#BOMBARD

[earhartsease]

watching a french video about the bombard (a breton reed instrument related to the oboe and shawm), til the french word for bells on woodwind and brass instruments (the flaring open end) is pavillon, which like our english word "pavilion" both come from the latin papillio or "butterfly" - because flapping tents look like wings, and presumably an instrument bell looks sufficiently like a tent?

anyway it sounds like this and we wants it

[corvianbard]

#6476

Osseous lord of graveyards, Rise to reunite all the broken shards That were shattered by bombards For them to be your own guards.

[transingthoseformers]

G1 SG au (comic/alt. continuity): Thinking about the megashock family. Bombard meeting his three grandbabies

I feel like that'd be a very sweet moment yesss

[histrorybygosh]

 The six-tonne siege gun could fire a 150kg gunstone for up to 3.2km (2 miles). 

Constructed in 1457 in Mons Belgium. She has a 20 inch bore.

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Class Feature Friday: Bombard Fighting Style (Soldier Fighting Style)

(art by Alexander Moskalenko on Artstation)

In a wild and wooly science-fantasy setting which takes more than a little inspiration from westerns and other genres of fiction, there’s still a few things that you can only get in such a futuristic setting, and that is, looking at really big guns.

Ok, sure, you can get that in other media too, but where else but sci-fi do you get railguns built for personal use, or plasma cannons, or a rapid-fire laser cannon built to emulate the same effect as the heaviest machine guns, but in photon-laced form?

Regardless of your stance on violence, there is something awe-inspiring about seeing powerful weapons in action, a demonstration of mortal ingenuity in creating something that can leave a very literal mark on the landscape and even the odds against beings that would otherwise outmatch us.

Admittedly, there is an aspect of the “gun nut” fandom that gets a little, well, icky. But we can’t make blanket judgements on people based on what they like. That would be like judging someone for having a sword collection, or for having lurid art on the walls of their home.

In any case, today we’re looking at a fighting style for soldier which is focused on big guns and big explosions. More specifically, the bombard style is all about big guns that cause big explosions, or otherwise unleash powerful attacks. If you’re looking for one that focuses on the “relentless onslaught of constant firepower” side of big guns, you’ll probably want to look into the bullet rain style, which we’ll be covering on the next go around.

In any case, these soldiers are most likely exactly what their class name implies, actual soldiers, since those are the most likely to have access to this kind of firepower. However, mercenary companies, private contractors, and explorers in hostile regions of space can all make use of such training, to say nothing of those who retired from any of those careers and took their guns with them (or acquired new ones). Heck, some of them might even be self-trained enthusiasts, though their reasons for doing so may vary.

In any case, if you’re looking to play a soldier, and big guns are your thing, you probably have at least considered this style, for it offers some impressive and bombastic rewards.

Though most prefer heavier fare, every bombard masters the arts of thrown explosives as well, able to pitch them further than most due to an intimate familiarity with their heft. What’s more, they can improvise an explosive device from leftover materials with a few minutes of work, meaning as long as they have a little time, they always have at least one grenade on hand, albeit an unstable one that most shops would not accept.

A steady hand is needed to make best use of heavy weapons, and by leveraging that strength and focus, they can squeeze out a little bit of extra harm on foes, though naturally this only really works with automatic, explosive, or unwieldy weaponry.

The impact of these weapons can also leave foes deafened, stumbling, or otherwise debilitated as well, and these gunners can leverage that when using explosive and conical blasting weaponry.

Their knowledge of where to place an explosive to maximize harm and minimize collateral is also impressive, making it harder for foes to avoid and minimizing danger to themselves.

Finally, the most powerful of them can scatter foes with their big guns, knocking them away from themselves or an explosive central point.

If you’re considering this style, you’re likely wanting to play with the biggest, most unwieldy guns in the game. Now, due to the size of such weaponry, unless you’re using power armor you’re unlikely to be holding all of the different types of guns that can make use of this style at once, but it should be fairly obvious that this style is all about playing the role normally performed by blasty mages but with flamethrowers, rocket launchers, and other exotic weapons of considerable size and firepower. Naturally, this style pairs well with armor storm, bullet rain, mine menace, and shock and awe, and you’re probably going to be building to heap on damage and debilitating effects on your foes. Have fun.

I feel like it’s very hard to not have a smile on your face when wielding a really big weapon unless you’re going through some stuff, so I can imagine that a lot of characters with this combat style really, really like their job. That being said, it takes all types to fill a battalion, as they say, and the silent type that lets their guns do the talking is just as much an archetype as they guy whose booming laugh and lust for life is only drowned out by their weaponry.

While it’s tempting to assume that the crystal-crafting psacynoids rely entirely on magic, they have their fair share of technological marvels too, though many are hybrid devices utilizing the magically-reactive crystals as a core. Mercenaries pay well for heavy lasers crafted using these crystals, but they regulate their sale quite thoroughly. As such, when a shipment of the weapons goes missing, the party are hired on to investigate.

An insectile mantis-like predator with curious ability to put their molecules out of phase for offensive and defensive purposes, has invaded the mining colony of Ackban, preying upon the miners. It always retreats when it takes sufficient harm, so they have not been able to finish off the mordaghast. A specialize with heavy weaponry, however, might be exactly what is needed to pierce it’s phasic defenses.

The war in the Algon sector is not going well for the natives, and their forces find themselves repeatedly pinned down by withering onslaughts of heavy firepower from the invader’s fire teams. A change in tactics are in order, and if one can’t be found soon, death will come for them all.

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Chapters: 13/13 Fandom: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion, Eskel/Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Coën/Eskel/Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion/Lambert Characters: Jaskier | Dandelion, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Eskel (The Witcher), Lambert (The Witcher), Coën (The Witcher) Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Winter At Kaer Morhen, Pack Dynamics, Pack Bonding, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Wall Sex, Double Penetration, Knotting, canon-typical child abuse, Consensual Mind Control, of the Axii variety, Magical Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Self-Esteem Issues, Their abandonment issues are rubbing off on each other as much as their dicks are, I shook a witcher and intergenerational trauma fell out, Alpha Jaskier | Dandelion, Omega Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Group Sex Summary:

Jaskier is not what anyone would call a traditional alpha, and certainly not the kind of alpha anyone would want for a mate. And he is quite surprised to unceremoniously discover that Geralt, his companion of many years, is in fact an omega. Geralt and his fellow witchers repress their heats until they arrive at Kaer Morhen for the winter. This year, since Jaskier’s rut is starting at just the right time, Geralt invites Jaskier to come along. Jaskier thinks he knows what to expect when partnering an omega in heat, but the situation at Kaer Morhen thoroughly wrecks his expectations.

[ghostinthelibrarywrites]

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From my Fandom Trumps Hate Bombard omegaverse fic:

Outside the cave is pitch black; all he can see is darkness and a wall of snow. Are those footsteps he hears, or just the beating of his own heart? Is that the flapping of a cloak, or branches rustling? Is that someone breathing, or is it the wind? Out of the darkness, a figure looms in the mouth of the cave. Jaskier draws back. “Jaskier? What the fuck?” It takes him a moment to recognize the voice. Lambert. He hasn’t seen Geralt’s prickliest younger brother in years—he wasn’t at Kaer Morhen the last time Jaskier wintered with the Wolf School a few years ago—but the sound of his voice still leeches some of the tension out of Jaskier’s shoulders. “Heat,” he manages to say around his chattering teeth. “Yeah, I know. Everything in ten fucking miles probably fucking knows. What happened? Where the fuck is Geralt?” Jaskier just shakes his head. He doesn’t want to go into the whole sordid tale right now. He would rather bury his face into Lambert’s neck, soak up his warmth and inhale that glorious alpha scent. Only the knowledge that Lambert would most likely shove him away stops him. The witcher never responded to Jaskier’s flirtations on either of their previous meetings; there’s no reason to think he would welcome having Jaskier drape himself all over him now.

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I’m still having fun making headers, so here is the unexpectedly very large???? one I made for my @fandomtrumpshate​ piece for thefisherking!

King... Bro you’re so cool, I’m glad we’re friends now and I get to be annoying in your discord at all hours. I hope you like your piece. 😘

Of course, flowers and confetti over comicgeekery who I met through the FTH Regiment of Fan Laborers. They were a big help to making sure this came out polished and coherent. 🎊

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The Witcher | Lambert x Jaskier | Explicit | 13k | BDSM AU

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Summary:

Looking in Lambert’s eyes makes it feel like he’s standing near a hearth while the rest of the world is lost on the other side of a blizzard. His heart clenches for a moment and, even looking at the handsomely sharp angles of Lambert’s face, he doesn’t think it has to do with how attractive the man is.

Much less when his lip curls up as he spits, “Who’s the little prince?”

Jaskier, who has been called much worse things, smiles at him. “You think I’m princely?” he coos. “Handsome and a charmer, whatever shall I do with you?”

 (Jaskier is a submissive masquerading as a dominant. It works for years. Until he meets Lambert.)

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Heed the tags and continue reading on ao3! 🔞

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Hmm Jaskier and... Lambert for the ask game?

Jaskier x Lambert: Don’t Ship It

Why don’t you ship it? I don't mind it (I've written at least one fic) but I don't see these two working well on their own. They are fine in a group, but I don't read them alone.

What would have made you like it? If they were both a little less angry maybe? I could see them having over the top arguments, though the make up sex would be hot.

Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it? They are both hot and I'd watch them fuck 🤣

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Witcher (TV), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion, Eskel/Jaskier | Dandelion, Jaskier | Dandelion/Lambert, Eskel/Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion/Lambert Characters: Jaskier | Dandelion, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Eskel (The Witcher), Lambert (The Witcher) Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Open Relationships, Soft Jaskier | Dandelion, Soft Witchers (The Witcher), Witchers deserve nice things, Jaskier | Dandelion is a Nice Thing, courting, Witchers Have Feelings (The Witcher), Jaskier | Dandelion Loves Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier loves Eskel, Jaskier loves Lambert, Jaskier | Dandelion Loves Witchers, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Loves Jaskier | Dandelion, Eskel Loves Jaskier | Dandelion, Lambert loves Jaskier, Fluff, No Angst, Caring Jaskier | Dandelion, Love songs, Carriage Rides, Flowers Summary:

“Jaskier. Why would anyone court a witcher?”

“You ask that as though I haven’t fallen in love with all of you within moments of meeting you, Geralt."

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Jaskier discovers that his witchers have never been properly courted. He aims to fix this.

[ghostinthelibrarywrites]

That Heat Bombard got me like 👀 Lay it one me!

(And I’ll put a post up asap!)

Heat Bombard is one of my two fics for Fandom Trumps Hate! Like it says on the tin, it's an omegaverse Bombard fic where due to Plot Reasons, Jaskier ends up drinking a potion that gives him an extra-strong heat, which he needs help riding out. Luckily, he's at Kaer Morhen and Lambert, who he's been pining over for years, happens to be there.

Here's a snippet:

“Lambert, I’m bored.” Jaskier’s voice is a whine.

���Another day of bedrest. Vengerberg’s orders.” Lambert puts down the breakfast tray in front of him. It’s the first time he’s been in the same room as Jaskier since they arrived at Kaer Morhen; the bard still looks worn and a little haggard, but his scent is no longer flooded with pre-heat. He doesn’t smell like much of anything, in fact; the suppressants Vengerberg gave him do the trick.

“Since when does Yennefer give the orders?”

“Since you nearly froze your fucking feet off climbing a mountain in slippers.” Lambert knows that isn’t fair; it’s not like Jaskier had a choice in the matter. But grousing about the slippers is easier than thinking about all the other things about this situation that making Lambert fucking furious.

Jaskier sighs, very put upon. “Tell me a story. I want to hear about your year on the Path.”

Lambert blinks. “Why?”

“Because I haven’t left this bed in a week. Have I mentioned that I’m bored?”

“Only a thousand times.” Lambert can’t inject any real annoyance into his voice. “Ask Geralt. He’s your muse.”

“Geralt’s stories are all, ‘It was big and I killed it.’” Jaskier’s voice lowers into an abysmal imitation of Geralt’s.

“What about one of the others?”

“Eskel is only a little better than Geralt, Vesemir is busy, and please never tell dear, sweet Coën I said this, but he takes so long to get to the point that I fear I’ll perish before I find out what kind of monster he was hunting. I’m just a mortal man.” Jaskier grins up at Lambert, all big blue eyes. “Anyway, your stories are always so colorful.”

Lambert snorts. “That’s what Geralt likes to call my bullshit.”

“Maybe I like your bullshit.” Somehow, Jaskier’s eyes seem to get even bigger. Maybe even a little bluer, which shouldn’t be possible. Maybe Lambert is just a besotted idiot.

WIP Ask Game

[siegefault]

To handle indirect firepower, the House of Sulfur approached SSC for it's Death's Head chassis. A few modifications done by the house engineers and they now have a very sturdy indirect fire frame.

[kayforpay]

thinking about modern au bombard where lambert meets jaskier at college and immediately starts harassing him because he’s cute and lambert has no concept of acting like a human being. follows him around outside classes, snatches his phone to put his own contact info in, leans on him at the lunch line, shoves him against a wall with a hand on his throat to shotgun jaskier’s first taste of weed into his mouth at a party....