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I mean, did anyone really think D&D was an accurate representation of medieval life in any sense of the word? It’s interesting to talk about medieval life but t
by subjectsigma 2y ago
I mean, did anyone really think D&D was an accurate representation of medieval life in any sense of the word? It’s interesting to talk about medieval life but the pretext for the article is flimsy. If someone really thought non-blood-relative peasants commonly traveled the land in autonomous groups earning money doing side jobs and largely ignoring the law, then I guess we needed this article, but…
- sfink 2y agoSure, but then why call it medieval at all? The term only fits if you define "medieval" as unspecified "olden times" (or circularly, "what D&D calls medieval"). The point, as I understand it, is that there are other terms that would fit the setting somewhat, and medieval does not fit the setting at all (save for in terms of technology). So if you're going to call it something, why medieval as opposed to Renaissance or post-feudal or wild west or Middle Ages anarchy or "the time of the murder hobos"?
- subjectsigma 2y agoCharitably: because of what you mentioned, it gives people an idea of the level of non-magical technology and helps build the world. Uncharitably: it sounds cool and most people won’t know better or even care