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Old 11-13-2008, 10:21 PM   #51
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I've never seen any RPG stats for junks, anywhere. However, as I look at the design, they seem some of the most seaworthy vessels ever built.
Had, IIRC, a large & a small junk and some Arab ships as well.
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Old 11-13-2008, 11:22 PM   #52
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Great Write up icelander!

I wish I saw the earlier discussion when I was running a fall of constantinople. I was wondering why the fantasy stats of the galley weren't making sense compared to all those I could get my hands on (Other than osprey books, those stats online etc.).

I had several naval battles and needed some good sets of stats to set up a "Sid Meier's Pirates" style of turn based ship combat. In the post mortem, I found that players liked the ship combat and the mix of naval and boarding tactics. The challenges in naval tactics, character athleticism (balance, jumping, and movement), Close Combat, and Resource management (time, labor, and supplies) could be better systematized for greater enjoyment of the players and further simplified for GMs.
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Old 11-14-2008, 10:18 PM   #53
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Great Write up icelander!

I wish I saw the earlier discussion when I was running a fall of constantinople. I was wondering why the fantasy stats of the galley weren't making sense compared to all those I could get my hands on (Other than osprey books, those stats online etc.).
Well, I have little or no knowledge of galleys. I've been researching though, and I hope to include a section on both in my finished work.

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I had several naval battles and needed some good sets of stats to set up a "Sid Meier's Pirates" style of turn based ship combat. In the post mortem, I found that players liked the ship combat and the mix of naval and boarding tactics. The challenges in naval tactics, character athleticism (balance, jumping, and movement), Close Combat, and Resource management (time, labor, and supplies) could be better systematized for greater enjoyment of the players and further simplified for GMs.
The Chase rules could be modified for, eh, well chases. I'm not sure about a combat system. I'll take a look at Spaceships and see if anything from it could be plundered.
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Old 11-15-2008, 10:39 AM   #54
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Had, IIRC, a large & a small junk and some Arab ships as well.
What had those?
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Old 11-15-2008, 02:46 PM   #55
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I've never seen any RPG stats for junks, anywhere. However, as I look at the design, they seem some of the most seaworthy vessels ever built.
They have that reputation.
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Old 11-17-2008, 12:24 AM   #56
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This is very well done.

I've never seen any RPG stats for junks, anywhere. However, as I look at the design, they seem some of the most seaworthy vessels ever built.

I know you've apparently focused on European craft, thus far; what do you think of tackling the Chinese vessels?

Speaking of Chinese ships, Zheng He ships would find many uses in Fantasy Games because of the tall tales regarding their size.
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Old 11-17-2008, 12:29 AM   #57
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Per subject line the GURPs 3rd edition "Low Tech."
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Old 11-17-2008, 08:45 AM   #58
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Speaking of Chinese ships, Zheng He ships would find many uses in Fantasy Games because of the tall tales regarding their size.
You're refering to the 9-masted junks refered to in various accounts, right?
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Old 11-18-2008, 07:35 PM   #59
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Per subject line the GURPs 3rd edition "Low Tech."
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Didn't think so. The latest Chinese vessel with stats is the shachuan, which pre-dates the junks by several hundred years. The junks evolved out of that vessel, but it existed circa 800 c.e., whereas the proper junks didn't exist for another 200-300 years.
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You're refering to the 9-masted junks refered to in various accounts, right?

Yup. But I've read in wiki that it is contested that these ships really existed. I've read the same things about the structural limitations of wood for ship building in another source. Since (in my readings) there are no hard facts (or good sources) about it, it would suit fantasy quite well for the overly cirtical skeptics.

Zheng He's Fleet's other ships seems interesting though. They seem to have more accessible sources which makes them doubly more likely to get GURPSified.
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