tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4755933844825007413.post7309431739027708211..comments2016-03-18T05:46:22.116-07:00Comments on Constantinople on the Web: All Medieval White People Look Alike to Medionysushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561616646540522693noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4755933844825007413.post-14212415913620257632014-03-21T10:26:21.600-07:002014-03-21T10:26:21.600-07:00There are actually a good number of touchstones yo...There are actually a good number of touchstones you could use to distinguish between different factions, if you wanted to, in the same way that you could hand-wave a Persian and Egyptian figures as "middle-eastern" if you don't know any better. I've sussed out a couple while assembling my Saga warband(s).<br /><br />- Mail - Only the wealthy or great warriors are going to be able to buy (or take) mail<br /><br />- Crosses - Pagans aren't going to be wearing them. Christians likely will be<br /><br />- Facial Hair - Saxons did mustaches. Scandinavians did the full beard.<br /><br />- Patterns - Apparently, Irish are big into stripes Scots, unsurprisingly, do the plaid thing.<br /><br />The difference between hairy dudes murdering each other in Britain is different enough from hairy dudes murdering each other in Russia, combined with the lack of plastic minis for hairy Russian dudes, is why I don't think I'll ever be able to pull together a Rus warband.<br /><br />The convention Casey used (and I picked up for my Normans and Anglo-Danes, but will likely not leverage for my GHOSTLY FUCKING ROMANS, Irish, or Steppe Tribes) is that Hearthguard have mail (because they're favored by the warlord) and shields, Warriors don't get mail but do get shields (they've got a decent armor after all), and Levies just get their pointed stick or missile weapon and a short time on this Earth.<br /><br />Rushputinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07867389429325778387noreply@blogger.com