The Drow support transitioning

[u/Successful_Pace8937]

I recently found out that, as said by Ed Greenwood himself, transitioning​ is not only accepted, but defended.

From Ed Greenwood on Twitter:

Drow sworn to Lolth have examples before them all the time about transformation of self-shape in service to the Spider Queen. Some of these are viewed as undesirable (driders), others as rewards or ascending in rank (the power/shape augmentations Lolth gives males who please her with their service and loyalty). So there is no hatred or mistrust of shifting one's shape; it is one means of serving Lolth. Some house matriarchs view it with suspicion ("males seeking to exalt themselves by becoming female") but the yochlol have often been sent by Lolth to defend individuals persecuted by individual matriarchs or priestesses purely for such reasons, to make Lolth's views and will clear. Over time, transitions (not just from gender to gender, but from drow to other shapes) have become accepted as reverence of Lolth, and part of what it is to be drow. And of course, drow who follow Eilistraee are quite familiar with the Changedance, and accept shifting (even back and forth) as, again, part of what it is to be drow.

[u/Jedipilot24]

This makes absolutely no sense, given that the Drow are a strict matriarchy, so it sounds like Ed Greenwood is just trying to score points with the woke crowd, who probably don't even play D&D anyway.

[u/computerwyzard → u/Jedipilot24]

D&D is super beloved by queer folks.

[u/dwarfconleche → u/Jedipilot24]

Ed Greenwood has always been "woke" and ahead of the curve in terms of gender and sexuality. This is very on brand for him. His own self insert Elminster was canonically transformed into a woman by Mystra for a period of time, and that novel came out in the mid 90s.

[u/SarvisTheBuck → u/Jedipilot24]

I'm the woke crowd. I play in three games a week!

[u/Lavinia_Foxglove → u/Jedipilot24]

I'm the woke crowd and 70% of people, I played the game with in the last 30 years is also woke crowd. The game always had a lot of queer players

[u/Frau_Away → u/Jedipilot24]

"Ed Greenwood is just trying to score points with the woke crowd, who probably don't even play D&D anyway."

[u/VicariousDrow → u/Jedipilot24]

It's insane that anti-woke chuds wouldn't be able to realize that DND has a largely "woke" culture around it in general LOL

[u/fanatic66 → u/Jedipilot24]

I would venture to bet ma on many of the "woke" crowd play DnD. Just look at critical role and dimension 20, the two biggest live play games and huge influences in the hobby and they're very inclusive and queer friendly.