“Hand-to-hand combat in [the Medieval Period] was unbelievably unpleasant because it maimed people rather than killing them; you died of your wounds later. They did most of the good work with [the sword]. I’d like you to see what it does to a side of meat—because in hand-to-hand combat, that’s all a man is.”
— Connections, Episode 2 (1978)
This bit of realism is likely unwanted in most roleplaying games. 🙂
“…What you don’t know is if you’re in the right place or not. Because [in 16th century Europe,] maps were a joke. Look, this is all you’ve got: the rivers you were going to cross; a few bridges where there was a bridge; and if there was a town that would give you something to eat, you got a little box with a steeple on it. That’s all you had. No wonder so many people got lost.”
— Connections, Episode 9 (1978)
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