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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1040669" data-attributes="member: 177">In the D&amp;D game, I'd think it'd mostly depend on the cosmology of the world in question, and the deities in that world.&nbsp; Do the gods say it's evil?&nbsp; Then it is.&nbsp; Does being cannibalized have untoward effects on the soul of the departed?&nbsp; Then it is evil.Real-world cannibalism taboos have a couple of sources - 1) Cannibalism tends to promote murder, which isn't exactly healthy for social structure.&nbsp; You want something keeping folks tilling the fields instead of hopping over the hill to munch on their neighbor Fred when they get hungry.2) Cannibalism isn't particularly healthy.&nbsp; There are a couple of odd and unpleasant medical conditions one can pick up from the practice.&nbsp; Also, in general it isn't terribly bright to eat the meat of an animal that is subject to many of the same diseases as you are.&nbsp; Remember that those viruses and bacteria don't magically vanish when the guy dies.&nbsp; I mean, let's say you just offed a pretty skanky looking pirate.&nbsp; You'd certainly not want to have French-kissed him, 'cause you don't know where he's been, and what he's been doing with whom, right?&nbsp; So why on Earth would you want to eat him?&nbsp; Yuck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 1040669, member: 177"] In the D&D game, I'd think it'd mostly depend on the cosmology of the world in question, and the deities in that world. Do the gods say it's evil? Then it is. Does being cannibalized have untoward effects on the soul of the departed? Then it is evil. Real-world cannibalism taboos have a couple of sources - 1) Cannibalism tends to promote murder, which isn't exactly healthy for social structure. You want something keeping folks tilling the fields instead of hopping over the hill to munch on their neighbor Fred when they get hungry. 2) Cannibalism isn't particularly healthy. There are a couple of odd and unpleasant medical conditions one can pick up from the practice. Also, in general it isn't terribly bright to eat the meat of an animal that is subject to many of the same diseases as you are. Remember that those viruses and bacteria don't magically vanish when the guy dies. I mean, let's say you just offed a pretty skanky looking pirate. You'd certainly not want to have French-kissed him, 'cause you don't know where he's been, and what he's been doing with whom, right? So why on Earth would you want to eat him? Yuck! [/QUOTE]

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