Why should any would be adventurer enter a dungeon in sandals? Invest in proper boots or foot wear please

>>96006169 (OP)
Is this that new Wizardry mobile game?

It depends on the setting.

>>96006169 (OP)
What does the word "fantasy" mean to you, OP?

>>96006220
(yes)

>>96006276
Fantasy doesnt mean shit if this happens now does it?

>>96006169 (OP)
I used to go backpacking all over the sierra nevadas and would wear sandals or go barefoot. Shoes are a pain in the ass. Sandals are the superior footwear if you absolutely must wear something that gives you worse grip and balance and no ability to feel the ground beneath you.

>>96006386
Nigga, you ain't no earth bender, you don't need to feel ROCKS and PEBBLES

>>96006486
But once your feet adjust, it's pretty nice.

>>96006486
Baby footed weakling

>>96006283
>I don't know what fantasy is
All right, so stick to your historicals and let people who enjoy fantasy be.
It isn't that hard.

>>96006486
An adventurer would benefit from superior terrain awareness.
>>96006169 (OP)
This thread is assuredly a case of 'innovative tactics are warranted' in the wild, but there's some reason to use sandals or soft-soled shoes rather than heavier duty footwear. Sound, the aforementioned terrain factor, but also the ability to quickly ditch them (depending on the form they take).

>>96006169 (OP)
It worked for Rome for a good bit.

>>96006666
Not just terrain awareness. Traction. Modern boot/shoe soles are wundertech compared to historical examples.

>>96006169 (OP)
I'm more concerned about her kneepads

>>96006169 (OP)
Hot, wet climate. Sandals are well ventillated and drain easily making the generally a better option when it's hot and wet.

>>96006169 (OP)
I always wanted to play or run a bronze age game, maybe with a little bit of iron sprinkled in as a "magic" metal civilization hasn't quite figured out yet.

>>96006486
>t. buckbroken urbanoid

>>96006666
>This thread is assuredly a case of 'innovative tactics are warranted' in the wild
could be honest fetishposting, some people can get weird about feet and footwear

>>96006169 (OP)
they're easy to fix and repair material is literally one pound for 5 full repairs

>>96007034
Try steel instead of iron. Iron was well known in the bronze age but pure iron is softer than bronze. On the other hand, smelting iron tends to create tiny bits of steel and nobody would know why for thousands of years.
>>96007816
And that's for good leather sandals, not wood or reed.

>>96007869
What's the alternative? Clogs? Moccasins?

>>96006169 (OP)
I agree, especially elves should have fancy footwear

>>96006794
Or hot dry climate. Also great in the cold as long as the snow on the ground isn't above a light dusting. Or dry climates. Fuck shoes. Shoes are stupid. They're just intollerable sweat prisons for your feet that make you smell bad.

>>96008144
the fact a dude goons to an image that looks like this is insane to me

>>96006169 (OP)
Her knee-pads piss me off infinitely more than her sandals do.

>>96006283
It... might still be someone's fantasy.

>>96006169 (OP)

>>96007063
Yes he is white

>>96006283
why would someone leave glue all over the floor
just don't make sense

>>96006169 (OP)
Buskins are more common throughout history than you might expect.

>>96006276
That magic acid is actually a word for magical acid in that world. Treat the dungeon like lab and wear properly protective equipment and clothing.

>>96007869
Yeah, I think iron is going to have a huge range in hardness but also part of the challenge is understanding how all of it works paired with consistency in temperatures and reaching the needed melting points.
Also, I recall seeing some discussion ages ago about the metallurgy of Greek bronze versus Persian bronze at the time of Marathon. The material properties of Greek bronze was generally better than that of the Persians, affording them better individual soldier capability on the battlefield, apparently.

>>96011006
Oh no reason.

>>96008223
That's why coomers should be stripped of all human rights and even most animal rights.

>>96008223
That hasn't even gotten up to leave tame territory. Let me remind you that anything you can think of probably already is, or has been, someone's kink.

>>96008199
I hope you step barefoot on a pinecone.

>>96006666
>This thread is assuredly a case of 'innovative tactics are warranted' in the wild
Devilishly perceptive.

>>96006169 (OP)
Because she can stick them in the sand and use them as a dial when exposed to the sun. Why do you think they are called sandals?

>>96017687
Fuck you, Carlos

>>96006169 (OP)
Because a lot of the reason people might think for adventurers to wear boots are contingent on modern innovations that wouldn't be applicable to the usual fantasy milieu. The main reason I see cited is protection from traps, but boots aren't going to meaningfully protect you from traps made for anything but small game. There's a reason punji sticks were so dreaded until the US literally just said fuck it and inserted an armor plate in between the bottom layers of boots. Another problem is that footwear generally had terrible traction until leather soles were invented. Sometimes you would see people try to mitigate this by pounding nails/cleats/etc. into the soles, but that only worked for some surfaces and was an active impediment on things like stone. The only real reason would be to provide minor protection against bugs or mild irritants like brush and thistle.

>>96006169 (OP)
>>96022547
>leather soles
Meant rubberized soles.

>>96011006
R.O.U.S traps

>>96011006
Realism only qualifies when it's something prissy babies like OP are bitching about.

>>96024907
Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

>>96007929
For cold weather, sure. That being said, my point is that not all sandals are made out of leather. You could make sandals out of wood or plant fibers like straw. Straw weighs practically nothing so you could make entirely new sandals out of a pound of straw.