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<blockquote data-quote="tzor" data-source="post: 3629659" data-attributes="member: 12826">First of all, I strongly disagree that traditional AD&amp;D had a &quot;medieval&quot; feel.&nbsp; The fantasy feel had common elements taken from eariler ages but it was not a medieval feel.&nbsp; There were no &quot;wizards&quot; in the middle ages and they didn't wear long robes with moons and stars on them along with pointed hats.&nbsp; The average noble's tunic started to get so short that they almost looked like the miniskirts of the 1960's.&nbsp; (And it was a long while before the codpiece was commonly used.)&nbsp; Laws were in place that prohibited the use of fur for anyone not of noble blood.&nbsp; Some weapons were prohibited for use by the common folk.In fact sometimes fantasy went way way back in terms of fashion.&nbsp; Leiber's Lankhmar was also know as the &quot;city of the black toga&quot; and togas weren't common after the Roman era.I don't have any 1E art in front of me at the moment, so I'm going by memory.&nbsp; Most males wear trousers of some sort, which was really only common among the barbarians of the middle ages.&nbsp; Tunics are definitely out.&nbsp; Hose is definitely out.&nbsp; Armor styles went from Greek to Renaissance.&nbsp; The same is true for weapons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tzor, post: 3629659, member: 12826"] First of all, I strongly disagree that traditional AD&D had a "medieval" feel. The fantasy feel had common elements taken from eariler ages but it was not a medieval feel. There were no "wizards" in the middle ages and they didn't wear long robes with moons and stars on them along with pointed hats. The average noble's tunic started to get so short that they almost looked like the miniskirts of the 1960's. (And it was a long while before the codpiece was commonly used.) Laws were in place that prohibited the use of fur for anyone not of noble blood. Some weapons were prohibited for use by the common folk. In fact sometimes fantasy went way way back in terms of fashion. Leiber's Lankhmar was also know as the "city of the black toga" and togas weren't common after the Roman era. I don't have any 1E art in front of me at the moment, so I'm going by memory. Most males wear trousers of some sort, which was really only common among the barbarians of the middle ages. Tunics are definitely out. Hose is definitely out. Armor styles went from Greek to Renaissance. The same is true for weapons. [/QUOTE]

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