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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, say, Conan is an inspiration for Barbarian Hero archetype and without it I cannot really eliminate a possibility d&d may have codified the modern image of...

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 into one image of "sword & board fighter" that then spread to other media? Especially since this archetype doesn't seem to be directly any way more Beowulf or...

I do have question about all these examples of historical "sword & board" - can you honestly say they're the main source of inspiration for this archetype in modern gaming or media? Because I often would not give benefit of doubt that people who use this archetype know of such historical...

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 soemthing that didn't even occured tome.

"Beware the dire [animal name]. They're just like [animal name], but dire" - South Park: the Stick of Truth. Funny thing I hardly remember him having a shield in the movie. I do not think he would be good source for inspriation of all the demands for "sword and board fighter". I am not a film...

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 fill - Sunless Citade, When a Star Falls, Castle Amber...

The idea of Lich is a combination of many different elements from many different folklores, especially the Koshei the Deathless, with Jewish term phylacery thrown in, and we can see its influences in modern media, especially after The Lich being the main villain of Adventure Time, we can see...

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, and without adressing it, the game is going to be confused about what it actually is. Survival Horror has the thing ou list as a problem build-in as a feature...

The entire game is designed to facilitate that style, not just one aspect. if this game takes inspiration from survival horror games like Resident Evil, why not try to replicate their iconic progression model?

Except when you look at Resident Evil's standard game lopp, repeated in all survival horror that takes from it, and the longer you survive, the more resources and ways to deal with enemies you unlock and more tricks to avoid or bypass or one-shot them you learn. Hell, RE games themselves give...

I think a perfect way to midigate that issue would be to adapt the Victories from Draw Steel - the more challenges you overcome, the stronger you become, but the buffs fade/turn into xp once you take rest or, in this scenario, leave the area. This could give that "one more room" feeling that...