Homosexuality in the Forgotten Realms

[WayneLigon]

I just don't think anyone among the major RPG companies has yet managed an entirely realistic portrayal.

Probably about the best I've seen was in At Your Door, a Call of Cthulhu adventure. Three or four of the NPC's happen to be gay and nothing is made of it; it's an indidental part of the NPC and isn't the focus of the group meeting them. The two wiccan guys might be considered a stereotype by being both wiccan and gay, but as far as I know, the AYD depiction was the first in RPG's.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Quoted so you can't edit that out.

Darn you!!!

 

[dragonlordofpoondari]

The more I think about it, the more I want to do a neighborhood write-up for Delver's Square. I'll bump this thread when it's posted.

Awesome! More Ptolus material is always a good thing.

 

[RangerWickett]

lol

Not directed at you, man, I promise.

BTW, is it okay to talk about the fact that I'm doing you-know-what in public?

(Man, asking that question in a thread with this topic is just begging for trouble, isn't it? )

Sure, feel free to come out of the closet, as it were. I was waiting for Russ to make an official announcement, but I will not complain if you start providing free advertising for us.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Gay Pride Parade of the Burning Sky?

 

[RangerWickett]

Gay Pride Parade of the Burning Sky?

Have you not seen the cover of adventure 9?

 

[I'm A Banana]

Hey, the WotBS series has a clean handful of ladies who are interested in other ladies...the Fire Forest has a lot of flaming fey (as well as a nymph-dryad-elf heroine lesbian love triangle!)

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Occurs in the BG II novel, IIRC, but I wouldn't exactly call it rampant.

Yes, now I remember. Imoen is depicted as not at all fond of men, and she's having some quality time with a drow priestess to distract her.

Now that I mention drow priestesses: In one of the later books of War of the Spider Queen, Halisstra makes her battle captive - a very beautiful drow female - seduce another priestess in their party.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

I am still convinced that the proportion would be higher among elves. They're all way too good looking and fashion-conscious.

Good looking doesn't equal gay.

And if one race has tendencies for homosexuality, it's dwarves. They don't care about the gender, only about the length of the beard.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

BTW, is it okay to talk about the fact that I'm doing you-know-what in public?

Doing what? Write stuff for White Wolf?

It's okay! These forums are about D&D, but most of us are pretty tolerant