D&D 5E What’s So Great About Medieval Europe?

[Maxperson]

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That is NOT a merry man.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

Yep, and the idea of commoners freaking out over a Dragonborn is based in the common misconception that medieval Europe had no ethnic diversity north of central Italy, which makes it even more annoying, to me.

I think most dms who craft their game such that commoners are afraid of dragonborn do it because its very realistic for someone to look at a dragonborn and immediately consider the possibility it might eat people. Especially if they have heard about half dragons (who frequently do eat people) which dragon borns look similar to. Totally reasonable. If i saw one walking up to the town id kill it myself.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

That is NOT a merry man.

Warf looks weird in this shot because he looks like hes a midget and i know hes not.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

The idea is more likely based around Dragonborn looking like monsters.

Same wavelength

 

[Son of the Serpent]

Another thread I wish I hadn't got sucked into.

Its too late. The gravitational forces are crushing your soul. You belong here now little bright spark. Not even light can escape a black hole. Your only hope is to travel deeper like in that anime i love "made in abyss".

 

[Coroc]

View attachment 121534Here we see a ninha hiding behind some grass. You cant even tell hes not a pangolin.

Wait for his Corona sidekick special attack

 

[Son of the Serpent]

Wait for his Corona sidekick special attack

le gasp!

J'ou said ze NONO WORD!
J'ou strike FEAR into my heart ser!
I am peessing myself!

 

[Zardnaar]

Well someone could do a 3pp non Europe setting.

They've been done but they're not that big so I guess they're not that popular.

Biggest non WotC setting? Golarion and Midgard maybe. Ones Americana ye ha the others based off eastern Europe.

There's a market for it just not that big.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

Gods (on the very miniscule off chance they are real. Im an agnostic for the record) bless the nords. I love nordic myth.

 

[Mirtek]

“Once upon a time in a land far-far-away there was a Medieval castle with a dragon and a princess who had to be rescured by a Knight.”

Thats the classic Fairytale motif that has become ingrained as a substantive ‘tradition’ of ALL western society. Its the unconcious go to whenever anyone thinks of the pre-Modern “Heroic past” And was picked up by Tolkien and Howard and other writers when creating their own stories.

and really in popular understanding the ‘history’ of Europe isnt that long: Prehistoric- Roman Era- Medeival Era -Early Modern/Colonial - WW1 & Now

You missed the Greek era, but other than this it looks pretty much on point