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Crag · Last edited by Crag on Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:12 am; edited 2 times in total

I see the naval culture articles are being posted; hope you all enjoy. Confused

http://www.canonfire.com/cfhtml/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=903&mode=&order=0&thold=0

Although the first one appears to have been posted twice Confused

mortellan · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

Great article Crag. You don't see much about GH's navies, so this should be a good run for you.

As to the repeating article, I guess that Aerdian bureaucracy wants everything documented in duplicate.

Greyson · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: Posted Twice

Crag · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:48 am Post subject:

On my screen it is posted twice Wink

Maybe Ivid isn't dead - what could he be planning?

Greyson · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject: Fixed

GVDammerung · GreySage Joined: Aug 05, 2004 Posts: 1419

Good article! Naval matters get something of a short shrift too often.

It looks like you are starting with a broad cultural overview. While I look forward to future installmdents, I hope you get around to discussing individual countries in modern times, recognizing that not all historically Oeridian etc. powers will be similar in all details.

Good idea for a series!
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Crag · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject:

These articles were meant to provide the broad cultural differences or naval mindset of the main races within GH. To provide some addition flavour to hopefully allow the DMs to provide a more memorable encounter.

It is the differeces that are remembered but not every nation will ever be exactly the same. If these overview article excited enough interest I was planning on writing a more in depth naval study of a representative nation for each philosophy.

DwarffromNyrond · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:

I enjoyed the article immensely, but I am the dark cloud today. I believe GH naval culture certainly does get short changed, but for a very good reason; monsters. I can't see a kingdom, who is already reeling from the throws of war, allocating a ton of gold into ships. There are just too many hazards and monsters out there and magic-users (ha! I said magic-users, can you tell I'm old school?) are too valuable to be sending out into the unknown. Far better to establish land lines that can be easily defended. If a nasty storm comes along, then the caravan just hunkers down and waits it out. If a ship gets caught in a storm....hope like the Nine Hells they are bnear land, becasue who knows where they will end up. More importantly, who knows where the precious cargo will end up! Shocked

smillan_31 · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

DwarffromNyrond · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject:

Indeed, but I believe the Principality of Ulek has a very respectable navy that utilizes dwarven marines....fools they be. Smile

But I still stand by my original staement, these articles on naval culture are well written and intelligent!

Cebrion · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject:

Nah. Keoland bases ships out of Gradsul and Gryrax, so the Principality has little need for(or use for) a navy.

Besides, dwarves don't like water as it washes the dirt off of them. Laughing

Cebrion · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:47 am Post subject:

From a PM:

Crag · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject:

The marines are dwarven - for boarding actions or to repel them but the actual naval expertise is human.