tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post6026754243559453561..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: How to Start a Trading Town IIAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-54723309009941203762015-04-30T01:14:10.129-06:002015-04-30T01:14:10.129-06:00Nothing to forgive, you’ve done nothing except giv...Nothing to forgive, you’ve done nothing except giving good advice, as you’ve done once again there ^^. And yeah, no sense treading the same ground, especially as I can come here and read your blog and your thoughts.<br /><br />“The talent is not in finding the right books, but in not wasting time reading the wrong ones”. Ah, that is true. And noting references for useful books too.<br /><br />Well, I was already going to subscribe to my local library thanks to your posts before, and you give even more incentive there ! Will probably get a strange look from my girlfriend, though ^^.<br /><br />Thanks !Vlad malkavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287760654547816927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-88058298904484045722015-04-29T14:33:53.039-06:002015-04-29T14:33:53.039-06:00This is how I did it!This is how I did it!Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-9774555409114287752015-04-29T14:08:45.335-06:002015-04-29T14:08:45.335-06:00That suggestion Alexis leads me to believe the lib...That suggestion Alexis leads me to believe the library is the best place to start. Hit up economics and just start grabbing likely books of the shelf for the first three pages.<br /><br />Save a librarian, put it back where you found it!Oddbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091924105175846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-1343828453385783532015-04-29T11:45:43.117-06:002015-04-29T11:45:43.117-06:00Forgive me, Vlad. I've never been comfortable...Forgive me, Vlad. I've never been comfortable with 'reading lists.' There are so many useful, excellent books in the world, on virtually every subject. I'm hesitant to hammer anyone into the experience with reading I've happened to have. We're both MUCH better off if you're reading things I haven't, in fact, read, as that increases the chance that you will bring perspective to this blog that I haven't got. If you just read the same books I've read, then you're just treading the same ground. Where's the sense in that?<br /><br />I presume you have the tenacity to find a bookshelf full of, say, introductory books about economics or politics. The real talent is not in finding the right books, but in not wasting your time reading the wrong ones.<br /><br />Take it from me; if you start a book that demands you force yourself to reach the end of the first three pages, you're either not ready for the book or the book is crap. Drop it and start another. This will enable you to cut through much of the dreck that exists, shortening the time between reading books that will be helpful. If a book is legitimately good (but you had trouble reading it), you will hear it mentioned again and again in other books. Eventually, you will come back to that book again.<br /><br />Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-74895139337233714342015-04-29T09:08:52.691-06:002015-04-29T09:08:52.691-06:00Well, it was worth asking if there were valuable a...Well, it was worth asking if there were valuable authors ^^, but I'll continue to dig.<br /><br />No shortcut to education, yes, but one can always ask for good directions ;)Vlad malkavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287760654547816927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-8244186341089829262015-04-29T08:59:42.388-06:002015-04-29T08:59:42.388-06:00I'm afraid a reading list isn't that simpl...I'm afraid a reading list isn't that simple.<br /><br />My book will help strengthen your thinking, help you organize your efforts so that you waste less time - but if you want to dig into the subjects you've mentioned, you'll have to look for introductions for each.<br /><br />There is no shortcut to education.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-42695551320631113132015-04-29T07:40:21.343-06:002015-04-29T07:40:21.343-06:00Hello again Alexis,
I am quite sorry for this sec...Hello again Alexis,<br /><br />I am quite sorry for this second post, but I have a burning question.<br /><br />Do you have a list of recommended readings concerning Economics, Politics, Social Structures, Geography and all those subjects needed for a good "World-Building" ?<br /><br />If you say "everything is in the book", that's well enough for me ;) . I'm not yet there, but I'm close to be able to get it and read it. And be addicted ...Vlad malkavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287760654547816927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-15237146648977728482015-04-29T03:52:51.124-06:002015-04-29T03:52:51.124-06:00I want more, more !
Definitely inspiring, if any ...I want more, more !<br /><br />Definitely inspiring, if any of my players were to have that kind of idea, it'd be glorious and I'd be happy to help.Vlad malkavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287760654547816927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-58706211565985499122015-04-28T21:05:07.192-06:002015-04-28T21:05:07.192-06:00Oh yeah, I mean, I wasn't going to say we DIDN...Oh yeah, I mean, I wasn't going to say we DIDNT have a good spot, just implying it exists due to some interesting political situations most likely that will have their own challenges.<br /><br />Which of course is the situation. Why would anything particularly rewarding be EASY.Oddbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091924105175846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-61197009573893870782015-04-28T17:08:33.269-06:002015-04-28T17:08:33.269-06:00I neglected to mention the other port - that's...I neglected to mention the other port - that's Cherzeti, the only market on the Azov Sea, that controls the narrow inlet between the Azov Sea and the Black Sea.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-52215920429487259662015-04-28T17:07:08.801-06:002015-04-28T17:07:08.801-06:00Oddbit,
Don't take this as railroading, but I...Oddbit,<br /><br />Don't take this as railroading, but I have already dropped you into the perfect spot.<br /><br />You're on a stretch of coastline on the Azov Sea, in the Kingdom of Cumana, which has no ports whatsoever in existence on that sea. There are only two ports altogether on the Azov - the town of Azov, in the mouth of the Don, which is not a trading port but a military transshipment point controlled by the Ottoman Empire. The small enclave surrounding Azov is in turn an island in enemy territory. Neither the Don Cossacks, the Cumanese nor the Russians want the Turks there.<br /><br />Thus, the stretch of coastline you're on could be a neutral trading port for all three of those Turkish enemies.<br /><br />Finally, the actual, precise stretch of coast that the online party is standing on is today the Giant Port of Taganrog, founded in 1698 in Earth's history - 47 years from the party's arrival.<br /><br />Remember, I had Andrej's church pick the site. This was not coincidence.<br /><br />But my world is not a railroad, so please feel free to walk away from it.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-4971548752956061582015-04-28T16:33:53.038-06:002015-04-28T16:33:53.038-06:00Ah, but as it is based on the real world can we fi...Ah, but as it is based on the real world can we find a proper spot?<br /><br />Probably, I'm guessing the raids impede town development (and trade).<br /><br />We would probably need to find a way to establish an unusual relationship to hold a trading port.Oddbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091924105175846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-91901733954425894982015-04-28T13:23:54.657-06:002015-04-28T13:23:54.657-06:00I thought you might!I thought you might!Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-31290522682678266192015-04-28T13:14:39.179-06:002015-04-28T13:14:39.179-06:00I am diligently bookmarking these in hopeful prepa...I am diligently bookmarking these in hopeful preparation of the returning online game. :-)Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701068052580688441noreply@blogger.com