On the post-apocalyptic nature of old school D&D.

This is a very interesting essay on the implied post-apocalyptic status of most pre-5th edition D&D games. The author was noting that one of the bonuses to leveling up above a certain level was the creation of strongholds and recruiting of followers. It was the thing that you did when you got powerful enough, and that has certain implications:

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