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Post by Rekov on Aug 2, 2015 13:09:49 GMT -5
What would be a decent equivalent in terms of day to day culture to Solatium? Food, fashion, recreation, etc. For some reason I keep imagining it as Istanbul, mainly because of the Antiquan names and the desert location.
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Post by whyemmdee on Aug 3, 2015 6:37:58 GMT -5
Pretty much on the money. I wrote a book and put it in-game called "On the Lands of Cassia and its Peoples" which has a bit more information surrounding the Cassian Republic. Ask a DM in game. Calidor has a marine west coast climate. Is this about Calidor? The first part is more or less (indirectly) answered by reading the description of Gineas in the race thread (also available as a book in-game). The latter part, look for a book titled "On the Fractured Nation of Gineas and its Major Cities". I based Solatium primarily off of ancient Babylon, and a bit off of Alexandria (exchanging the sea of water for a sea of sand). Elves of old were a mixture between Romans and Pre-Islamic Arabians. EDIT: I just realized the library isn't in yet. I'll send in the books when I get the chance anyway.
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Post by inflatablefriend on Aug 3, 2015 8:33:47 GMT -5
Edit:Thanks for the response whyemmdee, sadly not made it to the city in game yet, would be cool if the books (or at least the more common ones) could be put in a Library section on the forum! I'll investigate more when I get back to playing though. How are goods, people etc moved about within Calidor? There's a docks, but what backs that up? Does the city have a network of canals for transporting goods to and from industrial areas / docks, I've seen mention of trains but how well established is the train network within the city and beyond? How advanced is road transport? Is it still just horse-drawn vehicles or are their different varieties around, things like the Gurney Steam Carriage or more fanciful designs of vehicle - Steambikes, cars, lorries etc? We all know what happened to the biggest airship, but how common are airships in general? Are there mecha/automatons/constructs? if so, how common are they?
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Post by Fuzz on Aug 3, 2015 9:50:18 GMT -5
Airships are pretty common since there's one chilling over the Docks if you go into Character Camera mode and look to the Southwest. That big bridge has an Airship Station off of it that will be accessible from Downtown.
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Post by elektroviking on Aug 3, 2015 12:16:24 GMT -5
Dwarven views on Religion? Dwarven Religion? if it isn't decided. i'd love to make a suggestion...
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Post by Fuzz on Aug 3, 2015 14:15:59 GMT -5
Dwarven views on Religion? Dwarven Religion? if it isn't decided. i'd love to make a suggestion... Same as everyone else. Most dwarves follow the Triumvirate, with probably a some Herists. You wouldn't see many Priory dwarves, though, I think.
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Post by fuzziebunny on Aug 3, 2015 20:00:45 GMT -5
Please allow me to rephrase for clarity. Does unarmed combat refer exclusively to European style boxing or brawling?
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Post by greypawn on Aug 3, 2015 20:18:18 GMT -5
There's a kicking line too!
I imagine we will be flexible on how you want to describe your fighting style for unarmed, as well as the rest of the weapons. Just don't get too wild and start doing crouching tiger hidden dragon flying techniques. Use your best judgement to sync it with the setting and, most importantly, enjoy.
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Post by inflatablefriend on Aug 6, 2015 2:06:21 GMT -5
Pankration it is then! Your ankles and rotator cuff's should worry.
If I went to see the top 5 sports in Calidor, what would I see?
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Post by urbancat on Aug 7, 2015 17:29:12 GMT -5
There is a symbol for medical aid? Like our world Red Cross? A Nurse or a doctor studio could put such a symbol on his or her workplace a bit as to indicate "Sanatorium" ? Or wear it to indicate is a practitioner of the medical arts?
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Post by Fuzz on Aug 7, 2015 18:42:49 GMT -5
The Academy runs the main hospital in Calidor. There will be an info dump on the Academic factions this weekend. Keep an eye out.
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Post by jotunwarrior on Aug 7, 2015 20:41:22 GMT -5
Do Gnomes follow one of the three explained religions, or is their emperor a Mandate-From-Heaven type god-figure?
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Post by greypawn on Aug 7, 2015 22:02:52 GMT -5
The three are the three dominate throughout the world with all races and regions. There are small, cult like, religions but none worth noting. Believe the only one actually mentioned is in the elf lore area where some practice ancestral worship. The gnomes are the youngest of all races and generally more forward thinking.
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Post by Fuzz on Aug 7, 2015 23:16:00 GMT -5
Yeah. The way it breaks down, if you wanna look at themajority of each race, listing the most popular religions, in order:
Humans - Triumvism, Herism Dwarves - Triumvism, Herism Elves - Herism, Priory, Ancestor Worship Gnomes - Emperor Worship, Herism
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Post by Sobriquet on Aug 8, 2015 3:07:54 GMT -5
Would one be correct in assuming that the Del Mazzi originate from one of the Free Cities, given their name?
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