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<title>Natural Fantasy Worlds: Vehicles and Transports</title>
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<h1>THE WORLD</h1>
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<h2>CHAPTER: VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTS</h2>
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Natural fantasy worlds are characterized by small or medium-sized
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settlements, dense forests and winding paths. Travelers journey on foot or
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with mounts, carts, or small boats. Flying vehicles and mounts are extremely
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rare, perhaps nonexistent. However, sometimes the remains of ancient
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technologies are combined and adapted to create ingenious rustic hybrids.
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From a thematic perspective, traveling on foot is a slow but harmless
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choice, whereas using mounts or vehicles might be an act of violence against
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nature, depending on the character’s treatment of the animal or environment.
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The relationship between a character and their
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<strong>Faithful Companion</strong> (see Core Rulebook, page 217) is an
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excellent positive example, while destroying a forest to create a railroad
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is a classic example of cruelty toward the ecosystem.
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<h2>THE ROLE OF THE ARTISAN</h2>
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The artisan is a very important figure in natural fantasy settings, and
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their social role can be characterized as mostly technical, mostly
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spiritual, or a balanced mixture of the two.
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<strong>Technical role.</strong> In this sense, the artisan has the
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knowledge and abilities to shape matter and create something new from it,
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giving form to an idea and finding innovative solutions to many problems.
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</li>
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<strong>Spiritual role.</strong> From a magical and ritualist perspective,
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the artisan has the gift to mediate between the spirits and energies that
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inhabit matter, emphasizing their unique properties in the final object.
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</li>
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</ul>
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These transformative roles are inextricably intertwined, but some artisans
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focus more on one or the other.
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<p>
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Given their importance, the following pages present an updated version of
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the optional rules for materials and forging, originally introduced with the
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2022 winter holidays bonus:
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<div class="section-break">A Christmas Gift from Edgar!<br /></div>
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