Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal

Originally Posted by CRKrueger

Some Sakbe Road links I found:
http://theminiaturespage.com/news/204687
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/145297...d-Foamcore-Kit
http://bethorm.com/wp-content/upload...d_finished.jpg
https://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/...crest-village/
http://www.displacedminiatures.com/a.../gallery/2925/

Great finds! Thank you!

(My two sets of Sakbe road are the 'small' set for Anch'ke (about 140" long, about 12" wide) and the 'big' set, which is 14 feet long and 22" wide; that one is made up of modular sections, as it was intended for really big games. As Gronan will tell you, I like to build 'em big... )

Originally Posted by Greentongue

I have heard that this novel was involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Light
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I think so, too; Phil got started back in the 1940s, so Jack Vance was a huge influence, but he did say he really liked this book. I think it really helped him articulate his views on how the 'gods' and 'demons' worked in his concept of how his world-setting functioned. I mean, Lovecraft was certainly an influence on him, but I think Vance and Smith were more of an influence originally and then this book came along.

Originally Posted by Greentongue

I have heard that this novel was involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Light
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One of my favourite authors. I hadn't made the Tekumel connection with LoL before; it makes sense. I need to reread this one.

Shemek

Chirine,

Out of curiosity how fast and manoeuvrable is a Hlyss hive ship versus say a typical Tsolyani "bireme", "trireme", "quinquereme", and single masted and double masted sailing ships? Would the hive ship be able to easily overtake or out run the above mentioned ship types? I know that the Hlyss rely upon "other" means of propulsion but know very little about its capabilities.

Shemek

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

Chirine,

Out of curiosity how fast and manoeuvrable is a Hlyss hive ship versus say a typical Tsolyani "bireme", "trireme", "quinquereme", and single masted and double masted sailing ships? Would the hive ship be able to easily overtake or out run the above mentioned ship types? I know that the Hlyss rely upon "other" means of propulsion but know very little about its capabilities.

Shemek

Very timely question - I just finished building the TRE Games 28mm trireme kit.

The Hlyss ships move by other-planar power, so it'd be like a steam ship vs. a sailing ship. A galley moves at about nine knots in any direction, so usually can dodge a nest ship - they seem to be able to go about five to eight knots - but sailing ships are entirely at the mercy of the wind. One can run downwind, but that's pretty much the only option. The nest ships are much less 'handy' then a galley, but much more nimble then a sailing ship.

Does this help any?

Let's see if this works...

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Assuming that is did, this is a bit of a posed shot; normally, the tents and 'camping gear' would have been all struck and packed in the carts by now. The right line of tents are, front to back, my old Legion tents, sleeping tents for the bearers, the cook tent, and the cart drivers' tent. Left, guard tent, more bearers' tents. Column, front to back, guides, bearers, carts; that's Poppa Chlen on the first cart, Cousin Chlen on the second, and Momma and Baby Chlen bringing up the rear.

Later on in my career, the baggage train got a lot bigger, and there were a lot more crates and chests. Which is why I preferred to travel by ship, when possible; more carrying capacity.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Very timely question - I just finished building the TRE Games 28mm trireme kit.

The Hlyss ships move by other-planar power, so it'd be like a steam ship vs. a sailing ship. A galley moves at about nine knots in any direction, so usually can dodge a nest ship - they seem to be able to go about five to eight knots - but sailing ships are entirely at the mercy of the wind. One can run downwind, but that's pretty much the only option. The nest ships are much less 'handy' then a galley, but much more nimble then a sailing ship.

Does this help any?

Thanks Chirine! This was extremely helpful. My group will be embarking on some naval adventures soon and I am doing some background prep before the fun actually starts, or the mayhem ensues. I haven't done naval adventures for a very long time and want to "get things right".
Any chance of posting some pics of the trireme? This sounds like it will be a sight to behold.

Shemek

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Let's see if this works...

DSC00202.jpg

Assuming that is did, this is a bit of a posed shot; normally, the tents and 'camping gear' would have been all struck and packed in the carts by now. The right line of tents are, front to back, my old Legion tents, sleeping tents for the bearers, the cook tent, and the cart drivers' tent. Left, guard tent, more bearers' tents. Column, front to back, guides, bearers, carts; that's Poppa Chlen on the first cart, Cousin Chlen on the second, and Momma and Baby Chlen bringing up the rear.

Later on in my career, the baggage train got a lot bigger, and there were a lot more crates and chests. Which is why I preferred to travel by ship, when possible; more carrying capacity.

Now imagine the hoohah involved in marching with a legion of 8,000 troops.