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It's just a combination of a) I don't see anything that could be called as a definite source of inspiration predating D&D in a way that...

Okay, but do we have proof it is not similiar case as with the Lich - D&D taking multiple sources of inspirations and codifying them...

I do have question about all these examples of historical "sword & board" - can you honestly say they're the main source of inspiration...

One example in history of literal sword and board fighting as standard (as opposed to the sword being a secondary weapon for a mounted...

I mean, maybe it's too much Darkest Dungeon, but in my head image of Crusader is an armored guy with a two-handed sword, so this is...

"Beware the dire [animal name]. They're just like [animal name], but dire" - South Park: the Stick of Truth. Funny thing I hardly...

Cannot wait for them to find an excuse to write off Karlach and Lae'zel because they're harder to do in live action than everyone else.

What anglo-saxon heroes you mean? And is shield that iconic for Boromir? I literally do not recall him having it at all.

I swear, you could do an entire collection of adventures that have secret tunnel to underdark or other underground location for GM to...

The idea of Lich is a combination of many different elements from many different folklores, especially the Koshei the Deathless, with...

I think a better question is whether we are talking in the sense of broad archetypes, or specific implementations. Like here - this...

I never understood all the hate published campaigns get.

I think that the issue lies in there being a fundamental difference between a horror game and a Resident Evil-inspired survival horror...

The entire game is designed to facilitate that style, not just one aspect. if this game takes inspiration from survival horror games...