Vanessa
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Yes, the cleric epic from Everquest.
TL;DR: I want one IRL.
I'd post this thread directly to the rickshaw if I could, but I couldn't so I didn't, so
Amod
if you would ever so kindly!
This thread is to document the journey toward me obtaining a Water Sprinkler of Nem Ankh (eye-arr-ell style), and for you all to rightfully mock me along the way.
Brief Primer FAQ
The "Why"
As some of you may know, I'd just call myself a big fan of Everquest and I have an inordinate amount of Everquest shit in my place (the shadowbox is notable for its supreme nerdiness):
Parkinson's art is, in my opinion, just as worthy to hang on my walls as a Dali or Degas and while I realize it appears to border on sheer obsessiveness, it's not that... it's more just display pieces and I haven't even read those books... in reality this dumb game was, as some of you can sadly relate, a sizeable chunk of my life over 15 years ago and while I don't currently play any form of EQ, I will (hopefully) live to be a ripe 80+ years and I'm sure even then look back on this game and community with fondness and warmth. Besides the Everquest shit in my place, I have other eclectic things adorning my abode and figure the next "big thing" to add would be an EQ Epic replica LoL.
I mained a cle in my heyday, and was part of a very small guild. This was before the cle epic was gimped with those pearls in skyfire so camping Ragefire with a guild presence and worrying about competing clerics and guilds was a thing and it was also when wiping to Ragefire was an easy possibility if you didn't bring a handful of groups so getting the Water Sprinkler at that time was huge. I received a few tells from people I'd group with asking how I got that not being in one of the top guilds, especially when our guild fell apart and I was flying guildless for awhile, so the 1.0 epic was definitely a badge of pride and honor at the time (and a damn useful clicky, let's be real).
The Water Sprinkler Of Nem Ankh. Fundamentally, a medieval flail with an ornate handle.
Obviously, I don't expect the spiked ball to magically seep water like it did in game haha. So it's pretty basic in its trappings: A light colored pommel, a dark shaft, light colored patterned hilt (is this called a hilt when dealing with a flail?) with a thick chain holding the multi-spiked ball. The pommel appears to have the exact pattern shape of the four prongs jutting out of the hilt. So 1 shaft, 1 thick chain link of about a dozen links, 1 spiked ball about the size of a baseball, and 5 arrowhead patterned pieces of '____' ? Wood? Brass? Idk.
This is the meat and potatoes of obtaining (creating) this. This is where I'm in over my head and need YOU GUYS for advice, help, info, resources etc. I know it'll take some tools, talent and shit that I don't possess. I realize I'll definitely have to drop some serious cheddar to make this work. I don't want to 3-D print one and paint it and call it a day, or to have it just be a complete piece of shit like it's a tin-foil flail on a cardboard stick (I could start with that though! haha). I really want it to be well made and quality.
If I could 'ideally' picture it in my mind's eye, it would have a hard polished antique finished brass pommel, leather wrapped shaft (metal reinforced core), hard brass hilt (same as pommel), thick chain, iron spiked ball. In reality, it may have to be a painted wooden pommel shaft and hilt with an aluminum chain and spiked ball.
Would a brass hilt be strong enough to support the weight of an iron spiked ball the size of a baseball? Idk. Is forging all of this from scratch a really really expensive endeavor? Idk. I have no welding skills, no casting skills, very minimal woodwork skills. Is it possible this idea will go down like the Hindenburg and it'll be my FoH legacy from here on out? Idk. Let's find out!
So yeah I'm honestly serious about wanting to make my own epic
It's not like I plan to use it, LARP with it, cosplay with it... when (if, big if) it's finished, it'll just sit in a comfy spot in my place... yet another quirky display piece in my nerd paradise I call home LoL. I fully intend to update this thread from time to time on any and all progress, and will be more than happy to simply say "fuck it, it's impossible, I have failed in my RL epic quest haha" if it comes to that and you guys can ridicule me for as long as I deserve, that's okay... it'd be deserved that's for sure! Point is, it's a Rickshaw worthy Tyen thread Vanessa thread that's fun for the entire family shitposter. Though I do sincerely hope some of you can actually help me as far as tips, tricks, resources, pointers etc... especially if any of you have had any experience in literally working with any of these raw materials such as brass, aluminum, iron etc. There are quite a few videos on YouTube of talented guys forging video game weapons so the idea is not completely bonkers... my desire just takes the form of something not quite as popular as recreating Cloud's Buster Sword, or Lion-O's Sword Of Omens. I guess I could just contact these YouTubers who make this and pay them $5,000 or whatever (which I don't have) to just make me one but isn't that just like buying an EBayed 1.0 cle? I'd rather "do the quest" myself and have more pride in it.
P.S. There's at least one other freak of a fan out there who got the epic tattooed on their wrist apparently:
So...
You say, 'Hail, Shmendrik Lavawalker.' ........
TL;DR: I want one IRL.
I'd post this thread directly to the rickshaw if I could, but I couldn't so I didn't, so
Amod
if you would ever so kindly!This thread is to document the journey toward me obtaining a Water Sprinkler of Nem Ankh (eye-arr-ell style), and for you all to rightfully mock me along the way.
Brief Primer FAQ
- Are you retarded? Yes.
- Are you even serious or is this trolling? 100% serious unfortunately.
- This is another attention whore tactic? No! I mean, where else on the internet would I be posting about Everquest shit except right here in my hometown?
- You realize these don't exist in the world and are just pixels in a mmorpg, right? You're crazy... Hence this thread. It's going to be a "journey" to "obtain" one for sure. (Oh and to be clear: "Obtain" = create/make/forge etc from raw resources; I'm not crazy [well, besides the obvious LoL]), I just need the right resources, information, help and certainly time. Just like the in-game quest required a lot of time and help from friends/guildies, I realize this isn't going to be easy and I can't get one on my own.
- Okay I 'think' I'm starting to see what you're trying to do. It'll take a lot of resources, you realize this? Again, hence this thread. I know this forum is filled with a lot of smart talent and figured one or more of you could add some info into what would actually be required to create my own Water Sprinkler Of Nem Ankh from scratch.
The "Why"
As some of you may know, I'd just call myself a big fan of Everquest and I have an inordinate amount of Everquest shit in my place (the shadowbox is notable for its supreme nerdiness):
Parkinson's art is, in my opinion, just as worthy to hang on my walls as a Dali or Degas and while I realize it appears to border on sheer obsessiveness, it's not that... it's more just display pieces and I haven't even read those books... in reality this dumb game was, as some of you can sadly relate, a sizeable chunk of my life over 15 years ago and while I don't currently play any form of EQ, I will (hopefully) live to be a ripe 80+ years and I'm sure even then look back on this game and community with fondness and warmth. Besides the Everquest shit in my place, I have other eclectic things adorning my abode and figure the next "big thing" to add would be an EQ Epic replica LoL.
I mained a cle in my heyday, and was part of a very small guild. This was before the cle epic was gimped with those pearls in skyfire so camping Ragefire with a guild presence and worrying about competing clerics and guilds was a thing and it was also when wiping to Ragefire was an easy possibility if you didn't bring a handful of groups so getting the Water Sprinkler at that time was huge. I received a few tells from people I'd group with asking how I got that not being in one of the top guilds, especially when our guild fell apart and I was flying guildless for awhile, so the 1.0 epic was definitely a badge of pride and honor at the time (and a damn useful clicky, let's be real).
The "What"
The Water Sprinkler Of Nem Ankh. Fundamentally, a medieval flail with an ornate handle.
Obviously, I don't expect the spiked ball to magically seep water like it did in game haha. So it's pretty basic in its trappings: A light colored pommel, a dark shaft, light colored patterned hilt (is this called a hilt when dealing with a flail?) with a thick chain holding the multi-spiked ball. The pommel appears to have the exact pattern shape of the four prongs jutting out of the hilt. So 1 shaft, 1 thick chain link of about a dozen links, 1 spiked ball about the size of a baseball, and 5 arrowhead patterned pieces of '____' ? Wood? Brass? Idk.
The "How"
This is the meat and potatoes of obtaining (creating) this. This is where I'm in over my head and need YOU GUYS for advice, help, info, resources etc. I know it'll take some tools, talent and shit that I don't possess. I realize I'll definitely have to drop some serious cheddar to make this work. I don't want to 3-D print one and paint it and call it a day, or to have it just be a complete piece of shit like it's a tin-foil flail on a cardboard stick (I could start with that though! haha). I really want it to be well made and quality.
If I could 'ideally' picture it in my mind's eye, it would have a hard polished antique finished brass pommel, leather wrapped shaft (metal reinforced core), hard brass hilt (same as pommel), thick chain, iron spiked ball. In reality, it may have to be a painted wooden pommel shaft and hilt with an aluminum chain and spiked ball.
Would a brass hilt be strong enough to support the weight of an iron spiked ball the size of a baseball? Idk. Is forging all of this from scratch a really really expensive endeavor? Idk. I have no welding skills, no casting skills, very minimal woodwork skills. Is it possible this idea will go down like the Hindenburg and it'll be my FoH legacy from here on out? Idk. Let's find out!
In Conclusion
So yeah I'm honestly serious about wanting to make my own epic
It's not like I plan to use it, LARP with it, cosplay with it... when (if, big if) it's finished, it'll just sit in a comfy spot in my place... yet another quirky display piece in my nerd paradise I call home LoL. I fully intend to update this thread from time to time on any and all progress, and will be more than happy to simply say "fuck it, it's impossible, I have failed in my RL epic quest haha" if it comes to that and you guys can ridicule me for as long as I deserve, that's okay... it'd be deserved that's for sure! Point is, it's a Rickshaw worthy P.S. There's at least one other freak of a fan out there who got the epic tattooed on their wrist apparently:
So...
You say, 'Hail, Shmendrik Lavawalker.' ........
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