I debated whether to post this here or in the general forum, but since it's addressing the specific portrayal of fey in D&D, I figured I'd put it here.
I'd like to run a fey-themed adventure sometime, but I have players who regard anything lighter than Lord of the Rings as "kid stuff." (And even LOTR probably only gets a pass because of its dense vocabulary.) They're not going to enjoy a game full of trickster woodland sprites, even if the tricks are petty and vicious.
How can I make the fey into something they'd actually respect? Either as adversaries or as allies.
I'd like to run a fey-themed adventure sometime, but I have players who regard anything lighter than Lord of the Rings as "kid stuff." (And even LOTR probably only gets a pass because of its dense vocabulary.) They're not going to enjoy a game full of trickster woodland sprites, even if the tricks are petty and vicious.
How can I make the fey into something they'd actually respect? Either as adversaries or as allies.