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[ZGG Repost] Are the Peshwah based on the Sarmatians? - Havard - 11-24-2009
Are the Peshwah based on the Sarmatians (Alans/Scythians)?
http://mmrpg.zeitgeistgames.com/index.p ... opic&t=276
Lord_Lamorek_Steelguard:
Well,
lately I've been doing a bit of research on the Late Roman and Early Migration Period (aka Dark Ages) and was struck how the Peshwah would seem to be like the Sarmatians (minus kit, of course, since the Peshwah use spidersilk instead of leather back jazzerant ). As you know, I like to ask off the wall questions, so here I am asking. Wink
Does anyone know if Dave based the Peshwah on the various Roman-period Steppes peoples like the Sarmatians/Alans/Scythians (or even the Huns who absorbed the Sarmatio-Scythian groups before becoming the Slavs)?
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Havard:
I've heard others speculate that the peshwa are similar to scythians. I havent heard anything directly from Dave on this one though, but Dustin might be able to shed some light on it?
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Tadkil:
Joined: Mar 05, 2005
Posts: 372
I'm doing the Peshwah book.
It's a combination of elements really. Social organizatiosn are drawn from plains Indians. Miiltary tactics are drawn from the mongols, with homage to the scythians who were their tactical pre-cursors. Linguistically I've been pulling a chunk from Farsi. Peshwahar is a region of Afghanistan and the home of some very fine horse cavalry during the British Colonial era.
Pull down Bood Wind, Tower of Salt, and You Shall Know them By Thier Deeds to see what I am evolving for the Peshwah.
Tad Kilgore
Voice of the Hak
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Havard:
I'm glad you posted this explaination Tad,
the Peshwah have always been a bit of a mystery to me. I'm looking forward to seeing this sourcebook since hopefully it will give me some better ideas on how to involve this culture IMC. They have been taking a very peripheral role so far, so I guess its about time that changed!
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-Havard