Eh. Depends on the setting. They are usually shapechangers anyways which makes most labels iffy anyways.
According to the forgotten realms wiki:
In fact, with their shapechanging powers, incubi and succubi could both change their sex with ease, though most had a preference for one or the other.
I would therefore say that (at least in the forgotten realms) if this instance of fiend prefers he/him pronouns but is presenting femme or they consider themself a succubus and prefer being feminine but are currently presenting masculine the combination of pronouns he/him and label succubus seem perfectly normal.
AFAIK in actual mythology they are also considered sexless spirits that can incarnate as either male or female depending on the situation/target. There's even tales about such spirits seducing both sexes after each other in order to cause impregnation, since they cannot actually procreate themselves.
While that is traditionally correct, I prefer to think of succubus, incubus, and concubus as relating to whether they top. My demons are very progressive.
Sure, that's a certain kind of scary, but imagine the experience of being forcibly given a desire you've never known. Imagine you've been living as a more or less average human your whole life, and suddenly this creature turns up that instills a mind-warping hunger for something essentially mundane but culturally, slightly embarrassing or inconvenient to satisfy, like a growing need, only temporarily satiable, to have someone else's finger in your mouth. You can fight it, sometimes holding out for days at a time, but you experience a continuously intensifying, survival instinct level drive to lick, or suck, or simply hold in your mouth, someone else's warm, living fingers.
Remind me that larp when my character ended-up being an Eunuch. Use it as a resistance against a mass orgasm spel, that was a hilarious moment, and didn't changed much the outcome
Im all for tropes where the 'desire' branches beyond the most base of drives. (Sex and wealth).
I feel like there's a really great example from a video game that's escaping me right now. It wasn't Dragon Age, because Origins and 2 definitely leaned on the sex angle. And I don't recall Inquisition's 'choice spirit' to be particularly memorable.
an incubus finds an asexual person. the incubus asks "would you rather: unlimited bacon, but no more video games, or games, unlimited games, but no more games"
the person is killed by the incubus for not understanding the question
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cobwoms@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 81 pts · 320d
succubus are female. if you're saying "he", that's an incubus
Ziglin@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 320d
Eh. Depends on the setting. They are usually shapechangers anyways which makes most labels iffy anyways.
According to the forgotten realms wiki:
I would therefore say that (at least in the forgotten realms) if this instance of fiend prefers he/him pronouns but is presenting femme or they consider themself a succubus and prefer being feminine but are currently presenting masculine the combination of pronouns he/him and label succubus seem perfectly normal.
Tracaine@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 320d
Yeah but what really happened was OP fucked up and we're politely covering for them.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 320d
AFAIK in actual mythology they are also considered sexless spirits that can incarnate as either male or female depending on the situation/target. There's even tales about such spirits seducing both sexes after each other in order to cause impregnation, since they cannot actually procreate themselves.
stray@pawb.social · 20 pts · 320d
While that is traditionally correct, I prefer to think of succubus, incubus, and concubus as relating to whether they top. My demons are very progressive.
kautau@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 320d
But what sort of demon is the power bottom
athatet@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 320d
Boncubus.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 319d
Twinkubus
Dragonstaff@leminal.space · 2 pts · 318d
A popular one.
Metostopholes@midwest.social · 16 pts · 319d
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 11 pts · 320d
Your moms an succubus
joyjoy@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 320d
It started out as a succubus, but it defeated the rest of your party and turned into an incubus.
tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 313d
well technically the succu- suffix essentially means bottom, and anyone who has a female demon as a bottom is doing something wrong
mriormro@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 318d
No, no. This is an incubus
https://youtu.be/8295rOMvtQI
FaceDeer@fedia.io · 58 pts · 320d
Reminds me of this Oglaf strip (NSFW, of course - it's Oglaf).
applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 319d
Sign me up twice. Maybe they can share their arcane knowledge too.
Emi@ani.social · 48 pts · 320d
Unlimited garlic bread.
Naz@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 320d
Conjure garlic bread
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 320d
There's an epic tale of adventure to be had and a plane of existance that needs saving... but fuckit, look at all this garlic bread!
Snowpix@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 320d
Still the best D&D Beyond has to offer.
blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 320d
"an succubus"
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 320d
Reads like they wrote incubus and then panic swapped it to succubus
Sunsofold@lemmings.world · 18 pts · 319d
Sure, that's a certain kind of scary, but imagine the experience of being forcibly given a desire you've never known. Imagine you've been living as a more or less average human your whole life, and suddenly this creature turns up that instills a mind-warping hunger for something essentially mundane but culturally, slightly embarrassing or inconvenient to satisfy, like a growing need, only temporarily satiable, to have someone else's finger in your mouth. You can fight it, sometimes holding out for days at a time, but you experience a continuously intensifying, survival instinct level drive to lick, or suck, or simply hold in your mouth, someone else's warm, living fingers.
'We call this creature The Dentisubus.'
Manjushri@piefed.social · 6 pts · 318d
Not a succudigitus?
KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 320d
Succubi are female. You're looking for an incubus. Also succubi are dominant while incubi are submissive.
melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 319d
Where's the second part from?
KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 319d
Tumblr
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 1 pts · 319d
I think the succubus knows their name, smh colonizers
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 320d
You mean demons that personify seduction would know how to exploit your weakness beyond just carnal desire?
Ziggurat@jlai.lu · 9 pts · 320d
Remind me that larp when my character ended-up being an Eunuch. Use it as a resistance against a mass orgasm spel, that was a hilarious moment, and didn't changed much the outcome
Gutek8134@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 320d
Sounds like an... interesting session
SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one · 8 pts · 319d
Im all for tropes where the 'desire' branches beyond the most base of drives. (Sex and wealth).
I feel like there's a really great example from a video game that's escaping me right now. It wasn't Dragon Age, because Origins and 2 definitely leaned on the sex angle. And I don't recall Inquisition's 'choice spirit' to be particularly memorable.
festnt@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 320d
an incubus finds an asexual person. the incubus asks "would you rather: unlimited bacon, but no more video games, or games, unlimited games, but no more games"
the person is killed by the incubus for not understanding the question
deltapi@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 319d
Guess I'm dead too
festnt@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 319d
rip
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 320d
Also should be a succubus. Not an.
squaresinger@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 318d
Congratulations, you found a typo. Now what? Are you going to fine OP for it?
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 318d
Yes
Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio · 3 pts · 318d
Sounds like something Raphael from BG3 might do.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 3 pts · 320d
If there's also chicken wings on the table... My body is ready
Aeao@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 316d
I’m asexual IRL and can confirm arcane knowledge is irresistible. You can often find me reading dusty old tomes from the past. The dustier the better.
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 317d
Is this how the first warlock was made