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Post by raikenclw on Feb 24, 2021 21:30:57 GMT -5
15. Cultists are the worst of enemies as they have no problem killing themselves to kill you and everyone around and they have no limits on how screwed up they can be. This! If you run afoul of cultists you will have to kill them all. History has proven this over and over and over again. I recommend the book Empires of Trust, by Thomas F Madden [https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Trust-Built-America-Building/dp/0452295459]. The author's conclusion is chilling but realistic. An actual ancient historian (unlike most of those who opine on the similarities between Ancient Rome and modern America), Madden suggests that to finally stop extremist Islamic terrorism the West will most likely need to use the method that Rome used against the extremist Judaic terrorism of their era: utterly destroy the holy places then scatter the affected population. He proposes this not as a punishment, but rather as the only realistic method for converting Islam from a fundamentalist in-the-world movement to a metaphysical philosophy.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Feb 24, 2021 22:34:44 GMT -5
History has proven this over and over and over again. I recommend the book Empires of Trust, by Thomas F Madden [https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Trust-Built-America-Building/dp/0452295459]. The author's conclusion is chilling but realistic. An actual ancient historian (unlike most of those who opine on the similarities between Ancient Rome and modern America), Madden suggests that to finally stop extremist Islamic terrorism the West will most likely need to use the method that Rome used against the extremist Judaic terrorism of their era: utterly destroy the holy places then scatter the affected population. He proposes this not as a punishment, but rather as the only realistic method for converting Islam from a fundamentalist in-the-world movement to a metaphysical philosophy. You definitely have limited options when your opponents wants to kill, is not interested in any compromise that does not involve your demise and is willing to die if you die.
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Post by eldrad on Mar 13, 2021 2:15:46 GMT -5
Oh how I suck. Sorry about the long time no response but work has been brutal as well as our recent ice storm. I am trying to get back on track with my universe.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Mar 14, 2021 16:11:45 GMT -5
Oh how I suck. Sorry about the long time no response but work has been brutal as well as our recent ice storm. I am trying to get back on track with my universe. Now eldrad you do not suck, no negative thinking, real life is what it is and we all have to deal with it. We love having you around and seeing what you post and your ideas, but no one is having bad thoughts about you for not being here all the time. We do hope that your work will settle down and that you will be able to hang out more here, but we all have to do what we have to do. Great that you could stop in and hope are you able to do that more.
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Post by dilvish on Mar 30, 2021 12:21:05 GMT -5
14. There is no "safe" space and the longer you stay the more unsafe it becomes. This is true. Only when you are alone are you truly safe, but there are few places that remote. So . . . basically you agree with elrad's dungeonpunk definitions [absent a few minor quibbles]? That is essentially correct, depends on what you think is minor.
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Post by dilvish on Mar 30, 2021 12:22:11 GMT -5
Oh how I suck. Sorry about the long time no response but work has been brutal as well as our recent ice storm. I am trying to get back on track with my universe. Hey eldrad, write some more, you have a lot of good ideas and we would like to see more of them.
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Post by Dartanian on Mar 31, 2021 12:01:39 GMT -5
As do I and I believe that D&D implies a post-apocalyptic world. I remember reading somewhere - many, many years ago - that Gygax justified gold coins as the setting's principle means of exchange due to these being found as the principle component of treasure hoards buried in lost labyrinths. It was likened to the contents of the robbed tombs of ancient civilizations appearing on the open market. NOTE: This may have actually been text from the original DM's Guide, but I can't swear to that. I do not remember where it came from. But his honking big coins, just never made sense to me. Even with his thing about adventurer inflation, the size of those gold coins made their buying power pretty low.
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Post by raikenclw on Apr 5, 2021 0:34:43 GMT -5
I remember reading somewhere - many, many years ago - that Gygax justified gold coins as the setting's principle means of exchange due to these being found as the principle component of treasure hoards buried in lost labyrinths. It was likened to the contents of the robbed tombs of ancient civilizations appearing on the open market. NOTE: This may have actually been text from the original DM's Guide, but I can't swear to that. I do not remember where it came from. But his honking big coins, just never made sense to me. Even with his thing about adventurer inflation, the size of those gold coins made their buying power pretty low. I like the way Harn handles coinage. The most common coin is the silver penny, notated with the letter "d" as it is literally one dram [1/16th ounce] of the precious metal . . . at least, in theory. Since the setting is a fairly accurate simulation of a medieval world, there is no such thing as truly standardized measurements. The only folk that mint gold are the dwarves of Azadmere; their full-ounce "Khuzan Crown" coin is equivalent to [IIRC] 420d.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 8, 2021 11:42:15 GMT -5
I do not remember where it came from. But his honking big coins, just never made sense to me. Even with his thing about adventurer inflation, the size of those gold coins made their buying power pretty low. I like the way Harn handles coinage. The most common coin is the silver penny, notated with the letter "d" as it is literally one dram [1/16th ounce] of the precious metal . . . at least, in theory. Since the setting is a fairly accurate simulation of a medieval world, there is no such thing as truly standardized measurements. The only folk that mint gold are the dwarves of Azadmere; their full-ounce "Khuzan Crown" coin is equivalent to [IIRC] 420d. I switched to the silver standard and went with more historical coin sizes. I also decoupled weight and encumbrance from being based on a massive gold coin.
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Post by Admin Pete on Apr 23, 2021 15:17:43 GMT -5
I do not remember where it came from. But his honking big coins, just never made sense to me. Even with his thing about adventurer inflation, the size of those gold coins made their buying power pretty low. I like the way Harn handles coinage. The most common coin is the silver penny, notated with the letter "d" as it is literally one dram [1/16th ounce] of the precious metal . . . at least, in theory. Since the setting is a fairly accurate simulation of a medieval world, there is no such thing as truly standardized measurements. The only folk that mint gold are the dwarves of Azadmere; their full-ounce "Khuzan Crown" coin is equivalent to [IIRC] 420d. There is a lot of useful stuff in Harn, it is a shame it is so expensive. Regardless of the game system you are using, if you are interested in having things detailed you need to own Harn. It is a shame they don't try to widen their market reach. But maybe to keep the quality the aspire too, that is not possible.
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Post by raikenclw on Apr 23, 2021 21:06:01 GMT -5
There is a lot of useful stuff in Harn, it is a shame it is so expensive. Actually, Columbia Games offers a lot of free downloads. Plus, there's a metric ton of fan-produced Harn material available, usually of very high quality and completely free. The fan-maintained site lythia.com offers a large library of this material, with new content continually added.
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Post by Admin Pete on Apr 23, 2021 21:12:33 GMT -5
There is a lot of useful stuff in Harn, it is a shame it is so expensive. Actually, Columbia Games offers a lot of free downloads. Plus, there's a metric ton of fan-produced Harn material available, usually of very high quality and completely free. The fan-maintained site lythia.com offers a large library of this material, with new content continually added. Thanks for the link!
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Post by Morton on Apr 25, 2021 0:34:37 GMT -5
Especially if she's cute.
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Post by Old Timer on Jun 4, 2021 21:41:18 GMT -5
Especially if she's cute. Especially if she's cute. Truth! and IRL too!
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 5, 2021 17:09:28 GMT -5
Especially if she's cute. Especially if she's cute. Truth! and IRL too! Savage AF!
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Post by raikenclw on Jun 5, 2021 23:31:51 GMT -5
Especially if she's cute. Truth! and IRL too! Savage AF! Oh my yes!
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