tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657266526705426756.post1859227441181725918..comments2024-03-26T04:58:54.326-04:00Comments on The Wandering Gamist: Calibrating Compassesjedavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586249502818922886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657266526705426756.post-46308465683942864632022-11-23T02:52:25.983-05:002022-11-23T02:52:25.983-05:00Cool info! Thanks for sharing, and to Lesser McGra...Cool info! Thanks for sharing, and to Lesser McGrath as well for the fun additional info. davebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531919635590898334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657266526705426756.post-41733119483847722932022-11-22T14:29:04.526-05:002022-11-22T14:29:04.526-05:00Whoa, neat. And "there's magic in the gr...Whoa, neat. And "there's magic in the ground messing with your compass" seems very workable in a fantasy setting.jedavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08586249502818922886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657266526705426756.post-37100834785526510372022-11-22T08:11:32.655-05:002022-11-22T08:11:32.655-05:00The issue is more common than you'd expect too...The issue is more common than you'd expect too at small scale. I'm a land surveyor in the northern US and there are a couple areas within 100 miles of me where there is enough iron in the ground that your compass is just plain wrong up there and you have to navigate by landmark. Compasses certainly help but they're not a magic bullet.Lesser McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559577414740965759noreply@blogger.com