscales off his feed! Oh, and love the hawk!
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