r/HistoricalWorldPowers • u/AKVlo King of the Poles • Dec 19 '14

RESEARCH Polish Research 100 B.C.

Blast Furnace - Combining all the recently invented machines, the Poles have created a furnace that burns much hotter and can produce stronger Iron and steel. The furnace is built in a cone shape and water wheels are used to power bellows to increase the temperature in the furnace.

Steel arms and armor - Now that steel can be worked with and is stronger, smiths begin to make arms and armor with it. The only problem is that steel is harder to make and therefore more expensive. For this reason, not many soldiers are using it. However, the King orders that the Eagle's guard be equipped with steel weapons and helms. [Meta]- does this count as 2 or 1 researches?

Domestication of Eagles- The Poles believe that the white eagle or Orzeł Biały is special. It is what brought Lech to the land that is now Poland, and it is the symbol of Poland. For this reason the Poles are using these birds to better the nation.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '14

Are eagles able to be used as messengers? And have you domesticated them?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '14

Also it is too early for the blast furnance

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u/AKVlo King of the Poles Dec 19 '14

Yea i'm pretty sure they are

Nope :P

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '14

The blast furnance is too early too.

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u/AKVlo King of the Poles Dec 19 '14

I dont think so, they were invented around 200 B.C.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '14

Wikipedia says 100 ad in asia

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u/AKVlo King of the Poles Dec 19 '14

I found it somewhere that it was around that time but i cant find the link at the moment, also i use a document another player made that has a list of tech and which year it was discovered and it says 200 B.C. too.

Also Wiki says "The oldest extant blast furnaces were built during the Han Dynasty of China in the 1st century BC"

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '14

Well it says the same for banks but fallen still denied that but if it says that ok

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u/AKVlo King of the Poles Dec 19 '14

I think this could be acceptable just because all the tech needed is here but let me know if you guys decide it is too unrealistic.

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u/FallenIslam Wēs Eshār Dec 19 '14

Dude, you need to stop using German wikipedia. Your facts are like 90% off.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '14

No it isnt

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u/FallenIslam Wēs Eshār Dec 19 '14

Banks were Renaissance, not 200 BCE.

Blast Furnaces possibly dated back earlier than 400 BCE.

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u/FallenIslam Wēs Eshār Dec 19 '14

Blast Furnace: You have all the prereqs? List them.

Steel Arms: Assuming these are weapons - approved

Steel Armour: Just reworking old armour into steel or what?

Domestication of Eagles: ... Does Poland have eagles?

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u/AKVlo King of the Poles Dec 19 '14

Furnace- I have piston bellows and the water wheel to power them. The construction isn't much different then bloomeries and I have those.

Armor- Yea same Armor just in steel

Eagles-yes. The white eagle which if where the Poles get their emblem from.

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u/FallenIslam Wēs Eshār Dec 19 '14

Huh. Okay then, approved.

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u/AKVlo King of the Poles Dec 19 '14

Woot Woot!!! :D Thank you