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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 673675" data-attributes="member: 6533">Sorry I'm lateI would love to get in one this.  Will there be a new thread for each episode?  Otherwise this may get unwieldy...In actuality, I think there is a pretty good chance that some sort of ritualized contact will be established between these two peoples.  Otherwise I'm fairly certain that the plains people will possess the advantage and either wipe out or displace the hill people.The likeliest scenario I can picture is that the greater mobility, weapons technology, and information gathering advantages of the plains people would grant them victory.   As they ambush more and more of the hill people hunting and watering parties the comparative disparity of the two tribes grows.  Hill people attempts to burn out the plains people are likely to fail as the plains people will have good experience with surviving wildfires.  Eventually the hill people use the advantage of the captured boy to 'negotiate' a truce and move further into the hills where their mastery of fire gives them the ability to deal with the colder terrain.  There their numbers increase but slightly, they become tougher and more technologically proficient, particularly as they develop primitive armor in response to the cold, and good rope, climbing, and communication techniques in response to the terrain.  I love all the magical developments that came out of the discussion so far.I would like to add the following points.Spear technology is harder than fire.  Straightening wood to make a good spear is a very difficult technology to develop and master.  While the hill people might gain the capability or idea to form nasty clubs or short darts, I doubt they will develop spears without either peaceful exchange, a hostage, or lots of effort and time.   The plains people will probably master fire, but will tend to be more cautious of its use due to their vulnerable environment and bad memories.  Another consequence of the war would be the development of better fighters in the plains tribes and stronger sorcerors among the hill.  The plains fighters would benefit from stronger experiences in killing rival hunting and watering parties where the hill sorcerors would gain great experience from defending their caves.  I like that the plains' shamans become broader, but I think the fire shamans are going to have learned more fiercely from their experience on the front lines.Further, I see the plains people becoming decadent in their ascendancy while the hill people nurse their power on the bitter teat of defeat.It's your classic elf-drow conflict all over again...</blockquote>

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