It's a Dungeons & Dragons game, which is one of the least realistic story genres ever created. This is a game world that officially includes monsters like Gelatinous Cube.
Are you serious that the "authenticity and believability" of a fantasy RPG have been compromised by some gay romance?
No, I don't think "some gay romance" is a problem. Being gay is nothing new and you can totally make believeable gay romances. I do think that "being a 2023 san francisco gay in faerun" is making the game feel less authentic, the same way as adding adding flying mindflayer vehicules doesn't make it less authentic but adding a boeing 737 would. And FWIF Gelatinous Cubes also make the game less believable.
Huh. Thanks for being brave enough to articulate that. You're not the only one tired of twinks being the face of gayness.
It's a fucking RPG in a medieval setting about a sadistic world full of actual dungeons. Where are the leathermen? Why are wisened bosses of dungeons not called...Masters?
Are you serious that the "authenticity and believability" of a fantasy RPG have been compromised by some gay romance?