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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7968019">Here's an example: One poster asserted that a forger would probably want to be able to mix various color inks to replicate something precisely.&nbsp; You responded that a calligrapher would also need to be able to do that.Now, in your game that might be true.&nbsp; And that's fine. But it's equally plausible that a calligrapher would just have black ink. For example, I've never seen nor heard of Japanese calligraphy in anything except black.&nbsp; (And until this thread it never occurred to me that a calligrapher would have anything except black ink.)Which also speaks to your assertion about the status of calligraphers.&nbsp; In feudal Japan calligraphy was a high art, and was practiced by nobles and samurai.&nbsp; Very different from the medieval European &quot;scribe&quot;.So maybe a fantasy world combines both of these things.&nbsp; There are scribes for hire, and there are also calligraphers.Again, it doesn't have to be this way.&nbsp; It's equally fine for a DM to rule that in his/her world the two are the same, and that forgers are pretty much the same, and they all use the same kit.It's your insistence...in an astonishingly arrogant tone...that it must be your way, and that any disagreement is born of &quot;ignorance&quot;, that perplexes me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 7968019"] Here's an example: One poster asserted that a forger would probably want to be able to mix various color inks to replicate something precisely. You responded that a calligrapher would also need to be able to do that. Now, in your game that might be true. And that's fine. But it's equally plausible that a calligrapher would just have black ink. For example, I've never seen nor heard of Japanese calligraphy in anything except black. (And until this thread it never occurred to me that a calligrapher would have anything [I]except[/I] black ink.) Which also speaks to your assertion about the status of calligraphers. In feudal Japan calligraphy was a high art, and was practiced by nobles and samurai. Very different from the medieval European "scribe". So maybe a fantasy world combines both of these things. There are scribes for hire, and there are also calligraphers. Again, it doesn't have to be this way. It's equally fine for a DM to rule that in his/her world the two are the same, and that forgers are pretty much the same, and they all use the same kit. It's your insistence...in an astonishingly arrogant tone...that it [I]must[/I] be your way, and that any disagreement is born of "ignorance", that perplexes me. [/QUOTE]

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