Questions about prostitution

[Desdichado]

Following onto Joe's comments, you'll note that when I made my initial assertions about campaigns having a pre-modern feel, I explicitely stated that this is not the norm. Most people want to adventure in a hybrid world that is materially medieval and culturally modern; that's really the D&D default.

But both the medieval material and the modern cultural situations are clearly Western/European. The modern social and ethical ideas of D&D are essentially those of the 21st century West; they are clearly not the ideas of 21st century Iran, 21st century Singapore or 21st century China.

Yes, that's exactly my point. Whether or not the game is vaguely European or not is perhaps a moot point as well, since the game's authors and most of its players are either European or the cultural descendents of Europeans. I'd not say that means the game itself is set in a European setting by any means.

 

[Talon5]

By what i said or implied rather that would mean that my beliefs are evil, and I doubt that.

I believe that it should be legal and taxes should be paid by the ladies, and men who work in those.... positions.

As to having said that- I had been with out sleep for more then a few days when I wrote that litle bit, and was not completely within my facilities.

Take what you want from those comments, or nothing at all.

So the Netherlands, Nevada and Melbourne are evil? I see it more as a law/chaos thing - Lawful human societies may ban or at least shun it as detrimental to the social order, chaotic societies don't care about the social order; chaotic-good societies emphasise an individual's right to do what they want so are unlikely to ban prostitution (or drug use), although they may regulate the conditions in which it operates to reduce abuse.

 

[hong]

So the Netherlands, Nevada and Melbourne are evil?

Melbourne is definitely evil. They play evil football down there.

 

[Orius]

Not saying it can't be done, just that "default" D&D isn't, and never really has been, particularly medieval in nature. I'd agree with you that it started off much more sword and sorcery and has since become kinda "Herc and Xena" in many ways, or Everquest or Ultima or something like that. None of those are particularly medieval either.

Personally, to me most D&D worlds seem to be like a Renaissance Fair on crack....

 

[Orius]

So the Netherlands, Nevada and Melbourne are evil?

Well, Las Vegas is known as Sin City. Though that may be a bad example, since prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas itself.

 

[Olive]

Melbourne is definitely evil. They play evil football down there.

HEY!!!

 

[tarchon]

Many smaller things like, "Meals: Poor meals might be composed of bread, baked turnips, onions, and water. Common meals might consist of bread, chicken stew (easy on the chicken), carrots, and watered-down ale. Good meals might be composed of bread and pastries, beef, peas, and ale or wine." (PHB3.5 p131) This lets us know that the assumption isn't asian (no rice), isn't american (corn, squash, peppers, potatoes), isn't african (yams, cassava), isn't middle eastern (hummus, flatbreads, olives). Again, the assumed is european.

Carrots are Middle Eastern (Afghani originally, IIRC). They were generally associated with the Moors in Europe, hence the German name "Möhre."

 

[fusangite]

Carrots are Middle Eastern (Afghani originally, IIRC). They were generally associated with the Moors in Europe, hence the German name "Möhre."

We're talking about the high medieval period, not the classical period. So, while interesting, your statement doesn't actually bear on the situation. I also understand that until the early modern period, most carrots were purple not orange.

 

[S'mon]

We're talking about the high medieval period, not the classical period. So, while interesting, your statement doesn't actually bear on the situation. I also understand that until the early modern period, most carrots were purple not orange.

Hm, I have potatoes IMC (introduced about 400 years ago by an ocean voyager) - the campaign world is still generally 'medieval' in flavour, though. If anything it's become more Medieval and less 'Classical' over the 400 years of game-time I've GM'd through.

 

[tarchon]

We're talking about the high medieval period, not the classical period. So, while interesting, your statement doesn't actually bear on the situation. I also understand that until the early modern period, most carrots were purple not orange.

Oh, well, if you ever start talking about the classical medieval period, keep it in mind.