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'''''Faction Armour: Some Design Notes''''' was a ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' short story released exclusively on the ''Faction Paradox'' website under the banner of ''[[The Spiral Politic Database]]'' on [[14 September (releases)|14 September]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]. It was written by [[Lawrence Miles]] and provided a very brief discussion of the [[Faction Paradox armour|ceremonial armour]] worn by [[Faction Paradox]] members. | |||
'''''Faction Armour: Some Design Notes''''' was a ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' short story released exclusively on the ''Faction Paradox'' website under the banner of ''[[The Spiral Politic Database]]'' on [[14 September (releases)|14 September]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]. It was written by [[Lawrence Miles]] and provided a very brief discussion of the | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Though the armour of Faction Paradox is variable in form - inevitable, given that it can't exactly be mass-produced - all the suits have key features in common, with significant variations being found between cliques (or cabals) rather than between individuals: most personal customisations of the armour are purely aesthetic. The suit seen here may not exactly be "average", but it contains most of the usual fixtures. | Though the armour of Faction Paradox is variable in form - inevitable, given that it can't exactly be mass-produced - all the suits have key features in common, with significant variations being found between cliques (or cabals) rather than between individuals: most personal customisations of the armour are purely aesthetic. The suit seen here may not exactly be "average", but it contains most of the usual fixtures. | ||
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As a result, this suit can best be described as part armour and part carnival construction, and its heavy use of skull-and-spines imagery may be more than a little tongue-in-cheek. | As a result, this suit can best be described as part armour and part carnival construction, and its heavy use of skull-and-spines imagery may be more than a little tongue-in-cheek. | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
#Headpiece | #Headpiece | ||
#Faceplate | #Faceplate | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * While the image and first paragraph also appeared in ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', which was published a few days later on [[17 September (releases)|17 September]], the majority of material in these "design notes" was original to [[the Spiral Politic Database]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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