Re: "Trade or Blade"

From: Patrick Travers <ptravers@flash.net>

Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 00:00:00 +0000

A. Davey wrote:
>
> "Trade or Blade"
>
> What are the best strategies for playing tribe vibes?
> Do you simply attack those around you for their resources. or trade with
> them for goods you don't have?
>
> andrew

Well, first of all, you have to survive, which means SOME measure of
domestication.  A clan cannot survive without being able to feed it's
people.  If you don't have the hunting skills to bring in food, you have
to devote more people to hunting, which reduces your attacking force.

Next, you have to FIND the other tribe to attack.  This requires
scouting skills.

Next, you have to arm your people.  At first, you have rudimentary (at
best) weapons and armour.  You try attacking (with clubs and slings) a
well established tribe that has all of it's warriors outfitted with
leather armor and bows, you are going to bite the dust.

If you intend to be a warlike clan, you cannot ignore the survival
skills completely.

And once you travel along the path to development, you learn just how
much time and effort has to go into equipping an army.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  Until, of course, some warlike
tribe comes and knocks the shit out of me.

Patrick

References

"Trade or Blade"
"A. Davey" <adavey@ocean.com.au>
Mon, 19 May 1997 00:00:00 +0000