Great D&D Moments in History: The Wolf of Gubbio
"Great D&D Moments in History" reimagines famous historical events as episodes in a tabletop fantasy role-playing game. It doesn't get much nerdier than this.
Early thirteenth century: Francis of Assisi casts the second-level cleric spell Speak with Animals and negotiates a pact with the dreaded man-munching wolf of Gubbio: the beast will no longer devour the citizens of Gubbio, who in return promise to feed the wolf daily. According to the fourteenth-century text that relates this tale, Francis and the wolf actually shake on the deal.
Early thirteenth century: Francis of Assisi casts the second-level cleric spell Speak with Animals and negotiates a pact with the dreaded man-munching wolf of Gubbio: the beast will no longer devour the citizens of Gubbio, who in return promise to feed the wolf daily. According to the fourteenth-century text that relates this tale, Francis and the wolf actually shake on the deal.
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| Detail from The Wolf of Gubbio by Stefano di Giovanni (Sassetta). One of seven panels on the back of a polyptych made for the altar in Sansepolcro, Italy, in the fifteenth century. Note the ample evidence of the wolf's depredations in the right midground. Source: The National Gallery, London, UK. |
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