That's what I thought, too. At least we had one last good fling on Barsoom...Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya
That's what I thought, too. At least we had one last good fling on Barsoom...
My suggestion for a good 'first book' for you and your interests would be: "The English Civil War: An Illustrated Military History" by Phillip Haythornthwaite, Blandford Press, 1983...
https://www.amazon.com/English-Civil.../dp/1860198600
... and if you like, you can pick up my copy when you breeze through on your Gen Con trip. I think it's a good solid introductory book, written for people with your kin of knowledge.
And now, I shall reveal unto you my Secret Weapon for this period, and for campaigning in general, my General:
"Pallas Armata - Military Essays On The Grecian, Roman, And Modern Art Of War" by Sir James Turner, Knight, and published by Richard Chiswell in 1683. I have the facsimile edition by Greenwood, 1983 for the West Point Military Series...
https://www.amazon.com/Military-essa...llas+armata%22
... and which book my ownership of caused one Prof. M. A. R. Barker a great many interesting moments in his campaign.
'Course the new Model Army regiments are bigger; they were designed that way, and it worked well despite the design being done by a committee.
I reckon the best overall book covering the ECW is CV Wedgwood's work The King's War plus her Oliver Cromwell and for a look at the state of war in Europe her The Thirty Years War. She used to actually walk the battlefields at the appropriate time of year to get a feel for the places she wrote about so someone who was not an ivory tower academic.
Chirine,
I was wondering about the funerary practices of the followers of Lord Vimuhla. Cremation is the prescribed means of disposing of the deceased's remains, but when this is not an option, such as when someone dies in a desert, or dies at sea, what is done then?
Also, after the cremation is completed are the ashes gathered up put in an urn and interred? If so, is anything buried with the remains, i.e. coins, or personal possessions?
I was curious because in Mitlanyal it states that the practice for the followers of Change is to have personal belongings buried with them; apparently even the poorest are buried with a coin or two. Did you encounter this in Phil's games?
Finally, are there, or have you come across in your travels, any tombs which belong to Dragon Warriors?
Shemek
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
Chirine,
Did you have any, or much, dealings with the followers of Lord Hru'u, or his cohort? If so, could you share a story of an encounter with his followers?
It seems from what you have said in past posts that Sarku's followers were the "default villains" in many of Phil's games. Would this be a fair statement?
Shemek
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
Year before last, I met one of the Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandsons of Oliver Cromwell. His last name was Cromwell as well, and he was American, and knew he was Oliver Cromwell's Grandson. His family had emigrated from the UK shortly after the American Revolution. Spending several hours talking with him was extremely enlightening, more so than reading several books on the English Civil War, because I got a feel for Oliver Cromwell's personality and leadership style. He really was a people person motivated to help the English Commoners keep their hard earned freedoms. His Great Grandson, ...as a teenager, was Independent, Fearless, Reckless, Impetuous, and Headstrong. He was very anti-authoritarian. Traits I'm certain he shared with His Great Grandfather.
I once dated an Irish girl in NYC. We went to an Irish bar one night where, after a few drinks, she started telling everyone that I was a descendant of Oliver Cromwell. (I'm not, of course, and although I have some Irish and English ancestry, it sure doesn't show). I got quite a few glares before I got her out of there, but she thought it was hysterical.
Another good book! I like the approach, too; I've walked a few battlefields, and it does make a real difference when you see the ground.
"Is it good ground, General?" - Gen. Reynolds, to Gen. Buford, the first day at Gettysburg.
If you can't save them for later, you try to burn them if you're on land and bury them at sea if you're not. I used to say a few words over the remains, and commend them to Lord Vimuhla; then, I'd do one of my more spectacular spells and vaporize the dearly departed. Anything left was then disposed of, but I usually didn't leave much left. Favorite personal stuff, like weapons, would be placed with the late lamented, and they'd often get vaporized or melted as well. If we had the time and means, I'd bring the ashes back to the deceased's clan, and they'd usually put him or her in the family / clan necropolis. If the person didn't have anything to their name, I'd provide them with a dagger and some coins for the afterlife; I'm a Priest of the Flame, after all, and this is what we do. No food for the worms or the fishes, if they had been someone we liked and respected.
So, yes, it did come up in Phil's campaigns, usually with us doing the killing and me doing the proper rituals.
Yes. The Affair of the Malchiran Emerald was the most notable, but we did see these every now and then. Highly dangerous to loot anywhere near the Vriddi / Ebbrida, or most Vimuhla people.
Not a lot, no; can't think of any specific stories, off the top of my head.
Yep; the Wormy boys and their Prince were perpetual pains in the ass with their plotting and bright ideas. Imperial politics as usual; the Stability people could be just as annoying.
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