tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post6982799119109595954..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: Imperishable Fame, part 1Jeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-11995130220054103392010-06-10T23:57:53.390-05:002010-06-10T23:57:53.390-05:00You might want to check this book out.
http://www...You might want to check this book out.<br /><br />http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4308027.Empires_of_the_Silk_Road_A_History_of_Central_Eurasia_from_the_Bronze_Age_to_the_Present<br /><br />It's not an easy read (I gave up on it) but the gist is in this article:<br /><br />http://hnn.us/articles/84522.html<br /><br />Yeah, the guy has a bone to pick. Still, the first few chapters of the book is chock full of RPGable detail like chariots, the comitatus/honor guard, lots of stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-85291831658893503012010-06-08T09:34:00.547-05:002010-06-08T09:34:00.547-05:00Jeff,
You are much less nerdy than you think you ...Jeff,<br /><br />You are much less nerdy than you think you are. I own many dictionaries and they are a major source of material and inspiration in my gaming and have been for many a year. I now realize that my collection needs a new addition. Thanks!FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-50273873248943324302010-06-08T05:10:16.695-05:002010-06-08T05:10:16.695-05:00Hi Jeff,
I suggest you take alook at Francisco Vil...Hi Jeff,<br />I suggest you take alook at Francisco Villar's "The indoeuropeans and the origins of europe" (or something like that)artikidhttp://artikid.altervista.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-75228310437829586492010-06-08T03:15:52.364-05:002010-06-08T03:15:52.364-05:00Where would you set a PIE campaign? AIR the origi...Where would you set a PIE campaign? AIR the origin point is still in some dispute, but I'd suggest the western Caucasus/eastern Black Sea shore area - eg western Georgia and Abkhazia - gives interesting terrain and a variety of options. <br /><br />I think the historical Sarmatians are particularly interesting, known as extremely fierce warriors, Sarmatian Roman auxiliary cavalry who served in Britain are possibly one origin of the King Arthur myths. In WW2 their descendants the Ossetians won by far the most medals per capita fighting for the USSR against the Nazis, and fought a successful defensive war against much larger Georgian forces only a few years ago, a few hundred Ossetian militia holding off Georgian armoured divisions until the Russians arrived through the Roki tunnel.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-81470080408436708392010-06-07T17:33:46.685-05:002010-06-07T17:33:46.685-05:00Yes, that's the one! (That's what I get fo...Yes, that's the one! (That's what I get for posting when I'm not in front of my books.)Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-70787440166362294242010-06-07T16:05:25.787-05:002010-06-07T16:05:25.787-05:00Awesome idea. I've been looking for a good set...Awesome idea. I've been looking for a good setting/ for using the Sorcerer & Sword game (http://adept-press.com/role-playing-games/sorcerer/sorcerer-sword/). This looks like a very promising idea. Throw in a bunch of demons and some Destiny and we have a game!<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508594597349248576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-9762417657901166522010-06-07T15:10:24.506-05:002010-06-07T15:10:24.506-05:00Joe: I think you might mean _How To Kill A Dragon_...Joe: I think you might mean <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Ri4sbTiMKN4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow">_How To Kill A Dragon_</a> by Calvert Watkins? I've looked through a good bit of that on Google books. The amount of times he drops into another language, especially one using another script, can be a little off-putting.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-36836312467351814842010-06-07T15:02:12.264-05:002010-06-07T15:02:12.264-05:00"History of the English Language" was th..."History of the English Language" was the hardest course I took ever, let alone college. But it's been surprisingly useful in gaming. <br /><br />Specifically, creating words that, while made up, have meaning and continuity in the setting. For example, the transition of Latin "p" to English "f" as in pater = father or pisca = fish. Or the fact that old English words were pronounced as they were spelled, and that spelling was largely idiosyncratic until the Middle English rise of the Normans.<br /><br />In RPG terms: the names of things can provide a clue as to when they were named, or by who; PCs who check for linguistic patterns may discover clues in plain sight. <br /><br />This isn't hard for a GM who does a little research. Like Jeff, who is earning mad nerd cred by reading a dictionary. Now if only there were a small-print version to fit into his pocket protector...Erin Smalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085303583608172242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-46110358275902393482010-06-07T14:24:52.111-05:002010-06-07T14:24:52.111-05:00Interesting. I would not have considered reading a...Interesting. I would not have considered reading a dictionary like that - more so to get a campaign idea out of it.<br /><br />Don't feel too odd about yourself over reading the dictionary like a book, as I even tend to read unusual materials (instruction booklets for devices I no longer have, pamphlets you find in waiting rooms, and such) when I get board - or not - but I'm a neurotic bibliophile. XP<br /><br />By the way, I also have that dictionary. I got a stack of dictionaries! LOLMalcadonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111796978336546944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-39230167996224339022010-06-07T14:02:34.795-05:002010-06-07T14:02:34.795-05:00Yes, that's much tighter. Thanks!Yes, that's much tighter. Thanks!Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-6724889950162960842010-06-07T13:55:20.040-05:002010-06-07T13:55:20.040-05:00If you don't mind I took the liberty of editin...If you don't mind I took the liberty of editing your blurb.<br /><br /><br /><i>At the dawn of Western Civilization it doesn't matter how you live, it is how you die that is important. Will you live on in the words of poets enshrined in an immortal epic? Or will you become a boon to future generations as your spirit is transformed into a holy force? Only the mightiest of heroes daring the bravest of deeds can hope to kindle the Imperishable Flame.</i>Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-19269717657974301342010-06-07T13:26:05.928-05:002010-06-07T13:26:05.928-05:00Boy do I wish I had thought if this. That dictiona...Boy do I wish I had thought if this. That dictionary is now on my reading list. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com