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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 3632630" data-attributes="member: 1125">Yes there are a whole lot of legends about trips to find resources (including red feathers, stone, pearls, fine mats, food delicacies and special shells (eg mother of pearl)Absolutely - dogs, wild boar, giant birds, monitor lizards are essentially it when it comes to 'real' land predators - real giant birds in Polynesia inlcuded a giant eagle able to lift a small child and I also use feathered velocirators. Of course fantasy versions of these gives some variety. Salt Water Crocodiles are very rare but not unknown in the islands. Remember too that Sea Lions and Giant Eels can survive on landQuite the opposite in fact xenophobia was rife and inter-island raiding well established. The MArquesas was notorious for people living only a few hours walk away being bitter enemies when those living days away might be considered friends.In times of food shortage it was common practice to attack any new arrivals as they posed a threat to survival.That being said islands with abundant food were more welcoming to strangersPolynesia is well known to be very homogenous in its culture and language and yes I can personally understand most of what is said by people from Hawaii, Tahiti, Aotearoa, Tuamoto and others. Some Tokelauan but not so much Samoan and Tongan. There is an ackowledge West-East seperation in Polynesia. The languages I understand are in the Eastern 'Tahitic' division ie those languages originating in TahitiHowever the situation in Melanesia is very different and that is why Pidgind have developed to allow inter-ethnic communications  A comment on Weapons and ArmorAll Weapons in Polynesia were made of Wood, stone (including obsidian), bone, teeth or shell including combinations of these. Clubs, spears and polearms (similar to Halberds, glaives etc) were the most common types, with other weapon types being proportionately ‘rare’. Highly polished sharp edged stone blades were used like short swords and were a weapon of prestige. Daggers made from the tail spike of a stingray were used by assassins. Missile weapons were rare although javelins were thrown at fleeing enemies, slings were used by non-combatants to defend their villages and short bows were used for hunting rats. Armour was equally rare with some padded armour being available, gourd helmets and turtleshell breastplates might be viable in a fantasy setting but only provide the AC of ‘Leather’.For ease because there is no metal I'd use the normal weapon stats as is with a breakage chance on the roll of 1. If you do introduce metal weapons then they need to be considered masterwork special itemsAlso don't forget Armour from Kiribati - Porcupine fish helmet, wood, pandanus and coconut fibre armour<img src="http://zapatopi.net/blog/gilbertwarrior.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />a <a href="http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/vaults/images/resources/mn011448_w371.jpg" target="_blank">colour version </a> this armour was effective against the weapons used against it (which being sharkteeth or babrbed wood would get tangled in the fibres)</blockquote>

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