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First Post
Weather strikes me as an easy mood setter, difficulty enhancer and plot device. I think we all throw in a loittle rain for that dark, gritty feeling occasionally but we coudl be doing so much more.
Women are harder. Historical women aren't really reflected in the game. IF you choose to dodge modern equality for a more historical in game feel (Remember, bias can be against either gender, it is your game) I have included more Women in hisory links as well.
Tsunami and flood. In Britain? This one makes for a great stry arc..- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4397679.stm
Want super-realistic weather? Here is a weather history for the British isles. Amazing stuff.- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/climate/histclimat.htm
The Medieval Warm Period. How owuld this affect YOUR campaign? Would it? sign form the gods?- http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/M/Me/Medieval_Warm_Period.htm
Weather signs and folklore for oyur ranger, or druid, or local wizard, or whatever- http://www.stalkingthewild.com/weather.htm
More weather folklore- http://members.aol.com/Accustiver/wxworld_folk.html
Women and the Crusades- http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine3.html
Medieval biographies of women. Short but sweet.- http://www.ozedweb.com/history/middle_ages_biographies_women.htm
Sort of animated interactive about medieval women- http://mw.mcmaster.ca/home.html
The IMS covers Sex and Gender- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1v.html
Have fun, game well.
(I am thinking of putting together a Yahoo group where some of the regulars can see the topics ahead of time and we can put this together as a team. If you are interested Email me at myscreename@midsouth.rr.com )
Women are harder. Historical women aren't really reflected in the game. IF you choose to dodge modern equality for a more historical in game feel (Remember, bias can be against either gender, it is your game) I have included more Women in hisory links as well.
Tsunami and flood. In Britain? This one makes for a great stry arc..- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4397679.stm
Want super-realistic weather? Here is a weather history for the British isles. Amazing stuff.- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/climate/histclimat.htm
The Medieval Warm Period. How owuld this affect YOUR campaign? Would it? sign form the gods?- http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/M/Me/Medieval_Warm_Period.htm
Weather signs and folklore for oyur ranger, or druid, or local wizard, or whatever- http://www.stalkingthewild.com/weather.htm
More weather folklore- http://members.aol.com/Accustiver/wxworld_folk.html
Women and the Crusades- http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine3.html
Medieval biographies of women. Short but sweet.- http://www.ozedweb.com/history/middle_ages_biographies_women.htm
Sort of animated interactive about medieval women- http://mw.mcmaster.ca/home.html
The IMS covers Sex and Gender- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1v.html
Have fun, game well.
(I am thinking of putting together a Yahoo group where some of the regulars can see the topics ahead of time and we can put this together as a team. If you are interested Email me at myscreename@midsouth.rr.com )