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Although if you want to, we can discuss the possible mechanics of blockades
though I think that's an idea to explore at a future time.
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though I think that's an idea to explore at a future time.
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09-Feb-2017 03:49:47
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Muren said :
No, I understand what you guys are pointing towards.
"The same rule should apply to trade routes that go through a river or canal."
I'm saying this should not be the case. It is not realistic for it to be the case, and it only opens up possibilities like what Brandon is concerned about. In reality, you don't have the ability to just deny someone passage simply for having a port downriver from them. You don't have control over the river simply by having a port. And so in this community you shouldn't have control over the river simply for having a port either. The most you should be able to do to block someone upriver from you is send a ship to intercept and attack theirs, as we're already able to do.
I think one of the other concerns is the size of the rivers themselves. I know that we have to leave some things to the power of the imagination, but is the River Lum (as one example of a river) too narrow or shallow to support ships?
I'm not saying this to shoot the river ports down, I just don't actually know the dimensions or depth of the River Lum. I suppose I have the same question for the River Salve, although that river would be nowhere near as "contested" as the River Lum. If we had an expectation of the sizes of the rivers, it would really help.
If the river is wide, then sure, you could sail around ships (especially if the blocking party doesn't know when your ships are arriving) but if the pass is narrow, then oncoming ships would be relatively easy to block.
"The River Salve is a river about the length of the River Lum. It is generally the same width all the way down into the south-eastern seas. "
The only way to travel through River Lum is via canoe.
Also,
Muren said :
No, I understand what you guys are pointing towards.
"The same rule should apply to trade routes that go through a river or canal."
I'm saying this should not be the case. It is not realistic for it to be the case, and it only opens up possibilities like what Brandon is concerned about. In reality, you don't have the ability to just deny someone passage simply for having a port downriver from them. You don't have control over the river simply by having a port. And so in this community you shouldn't have control over the river simply for having a port either. The most you should be able to do to block someone upriver from you is send a ship to intercept and attack theirs, as we're already able to do.
I think one of the other concerns is the size of the rivers themselves. I know that we have to leave some things to the power of the imagination, but is the River Lum (as one example of a river) too narrow or shallow to support ships?
I'm not saying this to shoot the river ports down, I just don't actually know the dimensions or depth of the River Lum. I suppose I have the same question for the River Salve, although that river would be nowhere near as "contested" as the River Lum. If we had an expectation of the sizes of the rivers, it would really help.
If the river is wide, then sure, you could sail around ships (especially if the blocking party doesn't know when your ships are arriving) but if the pass is narrow, then oncoming ships would be relatively easy to block.
"The River Salve is a river about the length of the River Lum. It is generally the same width all the way down into the south-eastern seas. "
The only way to travel through River Lum is via canoe.
Also,
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09-Feb-2017 05:12:42 - Last edited on 09-Feb-2017 05:23:45 by Damion Avah
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