Homosexuality in the Forgotten Realms

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'm guessing most of the people in this thread weren't the ones loudly objecting to the Book of Erotic Fantasy which, I'm given to believe, covers much of the same ground.

 

[fusangite]

I'm guessing most of the people in this thread weren't the ones loudly objecting to the Book of Erotic Fantasy which, I'm given to believe, covers much of the same ground.

I was.

 

[dragonlordofpoondari]

I imagine that the best thing one could do would be to select a number of mostly reliable sources, and then in turn average those results, to get anything close to a realistic percentage.

Not the most sciencey solution, but you're probably right about that!

Shemeska: thanks for the responses ... I'll try to check out those articles this week. I had some more (possibly obnoxious) comments for you in my last post. I'll try to do some poking around the intertrons myself.

G'night, all!

 

[Mouseferatu]

Not the most sciencey solution, but you're probably right about that!

Yeah, well, I'm not the most sciencey person. Manipulating systems within the D20 paradigm is about as scientific as I get.

 

[Erik Mona]

Sorry to pull the thread back on topic, but I managed to sneak a little gayness into the Forgotten Realms in "Faiths and Pantheons." During Llira's mortal exile during the time of troubles, she took a female lover.

Not like anyone bothered to actually read that book (it's "just a rehash" of the 2e god books, I understand), but it's in there if you know where to look.

--Erik

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

3) The Half- races are, IMHO, merely evidence of the effect of the influence of magic upon genetics.

It's not as if it were unheard-of in our world. There's things like mules and ligers.

True, but IMC, the humanoid races are so divergent that there is no possibility of miscegenation without magic. In fact, few of the races even have common ancestry within the RW equivalent of 1M years, if any.

If and when I do allow Half- races to exist, its because of something in particular- Elves have their fey heritage that makes them more able to crossbreed with humans (more a nod to legend than game fluff), Orcs with a hidden gift from Grummsh- a way to conquer from within...perhaps even the old love potion & a polymorph spell.

And so forth.

But never on the basis of the races being closely related enough for regular biology to produce offspring.

 

[The Sage]

Sorry to pull the thread back on topic, but I managed to sneak a little gayness into the Forgotten Realms in "Faiths and Pantheons." During Llira's mortal exile during the time of troubles, she took a female lover.

Not like anyone bothered to actually read that book (it's "just a rehash" of the 2e god books, I understand), but it's in there if you know where to look.

--Erik

I'll note also that Alusair is bisexual. So saith Ed [from his '05 Candlekeep replies].

 

[The Sage]

Also from Ed -

"In ‘my’ Realms, there’s no stigma attached to homosexual relationships, only to any sexual behaviour that involves exploiting children, and any sexual behaviour that involves force or coercion (please note: WILLINGLY undergoing pain or bondage doesn’t count)."

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Our Real World thinking is totally irrelevant to the Forgotten Realms (excepting as to how it affects our enjoyment of rping therein, obviously.)

Alustriel is the Queen of Courtly Love. She throws orgies, takes lovers of both sexes and many races, and she tries to encourage her people to be open minded about sexuality.

Meanwhile, in Thay, the Red Wizards enslave men and women, and abuse them horribly until they die from the pain and horror.
In Dambrath, if it's not painful, it's not worth it. That applies to sex as well as everything else.
In Hillsfar, anything goes sexually if you're human. If you are not human, sex is irrelevant as your only future is as lion's food.
The Heralds don't care what kind of sex you engage in. But for God's sake, don't present a false Coat of Arms in front of them (or even not in front of them.)

In other words, keep your sword and spells handy, keep your wit about you, and party the night away. Enjoy the night like there is no tomorrow, and do your own thing. Just hope the violent, brutal world around you just doesn't take notice.
If you're in a nice and peaceful place like Silvermoon, hope it continues to stay nice and peaceful for a short while longer.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

True, but IMC, the humanoid races are so divergent that there is no possibility of miscegenation without magic. In fact, few of the races even have common ancestry within the RW equivalent of 1M years, if any.

On the other end of the scale, my next campaign will feature some adjustments in life spans to support a world where all of the humanoid races are actually the same species, simply selectively bred in the distant past for seperate roles and areas. (anyone who says it's impossible for an orc to be the same species as a halfling look at a wolfhound and a pug and get back to me. )