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Magic Pipes and Pipeweed

Started by RPGPundit, January 21, 2021, 10:30:52 PM

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RPGPundit

January 21, 2021, 10:30:52 PM
Eliminster was an idiot. Get the real deal on how fantasy pipes and magic pipeweed should be in d&d and osr settings!
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January 22, 2021, 05:51:40 AM
Greetings!

Nice video Pundit! I enjoyed how you provide some discussion and details of your Pundit Presents issue.

In my campaign world of Thandor, tobacco shops, pipes, tobacco, and cigars are popular and widely embraced amongst civilized lands. Wizards are, of course, great fans and patrons of smoking, especially pipes. Enchanted pipes and enchanted pipe tobaccos are definitely an enjoyable and intriguing feature.

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hedgehobbit

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January 22, 2021, 05:44:50 PM
Since tobacco wasn't present in medieval time, was there anything else being smoked? What about outside Europe; Turkey, Arabia, India, etc?

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January 22, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: hedgehobbit on January 22, 2021, 05:44:50 PM
Since tobacco wasn't present in medieval time, was there anything else being smoked? What about outside Europe; Turkey, Arabia, India, etc?

Opium, cannabis, and various other herbs, including in some parts of Europe. But none with the mass commonplace-adoption that Tobacco eventually had.
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Ghostmaker

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January 26, 2021, 08:45:26 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on January 22, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: hedgehobbit on January 22, 2021, 05:44:50 PM
Since tobacco wasn't present in medieval time, was there anything else being smoked? What about outside Europe; Turkey, Arabia, India, etc?

Opium, cannabis, and various other herbs, including in some parts of Europe. But none with the mass commonplace-adoption that Tobacco eventually had.
I can understand opium (from the far east trade), but where did cannabis spring up?

Wicked Woodpecker of West

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January 26, 2021, 05:24:27 PM
Opium poppy is from Asia Minor and Middle East - it's range and Cannabis range are not dissimilar (though Cannabis reach further East).
Poppy was used also to prepare desserts - poppy deserts are traditional in Polish Christmas cuisine, cannabis was used to make cords or ropes.

Nowadays opium poppy main producers are Turkey, Czech and Spain. Cannabis was also cultivated in Europe.

RPGPundit

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January 26, 2021, 05:29:29 PM
Quote from: Ghostmaker on January 26, 2021, 08:45:26 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on January 22, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: hedgehobbit on January 22, 2021, 05:44:50 PM
Since tobacco wasn't present in medieval time, was there anything else being smoked? What about outside Europe; Turkey, Arabia, India, etc?

Opium, cannabis, and various other herbs, including in some parts of Europe. But none with the mass commonplace-adoption that Tobacco eventually had.
I can understand opium (from the far east trade), but where did cannabis spring up?

Cannabis was being used in India for AT LEAST 2500 years back (probably a lot more) in both smoking and in drinks.  Like opium, it was trades on the silk road.
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ARROWS OF INDRA
Arrows of Indra: The Old-School Epic Indian RPG!
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Ghostmaker

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January 27, 2021, 08:27:56 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on January 26, 2021, 05:29:29 PM
Quote from: Ghostmaker on January 26, 2021, 08:45:26 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit on January 22, 2021, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: hedgehobbit on January 22, 2021, 05:44:50 PM
Since tobacco wasn't present in medieval time, was there anything else being smoked? What about outside Europe; Turkey, Arabia, India, etc?

Opium, cannabis, and various other herbs, including in some parts of Europe. But none with the mass commonplace-adoption that Tobacco eventually had.
I can understand opium (from the far east trade), but where did cannabis spring up?

Cannabis was being used in India for AT LEAST 2500 years back (probably a lot more) in both smoking and in drinks.  Like opium, it was trades on the silk road.
Huh. Learn something new every day :)

Null42

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January 27, 2021, 09:12:01 PM
There was an article about magic item pipes in one of the first Dragon issues...interesting to see it come back like this.

Nice way to add source-accurate flavor to your halflings!
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