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Old 08-25-2014, 04:06 PM   #15
sir_pudding
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Default Re: Roleplaying flavour and guide to Iraq in 2011

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
They'll surely adapt dishes, yes. On the other hand, any knowledge I have about local cuisine and can present in-game can serve to add local flavour...

Dear gods, I've punned.


He doesn't have Theology for either, but he has skill -12 in an Expert Skill allowing him to answer questions about anything related to the various majority and minority cultures of modern Iraq.

He spent two semesters doing intensive language and culture immersion with a variety of Iraqi expats in Qatar, before doing 1st SFOD-D training. Since he looks Iraqi, they wanted him to be able to pass for a local convincingly and he grew up in Detroit, in a non-religious household.


I knew more about the minority religions of Iraq than any Iraqi I spoke to about them.
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