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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3640443" data-attributes="member: 22779">That's the problem though.&nbsp; &quot;Countries&quot;&nbsp; The idea of nation states led by a strong central ruler is very much NOT medieval.&nbsp; Most &quot;nations&quot; in the loosest sense of the word in the medieval period didn't extend much further than you could ride in a day or two.&nbsp; Take a look at the political maps of the period and it isn't until well into the Renaissance that you start to see anything approaching the organization level shown in most D&amp;D campaign settings.&nbsp; And, before anyone points to Rome, I would point out two things.&nbsp; One, Rome isn't medieval - medieval doesn't start until the fall of Rome, and two - even in Rome the emperor's actual authority was pretty much limited to Rome itself.&nbsp; The governors of the provinces, so long as they paid tribute, had the run of things to themselves.&nbsp; ((And, yes, I realize that's a gross simplification)).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3640443, member: 22779"] That's the problem though. "Countries" The idea of nation states led by a strong central ruler is very much NOT medieval. Most "nations" in the loosest sense of the word in the medieval period didn't extend much further than you could ride in a day or two. Take a look at the political maps of the period and it isn't until well into the Renaissance that you start to see anything approaching the organization level shown in most D&D campaign settings. And, before anyone points to Rome, I would point out two things. One, Rome isn't medieval - medieval doesn't start until the fall of Rome, and two - even in Rome the emperor's actual authority was pretty much limited to Rome itself. The governors of the provinces, so long as they paid tribute, had the run of things to themselves. ((And, yes, I realize that's a gross simplification)). [/QUOTE]

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