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<blockquote data-quote="UngainlyTitan" data-source="post: 8678506" data-attributes="member: 28487">Two things here, before 1900 or so journeying anywhere was inherently dangerous. Even staying at home was dangerous. There were diseases you could catch and playing around with horses could kill you. Journeying to India was dangerous in and of its self in that one might not make it there or back but Clive was operating for and behalf of the East India Company. His biggest risks were disease and the voyages too and from. The odd battle now and again but he was a gentleman and disease was much more a risk than battle anywhere.Still not as insane as the kind of stuff D&amp;D characters get up to.While I have never looked closely at the Carter expedition, how much worse was it compared the fatalities in the average construction project at the time.Health and Safety in the nineteenth and early twentieth century was pretty much non existent.I do agree that there are adrenaline junkies out there but I am not convinced that they will&nbsp; high and unknown levels of risk.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UngainlyTitan, post: 8678506, member: 28487"] Two things here, before 1900 or so journeying anywhere was inherently dangerous. Even staying at home was dangerous. There were diseases you could catch and playing around with horses could kill you. Journeying to India was dangerous in and of its self in that one might not make it there or back but Clive was operating for and behalf of the East India Company. His biggest risks were disease and the voyages too and from. The odd battle now and again but he was a gentleman and disease was much more a risk than battle anywhere. Still not as insane as the kind of stuff D&D characters get up to. While I have never looked closely at the Carter expedition, how much worse was it compared the fatalities in the average construction project at the time. Health and Safety in the nineteenth and early twentieth century was pretty much non existent. I do agree that there are adrenaline junkies out there but I am not convinced that they will high and unknown levels of risk. [/QUOTE]

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