TruckKun

New Dawn of Civilizations

@Theyra I will adjust my post later

New Dawn of Civilizations

Okay TruckKun, so I may have been too hard on you about the Damascus Steel part but, to even attempt to try and make Damascus Steel which no one knows how they made it. You would have to invent some stuff before you can try to make Damascus Steel. Like a Kiln and maybe even a blast furnace. Plus, I want to say a source of iron outside of iron meteorites, since finding enough to smelt it and steel, if that is possbile and make swords may be hard or not viable if you want to mass-produce it.

And again, parchment has not been invented yet. That was invented in the 2nd century BC. So your char cannot just write down the blueprints for a galley. They would have to find something to write stuff down since your char would not have to know how to invent parchment.

@Theyra

What did they use for writing then? because when i looked it up all i could find was that they had advanced past the point of clay tablets/slate

New Dawn of Civilizations

@Theyra also, what was the Minoan head of government, i am not having much luck finding out online, so asking you

New Dawn of Civilizations

The Blacksmiths' Chronicles: Chapter 2; The City

2 weeks PA (Post Arrival)

During his first week after arriving Olliver Peirce wandered the beach and learned more about his location. By the second week he had given up attempting to get back to his home place, (or time as it might be). He decided to share some knoledge with Falindos, and as such sat down with him during breakfast as usual and asked to talk with him. Now Falindos was fairly important in the society, the son of one of the rulers, as it seemed they they were ruled by an elite class or council of sorts. And he also had a wife and 2 children, twins, a boy and girl. Upon hearing Ollivers request he immediatly sent them away and walked with Olliver to the backyard.

"What is it that you wanted to tell me that required such secrecy?" Falindos inquired

"Falindos my friend, by this time I have given up on attempting to find and return to my home. So i will settle here and share my knoledge with you."

"It is wonderful to hear that you will stay, but what knoledge do you have to impart from your distant land, far beyond the horizon, far enough that even the stars change? " (for this was the answer Olliver had given Falindos when he asked where he was from)

"I bring knowledge, of new tools, and of metalworking, and ship building. As I revealed on my first day, i had a hobby of miniature ship building, to do so requires much knowledge about the ships in question, and i will give you some of the designs. Pass me parchment and quill."

This was done, and Olliver right there in the garden sketched out the basic construction/blueprints for a galley.

"This is a ship designed for speed and power, a ship for war." Olliver said by way of explanation

"I must bring this to my mother and father. Follow me" and Falindos started off at a running pace
which to his credit Olliver kept up with fairly well

Many rp ideas to those of interest

@Adeline I might be interested in echo of hatred

New Dawn of Civilizations

Damascus is made from several different layers of metal forged together, then acid etched to show the pattern, it is a forging technique, wich ignoring all ways to get this save for one, can be procured by forging a meteorite.

New Dawn of Civilizations

<Snipped quote by TruckKun>

I am going to say you do not have to do it if you do not want to. More so if you think you have access to what resources you are okay with.

@Theyra

I have a question, do you think that the minoans might have had acid? i cant find any info on it
I am asking for the sole purpose (for right now atleast) of acid etching damascus blades

New Dawn of Civilizations

@Crusader Lord@Wernher@ActRaiserTheReturned@TruckKun

Side note, good posts so far and after talking to some people. I have been thinking about how people get resources for their civ. I am going to be more lenient with what resources show up. Like perhaps resources showing up, like after weather changes, exposing surface deposits. Like a small amount that you can get to work with and ease starting locations resources. Which would encourage people to look for more deposits. This is not to say, you can find trees in a desert or elephants in the UK. But, something more RP friendly and workable, and what do you all think of this?

@Theyra

Im fine with this because i think that my civ already has a buncha resources due to trade, and i think it could be fun

New Dawn of Civilizations

<Snipped quote by TruckKun>

Read yes, write... yes, but only once you have read said language.

@Theyra

Ok, just wanted to make sure

New Dawn of Civilizations

<Snipped quote by TruckKun>

It is slightly off, since one Minoan foot does not equal one American foot.

I think yes to both, but you are starting to confuse me. What do you mean by speak/understand what they saw?

@Theyra

I meant what they say not saw.

So we can read and write their language?