tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204593816168437732.post6972555322178960437..comments2024-03-08T03:22:00.120-08:00Comments on Crucible of Realms: Episode 18 - AccordCrucible of Realmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10415528948091073168noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204593816168437732.post-44170779154283357022012-11-28T00:53:30.361-08:002012-11-28T00:53:30.361-08:00Great to hear another episode from you guys! Real...Great to hear another episode from you guys! Really enjoyed this one since I'm partial to fantasy settings. I'm putting together a campaign setting that takes a D&D world and advances it to the late colonial era, so this episode has been very inspiration on that front. I really liked how the island represents different things to different nations.<br /><br />A few other random comments:<br /><br />Spices are by definition all plant-matter (mostly evolved by plants to make them taste bad, ironically). Salt is not a spice; It is a rock.<br /><br />I'm surprised there was no Greyjoy clothing reference for the fishermen district. <br /><br />The whole orc invading every 100 years thing reminds me of overpopulation cycles, a natural phenomenon where population of animals rapidly increases to carrying capacity and subsequently crashes (or sends violent war parties to their neighbors).<br /><br />The 99-year was curious coincidence to return of sovereignty of Hong Kong (also a trade heavy colonial island), which occurred when a 99-year lease expired:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong<br /><br />Finally, I'm curious if any of you have heard of Dejima. It was an artificial island in feudal Japan that served a dedicated trade center for foreigners, who were not allowed into the country:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejima<br /><br />P.S. Posting comments here is a real pain in the rear!Andantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855768320521352157noreply@blogger.com