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Expanded ninja ranks as used by myself.
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Naval Ranks and Titles
1 HoH
Naval ranking of crew and officers.
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Generic usage military and nobility titles from China.
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The standard system of ranking within a Yakuza syndicate.
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Sports and other competitions are common in every society. They allow healthy competition and release for competitive nature. What sports do you have in your world?
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The many worlds of the Universe have their multiple festivals-some may be to celebrate the turning of the year, the coming of the rains or the return of the sun.
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The Old Code
3 HoH
'Who are you to tell me what is right to do?', Sir Aldros said. 'I am a follower of The Old Code', the older knight said. Chivalry was disciplined by a code of conduct that was clearly understood although it was never clearly formulate…
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Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. -Forrest Gump
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An adventurer guild is a way to provide plot hooks, motivation and social context for such a weird and diverse group of people known as 'adventurers'. It can can offer interesting options, in-game and out-of-game.
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I could think of many times such a party contract would of come in handy.
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Lai-Xeng was a traveling scholar and wise man. There are a hundred tales attributed to him, each one containing a kernal of wisdom.
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This is a popular children's rhyme in the city of Ur-Kanesh. It is chanted while the children run down the street on St. Arakis eve.
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Scrasamax's Guide to Orcs
Golden
6 HoH
Recently unearthed this gem of mine, and thought to post it. Its writing predates my joining of Strolen, and I found quite a few interesting bits in it. It is nearly completely written and I am going to endeavor to finish writing it out. Un…
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Rank Systems
1 HoH
I am always looking for rank structures to use in games. It is my hope that you will share some of your historical knowledge or ranks and/or reveal to us the hierarchy of ranks in the games that you play.
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Food is Life. Food, what is eaten, when it is eaten, and how it is eaten, says a great deal about a culture.
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Every culture has a different idea of what constitute's breakfast. Even regions inside the same culture can vary quite a bit (like grits with hot sauce in Texas or Fishcake mix in omelets in New Hampshire). What do they consider 'food' firs…