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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 7760335" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>Yeah, you're right this could have been a different conversation if we hadnt fixated on gunslingers so let me get back on the right track with</p><p></p><p></p><p>I remember a discussion (it may have been on Enworld too) in which E Gary Gygax himself participated and where he got irritated with the assertion that the DnD Party structure was based on the Companions from Lord of the Rings. His reply was essentially '<em>No it wasn't - how else would you run a small team of PCs with different roles?</em>"</p><p></p><p>So I wonder too if the Western influence is direct or just an example of a more archetypal traits found in adventures of the type.</p><p></p><p>Essentially the old west is a points of light setting with a lone wolf/small party coming to an isolated/lawless town and dealing with an issue before moving on. But thats not exclusive to the Gunslinger alone. </p><p></p><p>I raised Lone Wolf and Cub earlier, the Ronin Assasin hunted by a powerful nemesis while he wonders from town to town, dealing with an issue (by voilently killing it) before moving on. Someone also gave the example of Conan as a similar lone swordslinger coming to an isolated settlement and killing the bad guys, so if wonder if that would be the standard model in any society which features isolated lawless towns and wondering fighters. </p><p></p><p>That similar tales arent found in medieval Europe is a result of it being densely populated thus having less lawless isolated towns to deal with</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 7760335, member: 1125"] Yeah, you're right this could have been a different conversation if we hadnt fixated on gunslingers so let me get back on the right track with I remember a discussion (it may have been on Enworld too) in which E Gary Gygax himself participated and where he got irritated with the assertion that the DnD Party structure was based on the Companions from Lord of the Rings. His reply was essentially '[I]No it wasn't - how else would you run a small team of PCs with different roles?[/I]" So I wonder too if the Western influence is direct or just an example of a more archetypal traits found in adventures of the type. Essentially the old west is a points of light setting with a lone wolf/small party coming to an isolated/lawless town and dealing with an issue before moving on. But thats not exclusive to the Gunslinger alone. I raised Lone Wolf and Cub earlier, the Ronin Assasin hunted by a powerful nemesis while he wonders from town to town, dealing with an issue (by voilently killing it) before moving on. Someone also gave the example of Conan as a similar lone swordslinger coming to an isolated settlement and killing the bad guys, so if wonder if that would be the standard model in any society which features isolated lawless towns and wondering fighters. That similar tales arent found in medieval Europe is a result of it being densely populated thus having less lawless isolated towns to deal with [/QUOTE]
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