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Greyhawk 2024: comparing Oerth and Earth
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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9507647" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>It seems trivially easy for the 2024 Greyhawk to fix the problem of misogyny among the Drow. The mechanical stats have already been made egalitarian since 3e. So the problem is only narrative lore. </p><p></p><p>In the context of Forgotten Realms, with regard to its more developed Drow lore, the Lolth demon cult is a religious "faction". This faction has been able to gain hegemony in Menzoberranzan, which is an important city. Some neighboring cities are under the influence of the faction. But other Drow cities want nothing to do with Lolth. The Underdark is vast covering much of the continent of Faerun. There are many Drow cities to locate a more functional and healthy culture. Some of these can matriarchal in concept. Presumably, it was via a matriarchal culture that Lolth was able to make inroads.</p><p></p><p>With Greyhawk it is even easier, because the Drow lore beyond the Vault of the Drow adventure has less elaboration (I think). For example, I plan on locating an "Aeven Drow" style culture somewhere in the Black Ice. I might make it matriarchal. </p><p></p><p>One way to do a matriarchal society is using bonobo society as a model. There is no marriage, thus there are no fathers. Women raise the children by themselves with the assistance of other women. There is gender division, a feminine group and a masculine group, but is mostly egalitarian. Individuals do whatever they want. However, because children are loyal to their mothers, the group decisions that the feminine group makes tends sway the entire population. </p><p></p><p>Examples of strong Good healthy women, is how to fix the Drow lore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9507647, member: 58172"] It seems trivially easy for the 2024 Greyhawk to fix the problem of misogyny among the Drow. The mechanical stats have already been made egalitarian since 3e. So the problem is only narrative lore. In the context of Forgotten Realms, with regard to its more developed Drow lore, the Lolth demon cult is a religious "faction". This faction has been able to gain hegemony in Menzoberranzan, which is an important city. Some neighboring cities are under the influence of the faction. But other Drow cities want nothing to do with Lolth. The Underdark is vast covering much of the continent of Faerun. There are many Drow cities to locate a more functional and healthy culture. Some of these can matriarchal in concept. Presumably, it was via a matriarchal culture that Lolth was able to make inroads. With Greyhawk it is even easier, because the Drow lore beyond the Vault of the Drow adventure has less elaboration (I think). For example, I plan on locating an "Aeven Drow" style culture somewhere in the Black Ice. I might make it matriarchal. One way to do a matriarchal society is using bonobo society as a model. There is no marriage, thus there are no fathers. Women raise the children by themselves with the assistance of other women. There is gender division, a feminine group and a masculine group, but is mostly egalitarian. Individuals do whatever they want. However, because children are loyal to their mothers, the group decisions that the feminine group makes tends sway the entire population. Examples of strong Good healthy women, is how to fix the Drow lore. [/QUOTE]
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