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===== Thick as Thieves RP - Setting : Everyday Life in Aporue ===== | ===== Thick as Thieves RP - Setting : Everyday Life in Aporue ===== | ||
- | Various | + | A wide range of topics relating to day-to-day living in the lands of the Aporue continent. |
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+ | The following sections cover everything from timekeeping, | ||
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+ | While this overview tries to offer a somewhat general view of Aporue, there is occassionally a bit of a Melza bias in the notes, given the city states prominent function in the roleplay. This is, of course, done for the benefit of the players, as well as to somewhat increase gameplay immersion into the setting. | ||
//Work in progress.// | //Work in progress.// | ||
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Like in any of the myriad worlds of the multiverse, the cultures of this world have developed a lot of various measurements. While different to ours, and many outright exotic-seeming in terms of their conception, many of them are generally similar enough to certain real historical measurements, | Like in any of the myriad worlds of the multiverse, the cultures of this world have developed a lot of various measurements. While different to ours, and many outright exotic-seeming in terms of their conception, many of them are generally similar enough to certain real historical measurements, | ||
- | **__Lenghth | + | **__Length |
//trunk//: 1 trunk = ca 26 meters (85.3018373 feet, 28.4339458 yards)\\ | //trunk//: 1 trunk = ca 26 meters (85.3018373 feet, 28.4339458 yards)\\ | ||
//bough//: 1 bough = ca 4.28 meters (14.0419948 feet, 4.68066492 yards)\\ | //bough//: 1 bough = ca 4.28 meters (14.0419948 feet, 4.68066492 yards)\\ | ||
//limb//: 1 limb = ca 72 centimeters (2.36220472 feet)\\ | //limb//: 1 limb = ca 72 centimeters (2.36220472 feet)\\ | ||
- | //wrist-lenghth//: 1 wrist-lenghth | + | //wrist-length//: 1 wrist-length |
**__Land distance and speed units__** | **__Land distance and speed units__** | ||
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- | //mast-lenghth//: 1 mast-lenghth | + | //mast-length//: 1 mast-length |
- | // | + | // |
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**__Time measurement units__** | **__Time measurement units__** | ||
- | Space reserved for notes. | + | // |
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+ | //most//: 1 most = roughly 16 hours or 16 and a quarter hours //(3)//\\ | ||
+ | //least//: 1 least = roughly 8 hours or 8 and a quarter hours //(3)//\\ | ||
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+ | Notes:\\ | ||
+ | //(1)// - folk measurements. The names are derived from // | ||
+ | //(2)// - Melzan folk measurement. Its length is closely related to the length of time between the opening and closing traditional bell ringings on Bellday (Friday) evenings. These are sounded roughly 48 minutes of each other, hence the popularity of this measurement among Cittans/ | ||
+ | //(3)// - the " | ||
+ | //(4)// - nautical timekeeping units, generally similar to "ship bells" of our world, averaging at a length of around half an hour (often measured by half-hour lasting hourglasses). As in the real world, watches aboard a ship's deck - known here as //vigils// - are composed of " | ||
**__Other measurement units__** | **__Other measurement units__** | ||
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__Surface area__\\ | __Surface area__\\ | ||
- | //field//: 1 field = 1 square trunk (see Lenghth | + | //field//: 1 field = 1 square trunk (see Length |
- | // | + | // |
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__Volume__\\ | __Volume__\\ | ||
- | //pond//: 1 pond = 1 cubic trunk (see Lenghth | + | //pond//: 1 pond = 1 cubic trunk (see Length |
- | // | + | // |
- | // | + | // |
__Weight__\\ | __Weight__\\ | ||
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|9. | **Ripen** | 27 days | 1st Rp (AC) = 18th August (GC) | | |9. | **Ripen** | 27 days | 1st Rp (AC) = 18th August (GC) | | ||
|10. | **Rutten** | 28 days | 1st Ru/Rt (AC) = 14th September (GC) | | |10. | **Rutten** | 28 days | 1st Ru/Rt (AC) = 14th September (GC) | | ||
- | |11. | **Rainen** | 27 days | 1st Ra (AC) = 12th October (GC) | | + | |11. | **Leafen** (also " |
- | |12. | **Leafen** (also " | + | |12. | **Rainen** | 28 days | 1st Le/Lf (AC) = 8th November (GC) | |
|13. | **Frosten** | 27 days | 1st Fr (AC) = 6th December (GC) | | |13. | **Frosten** | 27 days | 1st Fr (AC) = 6th December (GC) | | ||
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==== 3.) Writing Script ==== | ==== 3.) Writing Script ==== | ||
- | TBA. | + | Like with all manner of cultural things, there are many different types of scripts throughout the world. On the continent of Aporue though, there are just a few dominant systems nowadays. The one that is most widespread in terms of geography and usage is a script derived from a heavily modified form of the writing system used already back in The Old Empire. As the Empire is popularly referred to as " |
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+ | For more detailed notes, please see **[[https:// | ||
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In the Aporuean continent, at least, human inhabitants share many sensibilities about hair with real world Europeans, especially those of a 15th-19th century timeframe. However, while some broad similarities between the attitudes are certainly visible, the details tend to differ, often surprisingly. One of the most noticeable differences occur among female hairstyles. Unlike in the real world, even the most ascetically minded Aporuean religions and churches tend to stress the importance of " | In the Aporuean continent, at least, human inhabitants share many sensibilities about hair with real world Europeans, especially those of a 15th-19th century timeframe. However, while some broad similarities between the attitudes are certainly visible, the details tend to differ, often surprisingly. One of the most noticeable differences occur among female hairstyles. Unlike in the real world, even the most ascetically minded Aporuean religions and churches tend to stress the importance of " | ||
- | The attitudes of people towards the lenghth | + | The attitudes of people towards the length |
- | Something of a cyclical recurrence throghout Aporuean fashion history are the connotations of certain hair lenghths | + | Something of a cyclical recurrence throghout Aporuean fashion history are the connotations of certain hair lengths |
Aporueans have certain stereotypes about certain hair colours (especially those of head hair), though how much any individual follows these jokes or outright prejudices is up to him (or her). Unlike in the real world, most of the stereotypes or clichés associated with hair colours aren't the same. This applies regardless of whether we're talking about European-like cultures or not. | Aporueans have certain stereotypes about certain hair colours (especially those of head hair), though how much any individual follows these jokes or outright prejudices is up to him (or her). Unlike in the real world, most of the stereotypes or clichés associated with hair colours aren't the same. This applies regardless of whether we're talking about European-like cultures or not. | ||
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==== Source ==== | ==== Source ==== | ||
- | **[[http:// | + | **[[https:// |
(Last modified on September 24th, 2014, 04:00 PM.) | (Last modified on September 24th, 2014, 04:00 PM.) | ||
- | **[[http:// | + | **[[https:// |
(Last modified on September 14th, 2014, 03:11 PM.) | (Last modified on September 14th, 2014, 03:11 PM.) | ||
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**[[Thick as Thieves]]** | **[[Thick as Thieves]]** | ||
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