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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5881502" data-attributes="member: 92305">Using rules from one of the Conan game books, I've determined that the average family size in the clan is 14, and there are 24 families in the clan.&nbsp; That's the 336 total of people in the clan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are bigger clans, a few getting in the 600-700-800 person range.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's established in the game that they don't, though.&nbsp;Also, remember that there's only 140 in the village itself.&nbsp; The rest are spread out in 9 homesteads (that's an average of 21 people per homestead, which is closer to your guess--the families in the village are smaller on average).&nbsp;So, at any one time, except around festival time, you're probably dealing with the village of 140 plus one or two families that happen to be in town trading at the time.&nbsp;Let's not forget that a large percentage of the population are children, too, which means barter is even more feasible.&nbsp;In the village, you've got 74 adults, not counting the 2 elders, which is a lot less than the 300+ you're considering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I agree.&nbsp; I was thinking about this, and I think the price inflation at x5, x10, or maybe more, is plenty of penalty that will keep them poverty stricken as Cimmerian tribes must be.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah, nobody really knows much about what Howard intended concerning the Cimmerians.&nbsp; Most of what we have to go on is stuff from pastiches, and even those don't agree.&nbsp;I read every story that had to do with Cimmerians, and I have a good feel for them--at least from the pastiches.&nbsp; But, in the end, the Cimmerians are my version not necessarily anybody elses.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, they're fighting.&nbsp; The PC's clan won its independence from another clan about 20 years ago, and now the two clans have a Blood Fued.&nbsp; They're just not raiding like they used to.&nbsp;Good point about them getting &quot;soft&quot; though.&nbsp; I'm actually setting up the PC clan to look that way from an even more barbaric Cimmerian clan that looks down upon them with disdain.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5881502, member: 92305"] Using rules from one of the Conan game books, I've determined that the average family size in the clan is 14, and there are 24 families in the clan. That's the 336 total of people in the clan. There are bigger clans, a few getting in the 600-700-800 person range. It's established in the game that they don't, though. Also, remember that there's only 140 in the village itself. The rest are spread out in 9 homesteads (that's an average of 21 people per homestead, which is closer to your guess--the families in the village are smaller on average). So, at any one time, except around festival time, you're probably dealing with the village of 140 plus one or two families that happen to be in town trading at the time. Let's not forget that a large percentage of the population are children, too, which means barter is even more feasible. In the village, you've got 74 adults, not counting the 2 elders, which is a lot less than the 300+ you're considering. I agree. I was thinking about this, and I think the price inflation at x5, x10, or maybe more, is plenty of penalty that will keep them poverty stricken as Cimmerian tribes must be. Yeah, nobody really knows much about what Howard intended concerning the Cimmerians. Most of what we have to go on is stuff from pastiches, and even those don't agree. I read every story that had to do with Cimmerians, and I have a good feel for them--at least from the pastiches. But, in the end, the Cimmerians are my version not necessarily anybody elses. Oh, they're fighting. The PC's clan won its independence from another clan about 20 years ago, and now the two clans have a Blood Fued. They're just not raiding like they used to. Good point about them getting "soft" though. I'm actually setting up the PC clan to look that way from an even more barbaric Cimmerian clan that looks down upon them with disdain. [/QUOTE]

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