"The Story Not long after the main Warhammer Fantasy RolePlay (WFRP) was released Games Workshop planned to release a number of supplements dealing with the...
Revisiting the Three Kingdoms Quarterly Issue 05 is readied for your perusal. http://www.romancingcathay.com/newsite/pdfs/RTK05.pdf This PDF file size is 3.11...
Hi, I got lots of books this Chrimble. A couple of Time team books (which will mean nothing to non uk folks) but my favourite is 1491, by Gavin Menzies,...
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Jan 6, 2003 9:17 pm
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Dear All, "Background colour" at best - utter tripe at worst. I could say that I hope it was a gift (as you said) and it was bought at discount so that no one ...
... I was sceptical onnn getting it, but it is a fascinating story. ... There was a program on tv over Christmas, which had an archaeologist who said if you...
Martin Smith
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Jan 7, 2003 9:31 pm
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... I was also very sceptical about this, it is true that the chinese did get as far as india and africa and I am sure that there are chinese records of this...
Hi Rachel. sorry gor taking so long to get back to you, but I've been away for Chrimble.... ... Are you qualified or what..!!! :-) ... We play Bushido, as you...
Martin Smith
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Jan 10, 2003 7:43 pm
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On 10 Jan 2003, at 19:46, Martin Smith wrote: . ... Qualified to teach English in Taiwan? Oh, yes, definitely. But then, that only requires a college degree...
Can we truly recreate an asian culture in a roleplaying game? Historians are always chinging their opinons. There are many different versions of history...
Martin Smith
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Jan 12, 2003 7:43 pm
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... It would be cool indeed. How about doing it like our pirates campaign? What's the chinese for hargh hargh? :-)...
Martin Smith
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Jan 13, 2003 7:29 pm
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... Perhaps the accents I have seen applied to the pinyin chinese I have read would help. Unfortunately, I can't properly apply them to the words using my...
Martin Smith
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Jan 13, 2003 7:52 pm
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On 13 Jan 2003, at 19:56, Martin Smith wrote: . ... Sorry, I didn't really understand what you said. Do you mean that using Chinese intonation models would...
... I stuck this message up just to, well, kind of see what reaction I would get. I didn't if anyoune would reply, or if I'd just get flames... I hoped to get...
Martin Smith
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Jan 13, 2003 9:42 pm
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... Clearly I am making assumptions about Chinese language. ie, I am assuming Chinese language is common across the chinese world. I know there are ...
Martin Smith
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Jan 13, 2003 10:00 pm
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Hi all, Martin, what you're learning is almost certainly Mandarin, which is basically a form of Chinese. I don't like the term "dialect," since Mandarin is...
Thank you for your reply Rachel. I will disagree with but first I must say I orginally agreed with you. I have little understanding of Chinese and its many...
Martin Smith
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Jan 14, 2003 12:12 am
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Hi all, Martin, first off, a disclaimer -- I'm not an expert in Chinese linguistics, and I'm sure there are others on this list who know far more than me. ... ...
Disclaimer: I was born in Taiwan, educated in Taiwan, and immigrated to US when I am 14. I am not expert in language, but I do read write and speak Chinese ...
Hi Rachel, ... If you speak Chinese, you are more expert than me. ... People in Cornwall and Newcatle speak differently. the Cornish have words from Celtic,...
Martin Smith
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Jan 14, 2003 9:20 pm
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Hi all, By the way, if I'm being too vehement or getting too far from the subject of this list, please let me know and I'll shut up. ... Well, we all have our...
... Thank you for setting the context of what you write. My context is knowing nothing, but wanting to learn... ... What I wrote to Rachel. I can understand...
Martin Smith
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Jan 14, 2003 9:52 pm
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... Well, perhaps, but I'm sure there are others on this list who know way more than I do. ... Yes, exactly. People in Texas use words derived from Spanish. ...
... Kevin, while you may speak Mandarin fluently, there are a couple points you have made that need clarification, others are erroneous. ... Chinese dialects...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the DragonsOfTheEast group: Should we have a Dotty Award this year? o Of course o No way o Don't care ...
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Jan 15, 2003 11:59 am
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... This is what I think. It is possible that the modern Chinese having had to learn one language in fact do speak the same language and the they do speak in...
... Humm, so instead of having bolshy samurai that don't give there betters respect, you want to all to play bolshy farmers that do not give there betters...
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