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Date Posted: 08:10:47 03/20/04 Sat
Author: Fyrestryke
Subject: Re: Questions...
In reply to: Adilbrand 's message, "Re: Questions..." on 07:48:38 03/20/04 Sat

>Clothing. If you want the others, you must go to
>the market - although weapons are now in short supply,
>as Ordiss Ool has revoked the right of Alisander's
>citizens to bear arms.


Ah. Very good. Well, at least I won't have to go into battle in a green skirt and a blouse. ;) Just me, the pilum, and the boots. Sounds like fun! :)

>Leather tends to absorb water over time, which
>damages the leather. The quiver would eventually
>become brittle if standing water is left in it.
>Frontiersmen who wore leather pants found that if
>their pants got wet and did not dry properly, it
>would, over time, stiffen - usually in a sitting
>posture (because when a person sat, he stayed in the
>same pose for a longer time than if they were walking
>around). Leather pants back then had to be replaced
>often. Also, leaving the arrows in the water would
>potentially weaken the wood.

>Every couple of days, I would think.

Thanks for the answers. I was asking about water but the holy water question nixed it all. ;)

Don't have a bow and arrows, anyways. :)

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