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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scurvy_Platypus" data-source="post: 9839812" data-attributes="member: 43283">No, I at least understand that Vikings were more complex than Conan. Trade with other cultures, including the Middle East (Turkey) I think. The note about Fatalist is interesting and valuable, thanks!Ah, interesting. I was aware that the æsir were fairly mobile in the rest of the realms but I thought it was more in the aspect of "all powerful being"; I guess there's a tendency to unconsciously view them as the Greek Gods in some ways. They might show up incognito and all but there's always a sense that they're above you. The idea that you'd request help as if from a neighbor and not a lesser powered supplicant is not anything really communicated in my limited readings.So is magic (and runes?) then not really a meta-concept? In other words, each of the forms is a distinct bit of magic and its own thing; there's no real concept of "magic" as we typically use it in a fantasy setting? I don't find that strange, I just want to make sure I'm understanding some of the underlying cultural conception. It'll affect the way that things are presented (regardless of rules vs fluff) so I'd like to get that right.Good to know. Yeah, I'm trying to walk the line of something that isn't totally alien but also doesn't misrepresent things too horribly.If you've any English texts you'd recommend to cover some of the basics and whatnot, I'd appreciate it. Just like I don't like asking a woman every 5 minutes, "Can I say [this]?" or "Is [that] insensitive?", I'd like to be able to do some reading myself and try to understand some of the ground rules.</blockquote>

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