Post originally by Kester Pelagius at 2004-07-02 11:06:01
Converted from Phorums BB System

>>Yes, they had writting. I didn't say all the Mycenean Greeks were illiterate. I said the overwhelming majority were. Big difference.<<

True.

However this supplement states it is not supposed to be "historical" but rather is attempting to present "Heroic Greece". Unless D&D has changed significantly since last I checked, the core rules are not really intended to simulate an setting where the majority of the character types are illiterates, are they?

As I state in the review Gates of Troy has it's good points and it's bad. To this latter point a set of rules for how characters gain literarcy might have been helpful, then again so would using a Hellenic class system. Perhaps link literacy to standing, or "Fame". . .

IOW: Expand upon what is already there.