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<blockquote data-quote="alsih2o" data-source="post: 1954665" data-attributes="member: 4790"><p>Island chains offer DM's the ability to throw in a completely different culture. With their alien geography and the relative isolation fo the peoples who inhabit them we are given free reign to experiment with societies and cultures without an overly profound effect on the main body of the campaign back at the mainland.</p><p></p><p> We are all well aware (especially with recent events) of the natural disasters that can be a challenge to adventurers and NPC's alike in the islands. This collection gives you a head-start into the Architecture, Art, Navigation techniques and Warfare practices of some real world islanders to build from. I have also included some first-person reports of outsiders coming upon the islanders to possibly help you when describing these native peopels to your PC's.</p><p></p><p>ARCHITECTURE- In Hawaii, going from a settled society to one with clases adn rulers involved building a bunch of coral temples. It also appears most of this change happened in the span of a single generation. coral temples and massive cultural changes are cool in any game. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> (Great quote form the article- “Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space”) <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6792150/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6792150/</a> </p><p></p><p>ART- A huge listing of the different types of art fopund around Melanesia.- <a href="http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts/nuguinea/mapmelan.htm" target="_blank">http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts/nuguinea/mapmelan.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> Going back on page to <a href="http://www.art-pacific.com/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.art-pacific.com/index.htm</a> gets you even more Art goodness.</p><p></p><p> More Art from Papua New Guinea, Australia, Trobriand and Hawaii- <a href="http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/oceanic.html" target="_blank">http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/oceanic.html</a></p><p></p><p> NAVIGATION- Getting from island to island in small boats ain't easy. Great info pages- <a href="http://www.pvs-hawaii.com/navigation.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pvs-hawaii.com/navigation.htm</a></p><p></p><p> OVERVIEW- The Marquesas Islands, there is enough info here to help start you towards building your own distintive island chain. <a href="http://www.tribalsite.com/articles/marque.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tribalsite.com/articles/marque.htm</a></p><p></p><p> Nikunau, part of Micronesia- <a href="http://www.janeresture.com/nikunau/" target="_blank">http://www.janeresture.com/nikunau/</a></p><p></p><p> Pingalap, a first person account of an early trader in the Marshall Islands- <a href="http://www.janesoceania.com/pingalap_story/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.janesoceania.com/pingalap_story/index.htm</a></p><p></p><p> Samoa, first person account. (the second paragraph has 3 failed skill checks)- <a href="http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_shaw1/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_shaw1/index.htm</a></p><p></p><p> A more modern first person account of a Coronation- <a href="http://www.janesoceania.com/tonga_coronation/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.janesoceania.com/tonga_coronation/index.htm</a></p><p></p><p> WARFARE- The cannibals get muskets!- <a href="http://www.waitangi.com/warfare/canni1.html" target="_blank">http://www.waitangi.com/warfare/canni1.html</a></p><p></p><p> First person references to cannibals in New Zealand(my readings have left me putting cannibalism under warfare rather than dining, read a bit and I think you will agree)- <a href="http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/nzealand.html" target="_blank">http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/nzealand.html</a></p><p></p><p> First person references to cannibalism in Polynesia- <a href="http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/polynesi.html" target="_blank">http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/polynesi.html</a></p><p></p><p> Same stuff from the Fijians- <a href="http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/fiji.html" target="_blank">http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/fiji.html</a> (Don't you just love first person historical accounts?)</p><p></p><p> Game well, have fun. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alsih2o, post: 1954665, member: 4790"] Island chains offer DM's the ability to throw in a completely different culture. With their alien geography and the relative isolation fo the peoples who inhabit them we are given free reign to experiment with societies and cultures without an overly profound effect on the main body of the campaign back at the mainland. We are all well aware (especially with recent events) of the natural disasters that can be a challenge to adventurers and NPC's alike in the islands. This collection gives you a head-start into the Architecture, Art, Navigation techniques and Warfare practices of some real world islanders to build from. I have also included some first-person reports of outsiders coming upon the islanders to possibly help you when describing these native peopels to your PC's. ARCHITECTURE- In Hawaii, going from a settled society to one with clases adn rulers involved building a bunch of coral temples. It also appears most of this change happened in the span of a single generation. coral temples and massive cultural changes are cool in any game. :) (Great quote form the article- “Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space”) [url]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6792150/[/url] ART- A huge listing of the different types of art fopund around Melanesia.- [url]http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts/nuguinea/mapmelan.htm[/url] Going back on page to [url]http://www.art-pacific.com/index.htm[/url] gets you even more Art goodness. More Art from Papua New Guinea, Australia, Trobriand and Hawaii- [url]http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/oceanic.html[/url] NAVIGATION- Getting from island to island in small boats ain't easy. Great info pages- [url]http://www.pvs-hawaii.com/navigation.htm[/url] OVERVIEW- The Marquesas Islands, there is enough info here to help start you towards building your own distintive island chain. [url]http://www.tribalsite.com/articles/marque.htm[/url] Nikunau, part of Micronesia- [url]http://www.janeresture.com/nikunau/[/url] Pingalap, a first person account of an early trader in the Marshall Islands- [url]http://www.janesoceania.com/pingalap_story/index.htm[/url] Samoa, first person account. (the second paragraph has 3 failed skill checks)- [url]http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_shaw1/index.htm[/url] A more modern first person account of a Coronation- [url]http://www.janesoceania.com/tonga_coronation/index.htm[/url] WARFARE- The cannibals get muskets!- [url]http://www.waitangi.com/warfare/canni1.html[/url] First person references to cannibals in New Zealand(my readings have left me putting cannibalism under warfare rather than dining, read a bit and I think you will agree)- [url]http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/nzealand.html[/url] First person references to cannibalism in Polynesia- [url]http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/polynesi.html[/url] Same stuff from the Fijians- [url]http://www.heretical.com/cannibal/fiji.html[/url] (Don't you just love first person historical accounts?) Game well, have fun. :) [/QUOTE]
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