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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crazz" data-source="post: 267806" data-attributes="member: 6137">Stone Age AccuracyWhile I love your idea for a roleplaying game based on the early history of man, your knowledge of the Stone Age is inconsistent.First off, let the terrain be anything you want, just don't make it too extreme. Early man would have been devastated and destroyed by a consistently harsh climate. Temperate and moderate is the key.Second, the stone age did in fact have settled communities, especially in the late Mesolithic and in the Neolithic Eras. The earliest communities existed in very moderate climates that had an abundance of grains available for consumption. A community of this sort would have consisted of mud brick homes. The wild varieties of say, wheat and barely, would be supplemented with the meat from animals.Third, while I am thinking of it, tanning was beyond the knowledge of this time period. If you include it, its not accurate.Fourth, birth rates wouldn't be higher. Pregnancy rates might, but birth rates would most likely be low. Depending on what you want to set the life expectancy at, a women could have 10-20 years of child bearing potential. Giving a very rough approximation, the average women might become pregnant about 20 times during her life, and actually deliver 5 kids. Of those 5, having more than 1 survive childhood is a definite boon for a tribe and the woman would be cherished as fertile and possibly blessed.Fifth, you talk about classes, and I think that you could include all classes if you are creative enough and willing to scale down some classes. While Stone Age man did not have a written alphabet, he did have pictograms. This could serve as the rudiments for wizard spells, as people who could manipulate the pictures into meaning would be among the smartest and brightest among their kind. Now, taking into consideration that Stone Age man posses some type of culture (painting, writing [pictures], and religious beliefs, the ability to have a paladin is possible. The could be the Holy warrior of the tribe or community's pagan/nature religion, battling the other tribes who have different gods or goddesses that are vying for the worshipping power that a new tribe would offer. (This could also be a hook for a early version of a DeityLast, because it is late, don't discredit their technology. While Stone Age man did not ever have metal tools or weapons, they did have pottery (During the Neolithic Era), and made effective and durable tools out of bone, ivory, and stone. They eventually learned to harden them by fire and polishing them. The stone tools and such were still less durable than metal, but they were more than sufficient. Also, some of the types of tools they had included awls, needles, wedges, drills, saws, and chisels.That's all, I am tired. But if you want more accuracy or the like, drop me a line and I will be glad to help you out.Crazz</blockquote>

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