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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9559673" data-attributes="member: 4534">I remember watching something on PBS where two girls were in a wheat field and one of them says to the other, &quot;We are surrounded by nothing but corn.&quot;&nbsp; My immediate thought was someone either made an error or British people had a funny idea of what corn was.&nbsp; Little did I know...Food is one of those world building details that I just don't think a lot of players care about.&nbsp; But maybe players don't care because DMs don't put a lot of thought into it.&nbsp; In most D&amp;D games, at least in my experience, we tend to treat the setting very much as we expect our modern lives to be and that extends to food.&nbsp; Does the average person in the city of Greyhawk even have an oven at home?&nbsp; I'd say no.&nbsp; A real oven is likely to be the purview of the wealthy while most people get their bread from a baker.&nbsp; What kind of bread does the average person eat?&nbsp; Is it even appropriate for sandwiches?&nbsp; We're used to nice, soft bread for the most part, but bread wasn't necessary soft like we're used to.&nbsp; But then PCs can probably afford whatever bread they want.&nbsp; I know medieval London had laws regarding the commercial production of bread and I imagine other places in Europe did as well.&nbsp; Maybe someone could incorporate that into a scenario somehow?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9559673, member: 4534"] I remember watching something on PBS where two girls were in a wheat field and one of them says to the other, "We are surrounded by nothing but corn." My immediate thought was someone either made an error or British people had a funny idea of what corn was. Little did I know... Food is one of those world building details that I just don't think a lot of players care about. But maybe players don't care because DMs don't put a lot of thought into it. In most D&D games, at least in my experience, we tend to treat the setting very much as we expect our modern lives to be and that extends to food. Does the average person in the city of Greyhawk even have an oven at home? I'd say no. A real oven is likely to be the purview of the wealthy while most people get their bread from a baker. What kind of bread does the average person eat? Is it even appropriate for sandwiches? We're used to nice, soft bread for the most part, but bread wasn't necessary soft like we're used to. But then PCs can probably afford whatever bread they want. I know medieval London had laws regarding the commercial production of bread and I imagine other places in Europe did as well. Maybe someone could incorporate that into a scenario somehow? [/QUOTE]

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