D&D Wants You to Play a Death Knight. AD&D Didn’t.

The Knight is one of the most iconic images in fantasy, but in AD&D First Edition, it was never a player class. So why do so many people remember it that way?In this episode, I look at where that idea came from, how the Cavalier and Paladin filled that role, and why the classic armored knight existed more as an ideal than a character class. We’ll also talk about chivalry, mounted combat, and how the rules expected you to become a knight through your actions, not by checking a box on your character sheet.What are your thoughts? Did your group ever use Cavaliers, or did your Fighters become knights through roleplaying?