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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 73583" data-attributes="member: 67">While I agree that fantasy does not necessarily = a feudal-system or a caste-system (class system being a different entity altogether, but more fitting of D&D, I think), in some campaigns (Arcady's for instance, apparently) it is the basis for the society.  In those cases, the DM needs to clearly establish what role castes (or classes, if you're going in that direction) play and where the pcs fall in the order of the society.  This needs to be done at the very beginning.   For instance, in my campaign (see the sig) I told my players before-hand that I was emphasizing three themes: family, honor, and caste.  The societies presented in the setting are mostly very lawful, and caste is strictly adhered to in most circumstances.  Furthermore, in the first session, a noble was encountered, and through roleplaying, I illustrated how much weight his nobility had in his intimidating nature (with one line, actually; "You will not address me in that manner, again.").  I have had no problems with the pcs underestimating the power of nobility or expressing a disrespect (to their faces, anyway), that was out of place (the barbaric dwarves are a little...barbaric, but they're manageable).   Admitedly, I also have problems come to the pcs more often than they go looking for them and they may well have something to do with their attitudes.</blockquote>