Thread Derail: When is Silk Okay?!

[AmandaGreathouse]

But I also think that the choices should be wider on the silks in Tuluk, since they are so abundant.

The silk selection in Tuluk is pretty comprehensive.  I can also vouch for the fact that the things in the Kadian shops get rotated by the imms on a regular basis (I love this... please, please do it for Salarr, too). 

Sorry, there is a good deal of variety, just not much in certain colors (like hardly any selection in black or gray that I've seen).

[jstorrie]

The colours that are 'in' rotate around as Kadius follows trends. If you wait a while, black or grey will pop up eventually. Or you could find a PC tailor.

[AmandaGreathouse]

The colours that are 'in' rotate around as Kadius follows trends. If you wait a while, black or grey will pop up eventually. Or you could find a PC tailor.

Thanks. Because -truly- I dig the black silk. -So- awesome.

[Ourla]

You should see some more variation in Salarr shops within the next week.

*swoon*

[aruna]

Or you could find a PC tailor.

*two thumbs*

You should see some more variation in Salarr shops within the next week.

*two thumbs*

[cisalus]

Or you could find a PC tailor.

*two thumbs*

*four mantis thumbs*
Definitely.

edit- sorry to raise the thread, wasn't paying attention.

[Shoka Windrunner]

Just throwing something out there that I think I remember from history here.

I believe in the Orient, (I can't remember what country) their soldiers started wearing very tightly woven silk shirts and pants under their armor.

This was due to the fact that silk can hold against a lot of pressure from being punctured clear through. 

So when they got shot by an arrow, they could actually pull the arrow out of the wound by grabbing the silk and yanking.

Now maybe I dreamed this, I should go look it up.  But if it's true and makes sense, then this might be something that elite or high ranking soldiers do.  Wearing silk _under_ their armor.

[Conspiracy Theory]

I believe that started with the Mongolians, Genghis Khan era. Their horsemen used this technique. If the arrow even pierced their armor it'd stop at the silk. In fact they'd just give their silk shirts a tug and bam, the whole arrow would fall away intact, not losing the head or anything.

Best part? Easy as that, they've got themselves a new arrow.

If they didn't invent it (it's possible it was one of the Chinese kingdoms and they just stole the technology), they're definitely the first to put it to widespread and effective use. Just one of many things the Mongols did different. They really revolutionized warfare in their time.

Edit: I'm a rabid war geek. Check this link:
http://www.historynet.com/mongol-invasions-battle-of-liegnitz.htm

[Bebop]

*sigh* I remember two years or so ago when I had a half elf wearing a single piece of silk.  A very nice cloak and she was sat down in Allanak by someone very close and powerful to the templarate and asked why a breed was putting on airs by wearing silk.  She quickly bribed him with expensive meats.

I think Rindan's example of wearing a suit to McDonalds or even to say ... Wal-Mart to buy groceries, is spot on.

[Elgiva]

When my character is wearing something strange, I'd actually love someone to react to it. I had a warrior-kind of person who all of sudden started to wear -white- silks from head to toe - and it had an inner meaning, which (unfortunately) went unnoticed. Not to mention that odd things someone wears are a good excuse for some RP, eh? Instead of sitting at the bar idlining, you can scold someone for wearing something inappropriate.

[Shoka Windrunner]

Yeah Mongolians, sounds right.  Well then, if this was discovered to be a property of Zalanthan silk, dunno if it would act the same or not, I could see officers and elite guard units wearing silk beneath their armor.  Not when walking about town and chugging shots Firebreather.

Not to say they couldn't, but I have a feeling, knowing how people in Zalanthas are, mean and rough, someone would probably throw shit on someone who wasn't a noble, who was wearing silk, just to have a laugh.

[Ami]

*Drools*
*has dreams about affording even 10% of a silk dress*

[Archbaron]

City-wide dress laws and even just made up ones by nobles would be a great way to supply uniformity into the city without cramping the style too much by offering a wide array of options. That'll help newbies pick out a Byn sergeant or know if that man is really a guard for a certain House. Tor and Fale are actually -very- good about this because they employ so many PCs and they supply them nice cloaks. I'd like to see the same done with other houses as they grow, and I've noticed that Oash has picked up the practice as well.

[Mood]

Nobles don't make laws.

[BlackMagic0]

Nobles don't make laws.

They just harass you and eat your soul if they dislike you.

[Southie]

Technically, nobles do make laws. The Senate in Allanak is the highest legislative body in the city under the Highlord himself. The nine houses each have a vote in the Senate, weighted by their tier, and can pass laws related to budgeting, festivals, etc. None of the merchant houses have a vote in the Senate, and neither does the templarate. (That isn't to say that these groups can't influence laws by other means.)

Tuluk has a similar system, except instead of a Senate they have a Triumvirate made up of the Sun King (or whoever speaks for him), the nobility, and the templarate (both orders vote together). I think bunnies are involved somehow too, but I could be wrong.

Of course templars in either city can make 'ad hoc' laws mostly on their whim. But acts of the Senate/Triumvirate are what's considered "official".

What nobles don't do is enforce laws. That is up to the militia and the templarate of both cities. And we all know how that goes.

[BlackMagic0]

Tuluk has a similar system, except instead of a Senate they have a Triumvirate made up of the Sun King (or whoever speaks for him), the nobility, and the templarate (both orders vote together). I think bunnies are involved somehow too, but I could be wrong.

Yes, you are quite right, Bunnies make up 99.4% of the vote in Tuluk.