gamer-printer wrote:
2. However, from a mythological point of view - the tiny faeries most commonly found in D&D lore are anachronistic to the Heroic Age. The grigs, sprites and other diminuitive faeries common in D&D Faerie lore appeared in the Elizabethan Period (15th and 16th centuries) as believed by the common folk of Western Europe. See Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
I would suggest looking a little deeper, and you will find that tiny faeries existed much earlier. They just weren't necessarily cute flower fairies or childhood bogie men. The biggest difference in the Elizabethan Period onward is that the parents believed less and less. However, there are still areas where faerie belief is strong today.
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Should I cater to that, or try to depict fey from an earlier time.
Both. :)
I'll try to find an online copy of the brownie write-up I did for RCFG. You might like reading it.
RC
