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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4790923" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>I'm no anthropologist, so take what follows with a grain of salt.</p><p></p><p>I'd look at Native Americans plains tribes, Arabic desert settlements, the Mongols, Romani/Gypsies and to a certain extent, the Vikings.</p><p></p><p>In either environment:</p><p></p><p>1) There would probably be an emphasis on warriors being proficient in ranged combat (most likely spears, slings, bows, due to resource availability).</p><p></p><p>2) Steeds would be among the most valuable things a warrior could own- horse, camel or other- and mounted combat and/or dragoon style tactics would be the norm.</p><p></p><p>3) Trade would probably be something they specialize in to the point of being infamous traders. Either they control the trading posts & water (in their settlements) or they travel the trade routes, carrying goods (and maybe raiding other caravans) as they hunt and gather. Or both.</p><p></p><p>4) Rangers would probably be the predominant warrior archetype, followed closely by Barbarians (and/or Scouts in 3.XEd)- they'd need wilderness survival skills to be effective.</p><p></p><p>5) The more nomadic among them would own nothing more than they could carry on a pack animal or on their person. Wealth (beyond a mount and important weapons/tools) would be more concentrated in loose stones and jewelry than in coins.</p><p></p><p>6) They will be somewhat xenophobic. They may trade with you and dine with you, but they probably won't trust you.</p><p></p><p>7) Literacy is a luxury. That doesn't mean uneducated, though. Many nomadic cultures have incredible oral traditions...and remember that several advanced mathematical concepts originated in Arabic cultures. While they may not read, they certainly can memorize, and may be excellent rhetoricians...and hagglers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4790923, member: 19675"] I'm no anthropologist, so take what follows with a grain of salt. I'd look at Native Americans plains tribes, Arabic desert settlements, the Mongols, Romani/Gypsies and to a certain extent, the Vikings. In either environment: 1) There would probably be an emphasis on warriors being proficient in ranged combat (most likely spears, slings, bows, due to resource availability). 2) Steeds would be among the most valuable things a warrior could own- horse, camel or other- and mounted combat and/or dragoon style tactics would be the norm. 3) Trade would probably be something they specialize in to the point of being infamous traders. Either they control the trading posts & water (in their settlements) or they travel the trade routes, carrying goods (and maybe raiding other caravans) as they hunt and gather. Or both. 4) Rangers would probably be the predominant warrior archetype, followed closely by Barbarians (and/or Scouts in 3.XEd)- they'd need wilderness survival skills to be effective. 5) The more nomadic among them would own nothing more than they could carry on a pack animal or on their person. Wealth (beyond a mount and important weapons/tools) would be more concentrated in loose stones and jewelry than in coins. 6) They will be somewhat xenophobic. They may trade with you and dine with you, but they probably won't trust you. 7) Literacy is a luxury. That doesn't mean uneducated, though. Many nomadic cultures have incredible oral traditions...and remember that several advanced mathematical concepts originated in Arabic cultures. While they may not read, they certainly can memorize, and may be excellent rhetoricians...and hagglers. [/QUOTE]
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