"Always" isn't strictly correct, considering Gygax created D&D by adding Tolkien-esque fantasy element to a literal medieval wargame, Chainmail[1] [1] https://

"Always" isn't strictly correct, considering Gygax created D&D by adding Tolkien-esque fantasy element to a literal medieval wargame, Chainmail[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainmail_(game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainmail_(game)