Hi Sam

Hi Sam

my email address is richard john guy (without spaces) on this here service.

…I don’t have a totally clear image of 17th century Jaffa in my mind right now but I’m happy to talk about ports, 17th c Ottoman Empire and so on. They’re still doing quite well in the 17th c and the glory days of Suleiman are not that long ago…. palace culture is kinda weird but the regional governors are still going strong. But it really depends how you want to play it – I’d be inclined to make it all about the local personalities – the shahbandar of the market, the governor, figures in the vizierate, representatives of the Jewish and Christian communities etc.

There’s a really nice study by Nancy Um of merchant life in Mocha in the late 17th c

http://rorotoko.com/interview/20091120_um_nancy_merchant_houses_mocha_trade_architecture_indian_ocean/

but it may be more than you need and probably isn’t focused exactly where you want.

….is this for LotFP? It happens I’m working on early 17th c ship rules right now… if you’re dealing with ports would you be willing to playtest the rules? And/or do you have a request list for things DMs would need to know about port cities?

http://rorotoko.com/interview/20091120_um_nancy_merchant_houses_mocha_trade_architecture_indian_ocean///cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js