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arp242 on Sept 16, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: D&D is Anti-Medieval

"Inspired by events, and write them into your story" is what an "allegory" is.

ants_everywhere on Sept 16, 2024 [–]

An allegory is a moral fable. It's a similar genre to Aesop's fables or parables. A relatively familiar example is Animal Farm.

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