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The Big Peat said:
And since I seem to be in full spam mode:

Meeting of Minds: Five Examples of Cultures Meeting That Would Make Great Fantasy Inspirations
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The last one is particularly interesting, in terms of a lack of general awareness. There were also many Laskars (sailors from what is now India, Pakistan, Banglades, and Sri Lanka) who lived in communities along the coastlines of the British Isles. And West African sailors who established homes, and businesses, in port towns.

They stayed, intermarried, and were integral members of local communities. If you want a literary reference, look at a throwaway line from Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Long John Silver's wife is mentioned as being of colour, and living with him in the South of England, as if this is completely unremarkable. And, she manages his business interests in Bristol. Admittedly, this is a white sailor's wife, but it shows that, in coastal towns at least, it was not so unusual to see people of colour, or that they would be involved in community affairs, trade, and financial affairs.

I'd love to see more of this sort of stuff in fiction, especially fantasy novels with port and trade towns.
 
Ah. Fast travel is when you click an icon on the map and are instantly transported. The carts and ferries are used by approaching them in person and paying a fee (ferries might be free, I forget) so it's not 'fast travel' in the gaming mechanic sense. But it's a really useful way to cut down travel time.

Also, I didn't want to make the ramble super long, but a way to improve this more is with the Hearthfire DLC, if you get stewards at your extra houses. They can then get you a personal cart. This not only increases the number of cart locations from 5 to 8, the personal carts also go to more, smaller, settlements (like Shor's Stone or Rorikstead).
 
thaddeus6th said:
Ah. Fast travel is when you click an icon on the map and are instantly transported. The carts and ferries are used by approaching them in person and paying a fee (ferries might be free, I forget) so it's not 'fast travel' in the gaming mechanic sense. But it's a really useful way to cut down travel time.

Also, I didn't want to make the ramble super long, but a way to improve this more is with the Hearthfire DLC, if you get stewards at your extra houses. They can then get you a personal cart. This not only increases the number of cart locations from 5 to 8, the personal carts also go to more, smaller, settlements (like Shor's Stone or Rorikstead).
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Gotcha. Gotta say, I doubt I'd appreciate that part of the mod - there's only so long one can spend watching the mighty adventurer run, and run, and run, and...
 
Honestly, it didn't annoy me too much. And if fast travel were enabled it'd pretty much destroy the economic rebalancing of making items worth more, but also a lot heavier.
 
Distaff... I blogged about... DISTAFF Have you heard of it? Surely not? (Yes again. Sorry, not sorry) I promise to move on...I do have other things ...I think.
This time it's about the reviews I've caught, and I plan to update as I find more.
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Distaff: Launched. - Shellie Horst

Distaff: An All Female Science Fiction Anthology was officially launched in Belfast at Titancon – this year’s European Fantasy Convention.
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