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Have you considered? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

“How will the dwarves feel about eating spoiled food and being separated from everything their culture cherishes?”

Same way human sailors do, probably. Humans didn't exactly evolve for being stuck on a small wooden thing for months on end, living off of hard tack.

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think sailing has been pretty staple culture for humans for at least 3000 years if not more.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, but before maybe the 15th century they didn't really go on the really long voyages without frequent stops for resupply that lead to severe nutritional deficits. Maybe on accident or in unusual circumstances, but not as a standard modus operandi. Most of the time, people just sailed within sight of the coast.

And while 3000 years is definitely long enough to develop a sailing culture, it's not long enough to change the physiological makeup. Though I guess the same could be said about dwarven miners, if we assume that they developed from a common ancestor with humans and weren't just purpose-made as miners or general underground dwellers by the gods, which is often the lore about them.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Archaelogical digs in Oceania have uncovered evidence of deep sea fishing (tuna bone carved fishhooks) from 40,000 years ago. We have been at sea a long time.