Comments on: Fadin’s Fuming Forge: A Haunt

By: Darkjoy

Darkjoy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:48:20 +0000

Wow, really, meteor Damascus? I thought I was adding a good dose of ‘fantasy’ to the story with the concept of star dust, but in truth I added a good dose of ‘reality’

Ofcourse the star dust had high trace amounts of deadly toxins like zinc and chromium and was not 100% iron or maybe even adamantium like the smith expected…..

By: Todd the Bladesmith

Todd the Bladesmith — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:52:29 +0000

@James Thomas – Yes you did!

@Darkjoy – I really can’t even nitpick anything. Yellow is hot for forging, but for forge welding, especially iron, it’s fine, and meteors are iron. Making meteor Damascus is something that’s actually done; there are even sources of it online. It’s not sprinkled, but that’s good in a game environment. The hardening sequence is realistic also.

Great job!

By: Darkjoy

Darkjoy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:20:49 +0000

@Todd

Did I get all the smithing details right? Because I borrowed from “The Real Steel” series and from K.J. Parker’s books

By: James Thomas

James Thomas — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:51:59 +0000

See, I told you Todd. Good job Maurice!

By: Todd the Bladesmith

Todd the Bladesmith — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:30:55 +0000

I smiled the whole time I read this – all three times. Thanks for letting me contribute to some of the facts.