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Old 10-04-2015, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeo80 View Post
I include agriculture in my mix. You have to have enough food to feed your entire community before you can think about advancements in tech level. Yes, a talented smith might have just developed the steel plow. But with out a food surplus to feed him/her and the other workers at the smithy, the plow never gets built in enough quantity to help the others in the village.

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Mike
Just a thought.
What dang near ruined the first Virginia colonies was lack of food, and lack of knowledge of what was around them.
Make sure you cover hunting and foraging skills.
Cannibalism is never a good choice.
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