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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DrunkonDuty" data-source="post: 3749037" data-attributes="member: 54364">A few random ideas.I've never really used fashion. It's a great idea though and I think my current campaign would definitely be able to make some mileage out of it. IMC the PC's home town is so homogenous and conservative that people who stand out could expect all sorts of negative reaction. Of course these are people who have clan-specific styles for their beards and woe-betide someone (like for instance on of the PCs) who wears their beard any old way. (Mmm, suddenly realises that styles of personal appearance are fashion.)But I think in some fantasy places (City of Greyhawk, Water Deep) outlandish fashion would be so common as to fail to excite much comment. That is: some places are so cosmopolitan that a person wearing outlandish clothing is just one of hordes and no-one pays much attention. Those folk wanting said attention may have to go to great lengths, wearing truly ridiculous costume. And even then folk may just shrug and say: 'Must be a wizard.'A person wearing a national costume may be expected to act in the sterotypical manner of someone of that nationality and may be treated accordingly. For instance: Jews in the middle ages wore distinct clothing so people  knew they were Jewish on sight. These others might then expect the Jews to behave in a 'Jewish' way. Which people in the middle ages thought meant poisoning wells & murdering babies. On the lighter side: simple fashion victims are rare in my D&D games. I once played a bard who was big on what he wore. But he did it with such aplomb he could wear whatever he wanted and get away with it. Of course a cloak of charisma is by definition cool. But label snobs could be a laugh. (Having known so many IRL I could cheerfully take the piss from them in a game.)On Canonfire there's a few articles by GV Dammerung on 'Fashion in the Flanaess.' They make a great read for anyone but are of especial use for Greyhawkers. (Sorry, would place a link if I had any idea how.)cheers.</blockquote>

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