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I am finally going to actually play a Balloonist character at length in a long campaign. <3
We will add some extra character to our collective balloon, by also putting to use the balloon "kith" supporting character playbook, in Wind Will Hear Us by PBTA, along with (I am sure) occasionally one of the Natures from that supplement as well.
Looking for resources to fill your descriptions with historically-accurate gruesome?
HERE is the link to a colloquial discussion of medicine at sea during the Great Age of Piracy in the Caribbean.
For those wanting to read primary sources, here is the Google Books scan of John Moyle's guide to naval surgery from 1693. And Mark Kehoe of "The Pirate Surgeon's Journal" has collected an extensive bibliography of both primary and secondary sources, and has an excellent summary of historical pirate surgeons..
Looking at travel? Also have a look at the Balloonist, and at Riding the Rails, by Eric Drew!
Looking at travel? Also have a look at the Postillion, and Riding the Rails, by Eric Drew!
And here is an itch.io link for the entire Apawthecaria game!
https://blackwellwriter.itch.io/apawthecaria-a-poultice-pounder-adventure
Nicely done!
For those unfamiliar with the "language" of 1980s text adventures, you can find the manual for this game at https://www.mocagh.org/tolkien/hobbit-alt2-manual.pdf and the 1984 guide to this game at https://ia801809.us.archive.org/17/items/guide-to-playing-the-hobbit/GuideToPlay...
but do be aware that if you read the guide beyond the first dozen pages, it will start to give you clues or outright answers to the puzzles in the game. Those first dozen pages of the guide should be helpful however, being effectively the "game manual."
Curious about the "lightbulb lizard"? Here's a bit on the (zoologically) controversial subject.
https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lightbulb-lizard-of-benjamin-shreve....
Oh! So here the Wrangler is very practical in their understanding of bugs, while the Lepidopterist by First Officer Rose is very scientific in their understanding, instead. The two playbooks pair off nicely!
A chance to fill some broad brush-strokes between your locations, to set up themes for parts of or all of your game's extended story ("campaign" in other games), and a chance to explore local variations of YOUR game's larger legends and history, with enough reminders to ensure the details don't get lost in the larger picture. A definite thumbs-up from me.
Some playbooks that might be especially interested in this bit of story:
The Prognosticator
The Uprooted
The Tax Collector
The Orchardist
Long before Scotch tape and lamination impeded the efforts of archivists and researchers to access unique information in a document, a whole world of fasteners existed to help hold documents together. In celebration of American Archives Month the Pieces of History blog hosted a series of posts on the history of the various fasteners and seals found in records at the National Archives.
Holding It Together: A Seal—Or Not?
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/10/05/holding-it-together-a-seal-or-not...
Holding It Together: Ribbons in NARA’s Records
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/10/12/holding-it-together-ribbons-in-na...
Holding It Together: Before Passwords—Ribbons and Seals for Document Security
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/10/14/holding-it-together-before-passwo...
Holding It Together: From Red Tape to Grommets
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/10/21/holding-it-together-from-red-tape...
Holding It Together: From Pins to Paper Clips
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/10/28/holding-it-together-from-pins-to-...
The Hidden Almanac, an inspiring podcast for any Prognosticator.
https://www.hiddenalmanac.com/
Looking for a deck to make use of for Wanderhome? Might I recommend this one?
https://wilderheartsstudio.com/collections/frontpage/products/northern-animal-ta...





























