FA+
Shop
11977
Views
Views
1306
Favorites
Favorites
Category
Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Dog (Other)
Size 500 x 700
File Size 158 kB
Report this content
More from Blotch
Here is the artwork for the "Pi" character card we did for the Nordguard Card Game. (More information on the game can be found here!)
The original is small, about 3×4, in watercolor and acrylic.
Over the years, a couple people have asked where Pi got her name. Pi is actually a nick name (her real name comes up in the next book, actually…) There’s two stories behind how she got the nickname–one, being that she’s black and white and it’s short for piebald. The other is a slightly longer story from her days of basic training. In searching for an object buried in the snow, she stumbled and tripped, landing directly on the target. She set a new record time of 3.14, hence, the nickname “Pi.”
We’ve been getting a lot of character specific questions, usually in the chat during LiveStreams. We thought it would be fun to set up an “Ask the Nordguard” page! You can ask a character from the comic a question. When we have a bit of free time, or feel like sketching something a little less serious, we’ll respond to one or two of the questions in a quick and sketchy fashion.
So, check it out, and if you have a question for one of the characters--ask away!
Keep an eye on either @nordguard on Twitter, the Nordguard Development Blog, or the Nordguard site for answers!
The original is small, about 3×4, in watercolor and acrylic.
Over the years, a couple people have asked where Pi got her name. Pi is actually a nick name (her real name comes up in the next book, actually…) There’s two stories behind how she got the nickname–one, being that she’s black and white and it’s short for piebald. The other is a slightly longer story from her days of basic training. In searching for an object buried in the snow, she stumbled and tripped, landing directly on the target. She set a new record time of 3.14, hence, the nickname “Pi.”
We’ve been getting a lot of character specific questions, usually in the chat during LiveStreams. We thought it would be fun to set up an “Ask the Nordguard” page! You can ask a character from the comic a question. When we have a bit of free time, or feel like sketching something a little less serious, we’ll respond to one or two of the questions in a quick and sketchy fashion.
So, check it out, and if you have a question for one of the characters--ask away!
Keep an eye on either @nordguard on Twitter, the Nordguard Development Blog, or the Nordguard site for answers!
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Dog (Other)
Size 500 x 700px
File Size 158 kB
Actually, to be precise, it's 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923 0781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460 9550582231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954 9303819644288109756659334461284756482337867831652712019091456485 6692346034861045432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817 4881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384 1469519415116094330572703657595919530921861173819326117931051185 4807446237996274956735188575272489122793818301194912983367336244 0656643086021394946395224737190702179860943702770539217176293176 7523846748184676694051320005681271452635608277857713427577896091 7363717872146844090122495343014654958537105079227968925892354201 9956112129021960864034418159813629774771309960518707211349999998 3729780499510597317328160963185950244594553469083026425223082533 4468503526193118817101000313783875288658753320838142061717766914 7303598253490428755468731159562863882353787593751957781857780532 171226806613001927876611195909216420198 and then some, but for all practical purposes, go ahead and use 3.14.
I'm no gun expert, but I thought a long barrel gun was for accuracy?
I was given a .22 Ruger as a gift and I was told the long barrel was mainly used for target practice. I would think in the arctic tundra, a gun would be used mainly for self-defense and the long-barrel would be unwieldy.
I was given a .22 Ruger as a gift and I was told the long barrel was mainly used for target practice. I would think in the arctic tundra, a gun would be used mainly for self-defense and the long-barrel would be unwieldy.
I'm a gun-bunny (well, actually I'm a gun-Kitty, but you get the idea)
Longer barrels serve two purposes.
first is accuracy, longer barrel better accuracy
Second is Range, longer barrel, longer range (up to a point)
Third is longer barrel, higher velocity, but again only up to a certain point. if the barrel is Too Long then you burn all the propellant before the bullet gets out of the barrel and the friction starts to Slow the bullet. that's called Powder Underburn. (ever see the flash out of a handgun? that's Powder Overburn) the trick is finding enough barrel to have the accuracy you want, without wasting too much potential energy by releasing the powder Too Soon, or Too Late.
an example. I own a Colt 1911a1 .45acp handgun. I can get a Carbine length barrel for it (16inches). the .45acp doesn't have Quite enough powder to make it all the way out of the barrel without slowing down, but it'd Still be going faster than out of the 5.5inch barrel that the pistol usually has. and a longer barrel gives better accuracy and longer range.
as far as Range goes. Out on the tundra you want to engage a target as FAR away from you as possible. the closer a target gets the more danger YOU are in. which is why the military uses Snipers instead of Ninja's.
Longer barrels serve two purposes.
first is accuracy, longer barrel better accuracy
Second is Range, longer barrel, longer range (up to a point)
Third is longer barrel, higher velocity, but again only up to a certain point. if the barrel is Too Long then you burn all the propellant before the bullet gets out of the barrel and the friction starts to Slow the bullet. that's called Powder Underburn. (ever see the flash out of a handgun? that's Powder Overburn) the trick is finding enough barrel to have the accuracy you want, without wasting too much potential energy by releasing the powder Too Soon, or Too Late.
an example. I own a Colt 1911a1 .45acp handgun. I can get a Carbine length barrel for it (16inches). the .45acp doesn't have Quite enough powder to make it all the way out of the barrel without slowing down, but it'd Still be going faster than out of the 5.5inch barrel that the pistol usually has. and a longer barrel gives better accuracy and longer range.
as far as Range goes. Out on the tundra you want to engage a target as FAR away from you as possible. the closer a target gets the more danger YOU are in. which is why the military uses Snipers instead of Ninja's.
Pi gets a chance to show off her long-distance marksmanship, including your point about engaging the target as far from you as possible when in the arctic, in Across Thin Ice: http://www.sofawolf.com/uploads/ee/.....ATI-Page42.jpg (from the photo gallery here: http://www.sofawolf.com/products/nordguard-ati)
Warning: potentially NSFW for blood & violence
Warning: potentially NSFW for blood & violence
Comments