Sore nipples
Now this is something that a bloke shouldn't talk about, but as a runner I feel I have a slight let off. Five miles with a wet T-shirt is enough to give anyone a pain. I refuse to use Vaseline as I don't want to ruin my T-shirts. Plasters are out of the question as I have a hairy chest and rather adverse to the pain my wife inflicts, tearing a plaster off.
But what has this to do with fantasy writing. It's a mundane pain like this that fantasy heroes never seem to suffer from. I mean - when was the last time the hero said, "my chain mail is rubbing the old nips rather raw today."
Or are they simply made of sterner stuff than us? I have made my heroes suffer sever pain, yet they never get a splinter, a paper cut or nipple rub. I think, in my next novel, there may have to be some changes!
But what has this to do with fantasy writing. It's a mundane pain like this that fantasy heroes never seem to suffer from. I mean - when was the last time the hero said, "my chain mail is rubbing the old nips rather raw today."
Or are they simply made of sterner stuff than us? I have made my heroes suffer sever pain, yet they never get a splinter, a paper cut or nipple rub. I think, in my next novel, there may have to be some changes!
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Oct 07, 2012 11:55AM
Hmm...perhaps you should remove the t-shirt once it becomes wet? Somehow I think your heroes may have a thick pelt of hair that insulates them or they have plenty of padding (gambeson?)...or they have developed calluses! At any rate, I think that is probably the least of their concerns.
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I have a gambeson but didn't mention it as I thought not many folk would know about it. I made two, one is layers of wool and linen and the other is leather. I'm quite proud of the latter. Not a bad effort, I think. :)
