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<blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 6309960" data-attributes="member: 6677017">I don't think most gamers really think in terms of actual feudalism. I don't even think the article really addressed actual feudalism. It seemed to be more along the lines of &quot;something European-esque with a feel somewhere between Hyborian sword and sorcery and Dragonlance or Tolkien high fantasy.&quot; In other words, it covers a heck of a lot of ground.What the article really seemed to be referring to is what I would simply refer to as Western Medieval Fantasy--ie, the default for Greyhawk, and to a lesser extend Forgotten Realms and Mystara. If you really want to get closer to feudal, you'll need to use Birthright.I do think western medieval fantasy, sword and sorcery, and high fantasy are the three genres that should collectively serve as the D&amp;D default. D&amp;D can and should have all sorts of other options (Oriental Adventures, Arabian Adventures, Dark Sun, Planescape, Eberron, etc), but I do not D&amp;D being simply undefined fantasy. &quot;It has magic!&quot; is not an appropriate descriptor of D&amp;D identity any more than &quot;it has a ball!&quot; is a sufficient descriptor for baseball.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sword of Spirit, post: 6309960, member: 6677017"] I don't think most gamers really think in terms of actual feudalism. I don't even think the article really addressed actual feudalism. It seemed to be more along the lines of "something European-esque with a feel somewhere between Hyborian sword and sorcery and Dragonlance or Tolkien high fantasy." In other words, it covers a heck of a lot of ground. What the article really seemed to be referring to is what I would simply refer to as Western Medieval Fantasy--ie, the default for Greyhawk, and to a lesser extend Forgotten Realms and Mystara. If you really want to get closer to feudal, you'll need to use Birthright. I do think western medieval fantasy, sword and sorcery, and high fantasy are the three genres that should collectively serve as the D&D default. D&D can and should have all sorts of other options (Oriental Adventures, Arabian Adventures, Dark Sun, Planescape, Eberron, etc), but I [I]do not[/I] D&D being simply undefined fantasy. "It has magic!" is not an appropriate descriptor of D&D identity any more than "it has a ball!" is a sufficient descriptor for baseball. [/QUOTE]

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