This is silly, possibly even intentionally obtuse. The "bear sex" is between sentient beings because the bear is a person. Talking about it as if there is a question of consent or animal abuse is disingenuous.
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Legend
The response was in reference to the speak to animal spell I believe.
Now that's a path that leads to well...nope.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
The bear is a consenting sentient adult with wild shape.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Yeah, an actual animal that could communicate with humans is still not able to give consent, for the same reason that not all humans that can talk are able to give consent, and that’s all that need be said about that in my opinion. An adult human (or other human-analogue fantasy species) that can shapeshift into an animal is able to consent, assuming no other factors such as influence of mind-altering drugs are involved.
Oligopsony
Explorer
Anyway, D&D actually does have some pretty strong tonal consistencies:
1) There may be internal conflicts, but most conflicts are external
2) There is a group of protagonists with a found family dynamic
3) Protagonists grow in their skill and impressiveness
4) At least some problems can be solved through violence
5) There is a fantastic but threatening world that the protagonists engage with
If these seem too obvious to state it’s because they (or something very close) are how almost all trad roleplaying games and almost all (other) geek episodic media works. But it’s not trivial and leaning on this is part of why say Stranger Things works so well as a selling point; it’s not just that it’s a background detail but that ST is tonally consistent with the logic of the game itself.
(And obviously this is all consistent with basically any MPAA rating.)
1) There may be internal conflicts, but most conflicts are external
2) There is a group of protagonists with a found family dynamic
3) Protagonists grow in their skill and impressiveness
4) At least some problems can be solved through violence
5) There is a fantastic but threatening world that the protagonists engage with
If these seem too obvious to state it’s because they (or something very close) are how almost all trad roleplaying games and almost all (other) geek episodic media works. But it’s not trivial and leaning on this is part of why say Stranger Things works so well as a selling point; it’s not just that it’s a background detail but that ST is tonally consistent with the logic of the game itself.
(And obviously this is all consistent with basically any MPAA rating.)
MGibster
Legend
This is going on my long list of threads that went unexpected places.
Divine2021
Adventurer
I can’t believe how silly this conversation has been allowed to get about BG3 by people who haven’t even played the game.
Fifth Element
Legend
Very true. The designers originally made it to be swords & sorcery, but SO MANY players wanted to use it for high fantasy instead, so they did.
D&D has always been whatever you want to make it into. One of its strengths IMO.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Not even a debate really. Just one person not realizing the bear was a wildshaped druid and everyone else pointing out that fact.
