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Then by the standard you just set; As a derivation of klērikos, it there is nothing 17th century about 'cleric' either. I am not disappointed. Got a paragraph and then some. No one here is making the claim that D&D doesn't have a wide variety of influences; Sword and sorcery, Mythology, the...

Amazing what people will cling to, isn't it? Is it? From the 5e PHB p.145: "Plate: Plate consists of shaped, interlocking metal plates to cover the entire body. A suit of plate includes gauntlets, heavy leather boots, a visored helmet, and thick layers of padding underneath the armor. Buckles...

Because obviously when I used the words Fantasy, and Fantastic, in the terms "Fantastic Medieval Aesthetic", and "Medieval Fantasy" they are to be ignored entirely; As I was really talking about 100% historical fidelity. I see that the artist did not draw from, combine, or make use of any...

And evidently denial is not just a river in Egypt. Ahh yes, The Medieval Fantasy Aesthetic with all the hard angles, points, oversized plates, and spiky bits on the armor. Good times...

Like a Swiss watch. You can trot out all the exceptions to the traditional ren-faire medieval aesthetic you want: From optional content in the dmg, to stuff from supplements. (Actually a bit surprised that you didn't mention the time traveller and his musket in the current CoS adventure.) That...

I had no idea that the Expedition to the Barrier Peaks was so widely played, and such a fundamental experience for D&D players. You learn something new every day. Killer Concept: Gothic Aesthetic meets Hammer Horror Dracula. Also a riff on the Medieval folklore about traveling to places like...

Plate armor is not post-medieval. Describing plate armour as "post-medieval" displays a level of historical ignorance. And ignorance tends to accompany - other views. Do a search on "Historical medieval plate armor" and you will see that it was kind of a thing from the 14th to 15th centuries...

Not in the medieval era in the style that she is wearing. Your ‘almost as long’ is shy by a few centuries… If you are going to extrapolate to the degree that if they have telescopes then they can do 18 century style ( generous…) spectacles, then you might as well just directly invoke ‘it’s...

I’d say that it’s not so much that she has glasses, but that they are very obviously Modern in design, and not what you would have seen in the medieval era. (We know what those looked liked.) So by comparison, Her glasses have a very anachronistic look. Now if you want to say it’s fantasy...

The similarities in art style are enough to make my point... Maybe not. I don't read comics, not familiar with all that is out there for them. But that's not the point. Again; it's not like I pulled my impression out of thin air...