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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6030284" data-attributes="member: 996">Meh.&nbsp; Fantasy goes beyond reality, it should be grounded in it, sure, but not limited by it.&nbsp; And RL beliefs, myths, and the like, no matter how thoroughly debunked, today, are great sources of inspiration.&nbsp; I've seen no such thing - which is sad, I'd be delighted to see D&amp;D start to give the old knight-in-shining-armor archetype some love.&nbsp; Roland cut enemies in half, lengthwise - and on through the horses they were riding.&nbsp; So did his fellow knights.&nbsp; And they spitted foes four to a lance, too.&nbsp; That's all quite impossible, 'realistically,' but D&amp;D has wizards and dragons, realism isn't relevant.&nbsp; It's nice to know, but shouldn't stop us from having some fun.&nbsp; A sword wielded by a preternaturally strong heroic paragon of warriors (high level fighter) should be bloody well cutting /through/ plate - and iron golems.&nbsp; The exact pattern or cultural origin of the sword shouldn't matter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 6030284, member: 996"] Meh. Fantasy goes beyond reality, it should be grounded in it, sure, but not limited by it. And RL beliefs, myths, and the like, no matter how thoroughly debunked, today, are great sources of inspiration. I've seen no such thing - which is sad, I'd be delighted to see D&D start to give the old knight-in-shining-armor archetype some love. Roland cut enemies in half, lengthwise - and on through the horses they were riding. So did his fellow knights. And they spitted foes four to a lance, too. That's all quite impossible, 'realistically,' but D&D has wizards and dragons, realism isn't relevant. It's nice to know, but shouldn't stop us from having some fun. A sword wielded by a preternaturally strong heroic paragon of warriors (high level fighter) should be bloody well cutting /through/ plate - and iron golems. The exact pattern or cultural origin of the sword shouldn't matter. [/QUOTE]

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