[Rq-rules] *** JUNK MAIL ***Re: [RQIII] Cultures - Nomad vs Barbarian

[Wayne Shaw]

At 07:57 AM 10/24/2007, you wrote:
>Maybe the prime differentia should come down to whether the culture uses a
>sewer system. If they chuck their effluent into the street/squat behind a
>bush etc they are barbarian - if they have a sewer system, or at least a
>concerted attempt at cesspit management, then they civilised:)
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>Again, this standard would put MOST Roman and medieval European 
>cities into the "chuck it in the street" barbarian camp.  :)

As I said, if you actually look at both the summary and the 
professions available, RQ3 barbarians _do_ seem to include most 
medieval European cultures until quite late.  The only thing that 
confuses the issue is the spirit magic option, but if you assume that 
shaman include "witches", even that isn't particularly off.
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