Hagashager
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- Nov 24, 2022
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You're giving Larian too much freedom here. 5e DnD is a horny game, by the admission of WOTC themselves. "Can I fuck it?" is a tagline of the game.I think Larian studios must be a very fun place to work at. Imagine a group of fellow nerds playing D&D together in a Belgian RPG group, the like i visited in my youth. The rooms behind the shop where they sell miniatures and stuff, everyone having a few beers. It takes one hour for everyone to stop their bullshit, then focus and start playing. Some dude has a funny idea while role-playing, and the DM is as drunk as everyone else, saying, 'Sure, I'll take that into account.' That's how the druid polymorph sex scene gets into the game, and you can romance the illithid. They aren't taking themselves seriously; someone on the team dared them to do it, and they did.The mind flayer sex scene is the worst video game thing I've ever seen.
I think the bear scene is far worse.
The scary thing is, a fantasy tentacle monster sex scene is more acceptable than bestiality. At least it is a humanoid.
I guarantee you Larian put in both Druid bear sex and Illithid sex because a marketer at WOTC demanded it.
Absolutely nothing in BG3 was taken for granted. That all the lead writers are Americans or Britbongs says as much. Whatever freedom Larian was given was freedom that had nothing to do with the DnD brand.