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<blockquote data-quote="mkarol" data-source="post: 731045" data-attributes="member: 3738">Re: Re: Re: Literacy in a medieval fantasy world?That was mostly my point.&nbsp; Granted, the only published D&amp;D world with which I have any familiarity is FR, whose history has been magical/medieval for 5000 years.&nbsp; Where as we notice literacy tracking to technological advancement (printing press, steam engine, electricity, internet) and therefor 'time' advancement from medieval to renaissance to Industrial Era to modern; in a magical world where the technology doesn’t advance, the literacy still may.&nbsp; Communication is always important in every society (whether in a positive or negative way is dependent on the society).&nbsp; So once there is _some_ literacy, I believe that it would continue to snowball towards %100; even if not making it there.In other words, I do not think most D&amp;D words are medieval in the sense we think of it.&nbsp; I think that they are in a &quot;magical revolution&quot; or even further along.&nbsp; Granted, in a low-magic world, this all changes...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mkarol, post: 731045, member: 3738"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Literacy in a medieval fantasy world?[/b] That was mostly my point. Granted, the only published D&D world with which I have any familiarity is FR, whose history has been magical/medieval for 5000 years. Where as we notice literacy tracking to technological advancement (printing press, steam engine, electricity, internet) and therefor 'time' advancement from medieval to renaissance to Industrial Era to modern; in a magical world where the technology doesn’t advance, the literacy still may. Communication is always important in every society (whether in a positive or negative way is dependent on the society). So once there is _some_ literacy, I believe that it would continue to snowball towards %100; even if not making it there. In other words, I do not think most D&D words are medieval in the sense we think of it. I think that they are in a "magical revolution" or even further along. Granted, in a low-magic world, this all changes... [/QUOTE]

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