[MR] Advantages of a Viking/ Norse Persona

[Sharon Gordon]

As many people are pondering possible persona choices, I thought it might be
fun to discuss the pluses and minuses of various personas.  I thought I'd
start off with Viking/Norse personas.   Please let me know (privately to
avoid cluttering the list) what area you'd like to see discussed next at
gordonse at one.net

Hopefully these discussions will also be of use to people who would like to
participate in the A&S 50 item persona challenge where Item 1 is
Choose a Persona

To help keep the info organized I made a category template.  In the
categories where I know of advantages or disadvantages of a particular style
of persona, I've listed some.  If you would like to add some, please use the
clean blank template at the bottom and delete my list.  That way we can
easily see what is new info.

+ is something I'd consider an advantage in a persona
- is something I'd consider a disadvantage in a persona

Aspects of a Viking/ Norse Persona
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***Agriculture and Farming***
+Beekeeping
***Clothing and Accessories***
+Most clothing is fairly easy to make.
+Clothing can be simple or more ornate
+Clothing is comfortable to wear and work in.
+Tabletweaving is a fun and portable art.
+You can learn sprang and nalebinding.
+Beads
***Culture***
+Great tales for bardic
+Fighter-friendly culture
-"Trading practices" indicate social skills detrimental to longterm
intercultural relationships
+Lyre music
+Woodwind instruments
+Stone carving
***Food and Beverages***
+Food items are known through archeological finds and tales
+Mead, beer, Rhine wines
-No written cookbooks
+Pottery, glassware, metal
***Health and Medicine***
***Household Items***
+Trade goods from a diversity of cultures
+A number of household items are simple enough in design that a careful
beginner can produce a good piece
+Excellent woodworking
***Science, Information, and Technology***
+Bone and horn items
+Runes
+Mastermyr tool box
+Pole lathe
***Shelter***
+Viking style tent can be fairly frugal to make
-Viking style tent low on headroom
***Textiles other than clothing***
+Clothmaking tools in archeological finds
+Dyes have been studied
***Transportation***
+If your group builds a Viking boat replica, the sea is easily reached in
Atlantia for test voyages
***Other***
***Resources***
 see lists at http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikresource.html
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/

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Aspects of a Viking/ Norse Persona
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***Agriculture and Farming***
***Clothing and Accessories***
***Culture***
***Food and Beverages***
***Health and Medicine***
***Household Items***
***Science, Information, and Technology***
***Shelter***
***Textiles other than clothing***
***Transportation***
***Other***
***Resources***

Sharon
gordonse at one.net