Does anybody else get unreasonably annoyed at the vast majority of rpg games that are feudal societys on a surface level but are actually capitalist societys under a thin vineer. I was trying to play pillars of eternity but became incredibly annoyed at the frist quest of the game revolving around a mill which is in a lord's domain but is privately owned and operated and which the townsfolk sell their grain to in exchange for currency (to later buy back with the same currency). I had to put the game down right there.

I think a lot of the time it's an outgrowth from developers feeling the need to have a commonly circulated currency. Although the answer in my opinion isn't to faithfully recreate feudalism but to create a unique social formation for the conditions of the world, I've always loved the eberron campaign setting for that reason.

  • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    what in skyrim? the economy seems entirely unthought through, like not enough thought to even default to capitalism

      • Teekeeus [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        The nords are pale skinned settler colonialists from a northern continent who committed genocide against indigenous elves and are oppressing the native humans in the reach

        Their cultural hero is a genocidal settler who wielded an axe enchanted with racism

          • Catherine_Steward [she/her]
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            3 years ago

            That’s true, but the elves, particularly the Ayleids

            The Ayleids are irrelevant here because they lived in what is now Cyrodiil and were brought down by a slave rebellion. Ironically you are being very racist by bringing up the Ayleids when the conversation was about the Falmer that the nords committed genocide against.

            • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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              3 years ago

              Ironically you are being very racist by bringing up the Ayleids when the conversation was about the Falmer that the nords committed genocide against.

              :shapiro-gavel:

              • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                3 years ago

                Watch the glorious Eight and the divine right of the Thalmor literally destroy SJW arguments for Orc personhood! :gun-shapiro: