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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8493929" data-attributes="member: 6987520">But none of those things would contribute to them not dying from the disease, or even contracting it, since we aren't talking about child mortality. When it comes to the Black Death, age didn't matter much.Also, nobles tended to have a diet higher in fats and sweets (because it tasted good) but these foods actually had less nutritional value than what peasants typically ate (and FWIW their food was actually very healthy, albeit variety was limited and more of an issue). Nobles also really didn't have better heating (look at the size of the rooms they tried to heat!). Despite movie and show depictions of peasants living in squalor, many had very nice family homes that were upkept and improved over generations. Besides, any harder living conditions peasants might have had would have increased their resistance, they also worked harder than typical nobles. However, I will state many nobles did maintain an active lifestyle if possible and often worked hard on their own lands some.Urban vs. rural conditions would have been more a factor. Nobles and peasant alike, living in urban conditions (over crowded, rats more common, extremely bad water and waste, etc.) would have likely had a higher DC than people of any kind in the rural areas (less dense population, fewer vermin, better water sources, more space for waste disposal, etc.).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8493929, member: 6987520"] But none of those things would contribute to them not dying from the disease, or even contracting it, since we aren't talking about child mortality. When it comes to the Black Death, age didn't matter much. Also, nobles tended to have a diet higher in fats and sweets (because it tasted good) but these foods actually had less nutritional value than what peasants typically ate (and FWIW their food was actually very healthy, albeit variety was limited and more of an issue). Nobles also really didn't have better heating (look at the size of the rooms they tried to heat!). Despite movie and show depictions of peasants living in squalor, many had very nice family homes that were upkept and improved over generations. Besides, any harder living conditions peasants [I]might[/I] have had would have increased their resistance, they also worked harder than typical nobles. However, I will state many nobles [I]did[/I] maintain an active lifestyle if possible and often worked hard on their own lands some. Urban vs. rural conditions would have been more a factor. Nobles and peasant alike, living in urban conditions (over crowded, rats more common, extremely bad water and waste, etc.) would have likely had a higher DC than people of any kind in the rural areas (less dense population, fewer vermin, better water sources, more space for waste disposal, etc.). [/QUOTE]

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