Another Look Upon the Concept
Imagine a blank world. A completely blank slate. Now imagine yourself as a creator. You can create anything and everything you want, you can DO anything you want. You can create a culture completely new or join one of another person's creation. The power of choice. You can have everything that you want or nothing at all, its up to you. you can create anything with materials of your choice and begin the start of every age in history. This is the coming of ages, the playground for thinkers.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Kits
Your kit is essential to survival and a successful tribe. A kit is what you can craft from all natural things to bring with when you go out. A general kit consists of:
-ax
-bedding
-cutting tool
-containers
-clothing
-shelter
-pack
-polish stone
-sharpening stone
-a weapon
-cup
-cordage (rope/ string)
-hammer stone
Things that could help but are not essential
-shoes
-mortar and pedestal
-secondary pack
-cultural items
Through this post i will be explaining most of the items in a kit, what they are used for and how you can make them. Now remember that everything that you make need to be made from 100% natural material that you harvest/forage and only tools that you have made from natural things.
The Ax
The ax is a great tool for several things. Cutting is one of the obvious ones but an ax, even a hand ax without a handle, can be great for more than just cutting wood. An ax can be a too to get through thorns or quickly put an animal out of their pain.
There are two types of axes that will work well. There is a hand ax and an ax with a handle on the end. Most people prefer crafting a hand ax due to the low amount of work. A hand ax consists of just one piece that is a large chunk of rock with a smooth side and a sharpened side. You would take your hammer rock (which I will eventually get to) and break two sides off forming a sharp point on a rock that is large but fits comfortably on your hand. The other type is a modern day hatchet. This is not very popular because it needs to be made so carefully and one error and you don't have an ax at all. Generally with a hatchet you are going to take a grindstone (stone for sharpening) and shape a rock into a hatchet head then find a good handle and split it down the middle at the top then fasten the head to it using reliable cordage and/or glue made from pine pitch.
The Hammer and Grindstone
These are so incredibly essential to any tool making or crafting not including weaving. These are among the most simplistic tools and really simple to make due to the fact that when you find one work is already done. The purpose of a hammer stone is to be able to break another stone into a sharp point. The best ones are oval shaped and medium sized, easy for gripping and chipping others. The grindstone it used to finely sharpen tools that you make with your hammer stone. The best grindstones are sandstone because of the jagged formation and very rough feel of the stone.
Clothing, Bedding, and Shelter
All three of these are generally woven. Materials depend greatly upon the weaver's preference. Most tools have a range of preference but not as much as weaving for clothing, bedding, and shelter. I personally prefer cat tails for my weaving because the are very abundant where I live and very easy to work with. A few other good plants to weave with are milkweed and willow. All are prepared in a similar fashion but the culture of the tribe and materials that you have play the biggest role in how exactly you are going to preserve the plant matter. The Sojourn, especially a Rout (explained in detail in previous post) carries a specific kind of pack that is weaved with plant matter but it is rolled and tied, not folded. The scout pack is woven from fresh cat tail then when it starts to dry out an array of oils is added to the plant to preserve it. All of these things are done differently in each culture nut are done very similarly.
Cutting Tool
The cutting tool is exactly like a knife, think about all the uses that you have for one. The main difference is that it is made in a very similar way to the ax and in both forms. I have a quartz cutting tool and another rout has a flint one, this is 100% completely customizable and needed for anyone that participates.
Containers and Packs
Containers are a very useful and essential part of life in the game. Storage is needed and can be made from just about anything. I have made pottery from clay to make containers to hold just about anything. You could also weave pouches and backpacks using animal hides and cordage that you make from either plant fibers, intestines, or animal hide. Containers are also very good to gather things like berries and other edibles or things to make paints or dyes with. Weaving is simple just like when you were in elementary school and made a placemat out of paper and then laminated it, its the same concept.
Weapons and Cordage
A weapon is required when we go out due to the fact that some animals can indeed be feral and have a chance of attacking. Although this chance may be very slim it is still worth preparing for. Weapons range from the smallest knife to the biggest club and you see everything in the range. Personally i carry a stabbing tool that is made from petrified root and a staff or spear if needed. all weapons take creativity to make and just simply take time.
Cordage on the other hand is so so extremely important. You can do so many things with cordage including trapping, collecting plants, making housing, crafting backpacks, crafting weapons, and so much more. Good, strong cordage can be made from plant fibers. First you have to separate the fibers from the plant which is by far the most difficult part and requires practice. Then you spin a few strands together to make to separate strands then spin those strands together. The most reliable cordage is actually made from intestines but good cordage can be also made from milkweed, dogwood, and other similar plants.
-ax
-bedding
-cutting tool
-containers
-clothing
-shelter
-pack
-polish stone
-sharpening stone
-a weapon
-cup
-cordage (rope/ string)
-hammer stone
Things that could help but are not essential
-shoes
-mortar and pedestal
-secondary pack
-cultural items
Through this post i will be explaining most of the items in a kit, what they are used for and how you can make them. Now remember that everything that you make need to be made from 100% natural material that you harvest/forage and only tools that you have made from natural things.
The Ax
The ax is a great tool for several things. Cutting is one of the obvious ones but an ax, even a hand ax without a handle, can be great for more than just cutting wood. An ax can be a too to get through thorns or quickly put an animal out of their pain.
There are two types of axes that will work well. There is a hand ax and an ax with a handle on the end. Most people prefer crafting a hand ax due to the low amount of work. A hand ax consists of just one piece that is a large chunk of rock with a smooth side and a sharpened side. You would take your hammer rock (which I will eventually get to) and break two sides off forming a sharp point on a rock that is large but fits comfortably on your hand. The other type is a modern day hatchet. This is not very popular because it needs to be made so carefully and one error and you don't have an ax at all. Generally with a hatchet you are going to take a grindstone (stone for sharpening) and shape a rock into a hatchet head then find a good handle and split it down the middle at the top then fasten the head to it using reliable cordage and/or glue made from pine pitch.
The Hammer and Grindstone
These are so incredibly essential to any tool making or crafting not including weaving. These are among the most simplistic tools and really simple to make due to the fact that when you find one work is already done. The purpose of a hammer stone is to be able to break another stone into a sharp point. The best ones are oval shaped and medium sized, easy for gripping and chipping others. The grindstone it used to finely sharpen tools that you make with your hammer stone. The best grindstones are sandstone because of the jagged formation and very rough feel of the stone.
Clothing, Bedding, and Shelter
All three of these are generally woven. Materials depend greatly upon the weaver's preference. Most tools have a range of preference but not as much as weaving for clothing, bedding, and shelter. I personally prefer cat tails for my weaving because the are very abundant where I live and very easy to work with. A few other good plants to weave with are milkweed and willow. All are prepared in a similar fashion but the culture of the tribe and materials that you have play the biggest role in how exactly you are going to preserve the plant matter. The Sojourn, especially a Rout (explained in detail in previous post) carries a specific kind of pack that is weaved with plant matter but it is rolled and tied, not folded. The scout pack is woven from fresh cat tail then when it starts to dry out an array of oils is added to the plant to preserve it. All of these things are done differently in each culture nut are done very similarly.
Cutting Tool
The cutting tool is exactly like a knife, think about all the uses that you have for one. The main difference is that it is made in a very similar way to the ax and in both forms. I have a quartz cutting tool and another rout has a flint one, this is 100% completely customizable and needed for anyone that participates.
Containers and Packs
Containers are a very useful and essential part of life in the game. Storage is needed and can be made from just about anything. I have made pottery from clay to make containers to hold just about anything. You could also weave pouches and backpacks using animal hides and cordage that you make from either plant fibers, intestines, or animal hide. Containers are also very good to gather things like berries and other edibles or things to make paints or dyes with. Weaving is simple just like when you were in elementary school and made a placemat out of paper and then laminated it, its the same concept.
Weapons and Cordage
A weapon is required when we go out due to the fact that some animals can indeed be feral and have a chance of attacking. Although this chance may be very slim it is still worth preparing for. Weapons range from the smallest knife to the biggest club and you see everything in the range. Personally i carry a stabbing tool that is made from petrified root and a staff or spear if needed. all weapons take creativity to make and just simply take time.
Cordage on the other hand is so so extremely important. You can do so many things with cordage including trapping, collecting plants, making housing, crafting backpacks, crafting weapons, and so much more. Good, strong cordage can be made from plant fibers. First you have to separate the fibers from the plant which is by far the most difficult part and requires practice. Then you spin a few strands together to make to separate strands then spin those strands together. The most reliable cordage is actually made from intestines but good cordage can be also made from milkweed, dogwood, and other similar plants.
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Monday, October 14, 2013
The Sojourn
The Sojourn is a tribe of peaceful and quiet people that value the tribe as family.They generally stay to themselves and when a celebration is not going on, things are always mellow and peaceful within the tribe. Martial arts are studied to calm themselves and become more within a person's base element of the four basic. The tribe provides a wide market for other tribes due to the fact that they rely on trade with other tribes for food, water, and other essential tools or materials.
The Sojourn soldier (Rout) is based upon stealth and swiftness, because of they they wear very little armor. That one piece of armor is a single bracer on the non-dominant hand. Small piercing weapons are carried in several places and may be drawn at virtually any angle when closing a gap in combat. Each Rout must construct their own bracer before becoming one. A bracer generally is very flashy and obvious to show people who they are and what tribe they belong to. Routs are much more that just a soldier, they are the ones that make the trade worth it. They travel from tribe to tribe finding what is in high demand in each tribe. The bracer is important in these visits because it holds a rout's identity in a sense and shows all of the tribe that they are indeed there to either trade or discuss things like land rights. The rout has training in stalking and utilizing their bracer to close in fast to their opponent.
The other job is a crafter. The collect materials and make them into anything needed for trade. The job is very simple and takes time but is the most important job and is essential to the tribe's success. Crafters carry trinkets that they make that symbolize their base element that they treat as just as important as a Rout's bracer. They make containers, clothing, cloth, shelter, rope and many man other things.
Although each job is separate at the end of the day everyone goes off by themselves and has a short period of cool down then right after the sun goes down the entire tribe gathers in a circle around the fire for meditation to help them avoid being lost in their own mind while sleeping.
The Sojourn is a very family-type oriented tribe. they value themselves and existence around them, they are a part of everything and everything is part of them.
The Sojourn soldier (Rout) is based upon stealth and swiftness, because of they they wear very little armor. That one piece of armor is a single bracer on the non-dominant hand. Small piercing weapons are carried in several places and may be drawn at virtually any angle when closing a gap in combat. Each Rout must construct their own bracer before becoming one. A bracer generally is very flashy and obvious to show people who they are and what tribe they belong to. Routs are much more that just a soldier, they are the ones that make the trade worth it. They travel from tribe to tribe finding what is in high demand in each tribe. The bracer is important in these visits because it holds a rout's identity in a sense and shows all of the tribe that they are indeed there to either trade or discuss things like land rights. The rout has training in stalking and utilizing their bracer to close in fast to their opponent.
The other job is a crafter. The collect materials and make them into anything needed for trade. The job is very simple and takes time but is the most important job and is essential to the tribe's success. Crafters carry trinkets that they make that symbolize their base element that they treat as just as important as a Rout's bracer. They make containers, clothing, cloth, shelter, rope and many man other things.
Although each job is separate at the end of the day everyone goes off by themselves and has a short period of cool down then right after the sun goes down the entire tribe gathers in a circle around the fire for meditation to help them avoid being lost in their own mind while sleeping.
The Sojourn is a very family-type oriented tribe. they value themselves and existence around them, they are a part of everything and everything is part of them.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Post 1 the idea
Imagine a world where you can remake anything. A world where everything that you choose may go and you can create or invent anything you wish, a complete restart. Well my friend and I were talking and he had this wondrous idea.....
Hello all, this blog is centered upon an idea that has been brought to my attention by a good friend. If you are not an outdoor person I highly suggest not following my blog. The idea is that what if we could go back to very very early times to when stone tools were the only thing you had to work with. You have no food and have to also find water and shelter. So my friend and I were talking and he had this great wonderful idea, to go out on some of his family property with around 30 people and recreate society through the use of tribes. We soon realized that we needed to have items before we went out and tried this. We have begun preparing basic kits of stone tools lately. Come to find out he actually did this when he lived hours away and it was a great success. there were two tribes, each with their own culture. Each tribe was very intricate and deep in their own way. He claims that after a day or two out in the woods at a time he had to reteach himself parts of how to live in this corrupt society again.
We are really hoping to get this going again, preparations are already being made and tribes are already forming. We encourage people to ask questions. I will have more on tribal culture and things like that.
Hello all, this blog is centered upon an idea that has been brought to my attention by a good friend. If you are not an outdoor person I highly suggest not following my blog. The idea is that what if we could go back to very very early times to when stone tools were the only thing you had to work with. You have no food and have to also find water and shelter. So my friend and I were talking and he had this great wonderful idea, to go out on some of his family property with around 30 people and recreate society through the use of tribes. We soon realized that we needed to have items before we went out and tried this. We have begun preparing basic kits of stone tools lately. Come to find out he actually did this when he lived hours away and it was a great success. there were two tribes, each with their own culture. Each tribe was very intricate and deep in their own way. He claims that after a day or two out in the woods at a time he had to reteach himself parts of how to live in this corrupt society again.
We are really hoping to get this going again, preparations are already being made and tribes are already forming. We encourage people to ask questions. I will have more on tribal culture and things like that.
Please post comments I really want to hear what everyone thinks!
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