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1d4chan>A Walrus: Undo revision 880690 by SaltyMan (talk) Even if you feel this is the case, this is not the place for it.

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Undo revision 880690 by SaltyMan (talk) Even if you feel this is the case, this is not the place for it.

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	The artists also deserves some praise for actually keeping this thing going since 2001. They also deserve a lot of praise for their hard work and improvement - just compare their current skill with the [http://web.archive.org/web/20040707183606/http://www.drowtales.com:80/archive_c1-3.php?location=20010417 original crayon art from 2001],		The artists also deserves some praise for actually keeping this thing going since 2001. They also deserve a lot of praise for their hard work and improvement - just compare their current skill with the [http://web.archive.org/web/20040707183606/http://www.drowtales.com:80/archive_c1-3.php?location=20010417 original crayon art from 2001],

	With 54 chapters and over 3500 pages not including the spin-offs, it is one of the longest webcomics ever and runs at an insane ''near daily update rate'', and it is not going to end until the fans stop paying. The artists work at a pace that makes [[Servitors]] look lazy. If only we could give some of their energy to [[A Song of Ice and Fire\|GRRM]]... But then, they have a certain motivation called money, actually employ artists by the fuckton, and are financed by fan donations. Pay enough and you can have your own [[Derp\|self-insert characters]] when humans try to liberate their imprisoned kin, an out-of-place drow character uses a female high heel shoe to kill the desperate (and justified) attackers while shouting a stupid line, as well as their own plot lines, so the sheer commercial motivation will allow this series to carry on for a long time yet, which is a good thing if you enjoy it, or love to hate it. It ended with some shitty anime-grade demons vs drow battle with the "evil" pro-demon faction trying to block the exodus to the surface and Vaelia going all Disney-princess protecting some retarded beastfolk in a circle so good fucking riddance.		With 54 chapters and over 3500 pages not including the spin-offs, it is one of the longest webcomics ever and runs at an insane ''near daily update rate'', and it is not going to end until the fans stop paying. The artists work at a pace that makes [[Servitors]] look lazy. If only we could give some of their energy to [[A Song of Ice and Fire\|GRRM]]... But then, they have a certain motivation called money, actually employ artists by the fuckton, and are financed by fan donations. Pay enough and you can have your own [[Derp\|self-insert characters]] when humans try to liberate their imprisoned kin, an out-of-place drow character uses a female high heel shoe to kill the desperate (and justified) attackers while shouting a stupid line, as well as their own plot lines, so the sheer commercial motivation will allow this series to carry on for a long time yet, which is a good thing if you enjoy it, or love to hate it.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

1d4chan>SaltyMan: /* Are there saving graces? */

2023-02-28T13:26:42Z

Are there saving graces?

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	The artists also deserves some praise for actually keeping this thing going since 2001. They also deserve a lot of praise for their hard work and improvement - just compare their current skill with the [http://web.archive.org/web/20040707183606/http://www.drowtales.com:80/archive_c1-3.php?location=20010417 original crayon art from 2001],		The artists also deserves some praise for actually keeping this thing going since 2001. They also deserve a lot of praise for their hard work and improvement - just compare their current skill with the [http://web.archive.org/web/20040707183606/http://www.drowtales.com:80/archive_c1-3.php?location=20010417 original crayon art from 2001],

	With 54 chapters and over 3500 pages not including the spin-offs, it is one of the longest webcomics ever and runs at an insane ''near daily update rate'', and it is not going to end until the fans stop paying. The artists work at a pace that makes [[Servitors]] look lazy. If only we could give some of their energy to [[A Song of Ice and Fire\|GRRM]]... But then, they have a certain motivation called money, actually employ artists by the fuckton, and are financed by fan donations. Pay enough and you can have your own [[Derp\|self-insert characters]] when humans try to liberate their imprisoned kin, an out-of-place drow character uses a female high heel shoe to kill the desperate (and justified) attackers while shouting a stupid line, as well as their own plot lines, so the sheer commercial motivation will allow this series to carry on for a long time yet, which is a good thing if you enjoy it, or love to hate it.		With 54 chapters and over 3500 pages not including the spin-offs, it is one of the longest webcomics ever and runs at an insane ''near daily update rate'', and it is not going to end until the fans stop paying. The artists work at a pace that makes [[Servitors]] look lazy. If only we could give some of their energy to [[A Song of Ice and Fire\|GRRM]]... But then, they have a certain motivation called money, actually employ artists by the fuckton, and are financed by fan donations. Pay enough and you can have your own [[Derp\|self-insert characters]] when humans try to liberate their imprisoned kin, an out-of-place drow character uses a female high heel shoe to kill the desperate (and justified) attackers while shouting a stupid line, as well as their own plot lines, so the sheer commercial motivation will allow this series to carry on for a long time yet, which is a good thing if you enjoy it, or love to hate it. It ended with some shitty anime-grade demons vs drow battle with the "evil" pro-demon faction trying to block the exodus to the surface and Vaelia going all Disney-princess protecting some retarded beastfolk in a circle so good fucking riddance.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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2605:B100:501:F49A:F4DC:EB38:584F:3B83: It's over now.

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It's over now.

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	[[File:Drows_in_SPEEES.jpg\|thumb\|In the skin darkness of the future, there is only Mary Sues.]]		[[File:Drows_in_SPEEES.jpg\|thumb\|In the skin darkness of the future, there is only Mary Sues.]]
	[http://www.drowtales.com '''Drowtales''': Moonless Age] is a fantasy manga-style webcomic that ~~has been running since~~ 2001, starting out as shitty MSPaint-tier art and growing to dozens of artists collaborating on what is now unarguably one of the best looking webcomics on the internet, although whether the story has likewise improved at all is open to debate. At the very least, it is quite imaginative and the babes are hot and there are sexy themes. So, kudos where kudos are due.		[http://www.drowtales.com '''Drowtales''': Moonless Age] is a fantasy manga-style webcomic that ran from 2001 to 2022, starting out as shitty MSPaint-tier art and growing to dozens of artists collaborating on what is now unarguably one of the best looking webcomics on the internet, although whether the story has likewise improved at all is open to debate. At the very least, it is quite imaginative and the babes are hot and there are sexy themes. So, kudos where kudos are due.

	On /tg/ Drowtales (woo-oo!) is a [[skub]] topic, sometimes resulting in lulz, like when /tg/ had several raids of the site's roleplaying forums with neckbeards attempting to [[Derp\|fight the drow Mary Sues with their own dwarf Mary Sues]].		On /tg/ Drowtales (woo-oo!) is a [[skub]] topic, sometimes resulting in lulz, like when /tg/ had several raids of the site's roleplaying forums with neckbeards attempting to [[Derp\|fight the drow Mary Sues with their own dwarf Mary Sues]].

1d4chan>SaltyMan: /* Characters */

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Characters

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	*'''Naal'suul:''' is the best character in Drowtales. She is a totally adorable Beldrobbaen emo goth drow girl who has a giant spider that she wears as a backpack. She’s also one of the few characters who could be considered to be purely heroic.		*'''Naal'suul:''' is the best character in Drowtales. She is a totally adorable Beldrobbaen emo goth drow girl who has a giant spider that she wears as a backpack. She’s also one of the few characters who could be considered to be purely heroic.
	* There's 4-5 other characters from various clans that travel with Ariel, but they do nothing of any importance.		* There's 4-5 other characters from various clans that travel with Ariel, but they do nothing of any importance.
	*'''Snadhya'rune:''' The main villain of the story. She is a purple haired Sharen summoner who wears fabulous fur coats and has smug levels that go into orbit. Though evil and cruel, at least she doesn't dick around or claim goodness or innocence. Perfect sociopath.		*'''Snadhya'rune:''' The main villain of the story. She is a purple haired Sharen summoner who wears fabulous fur coats and has smug levels that go into orbit. Though evil and cruel, at least she doesn't dick around or claim goodness or innocence. Perfect sociopath. Turns into a Kaiju-sized...demon...thing and is taken down.

	==Now for the Porn==		==Now for the Porn==

1d4chan>SaltyMan: /* Characters */

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Characters

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	Eventually Ariel buys her as a bodyguard, and Vaelia saves her from being strangled by some asshole Drow. This gets her freedom which amounts to fuck-all since Vaelia is now homeless, the rest of her tribe sold to a horrible life of slavery and alone below miles of rock, so she stays with our Skub loli Drow for some time. Vaelia's loyalty and the time she spent with the Drow makes Ariel wonder if humans have feelings and stories worth preserving; so just when we see the trigger of a change in the Drow society, she suddenly goes to the surface and leaves her circle of friends... to work with Drow raiders who hunt for artifacts and murder human towns for fun because she wants to see the sun and didn't feel like asking enough to get '''anyone fucking else''' (not even some wandering Drow trader dude/chick) to take her up there. From that point on she's treated like a dog, beaten and left to starve in a locked magic hut because she prevented Drow from crushing fairies to death for fun (remember, the Drow are supposed to be sympathetic!). At a point her "captain" even remarks how races could get along with a little effort (by robbing the villagers and sparing their lives), inadvertendly poking holes in the whole setting before forgetting this point entirely. One needs real brain damage to even appreciate the broken Aesop.		Eventually Ariel buys her as a bodyguard, and Vaelia saves her from being strangled by some asshole Drow. This gets her freedom which amounts to fuck-all since Vaelia is now homeless, the rest of her tribe sold to a horrible life of slavery and alone below miles of rock, so she stays with our Skub loli Drow for some time. Vaelia's loyalty and the time she spent with the Drow makes Ariel wonder if humans have feelings and stories worth preserving; so just when we see the trigger of a change in the Drow society, she suddenly goes to the surface and leaves her circle of friends... to work with Drow raiders who hunt for artifacts and murder human towns for fun because she wants to see the sun and didn't feel like asking enough to get '''anyone fucking else''' (not even some wandering Drow trader dude/chick) to take her up there. From that point on she's treated like a dog, beaten and left to starve in a locked magic hut because she prevented Drow from crushing fairies to death for fun (remember, the Drow are supposed to be sympathetic!). At a point her "captain" even remarks how races could get along with a little effort (by robbing the villagers and sparing their lives), inadvertendly poking holes in the whole setting before forgetting this point entirely. One needs real brain damage to even appreciate the broken Aesop.

	15 years later she is seen again, now a mother of three human children and helping the more peaceful, less racist Drow overthrow Sharen slavers, STILL treated worse than a dog by her captain, only mildly appreciated by a Drow whom she saved later, and reminiscing that some things get better (LOL they don't). Of course, in typical Drowtales fashion, the kids' fathers are irrelevant and unknown because father figures are anathema to the comic. Surprise: Last few chapters showed her living in a Drow colony with an entire quarter built for humans (Goblins), and Ariel's clan made it a policy to free every human slave. Soo...a belated happy end '''might''' be a redeeming final grace.		15 years later she is seen again, now a mother of three human children and helping the more peaceful, less racist Drow overthrow Sharen slavers, STILL treated worse than a dog by her captain, only mildly appreciated by a Drow whom she saved later, and reminiscing that some things get better (LOL they don't). Of course, in typical Drowtales fashion, the kids' fathers are irrelevant and unknown because father figures are anathema to the comic. Surprise: Last few chapters showed her living in a Drow colony with an entire quarter built for humans (Goblins), and Ariel's clan made it a policy to free every human slave, and eventually has an entire Fairy clan to be her allies, protecting a large community of non-drow. Soo...a belated happy end '''might''' be a redeeming final grace.
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	*'''Chrys'tel:''' One of two ''actual'' main characters. She’s a Sharen petulant loli drow noble who investigates her traitorous family.		*'''Chrys'tel:''' One of two ''actual'' main characters. She’s a Sharen petulant loli drow noble who investigates her traitorous family.
	*'''Kiel'ndia:''' The other main character. A Vloz'ress tomboy punk demon summoner girl who breaks the 4th wall and speaks in modern English vernacular. This is as obnoxious as it sounds.		*'''Kiel'ndia:''' The other main character. A Vloz'ress tomboy punk demon summoner girl who breaks the 4th wall and speaks in modern English vernacular. This is as obnoxious as it sounds. Evolves into speaking faux Scottish accented English and Mary Sue's her way to resist a fucking demon god.
	*'''Naal'suul:''' is the best character in Drowtales. She is a totally adorable Beldrobbaen emo goth drow girl who has a giant spider that she wears as a backpack. She’s also one of the few characters who could be considered to be purely heroic.		*'''Naal'suul:''' is the best character in Drowtales. She is a totally adorable Beldrobbaen emo goth drow girl who has a giant spider that she wears as a backpack. She’s also one of the few characters who could be considered to be purely heroic.
	* There's 4-5 other characters from various clans that travel with Ariel, but they do nothing of any importance.		* There's 4-5 other characters from various clans that travel with Ariel, but they do nothing of any importance.

1d4chan>Flufflion: /* Now for the Porn */

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Now for the Porn

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	But what about the humans on the Drow planet?		But what about the humans on the Drow planet?

	They're left alone in hut reservations next to high tech Mary Sue cities. The exact reason for this is because apparently [[Derp\|the humans haven't developed far enough to be on the same technological level as Drow, despite stating to have developed faster than regular human civilization]], (i.e. yet another "medieval stasis" handwave). Funnily enough, they also mention that humans used to be classed as beasts and hadn't developed nearly as - both of those were caused by Drow raids, and those 'modern day' Drow ~~take no accountability for~~ the ~~actions~~ of their ancestors ~~and like to pretend they~~ never happened.		They're left alone in hut reservations next to high tech Mary Sue cities. The exact reason for this is because apparently [[Derp\|the humans haven't developed far enough to be on the same technological level as Drow, despite stating to have developed faster than regular human civilization]], (i.e. yet another "medieval stasis" handwave). Funnily enough, they also mention that humans used to be classed as beasts and hadn't developed nearly as - both of those were caused by Drow raids, and those 'modern day' Drow pretend the crimes of their ancestors never happened.

	Everyone else is only given the bare minimum of attention due to lack of interest. Instead, they just show bizarrely deviant porn involving nanomachine dildos.		Everyone else is only given the bare minimum of attention due to lack of interest. Instead, they just show bizarrely deviant porn involving nanomachine dildos.

1d4chan>SaltyMan: /* Setting */ Had to put it. Kern is a fucking pedophile.

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Setting: Had to put it. Kern is a fucking pedophile.

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	As alluded, the Drow are the villains of the setting. Full stop. The fanbase and the author itself claims that it has no real villains, but that's only really because the Drow are the creator's pets and are evil for the sake of being evil, but unlike the DnD drow nothing about their society requires them to do any of the shit they do. Combine that with blatant bullshit like being able to alter their own DNA with magic and being a futuristic civilization when everyone else is stuck in the middle ages, and you have what is effectively a race full of blatantly evil Mary Sues with a hypocritical streak a mile wide, and cringe-filled plot holes to match. Here are a few quick reasons on how/why they're so unreasonably evil:		As alluded, the Drow are the villains of the setting. Full stop. The fanbase and the author itself claims that it has no real villains, but that's only really because the Drow are the creator's pets and are evil for the sake of being evil, but unlike the DnD drow nothing about their society requires them to do any of the shit they do. Combine that with blatant bullshit like being able to alter their own DNA with magic and being a futuristic civilization when everyone else is stuck in the middle ages, and you have what is effectively a race full of blatantly evil Mary Sues with a hypocritical streak a mile wide, and cringe-filled plot holes to match. Here are a few quick reasons on how/why they're so unreasonably evil:

			*'''[[Magical Realm\|Pedophilia and Incest]]:''' The drow society has incest and pedophilia legalized to the point that most nobles deflower their own children and "teach them the ropes". Of course, this should make you skip all the walls of text and realize our stunning and brave artist's [[Magical Realm]] (per usual with many "progressive, stunning and brave radical artists") is in full swing. The main character even had sex with a dragon...as a loli. Until the backlash, it stayed canon, but the normalized incest and "what if the child consents" type of pedophilia is pretty much canon in the worldbuilding chapters.
	*'''Slavery:''' The first and biggest characteristic of the drow, they like to take slaves. It all sounds grim but logical, since they are Drow and all that... just... they do not necessarily have need of these slaves (and it's even counterproductive considering food is a very scarce resource, slavery needing surplus food and a need for drudgery in a civilisation), as all of their food/textiles the slaves produce could easily be made and tended to by golems and mana-powered devices on equal terms with modern industry. Yet they insist on slaves for... bloodsports and sexual slavery, which is pretty rich when their society is sexually relaxed, so basically for no good reason besides shits and giggles; one Drow even remarks that the races could easily live peacefully. The slavery in this is so juvenile that sentient beings enslaved by Drow immediately become docile and obedient to the point that the Drow can openly gloat about eating their captives to their slaves' faces without as much any problem.		*'''Slavery:''' The first and biggest characteristic of the drow, they like to take slaves. It all sounds grim but logical, since they are Drow and all that... just... they do not necessarily have need of these slaves (and it's even counterproductive considering food is a very scarce resource, slavery needing surplus food and a need for drudgery in a civilisation), as all of their food/textiles the slaves produce could easily be made and tended to by golems and mana-powered devices on equal terms with modern industry. Yet they insist on slaves for... bloodsports and sexual slavery, which is pretty rich when their society is sexually relaxed, so basically for no good reason besides shits and giggles; one Drow even remarks that the races could easily live peacefully. The slavery in this is so juvenile that sentient beings enslaved by Drow immediately become docile and obedient to the point that the Drow can openly gloat about eating their captives to their slaves' faces without as much any problem.
	*'''Cannibalism:''' The second biggest offence of the Drow, and one of the main driving forces of the story. They eat people and dead slaves, and this includes other Drow. Apparently meat is rare in the not-Underdark, and so are brains since nobody realized they could just have farms up on the surface. They do eventually return to the surface, only to fuck up, massacre and take over human towns and make it look as if it's a heroic act in the series.		*'''Cannibalism:''' The second biggest offence of the Drow, and one of the main driving forces of the story. They eat people and dead slaves, and this includes other Drow. Apparently meat is rare in the not-Underdark, and so are brains since nobody realized they could just have farms up on the surface. They do eventually return to the surface, only to fuck up, massacre and take over human towns and make it look as if it's a heroic act in the series.

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[~~Goblin#~~Goblins_~~.28The_Webcomic.29\|Goblins~~]]: A sort of inversion on Drowtales where instead of the main race being blatantly OP, the main race is constantly bullied by everyone else to show how SAD they are.		*[[Goblins_(webcomic)]]: A sort of inversion on Drowtales where instead of the main race being blatantly OP, the main race is constantly bullied by everyone else to show how SAD they are.
	*[[Edgy]]: Most of the problems in entertainment articles with a less-than-mature financing crowd and artists, permeating Drowtales.		*[[Edgy]]: Most of the problems in entertainment articles with a less-than-mature financing crowd and artists, permeating Drowtales.
	*[http://badwebcomicswiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Drowtales Drowtales' entry on the Bad Webcomics Wiki], which according to the page we inspired.		*[http://badwebcomicswiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Drowtales Drowtales' entry on the Bad Webcomics Wiki], which according to the page we inspired.

	[[Category:Webcomics]]		[[Category:Webcomics]]