tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post8361051920814334871..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Foodstuffs IAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-46175866667710129202011-04-07T09:11:56.601-06:002011-04-07T09:11:56.601-06:00On the raw milk cheese issue, my understanding is ...On the raw milk cheese issue, my understanding is that the bacterial concern grows less and less important as the cheese ages, so a fresh raw milk cheese could get you sick, but after a few months to a year, it's pretty unlikely.Skydyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547022250810401131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-1390417677773007622011-04-02T12:27:09.636-06:002011-04-02T12:27:09.636-06:00On the topic of butter and the labor it takes to m...On the topic of butter and the labor it takes to make it- I think it was de Tocqueville in <i>Democracy in America</i> (unless I have this mixed up with another author) who mentioned butter in connection with the differences between states. The hardworking yankee states made butter, while the indolent southern states, despite considering it a delicacy, could rarely be troubled.<br /><br />So you might only get butter in Lawful or at least industrious realms in a fantasy game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-14186369242306954442011-03-24T23:35:11.580-06:002011-03-24T23:35:11.580-06:00This is great stuff, Alexis.This is great stuff, Alexis.Original_Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521777462227997158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-28777004838763628392011-03-23T11:05:28.146-06:002011-03-23T11:05:28.146-06:00Oh, and I had also meant to add, in reference to n...Oh, and I had also meant to add, in reference to nutmeg, mace, cloves and cinnamon. This is the first of three foodstuffs posts. After foodstuffs comes textiles, wood, alchemy, materials, metalworking, crops, fruits & vegetables, livestock and finally fish. A total of approximately 850 products. And I keep finding new ones. I'm researching Spain and Portugal just now, but as I move into Africa I'm sure I'll find a bushel of things I don't have mentioned at all.<br /><br />Fun, eh?Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-65141054426865543362011-03-23T10:08:05.152-06:002011-03-23T10:08:05.152-06:00To explain.
This is not an equipment list. My equ...To explain.<br /><br />This is not an equipment list. My equipment list is fabricated from these base substances (so C'nor, I'd work out a price for glazed flowers based on glazed fruit).<br /><br />Thank you Richard for the suggestion of Roquefort. That will probably be the cheese that's meant.<br /><br />As it happens, I have about 100 references for "cheese" from various places in the world, unspecified. In the medieval world, every local variety had its unique name ... but for pricing purposes, these individual cheeses might be the prevalent cheese on the table in that district, but an ounce of local cheese on a table in Finistere wouldn't cost any more than an ounce of local cheese on a table in Languedoc. I don't have specific references for specific cheeses from my designated source, and you have to draw the line somewhere.<br /><br />All other similar products are then calculated according to these references.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-68710875996517040092011-03-23T09:45:13.261-06:002011-03-23T09:45:13.261-06:00......oh and by the way (sorry for jumping all ove.........oh and by the way (sorry for jumping all over your comments here), the Musee du Moyen Age in Paris has a <a href="http://www.musee-moyenage.fr/pages/page_id17977_u1l2.htm" rel="nofollow">garden</a> that purports to contain all the plants cultivated in France during the middle ages. Although exactly what dates they set for that and how they know I'm not sure. It's probably not nearly as complete or pure as they'd have you think.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-50072571383846480422011-03-23T09:37:36.271-06:002011-03-23T09:37:36.271-06:00...the famous ewe's milk cheese of Aveyron is ......the famous ewe's milk cheese of Aveyron is almost certainly <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roquefort_%28fromage%29" rel="nofollow">Roquefort</a>, which has been made there since the 11th century. There's also the milder <a href="http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-06-22/wine/17300301_1_bloomy-rind-sheep-s-milk-roquefort" rel="nofollow">Perail</a> and a <a href="http://www.fromagerie-martin.com/fiche_produit.php?id=23177" rel="nofollow">Pont l'eveque</a> lookalike that I suspect (without evidence) is much more recent, partly because it's just called "Aveyron cheese block."richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-24811764403085125802011-03-23T09:26:50.331-06:002011-03-23T09:26:50.331-06:00I'm trying to understand the organizing schema...I'm trying to understand the organizing schema behind this post - is this a kind of expanded equipment list specifically tailored to your campaign? Are these the things your players might be able to buy in your markets?<br /><br />I've been tempted before now to write a list for my game of "all the things that are more valuable than silver," but because my games tend to be set in expansive worlds, where lots of stuff is novel to the PCs, I figure such a list might be self-defeating.<br /><br />And Pont l'Eveque's very nice, but IMHO nothing to write home about. And it doesn't keep for all that long if subjected to non-cellar temperatures.<br /><br />Are you doing SEAsian spices (nutmeg, mace cloves, cinnamon)? They're involved in some really, really long transit networks.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-29325595363119330872011-03-23T06:22:44.783-06:002011-03-23T06:22:44.783-06:00Interesting. What about glazed flowers? Are those ...Interesting. What about glazed flowers? Are those included, or is there some reason that they wouldn't be available? <br /><br />Capcha: Audit.C'nor (Outermost_Toe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01580315916281876117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-34263529628447799322011-03-22T17:27:13.319-06:002011-03-22T17:27:13.319-06:00Holy carp. That's just awesome, by which I mea...Holy carp. That's just awesome, by which I mean it inspires awe.<br /><br />Well freakin' done. Can't wait to read the next installment.Pandredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917809464727878157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-34882951720155811432011-03-22T15:15:32.709-06:002011-03-22T15:15:32.709-06:00Excellent post.
What about other "traveling&...Excellent post.<br /><br />What about other "traveling" foods? Cheese and such like are good, but what about pemmican or hardtack? Our intrepid PCs are gone traveling or dungeon delving for a long time, so they need food that lasts a while.Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-87037611399180039732011-03-22T14:03:50.521-06:002011-03-22T14:03:50.521-06:00It was my understanding that a small brewery did c...It was my understanding that a small brewery did create a batch of beer based on the "Hymn to Ninkasi". I would have loved to have tried that. I haven't found any reference that any local brewery is brave enough to try it since.Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-34329123863724704732011-03-22T13:13:38.390-06:002011-03-22T13:13:38.390-06:00Good material and an interesting post.
As it ha...Good material and an interesting post.<br /> <br /> As it happens I've blogged on food myself and I've eaten most of the things on this list save truffles (way outside my price range) and kumiss which unlike most alcohol does not store well and is unavailable in the US as far as I know.<br /><br />Food is an unappreciated topic in RPG which is understandable as many of us are more into the conflict portion of the game than any other part...<br /><br />Keep up the good work ...5stonegameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694550968360550229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-69150279810523435882011-03-22T11:10:35.118-06:002011-03-22T11:10:35.118-06:00Also, now have a hankering for smoked gouda and a ...Also, now have a hankering for smoked gouda and a suitably hoppy ESB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-53409009021439825472011-03-22T11:07:53.546-06:002011-03-22T11:07:53.546-06:00Ditto. This and the forthcoming posts, like the m...Ditto. This and the forthcoming posts, like the minerals one, will be copied and pasted into my own world notes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-90357938452406238852011-03-22T10:06:45.452-06:002011-03-22T10:06:45.452-06:00Re: Ninkasi - now I know where the Oregon-based br...Re: Ninkasi - now I know where the Oregon-based brewery got its name (very good beer as well)! http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/<br /><br />It is 9:04 AM, and you have now made me suitably hungry for some good cheeses accompanied by a quality beer.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999861302655014098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-79563596004765054772011-03-22T10:06:10.750-06:002011-03-22T10:06:10.750-06:00We once accidentally named our town that we advent...We once accidentally named our town that we adventurers forcibly, though in a friendly manner somehow, acquired Ghee. This was through random letter selections from a dictionary, just a weird side note.<br /><br />As for the post, I love it. Thinking about alternate and 'mundane' forms of treasure or valuables or even goods is a wonderful practice to not only give less +1 swords and to create our own extrapolations based on fantasy universes. Aboleth caviar anyone?<br /><br />As for why I don't post, I post when I have something to add, when it seems thoroughly covered by what is there, I try not to add anything.Oddbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091924105175846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-37726536357027227932011-03-22T09:53:28.426-06:002011-03-22T09:53:28.426-06:00I thought one thread that had come out of the &quo...I thought one thread that had come out of the "nobody reads content posts" discussion was that people may read them, they just don't comment on them as much--something I am trying to improve on myself. <br /><br />Your minerals list, for instance, had an enormous influence on my thinking about what resources to include in my own Domain Game. <br /><br />A roundabout way of saying you have an audience that appreciates these posts.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-42676948947706180242011-03-22T09:52:27.609-06:002011-03-22T09:52:27.609-06:00I don't comment much on your blog, but that...I don't comment much on your blog, but that's because I rarely have anything intelligent/clever to add. But I love posts like this, so I hope you keep them coming. The last thing we need is yet another discussion about "Old School Art" or the 5000th repeat of someone's gaming manifesto.KenHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613789646908929989noreply@blogger.com