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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8076442" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>I went to middle school and high school in Plano, Texas. In fact, all seniors in Plano were required to recite the first part of the prologue from the Canterbury Tales to their English teacher. It's been 26 years and I still have most of it memorized. (However, I cannot spell it from memory.) And maybe not everyone went to a wealthy school district like I was lucky to, but I can't help but think people like Gygax, Arneson, and others were exposed to Arthurian. Mark Twain was influenced by Arthurian tales and one of the oldest brands of flour in the country is King Arthur. It's a part of our culture too. </p><p></p><p>Whan that Aprille with his shour<strong>e</strong>s soot<strong>e</strong>,</p><p>The droghte of March hath perc<strong>e</strong>d to the root<strong>e</strong>,</p><p>And bath<strong>e</strong>d every veyne in swich licóur</p><p>Of which vertú engendr<strong>e</strong>d is the flour;</p><p>Whan Zephirus eek with his swet<strong>e</strong> breeth</p><p>Inspir<strong>e</strong>d hath in every holt and heeth</p><p>The tendr<strong>e</strong> cropp<strong>e</strong>s, and the yong<strong>e</strong> sonn<strong>e</strong></p><p>Hath in the Ram his half<strong>e</strong> cours y-ronn<strong>e</strong>,</p><p>And smal<strong>e</strong> fowel<strong>e</strong>s maken melody<strong>e</strong>,</p><p>That slepen al the nyght with open y<strong>e</strong>,</p><p>So priketh hem Natúre in hir corag<strong>e</strong>s,</p><p>Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimag<strong>e</strong>s,</p><p>And palmeres for to seken straung<strong>e</strong> strond<strong>e</strong>s,</p><p>To fern<strong>e</strong> halw<strong>e</strong>s, kowthe in sondry lond<strong>e</strong>s;</p><p>And specially, from every shir<strong>e</strong>s end<strong>e</strong></p><p>Of Eng<strong>e</strong>lond, to Caunterbury they wend<strong>e</strong>,</p><p>The hooly blisful martir for to sek<strong>e</strong>,</p><p>That hem hath holpen whan that they were seek<strong>e</strong>.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>I tend to agree with you here. I can suspend my disbelief for dragons, fireballs, and all manner of intelligent humanoid species living on the same continent, but I can't wrap my head around shooting someone and only doing 1d8.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8076442, member: 4534"] I went to middle school and high school in Plano, Texas. In fact, all seniors in Plano were required to recite the first part of the prologue from the Canterbury Tales to their English teacher. It's been 26 years and I still have most of it memorized. (However, I cannot spell it from memory.) And maybe not everyone went to a wealthy school district like I was lucky to, but I can't help but think people like Gygax, Arneson, and others were exposed to Arthurian. Mark Twain was influenced by Arthurian tales and one of the oldest brands of flour in the country is King Arthur. It's a part of our culture too. Whan that Aprille with his shour[B]e[/B]s soot[B]e[/B], The droghte of March hath perc[B]e[/B]d to the root[B]e[/B], And bath[B]e[/B]d every veyne in swich licóur Of which vertú engendr[B]e[/B]d is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swet[B]e[/B] breeth Inspir[B]e[/B]d hath in every holt and heeth The tendr[B]e[/B] cropp[B]e[/B]s, and the yong[B]e[/B] sonn[B]e[/B] Hath in the Ram his half[B]e[/B] cours y-ronn[B]e[/B], And smal[B]e[/B] fowel[B]e[/B]s maken melody[B]e[/B], That slepen al the nyght with open y[B]e[/B], So priketh hem Natúre in hir corag[B]e[/B]s, Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimag[B]e[/B]s, And palmeres for to seken straung[B]e[/B] strond[B]e[/B]s, To fern[B]e[/B] halw[B]e[/B]s, kowthe in sondry lond[B]e[/B]s; And specially, from every shir[B]e[/B]s end[B]e[/B] Of Eng[B]e[/B]lond, to Caunterbury they wend[B]e[/B], The hooly blisful martir for to sek[B]e[/B], That hem hath holpen whan that they were seek[B]e[/B]. I tend to agree with you here. I can suspend my disbelief for dragons, fireballs, and all manner of intelligent humanoid species living on the same continent, but I can't wrap my head around shooting someone and only doing 1d8. [/QUOTE]
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