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Safehold Grab Bag of Questions, Part 1. (Asked Mon Oct 03, 2011) December 2013
Safehold What's the best real world era that corresponds to Safehold? (Asked Wed Feb 08, 2012) December 2013
Safehold Hypothetical Matchup: Charisian Galleon vs. USS Constitution (Asked Wed Oct 12, 2011) December 2013
Safehold The River-class ship seems too heavy for it's stated dimensions. Can someone tell me where I am going wrong here? (Asked Fri Apr 06, 2012) December 2013
Safehold Comparative Ship Analysis Part 2 (Posted Sat Apr 14, 2012) December 2013
Safehold Grab Bag 2 of Questions, Part 2 (Posted Sun Apr 15, 2012) December 2013
Safehold What kind of piracy was going on on Safehold, and why didn't it affect the Church tithes? (Asked Tue Apr 24, 2012) December 2013
Safehold With the way that the Clinton is breaking the writ laws such as with the Canals for example won't this in the end undermine the churches authority? (Asked Thu Apr 26, 2012) December 2013
Safehold Why can't Merlin just use Terran Federation weapons to quickly overthrow the Church? (Asked Mon Apr 30, 2012) December 2013
Safehold Why shouldn't Charis induce atrocities to further erode the Group of Four's authority (e.g., throwing rocks through windows, stealing/destroying food supplies, etc.)? (Asked Fri May 04, 2012) December 2013