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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6311288" data-attributes="member: 22779">Cool ideas.I think some of the smaller stuff likely has huge impact.&nbsp; Low Light Vision (which I mentioned in the other thread) means that I can see perfectly well at night, outdoors, in all but the darkest of nights.&nbsp; This has a pretty big impact.&nbsp; Why would, say, an elven stronghold bother with lights?&nbsp; They're not necessary.&nbsp; Particularly considering that many D&amp;D worlds have more than one moon.&nbsp; The number of times you have a cloudy moonless night is pretty small.&nbsp; Which means you have a lot less towns burning down from careless fires.The existence of a number of very, very useful species would have a huge impact too.&nbsp; Giant beetles would be a fantastic source of protein, and would make waste disposal very simple.&nbsp; There would be many efforts to either tame or domesticate all sorts of creatures.&nbsp; The Monster Manual is replete with examples of various monsters that can be used in a domestic situation.&nbsp; 2e is a particularly good resource here.Of course, we tend to ignore the genius races.&nbsp; Lots of critters are far, far smarter than humans, yet, we almost always posit humanocentric worlds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6311288, member: 22779"] Cool ideas. I think some of the smaller stuff likely has huge impact. Low Light Vision (which I mentioned in the other thread) means that I can see perfectly well at night, outdoors, in all but the darkest of nights. This has a pretty big impact. Why would, say, an elven stronghold bother with lights? They're not necessary. Particularly considering that many D&D worlds have more than one moon. The number of times you have a cloudy moonless night is pretty small. Which means you have a lot less towns burning down from careless fires. The existence of a number of very, very useful species would have a huge impact too. Giant beetles would be a fantastic source of protein, and would make waste disposal very simple. There would be many efforts to either tame or domesticate all sorts of creatures. The Monster Manual is replete with examples of various monsters that can be used in a domestic situation. 2e is a particularly good resource here. Of course, we tend to ignore the genius races. Lots of critters are far, far smarter than humans, yet, we almost always posit humanocentric worlds. [/QUOTE]

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