Questions about prostitution

[Dark_Sun]

http://webpages.charter.net/wildrose/Articlefolder/prostitution.htm

There are alot of other sites on the subject too, For awhile in europe prostitution and the church were very closely related.

 

[Delemental]

Evil DP

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 double posting, although they may regulate the conditions in which it operates to reduce abuse.





Sorry, it's late and I couldn't resist.

 

[S'mon]

Sorry, it's late and I couldn't resist.

Evil Delemental.

 

[fusangite]

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

There's no such thing as the classical medieval period. European history is generally divided as follows:
500BCE-250CE Classical
250CE-500CE Late Antiquity
500CE-1050CE Early Medieval
1050CE-1300CE High Medieval
1300CE-1450CE Late Medieval
1450CE-1700CE Early Modern

I agree that the carrot-less early medieval period is interesting but most D&D, with its plate mail, etc. is set in the High Medieval period.

 

[S'mon]

There's no such thing as the classical medieval period. European history is generally divided as follows:
500BCE-250CE Classical
250CE-500CE Late Antiquity
500CE-1050CE Early Medieval
1050CE-1300CE High Medieval
1300CE-1450CE Late Medieval
1450CE-1700CE Early Modern

I agree that the carrot-less early medieval period is interesting but most D&D, with its plate mail, etc. is set in the High Medieval period.

Hm, going by the D&D equipment lists it's closer to late-medieval - high medieval ending in 1300 AD barely had 'half plate' (what was plate mail in previous editions), and definitely not full plate armour.

OT: BTW I really hate 'CE' as a date designator. When did (Americans?) start using this? It seems to be a Political-Correctness thing, I don't remember it before the '90s. If I'm using Roman dating I'll put AUC for Ab Urbe Condita, not RE (Roman Era) or somesuch. That "the City" of AUC isn't _my_ city is irrelevant. Our western dating system may be from a fictional event, but it's still properly Anno Domini not Christian Era. YMMV

 

[hong]

HEY!!!

Eh? You're from New Zillund, aren't you?

 

[MerakSpielman]

OT: BTW I really hate 'CE' as a date designator. When did (Americans?) start using this?

I first heard it in '96, when I started my first year in college. It stands for "of the Common Era."

You are right. It is about political correctness. Some people were offended by the term "Year of our Lord" (which is what AD means) because they weren't Christian, so by saying "AD" they were, in a way, acknowledging that Christ was their Lord. So they changed it to a religiously neutral term.

 

[WayneLigon]

OT: BTW I really hate 'CE' as a date designator. When did (Americans?) start using this?

I had never heard of this designation before this post. I assumed it was some kinda Forgotten Realms notation

Back Kinda On Topic: I've never seen D&D tied, specifically, to any real-world equivilant time period because the game itself has to appeal to a wide range of possible fantasy worlds; GM's then later add the needed restrictions or additions on equipment for flavor. The equipment presented is just a set of examples, mixing real-world weapons in with fantasy weapons, or weapons inside or outside of that time period.

The 'generic middle ages' however is probably used because it's very familiar to most of us in some aspect. Most people can relate to Middle Ages = swords, bows, heavy armor, etc because they remember it from school or they've seen Excalibur (or now, LOTR), and it's a handle they can grasp.

Concessions have to be made on some points.

 

[MerakSpielman]

So they changed it to a religiously neutral term.

I might add that we (being Americans in general) have been increasingly sensitive in recent years. I'm not really sure why, but people's beliefs seem more easily threatened by little things like the exact words somebody else uses, even if they're not referring specifically to the person who's offended... I've noticed this as an increasing trend for about the last ten years.

 

[S'mon]

I first heard it in '96, when I started my first year in college. It stands for "of the Common Era."

You are right. It is about political correctness.

_Common_ era?! Wow, that's _totally_ un-PC, claiming that Christian dating is or should be _common_ to everyone!

I always thought it was Christian Era, which at least makes sense. Sticking with AD makes more sense, though. Using it doesn't mean Christ is your (or their) Lord, it means he was Lord to _the people who created the system_, just like Rome was the City for AUC dating.