Because I like astrolabes, and it may be a lot more practical to use a gps in real life, but this is a fantasy world so practicality doesn't matter as long as there's suspension of disbelief.Booyakasha wrote: ↑Fri May 09, 2014 10:02 amlike why not carry a first-aid kit and a jar of leeches around?
and, like, why not keep a gps and an astrolabe handy?
And can you blame me for liking astrolabes with how much they've been romanticized in fiction?

EDIT: (...Just noticed there's 13 other pages to this topic, so... Sorry if I've missed something.)