D&D 5E What’s So Great About Medieval Europe?

[Minigiant]

Iron Metalurgy was known in Sub-Saharan africa from at least 1000 BC, Metal armour was worn in Benin and Mali Empires.

Maybe the armourless warriors were monks

I was going for farther South.

D&D does Mandinka and Mandakalu infantry warriors decently.

 

[gyor]

Honestly folks really over state how connected FR is to medieval, people confuse feudalism and castles with medieval, but both existed before and after the medieval period. It drives me nuts when people are like race x shouldn't be playable because medieval peasants would just kill them for approaching. This isn't a medieval setting. In fact this really isn't like any historical period at all.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

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If i claim that the sun does not resolve around the earth how many people do you think are gonna look at me wild eye and ask "gotta citation for that"? Granted it would be perfectly within reason for them to ask but rarely anyone will.

For critical theory its the same. Generally people already know that critical theory is like swiss cheese but smells like lindberger cheese (offensive) and so usually no one asks you to give citations of the obvious.

The sky's blue, water's wet, poop stinks "i dont believe you" give that kid a swirly

do you still doubt that people ask for citations pretty rarely for claims that a theory is bunk when its widely accepted that it is? If you do im not sure you understand that humans are social creatures. Ive laid out the reasoning pretty well.

Language, please.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

No, they’d just tell you that you’re wrong, most of the time.

Thankyou for agreeing with me

 

[FlyingChihuahua]

Honestly folks really over state how connected FR is to medieval, people confuse feudalism and castles with medieval, but both existed before and after the medieval period. It drives me nuts when people are like race x shouldn't be playable because medieval peasants would just kill them for approaching. This isn't a medieval setting. In fact this really isn't like any historical period at all.

It isn't a medieval setting:

It's a fantasy setting with medieval trappings.

 

[pogre]

Why are we still stuck in this era?

What is so interesting about the (very much pseudo) medieval tableaux that keeps the community stuck at that well?

The first rpg was written by white guys based on a pseudo-medieval battle system called chainmail. It was first, it was big, it was heavily influenced by European myth, fiction, and folklore through American eyes. At some level, it is comfortable for much of its audience.

Today, for reasons you spelled out in this thread (cultural appropriation concerns), the fictional, ahistorical, pseudo-medieval setting is frankly, less risky. Most people are very comfortable with a gross misrepresentation of this European history than they would be for nearly any other world culture.

I take heart that the game is more inclusive and more sensitive - even if we have a ways to go. A lot of modern sensibilities have moved into the D&D sphere, and that is mostly a good thing.

 

[Son of the Serpent]

It isn't a medieval setting:

It's a fantasy setting with medieval trappings.

He already said its not a medieval setting.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Honestly folks really over state how connected FR is to medieval, people confuse feudalism and castles with medieval, but both existed before and after the medieval period. It drives me nuts when people are like race x shouldn't be playable because medieval peasants would just kill them for approaching. This isn't a medieval setting. In fact this really isn't like any historical period at all.

Yep, and the idea of commoners freaking out over a Dragonborn is based in the common misconception that medieval Europe had no ethnic diversity north of central Italy, which makes it even more annoying, to me.

 

[Guest 6801328]

Another thread I wish I hadn't got sucked into.

 

[Maxperson]

Yep, and the idea of commoners freaking out over a Dragonborn is based in the common misconception that medieval Europe had no ethnic diversity north of central Italy, which makes it even more annoying, to me.

The idea is more likely based around Dragonborn looking like monsters.