tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954267040316807211.post5861953095627595235..comments2022-12-18T02:46:32.161-08:00Comments on Fantasy Adventuring Blog: In defence of RitualRed Orchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015582577046093985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954267040316807211.post-41768598817795897312017-08-18T13:10:01.308-07:002017-08-18T13:10:01.308-07:00Thank you Fincas, I'm glad you enjoyed reading...Thank you Fincas, I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. I'm not sure it's always the fault of the archaeologists - it's difficult to control how things are reported - but I think as a profession we don't help ourselves sometimes. We talk to other archaeologists too much and forget non-specialists not only don't share our interests, they don't even share our language.<br /><br />Hmm, that reminds me of gamers somewhat!Red Orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015582577046093985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954267040316807211.post-14819059145603841782017-08-16T22:20:23.680-07:002017-08-16T22:20:23.680-07:00A good read, which I tremendously enjoyed (while w...A good read, which I tremendously enjoyed (while waiting for the train). I wholeheartedly agree that the meta-language archaeologists use is not very well communicated to non-archaeologists. A lot of nonsense that is reported could be avoided that way. So thank you for the effort!Fincas Khalmorilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236426064810488093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954267040316807211.post-12764656539317012402017-08-07T10:25:39.929-07:002017-08-07T10:25:39.929-07:00Thanks Jens, glad you liked it. I think the idea p...Thanks Jens, glad you liked it. I think the idea people from other cultures (whether in the past or geographically remote) were and are "very different and not so different at the same time" is really important when the pressure to regard 'different' as being the same as 'frightening' is as strong as at present.<br /><br />And I've been a big fan of trying to use historical examples in gaming for a very long time (as you know, I've told you enough about my AD500 campaign!). But even in an established setting (like Middle-Earth) having some idea about how things might have happened in history can really help.Red Orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015582577046093985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954267040316807211.post-65823998448425380422017-08-02T03:16:29.119-07:002017-08-02T03:16:29.119-07:00Great post! Very good points all around. I think i...Great post! Very good points all around. I think it's very healthy to research history from a gamer perspective, because you'll always end up asking what you can get away with instead of what is canon. In my opinion it makes for a better understanding about where we are coming from and how those people of old had been very different and not so different at the same time.<br /><br />It's also generally good advice to go beyond what the headlines tell you :)Jens D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18394303166081684904noreply@blogger.com