W....why

I feel like this is relevant lol.

But know what? I'm glad we're in a world where fantasy authors can be cringe sometimes.

Not every idea hits, and sometimes like this it's downright gross and I don't like it, but I'm glad they are free to give bad ideas a try, because in the end it really is whatever we want it to be.

We can take what we like, and leave what's better left.

The worst part about irrelevant lore tidbits like this is that you know some sweaty dweeb thought of it whilst masturbating.

Yeah I sure did.
Still do.
Ed Greenwood chief among them
Edit: my autistic wife has informed me that that one wasn't him
- Edit
  force of habit?
- Yeah seems to be by Robin D Laws in Dragon Magazine 298

Nothing wrong with making a fictional race as disturbing as possible

The "mother finds this orgasmic" part doesn't add to how disturbing the concept is though it just makes me feel weird about the writer
- Yeah, just cut that part and its good for a race thats supposed to be disturbing
- I mean sure, but I don't think it's like, bad to be included either. Still serves to make them fucked up imo
  As in, Im reading it as the mother knows that's what is happening and derives intense pleasure from it that it becomes physical elation
Yeah... a LOT of the Drow lore got amped up around the time Salvatore was writing about Drizzt.
Some of it was like "the Tau are actually led by mind control" in that it was always there but mostly ignored. But most of the REAL fucked up "let's have an orgy with your siblings" stuff was very much done to make Drizzt cooler and... yeah...
Its why anyone who insists "they ruined Forgotten Realms" and "We need to go back to the good old days" deserves some massive side eyeing,
- The Tau thing is interesting because people got that idea from a source that you're supposed to recognize is an Imperial anti-xeno propaganda manual.
Oh, old D&D was pretty weird, and there have been writers saying some real weird shit. There’s disturbing and there’s that, something that’s not necessary if you have a decent amount of writing skill.
Hell, they could have just not used “orgasmic” and just said “this is respected in drow society”.
- Would they even know?
Agreed. Makes the drow slaying more impactful. Less infanticidal orgasms, what a noble goal.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Ed-Greenwood-at-Gen-Con.jpg

Is that the fucker responsible?!
- Ed Greenwood, as pictured, wrote almost the entirety of the forgotten realms lore. They are an incredibly accomplished writer, and are responsible for a lot of iconic elements of modern D&D.
  Yes, some of his contributions are disturbing and fetishy, but that's a small minority compared to the vast number of things put out. Contrary to what others may be implying here, I feel that avoiding his work out of distaste will leave you much worse off than exploring it with the understanding that some stuff will get freaky, and that you have the ability to leave that at the door when it comes to your own table.
  If you're at all a fan of the forgotten realms, I would highly recommend checking out his YouTube channel which contains a treasure trove of creative D&D cannon not published everywhere else.
- You have no idea of the quagmire you've wandered into. Chad-zak is a funny meme leave it at that. Don't Google it. Don't delve any further. There are things worse than balrogs down there.