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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 7869833" data-attributes="member: 6716779">One thing that D&D often does t handle well is the passage of time. I suspect this is because you can probably hit level 20 in 1 or 2 years of in game time.  On Midgard in using an optional rules that's along the lines of that for each day that passes IRL 2 days pass in game. I've been using the downtime rules and the PCs are hitting level 6 with close to 250 days if downtime.  This means the will pick up their first language or tool Proficiency soon if not in this week's session. We started playing in August.  In game various races also live a lot longer or are even immortal. Consider.The older elves would remember the 14th century.  They could have participated in the hundred years war or witnessed the fall if Constantinople. Older Dragons could remember the Roman Empire. Some if the oldest may remember the Roman Republic.  On a magical Earth/D&D Earth Undead could theoretically remember the dinosaurs, realistically though they could date from Sumeria, Ancient Egypt etc if they're wizards,  maybe earlier if they picked up magic via sorcerery instead of learning to read a'la wizards.  Undead Elves or dark elves could predate the descent if the Drow.  Makes the mystery of the world a lot harder to work in if such beings grant interviews, write history books, or can be interacted with even if they're isolated from the general populace.</blockquote>