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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 4222605" data-attributes="member: 8447">In a word, D&D has zero to do with reality.We have a supposedly medieval setting, but we have vast amounts of social mobility and a money-based economy.  We have obvious genetic (or divine) superiority in characters, as opposed to most npcs.  We have vast amounts of magic with little thought of what this might do to economies or even castle design.  We have large numbers of amazingly complex underground defence installations with traps (and their ilk) that are not only beyond the engineering talents of the people at the time, but also stay in smooth operating order even after having been abandoned for centuries, if not decades.  We have a multiplicity of sentient non-human species, yet there is no theological discussion on this point nor is there any prejudice against them.  There are horrible monsters that simply wander the countryside looking for individuals to eat, yet somehow it is easy to get food anywhere you go.As I said, D&D and reality are about as far removed from each other as possible.If you like the game, great!  Don't try to make it into an economic or sociological study, though -- you will be disappointed.</blockquote>