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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fumetti" data-source="post: 5427294" data-attributes="member: 6667461">Whoa!  That's a gross exaggeration.  There were some roads that were somewhat protected, but the vast majority of travel was along small roads --barely more than a path-- that were by no stretch of the imagination "safe."  There were ALWAYS brigands about somewhere (often in the form of local knights).And much of the rural land was still sparsely populated.  After the plague, there were entire villages cleared out.  Not a soul for miles and miles.  And no 'police' protection to be seen anywhere.And then you have to figure in the unreliability of protection.  If you were a stranger (and travel was so infrequent that it was easy to spot a stranger), you really had no idea if the 'police' was going to protect you or rob you!Your interpretation isn't exactly the determining factor.  OD&D, Basic, and 1E were clearly and unequivocably built upon Western European society and Western European culture--including their myths and legends.  And the last part is key.  To use a culture's myths and fantasies is just as direct as using their coinage and fashions.No, DnD doesn't dwell much on feudalism or manoralism (although the BECMI Companion set did at great length).  But there are no Knights in Asia, no Druids from Africa, no Rangers from Arabia, and no DnD-type Wizards from anywhere but the Arthurian Legends and Lord of the Rings.And you surely cannot contest the direct relationship between DnD and LOTR--since TSR itself had to concede that point.</blockquote>

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