If you found yourself in a Medieval time period...

[Dreamer128]

Either a priest or a bard.

[bilqis]

I'm with Moiraine on this one.. definitely a witch. Not much choice for women during the middle ages... don't want to be a mom/cook/housekeeper... nor a princess/queen... nor a courtesan (not pretty enough) ... nor a nun ... see what I mean? Choices for women were too limited then.

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Sometimes I think I
understand everything,
then I regain consciousness.

Happy Member of Fast Fourward.

[Moiraine]

Originally posted by Yorick: Mel, a Monk would have been high on my list also as they learned much, lived peaceful lives in tranquil surrounds, and devoted their lives to God. Things I respect and attempt to attain in this day. The vow of celibacy though would be a HUGE stumbling block for me. Though could a male Monk live a peaceful life in tranquility WITH a woman....???

With several women maybe ?

Seriously, who were witches, if not strong-willed independant women who hadn't had the chance to get educated, and who wanted to live a free life while trying to help others ?

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The world is my oyster !
And now I have the knives to open it ...

[Yorick]

Originally posted by bilqis: I'm with Moiraine on this one.. definitely a witch. Not much choice for women during the middle ages... don't want to be a mom/cook/housekeeper... nor a princess/queen... nor a courtesan (not pretty enough) ... nor a nun ... see what I mean? Choices for women were too limited then.

What about Boadicea (pre Medieval but still...) or Joan D'Arc? How about a Femme Merchant, or a SPARTAN! The Spartan women owned ALL the property. Viking women were pretty feisty weren't they?

(sighs) awww it's pointless. I know I know.... choices were limited.



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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....

A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

[adam warlock]

I'll be selling my 'services'

If that didn't work, I'll probably be a writer since most of the peasants and rich people do not know how to read and write.

Then again, I'll might wind up to be a Jester

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[Yorick]

Originally posted by adam warlock: If that didn't work, I'll probably be a writer since most of the peasants and rich people do not know how to read and write.

Odds are unless you're a Monk, you wouldn't either

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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....

A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!

[Tancred]

I think Scribe, or possibly Playwright. Both of those touch on my own areas of competence (or, to be more honest and less arrogant, they avoid my areas of INcompetence!)

Tancred

[John D Harris]

After looking at the other posts I'd be a farmer, you people got to eat I'd charge 5 gps for an onion, 10 for a carrot, 100 for a flagon of my best wine
I'd be an English longbowman.

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[WOLFGIR]

Inquisitor, I would run around the country and burn people that blamed everything on wolves and witches. Thai shalt not blame gods little creatures, you guttless piece of chicken...

Or something harmless like a monk, doing all that wine and alcohol stuff..

Or a huntsman.

[adam warlock]

Originally posted by Yorick: Odds are unless you're a Monk, you wouldn't either

I will either be:
trained by a monk
OR
a retired monk who's tired with the vow of chasity


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