tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post2662521496248481949..comments2024-03-28T15:32:19.036-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: The value of misplaced anachronismPeter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-23809534670088907172019-11-05T19:12:10.418-05:002019-11-05T19:12:10.418-05:00I hadn't thought of that, but it's one I&#...I hadn't thought of that, but it's one I've seen as well.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-1497981601366938672019-11-05T12:07:18.642-05:002019-11-05T12:07:18.642-05:00Another that has come up several times is CPR and ...Another that has come up several times is CPR and other modern life-saving techniques. A character drowns, they want to get him breathing again because they know he wouldn't be dead yet, even though the characters would assume the opposite based on all sensory evidence.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295722892051701176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-11287891939087279792019-11-05T12:04:27.028-05:002019-11-05T12:04:27.028-05:00Another anachronism players assume, or force on th...Another anachronism players assume, or force on the game, that I see a lot is the germ theory of disease. Historically this is VERY out of place, perhaps even more-so in a magic-based world, but inevitably players attempt to apply their modern understanding of how diseases come about, how to avoid them, and how to overcome them through sanitization of surfaces. Maybe the GM wants to go along with this for his own convenience, but it definitely fits in the category of misplaced assumptions that needs to be addressed in planning.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295722892051701176noreply@blogger.com