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Important to note, however, is that tin mines run out, and tin mines need to be discovered and need to be accessible to mining technologies of the era. Tin was discovered this century in asia - I'm not sure if they are at all near enough to the surface for TL 1 miners though. Or if the cornwall tin mines are, either. There's not much tin out there, but even less of it is conveniently 50-80 feet or closer to the surface, which was basically the limit of accessability for TL1 miners IIRC. That all is going to get dug up very quickly.
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Thanks Bruno, that answers my question. It seemed implausible to me that the Egyptians and Assyrians and everyone else in the TL 1 ancient near east were using tin from as far away as Britain.
Turkey and Spain would have been much more accessible, and there may have been small tin mines closer to the earliest civilizations that just didn't leave an archaeological record. Seems like Tin could be an excellent "Unobtanium" for a TL 1 campaign.
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The sections on different materials will differ from B275, yes.
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I found the chariot/cart/carriage rules kind of wrote themselves at that point. Ie: Encumbrance shared among multiple creatures. Anyway, While I have my rules to use NOW, but I'll look forward to more "solid" rules. |
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Also note the old legend about Joseph of Arithmatea(sp?) who donated his grave cave to Jesus of Nazareth. He was a Jewish tin merchant, arranging the transport of tin from Britain to the Middle East - that's why some legends suggest that the Holy Grail, or the Spear of Destiny, or both, are in Britain - they were carried by Joseph. |
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The world's oldest tin mine is actually in Turkey. Spain and Brittany had some ancient ones, too (and I'm sure there were early non-European ones I don't know about). Britain was a major source in its day (one reason the Romans considered it strategic), but it wasn't the only source by any means. (See Bruno's earlier post, which notes the same thing.)
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