• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
    781·
    8 hours ago

    The worst part about irrelevant lore tidbits like this is that you know some sweaty dweeb thought of it whilst masturbating.

  • Soulg@ani.socialEnglish
    22·
    8 hours ago

    Nothing wrong with making a fictional race as disturbing as possible

    • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orgEnglish
      512·
      7 hours ago

      The “mother finds this orgasmic” part doesn’t add to how disturbing the concept is though it just makes me feel weird about the writer

      • Soulg@ani.socialEnglish
        3·
        2 hours ago

        I mean sure, but I don’t think it’s like, bad to be included either. Still serves to make them fucked up imo

        As in, Im reading it as the mother knows that’s what is happening and derives intense pleasure from it that it becomes physical elation

        • Archpawn@lemmy.world
          2·
          50 minutes ago

          It’s not like the drow have any choice in the matter. And it doesn’t make any sense that they would find that orgasmic. It’s just a writer’s bizarre fetishes.

      • Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        16·
        7 hours ago

        Yeah, just cut that part and its good for a race thats supposed to be disturbing

        • Archpawn@lemmy.world
          2·
          48 minutes ago

          Tiger sharks do that. It makes a certain amount of sense. Though it’s odd that it’s just that one kind of elf. It would fit better for a more monstrous race.

          But the thing about being orgasmic is just bizarre.

    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
      17·
      7 hours ago

      Yeah… a LOT of the Drow lore got amped up around the time Salvatore was writing about Drizzt.

      Some of it was like “the Tau are actually led by mind control” in that it was always there but mostly ignored. But most of the REAL fucked up “let’s have an orgy with your siblings” stuff was very much done to make Drizzt cooler and… yeah…

      Its why anyone who insists “they ruined Forgotten Realms” and “We need to go back to the good old days” deserves some massive side eyeing,

    • Soup@lemmy.world
      111·
      7 hours ago

      Oh, old D&D was pretty weird, and there have been writers saying some real weird shit. There’s disturbing and there’s that, something that’s not necessary if you have a decent amount of writing skill.

      Hell, they could have just not used “orgasmic” and just said “this is respected in drow society”.

    • Chee_Koala@lemmy.world
      4·
      7 hours ago

      Agreed. Makes the drow slaying more impactful. Less infanticidal orgasms, what a noble goal.

      • half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world
        6·
        6 hours ago

        You have no idea of the quagmire you’ve wandered into. Chad-zak is a funny meme leave it at that. Don’t Google it. Don’t delve any further. There are things worse than balrogs down there.