Sub-technology (development) - Revision history

Tao alexis at 04:28, 6 March 2025

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Tao alexis at 23:07, 31 December 2021

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Tao alexis at 22:21, 19 September 2021

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Tao alexis at 22:18, 24 August 2020

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Tao alexis at 04:36, 27 June 2020

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 [[File:Koi Pond.jpg|right|420px|thumb|Koi ponds are a form of aquaculture, which is a sub-technology of fishing.]]
-'''Sub-technologies''' are detailed revolutions in knowledge designed for a practical purpose.  These give structure to the understanding of what [[Tools (development)|tools]] will be developed, how [[Culture (development)|culture]] manifests and organizes civilization, what physical sites and settings come to exist (expressed as [[Blocks (development)|blocks]]) and what generalized social [[Improvement  (development)|improvements]] are implemented — in turn suggesting the presence of what [[References (trade)|trade references]].
+'''Sub-technologies''' are detailed revolutions in knowledge designed for a practical purpose.  These give structure to the understanding of what [[Tools (development)|tools]] will be developed, how [[Culture (development)|culture]] manifests and organizes civilization, what physical sites and settings come to exist (expressed as [[Block Hex|blocks]]) and what generalized social [[Improvement  (development)|improvements]] are implemented — in turn suggesting the presence of what [[References (trade)|trade references]].
 The relationship between sub-technologies helps define the [[Development Levels|development level]] of the locality.  Furthermore, sub-technologies also serve as a guideline for the creation or inclusion of [[Sage Ability|sage abilities]].<br><br>

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-'''[[Fishing (technology)#Aquaculture|Aquaculture]]:''' the farming of fish and shellfish in ponds, river estuaries and enclosed bays. Fish stocks are selected for size. Includes cultivation of ornamental fish. Extensive farms exist in [[Subterranean (range)|subterranean]] cultures.
+'''[[Aquaculture]]:''' the farming of fish and shellfish in ponds, river estuaries and enclosed bays. Fish stocks are selected for size. Includes cultivation of ornamental fish. Extensive farms exist in [[Subterranean (range)|subterranean]] cultures.
-'''[[Fishing (technology)#Bowfishing|Bowfishing]]:''' uses barbed arrows with line, enabling the drawing in by hand or using a reel. Best employed in freshwater sources where the water is clear.
+'''[[Bowfishing]]:''' uses barbed arrows with line, enabling the drawing in by hand or using a reel. Best employed in freshwater sources where the water is clear.
-'''[[Fishing (technology)#Outward Fishing|Outward Fishing]]:''' the expansion of catch fishing into semi-deep waters, risking time spent being out of sight of the shore.
+'''[[Outward Fishing]]:''' the expansion of catch fishing into semi-deep waters, risking time spent being out of sight of the shore.
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-'''[[Hunting (technology)#Basic Hunting|Basic Hunting]]:''' the primitive killing and [[Animal Trapping (sage ability)|trapping of animals]] for food, with hunters acting in groups to drive and encircle animals so they can be harvested.  Plants and other food sources provide staple forage.
+'''[[Shamanism]]:''' enables communication with benevolent and malevolent spirits, whose threat is mitigated by the presence of a tribal shaman.  Through religious ecstasy and trance, an abnormal state of wakefulness, existing spirits are appeased and encouraged to act supportively of the shaman's people. Further, the shaman manipulates [[Wild Magic|wild magic]] through the altered states of consciousness induced by pain, fasting, herbs and extraordinary physical exertion, producing a natural degree of intoxication.  The presence of the shaman adds +1 happiness to a community.
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-'''[[Hunting (technology)#Predatory Hunting|Predatory Hunting]]:''' practice engaged in by all non-developed intelligences, in which the predator stalks, kills and eats its prey.  Distinguished from scavenging, which eats material after it has been found dead.  Predators are adapted and often highly specialized for hunting, with acute vision, hearing and smell.
+'''[[Predatory Hunting]]:''' practice engaged in by all non-developed intelligences, in which the predator stalks, kills and eats its prey.  Distinguished from scavenging, which eats material after it has been found dead.  Predators are adapted and often highly specialized for hunting, with acute vision, hearing and smell.
-'''[[Fishing (technology)#Hand-gathering|Hand-gathering]]:''' the harvesting of sea [[Food|foods]] without tools, such as picking up shellfish or kelp, digging for clams or crabs, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flounder_tramping flounder tramping], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodling noodling], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_diving pearl diving], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_binning trout binning] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_tickling|trout tickling]].
+'''[[Hand-gathered Fishing]]:''' the harvesting of sea [[Food|foods]] without tools, such as picking up shellfish or kelp, digging for clams or crabs, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flounder_tramping flounder tramping], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodling noodling], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_diving pearl diving], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_binning trout binning] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_tickling|trout tickling]].
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 '''[[Hunting (technology)#Basic Hunting|Basic Hunting]]:''' the primitive killing and [[Animal Trapping (sage ability)|trapping of animals]] for food, with hunters acting in groups to drive and encircle animals so they can be harvested.  Plants and other food sources provide staple forage.
 '''[[Mysticism (technology)#Shamanism|Shamanism]]:''' enables communication with benevolent and malevolent spirits, whose threat is mitigated by the presence of a tribal shaman.  Through religious ecstasy and trance, an abnormal state of wakefulness, existing spirits are appeased and encouraged to act supportively of the shaman's people. Further, the shaman manipulates [[Wild Magic|wild magic]] through the altered states of consciousness induced by pain, fasting, herbs and extraordinary physical exertion, producing a natural degree of intoxication.  The presence of the shaman adds +1 happiness to a community.