On the 10th of April 1912, The Titanic set sail from Southhampton in England for her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Four days later, just before midnight on the 14th, Titanic struck an iceberg, which caused it to take severe damage and sink during the night, leading to the death of the majority of her passengers.
At the time, Titanic was one of the most advanced ships in the world. It was as a steam-powered ocean liner, a type of ship specifically built to repeatedly make the dangerous crossing between Europe and America. Because air travel was not available at the time, this service was vital, and Titanic was built at a time where different shipping lines were constantly trying to outcompete each other in building the fastest and most luxurious ships. The Titanic was equipped with restaurants, cafes and even a Turkish bath (a sort of spa / sauna hybrid), though due to the strict segregation of first, second, and third class passengers, only a minority were allowed access to these accomodations.
The White Star Line, who built and operated the Titanic, was convinced the ship wouldn't sink, and did not adequately prepare for it, only carrying enough lifeboats to carry a portion of the ship's passengers. While this claim seems absurd today โ modern ship are far, far safer than the Titanic, but no one would ever claim they couldn't sink โ it was a popular sentiment at the time. Because of the Titanic's novel and highly advanced watertight compartments, it was thought that even if she suffered catastrophic damage, she would bob around on the surface like a cork, rather than sink to the bottom, so there would be no hurry to evacuate the passengers
Later, the story of the titanic would go on to become something of a pop culture legend, the greatest example being the 1997 movie by James Cameron (it's really good actually). A bunch of conspiracy theories about the ship's fate has also popped up over the course of the last century, some gaining significant traction despite the lack of evidence.
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I had been getting bored of Warsails. I had an idea for a character last night before bed that I really like. My main character is a tall woman. But a cis woman. She's had kids.
I've made a new character who is a trans woman. She is an Aserai called Farah Banu Fasus. I used the character to editor to make her have a very feminine face compared the masculine defaults, then clean shaven, long hair, eye makeup, etc. She looks pretty and clocky. I gave a high pitched voice that does sound like a voice trained voice. She is going to wear dresses and head scarfs in her civilian outfit. She is not going to become a lord/lady. She is going to be a mercenary pirate with a single ship that is funded by legitimate businesses she owns and gang alleyways. My crew is going to be Corsairs and Aserai naval archers.
Plus I can do the pokemon thing of being in a Lesbian relationship now.
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I married a girl and we wore the same dress!
Wow as if to reward me the first possible companion I met is a Khurzait girl with great stats whose tragic backstory was being raised like a boy then patriarchy happened. I'm only going to have girl followers with fucked backstories too.
Okay so most ladies shoes don't fit her. Her feet clip through. You and me both sister.
However armor that covers the face but leaves the eyes with eye shadow? C*nty AF
Also the politics of Taleworlds has been iffy in the past but credit to them with all clothing being non gender. I've got her wearing a luxury desert dress with a leopard skin and fancy hijab, looks very nice.
I'll probably post pics in gaming once I've got her set up.
I love mount and blade, love that it grew and still going. I bought the first one like... 16 years ago?? One of my first ever online purchases, along with Minecraft (after it stopped being free on the website, truly ancient) and KSP. I cant believe my choices for early release games all worked out.
Yeah I was playing the original Beta in High school. I played the freeware until level 7 and then begged my parents to buy the full version with their credit card.
I'm realizing the Aserai are the secret second naval faction. Sure they only get one mariner unit, the amazing Bahriyyah archer, but Corsairs the other pirate faction to Sea Raiders are Aserai coded, like Barbary pirates. Their Corsair chiefs rule, they're tire 4, wear mail, have javelins, shields and swords. You can recruit from captured pirates. Plus they have like 6 different variations so it looks way more diverse on your deck. Also I have some Mameluk Palace guards with two handed axes and maces scattered amongst my crew,.
I did hire a dude, an Aserai scholar because he had a decently fucked up backstory and I needed a Surgeon.
I love using the steel shot ballista to knock down whole lines of enemies.
Also there's a knife called the broad Skaen. It's crazy good in a boat melee, you do a downward stab at short range which is basically an instakill. I'm alternating a scimitar with that instead of a shield.