Originally posted by Kerfana:

theres nothing like bring a ship full of iron home from the swamps

YES!

Getting home with your longship full of metal swag, was a wonderful thing. I looted 6 entire crypts, and packed my ship full of iron. I was chased by a sea serpent on the way back (you are NOT sinking my ship!), and outran it finally.

I remember running into my workshop to load up the furnaces with the new metal. I was hopping up and down like a little kid on Christmas morning, waiting for the first bars to come out. Dreaming of all the wonderful new toys I could make with that metal.

Being able to just step through a portal... would have taken all that fun and excitement out.