Olde Time Skill/Job

Lyaiera

There's been loads of fantasy and olde time shows on TV recently, Game of Thrones, Vikings, Borgias and all that. If that was still the world we lived in what "profession" would you pick for yourself (presuming you could.) Let's say from anything pre-renaissance, any culture, any civilisation.

I think I'm torn between archer/ranger, just because I really like shooting with bows and arrows and it's probably safer when you're called up to be a soldier. And butcher, because a butcher always gets the best cuts of meat for themselves.

What would your profession be? (You can't choose Queen or King or dinosaur hunter. Messiah/prophet is an acceptable choice.)

wretcheddomain

Atari Jaguar Manufacturer

Macavity.

A brewer. A professional job with decent pay, respected in the community and free supply to alcohol.

Witchie

Lady in waiting in the court where a dashing prince would undoubtedly fall in love and marry me.

The Diabolical Monocle

Priest.

The craic they got away with.

Think of all the uneducated wenchlings.
God says take off all your clothes.

SEPT 23 1989

A charlatan

HugsiePie

Own a brothel

The female gender was terribly under represented in ye olde times in the aforementioned profression

#feminism

gugleguy

ZX Spectrum 48k manufacturer - the one with the rubber keyboard

wretcheddomain

Slave owner

Dramatik

Cutler/blacksmith, ain't nobody gonna be ****ing with somebody who makes weapons for a living.

The Diabolical Monocle

HugsiePie wrote: »

Own a brothel

The female gender was terribly under represented in ye olde times in the aforementioned profression

#feminism

Heathen ... Making a living in my parish with your immoral ways.
The parishoners will rise up against you ... Luckily for you i can get the all clear with god.
God says 10 pieces of silver should do for now.

Potential-Monke

Nikola Teslas' apprentice.

HugsiePie

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Heathen ... Making a living in my parish with your immoral ways.
The parishoners will rise up against you ... Luckily for you i can get the all clear with god.
God says 10 pieces of silver should do for now.

Would you like it rectally?

Ill have one of my employees send it over right away

Youve been a good strong loyal customer to us in the past, wouldnt want to delay you Father.

gugleguy

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Atari Jaguar Manufacturer

The original Atari 2600 game console.....the one which started gaming history in Ireland for the masses.

Wossack

pope

gugleguy

Gugleguy - Witchfinder General. Anyone remember "The Crucible?"

2011

A plumber.
Can't find a good one anymore, they don't make em like they used to

AnonoBoy

I'd be a bard and just sing Beatles tunes to ye olde folk.

They'd think I was class.

Or alternatively I could be the writer of Good Night Sweetheart.

RikkFlair

A warlock.

Ruu

Like the lad below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs3X90RLW3A

AdolfHipster

Troll residing under a bridge. Why do I always scare them away?

The Backwards Man

I'd have been one of those wild old fogeys people go to for advice.

A Ceefax.

Mr. CooL ICE

A cossack.

To this day, I don't really know what they were exactly. Just that they were somewhere around Russia and kicked ass.

Sky King

Pirates of the Caribbean, the curse of the black pearl.

failinis

An engraver or court painter for the crown of where ever I lived, or a falconer.

Dyr

gugleguy wrote: »

ZX Spectrum 48k manufacturer - the one with the rubber keyboard

Making 48k speccys in the middle ages? Don't be fcuking daft

16k at best

gugleguy

Bambi wrote: »

Making 48k speccys in the middle ages? Don't be fcuking daft

16k at best

-: but then you can only play a few games like Hall of the Things and Jet Pac.
And Learn Basic programming the rest of the time.

biko

Perfume maker, like Jean-Baptiste Grenouille in Das Parfum

Collie D

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Priest.

The craic they got away with.

Think of all the uneducated wenchlings.
God says take off all your clothes.

This. Half way through season two of the Borgias and definitely think Pope was a better job than King. Same wealth, power and hot wenches but the Pope lives in a much nicer place. All the kings and dukes seem to live in draughty, dark, old castles.

EDIT: Oh, and I'd also be your boss

DOUBLE EDIT: Kiss my ring

Egginacup

Obviously back then there was no electricity and the internal combustion engine hadn't been invented and I wouldn't have time to try and introduce it nor would I have the time to get oil and refine it into petroleum....SO I'd invent (reinvent) the hang-glider.
People would think I'm a god as I sailed over their heads at 100 feet.

I'd get so much respect and female attention and beer and roasted piglets and nice stuff.

So I'd be birdman or cloudsurfer or something like that.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

I had a fairly good thing going with alchemy in Skyrim, can I have that?

Tail Docker

Lyaiera wrote: »

There's been loads of fantasy and olde time shows on TV recently, Game of Thrones, Vikings, Borgias and all that. If that was still the world we lived in what "profession" would you pick for yourself (presuming you could.) Let's say from anything pre-renaissance, any culture, any civilisation.

I think I'm torn between archer/ranger, just because I really like shooting with bows and arrows and it's probably safer when you're called up to be a soldier. And butcher, because a butcher always gets the best cuts of meat for themselves.

What would your profession be? (You can't choose Queen or King or dinosaur hunter. Messiah/prophet is an acceptable choice.)

Can't comment on rest, but that one falls under the terms of the "Plumber with a leaky tap rule". Usually leftovers or the crap that didn't sell, IMO.

For Forks Sake

Village Idiot would be the one I'd be most qualified for.

That, or Town Drunk. I'd be good at that.

Pumpkinseeds

Any Terry Pratchett fans will be familiar with Havelock Vetinari, the Patrician of the fictional city of Ankh Morpork and former pupil of the Assassins guild. I fancy that job.