[Rq-rules] Re: Nomads & Barbarians

[Ludowick at aol.com]

Tony wrote:

> Not to start an arument  about whether cultures are restrictive or not and
> what RQII did etc but  here goes:

> In my session I have some people who are IMO Barbarian.  However, they do
> tend to migrate from summer to winter homes and then  some. So does that
> make them nomads or barbarians? IMO they remain  barbarians, kinda like the
> Helvetai whoe were doing a migration when  Caesar gave them a seeing to.
> Some of my group however say that if you  don't stay put in one area, you
> are nomadic. I see their point in the  purest form. Anyway, just wonderwed
> what other people would consider  here? It also comes down to my game

I always used the following rule of  thumb:

Primitive = hunter/gatherers
Nomad = herders
Barbarian =  agricultural, non-city builders
Civilized = agricultural, city  builders

I think historical herding cultures need to supplement their  economy via
either trading, raiding, limited farming, or hunting/gathering,  but the focus
of their wealth generation will be herding.

Michael  




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