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Worlds of Imagination Everything about RPG, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mythology, Graphic Novels, Cult TV under one roof. With over 3500 pages Worlds of Imagination is...
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I have for some time been interested in formulating a working set of rules for the operation of a domain or realm based set of high level actions which would...
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Jan 10, 2008
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The basic unit of civilization is the City - surrounded by an area of cultivated land. Why? because if there is a concentration of people in an area they will...
azador1606
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Jan 10, 2008
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Are you thinking of something like the environment of classical Greek city states, or something like the fashionable "points of light" environment?___I know...
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Jan 10, 2008
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Not just the classical Greek City States, but any form of government/culture that might co-exist more or less on an even basis under such conditions as noted. ...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 10, 2008
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Money as coins/gems or any kind of what we would today call portable wealth may not be as valuable generally as you would suppose. Sure most player types would...
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Jan 10, 2008
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Have you seen the domain rules in the Companion Set? Not sure if it is what you are looking for but atleast it a base for discussion. ... adventuring ... ...
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Jan 10, 2008
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Hi all, ... adventuring world.< [snipped] I'm still not sure where you're going with this, but I'm interested in seeing where it leads. ~Scott "-enkainen"...
Scott
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Jan 10, 2008
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Well I'd like to able to quickly specifiy/model that this particular adventuring area is controlled by a culture similar to the Germanic tribes (Goths,...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 10, 2008
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Same basic concept - Birthright domain rules expanded on Companion set considerably as I understand it. But it's not specifically those kind of rules that I'm...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 10, 2008
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We don't like to talk about it much do we? Slavery should be an absolutely essential characteristics of any D&D culture. There I said it (actually I wrote it) ...
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Jan 11, 2008
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Hi all, ... adventuring area is controlled by a culture similar to the Germanic tribes (Goths, Vandals, Saxons, Burgundians, Franks etc). And I'd like to have...
Scott
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Jan 11, 2008
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... I'm afraid that these might be for a period later than what you're outlining, but I have played around with the rules outlined by S. John Ross here:...
Rob Jeffers
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Jan 12, 2008
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... You might want to try: http://www.welshpiper.com/lowfantasy This is based on S. John Ross' work, with several tweaks of my own. Cheers, -- Erin The Chimera...
Erin Smale
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Jan 12, 2008
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... Some thoughts on the matter here: http://welshpiper.com/node/167 Cheers, -- Erin The Chimera RPG: One Game. Infinite Worlds... http://www.welshpiper.com/ ...
Erin Smale
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Jan 12, 2008
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... I found the need to codify my understanding of medieval standards, relative to Western Europe and D&D. Some possibly useful info here: ...
Erin Smale
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Jan 12, 2008
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... onwards. ... was ... the ... on. ... to ... are certain character classes such as the gladiators and others that start as slaves or could potentially be...
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Jan 13, 2008
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I am new to the group and will start posting articles and responding to them as soon as I possibly can. It's about time that I found a group like this that is...
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Jan 13, 2008
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"azador1606" <azador1606@> wrote: <snip> It wouldn't be impossible for a player character to be a slave, in fact there isn't a lot stopping it. But it would be...
sshum2003
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Jan 13, 2008
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Not a "level" no, more of a category if you like - - but really a set of attributes that define a civilization. i.e. not a linear thing but something more in...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 14, 2008
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straw books - I don't think even dedicated 2nd ed players like them. There is a strong tendency to want to be politically correct for the 21st century but it's...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 14, 2008
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Thanks, Actually I've seen this - or something very very similar before. It's not quite at the conceptual level I'm looking for and assumes a particular...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 14, 2008
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Thanks, There is some speculation (and it apparently is just speculation) that the shortage of coin (in Dark Age Europe) was due more to the loss of markets...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 14, 2008
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Hmmm, "In feudalism's simplest form, the liege divides his land into parcels, called fiefs, which he distributes to his vassals in exchange for military...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 14, 2008
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More studying for the bar exam nuttiness from me ... :) The modern covenant of seisin relates to the possession of land, and comes from feudal times when ALL...
Bret Moore
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Jan 14, 2008
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I am a hard money freak. I argue with my gamer buddies often about why I think hard currency (i.e., precious metal coins) is the way to go, to protect yourself...
Bret Moore
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Jan 14, 2008
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... hence the term "feudalism." sorry, it was right over the plate. back to lurking now....
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Jan 14, 2008
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Very late - actually anything after 1500 should be considered renaissance. Yeah, if they could (and here is the sticking point - where do they get the power to...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 14, 2008
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Actually he has to have a place he can spend the money. If he cant travel and no one comes to him it's pretty much just scrap metal. It all depends on whether...
Peter Lubke
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Jan 14, 2008
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Well, that is semi-true. It may not be super easy to go down the street to Magic-Items-R-Us and spend the 100sp. But it is a store of wealth that is easily...
Bret Moore
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