Quote from: RPGPundit;627402One might speculate that a considerable amount of underdark food sources would be molds and fungi, possibly with quite a few of these having seriously hallucinogenic properties.  I mean, you could just decide that actual underdark races were immune to these effects through aeons of building up tolerance, but what if that wasn't the case, and basically some of the underdark races were just high all the time?

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Quote from: RPGPundit;627613Yeah, there'd be a lot of potential there, in underground societies that are basically constantly high.. imagine savage underdark tribes that somehow create a semi-coherent consensus among them of combining their hallucinations with reality.  Not to mention if some of the psychedelic molds besides their normal qualities actually did someone magical: a society that can see and talk with all their dead, or that exists outside of usual time, experiencing past, present and future at once.

Not to mention the monsters... it really creates the question of what would a beholder or a mind flayer be like if they WEREN'T constantly high?

Quote from: Bloody Stupid Johnson;626712OK here's some menu items for the distinguished duergar or hobgoblin eatery of your choice (very slightly Arduin inspired and also yoinking ideas from the thread so far).
 
The Usual (2 sp)
Giant bat jerky, seasonal veggies ('shrooms & cave moss), and a hearty mushroom ale.
Traditional duergar rock-flour cakes as dessert (Note: inadvisable for non-dwarves)
 
Roast Spider Shanks (2) with mushroom bisque and beer(3 sp)
Cooked over a fire of rothe dung until the ichor is sizzling.
 
Snails fried in truffle oil (4 sp).
Followed by a dessert of juiciest Crickets in imported surface honey.
 
Hillbilly Special (5 sp)
Filet of sewer alligator (raw, pickled), with mushrooms. Selection of especially sweet mushrooms for dessert, plus hooch made from fermented tree-roots.
 
Fisherman's Basket (8 sp).
2 Blind Cave Fish, steamed, plus 2 raw frshwater oysters and a bowl of black cave algae soup.
Cave-fisher egg & rothe milk pudding for dessert.
 
Cave Lizard Ham & Lichen Omelette (1 gp)
The lizard provides the ham, the eggs and even partially digests the lichen for you!
Comes with a mushroom ale, and lizard egg meringue to finish.
 
Scorpion surprise (2 gp)
Steamed Cave Scorpions (3). Served with our traditional scorpion-venom wine - elves need not apply. Scorpion-shaped toffees for dessert, if you get that far.
 
One with the ooze (3 gp):
Boiled whole juvenile black pudding, with side order of earthworm 'fries' (crunchy-cooked).
Gello for dessert (slightly tart due to admixture of giant ant vinegar to kill the stinging cells). Blood-sweetened in your choice of red or green.
 
Adventurer Pie (10 gp)
Made from surface dwarf, elf or human - as available.
Served with an imported surface wine.
 
KFD (Kentucky Fried Drow) - (50 gold; feeds 6 medium-sized creatures) - freshly caught dark elf, salted (rock salt) and cooked over coal. 11 secret herbs and spices imported from the surface.
Side order of Earthworm fries. Followed with a small rothe-milk cheesecakes and Assassin Vine berry wine (a dark elf vintage).

Quote from: RPGPundit;628365Yes it was, very amusing. Orcs of Thar-ish, in its style.
 
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Quote from: The Lost GrimoireA NOTE ON UNDER-CITIES
Immediately following is a "menu" from the most infamous and even legendary "Inn" in all of the undercities of Arduim "Dirty Dorg's". This place, deep beneath the sewers and tunnels under the capitol city of Talismonde, is supposed to pre-date the construction of even the first village that stood where now stands the mighty city. This may or may not be so but it surely has been there for at least a thousand or more years and is the only place in all the undercities where ones safety is actually guaranteed (or your money back!). The people of the upper streets come here to do their dealings with the denizens of the darkling ways (those too dangerous even for the normal run of the mill Thieves' and Assassins' Guilds!). The place is quite large and has several levels. There are "common rooms", hidden trysting places, secret meeting rooms and every manner of vice, perversion and criminal activity one can imagine ... but only if you have the price. Here Slavers sell their forbidden (in Arduin) wares, blacklisted Thieves and Assassins strike bargains with prospective employers, drugs and forbidden pleasures are freely indulged and even the darkest desires of the soul can be had. Yes, Dirty Dorg's is the hell hole of the multiverse, yet it too is a "nexus" in its own way - a meeting point between the saner, more lawful world above and that of the rankest, most mind-bending "alternatives" down below. Indeed, anything at all can be had here - for a price. Want a noble killed? A beauteous wench kidnapped for you? A submissive slave to cater to your every whim? The dark dreams of the dread Lotus-based drugs (or worse)? It's all yours.... for a price. In keeping with this there is presented here for your perusal just one of the "Special Menus" available at Dirty Dorg's. Read it and see just what money can buy in a world where anything and everything is for sale! And then think twice about visiting such a place!
 
BILL OF FARE FOR DIRTY DORG'S
Multiversal Eatery and Grog Emporium for the Discriminating Trencherman
 
The Quick Time Lunch - 7,450 GS - A thick 13 pound Stegasaurus steak, french fried Triffid Stingers (3 dozen) and a two quart tankard of the Best Bats' Blood (fresh).
The Trencherman's Choice - 11,950 GS - A tureen of Bloodworm and Orc-eye soup. a huge salad of Limbo weed and assorted Myrkwood greens, blues, browns and reds, with a seven pound slab of prime rib of Hippogryf. A chilled tankard of Hailstone wine tops it off.
Royal Repast - 22,000 GS - A whole roast leg of Wyvern, fluffy scrambled Roc's eggs (four) and a steaming mound of two dozen juicy troll toes fried crisp and pungent House Wine included. Glaced pixie brain pie (a slice) is the crowning desert.
Moonbeam Meal - 8,850 GS - Two dozen Warg tongues (steamed in a genuine coffin), three pounds of steamed Giant Scorpion meat (only the best pincer meat!) steeped in a bubbly sauce of fine aged Chimera's blood and Sea Kraaken's ink. House Wine included.
Weight Watcher's Feast - 32,150 GS - Iced head of Unicorn tinged with cheery garlands of Pixie fingers and piquant fire berries, all dusted with Rotweed pollen. A glass of our finest Bang Beetle wine tops it off.
Black Mountain Lunch - 13,350 GS - A basin of stewed Orc hearts (2 dozen), heaps of boiled chokeweed and a liberal serving of Ghoul gizzard gravy. A tankard of Rumble Tummy's ale accompanies it. (Iron Orc Beer substituted on request).
Sunrise Surprise - 32,350 GS - About two lbs of braised Tyrannosaurus brains in Bloodgrass and Wobra wine sauce surrounded by crisp baked black lotus bulbs (30). A glass of Hailstone wine tops off the meal.
Neptune's Revenge - 12,500 GS - Filet of Triton (3 lbs) broiled then steamed with poached Thermite's eggs (3) and Kronasaurus flipper soup (a large bowl). House wine.
Assassin's Supper - 352,750 GS - Rare, roast Vampire's heart, bowl of StingWing soup. steamed Sea Spider's eyes (12) and filet of Black Dragon's tongue (3 lbs). A glass of Djinn Blood Wine tops off this savory meal. If Black Dragon's tongue is not available. the management reserves the right to substitute another "color- dragon's tongue in its place.
The Red Queen's Repast - 1,000 GS - Whole roast hobbit, stuffed with fluffy fairy wings and Medusa's adders. A glass of Falling Star wine is the crowning touch.
Gourmet's Gorge - 98,250 GS - Salamanders' eyes ( in Basilisk broth with six juicy boiled Minotaurs tongues topped off with an icy Spiga's egg frappe and a glass of chilled Spectre wine. Optional candied ghouls fingers (5) for dessert.
Midnight Special - 13,350 GS - Thin sliced, quick fried Gorgon's Phallus with a heaping bowl of braised goblin gonads (36) in warm Firewasp winesauce. House wine
The Black Prince's Pride - 13,350 GS Steamed Manticore brains surrounded by boiled Lash Lizard tongue (1) and covered in a mound of sweet sawed Nixie eyes (200). A glass of Black Lotus liqueur is the crowning touch.
Sea King's Delight -33,750 GS - Delicate breast of Mermaid (a pair), baked in a bed of Kobold's gizzards (250) and baby Kraaken's tentacles (36). A glass of Ghost Grape wine and candied Amazon eyes (6) for dessert.
The Whole Thing - 210,000 GS - Whole roast Unicorn, stuffed with crispy-fried ogres' fingers, yellow mold pollen and pickled Sautig's eggs (3). Side dishes of Bone-wood's famous Stranglevine Stew (with Juicy chunks of boiled Bandersnatch). Roc's Eye Soup, and YumLum Snake appetizers. A chilled glass of SilverSlyth Liqueur and minced mung beetles for dessert top it all off. (1 day's notice required for this one!)
The Black Elf's Breakfast -15,000 GS - A tender and juicy filet of Deodanth's thigh braised in witch's blood and Spectre wine. Served with a very thinly sliced, cool, Deodanth's Heart in Aspic and with a generous portion of Deodanth eye pie. House wine of course.
The Orc Greed Feast - 24,500 GS - Two dozen plump Hobbits' toes in a simmering black stew of squeezed Elf juices. Served with a heaping pile of (7) smoking Amazon's ribs. A frosted glass of White Warg Vodka tops it all.
The Feast of Marmachand - 35,000 CS - A whole young Human (choice of gender!) roasted slowly over a low brimstone fire, basted in virgin's blood and stuffed with red lotus petals. A bubbling hot mug of mulled Virgin's Blood wine to finish. Please note: 3 weeks notice needed for this goodie!
HELL FEAST - 1,250,000 GS - The Personage of your choice caught and cooked (or not) to your specifications! Six months prior notice (and full prepayment) required. The management reserves the tight to decline any "suggested menu" as necessary!
DIRTY DORG'S DAMNATION SPECIAL - 1,500,000 GS - Any minor or lesser Demon Kind caught and prepared to your specifications. Accompanying the feast will be any four (4) side dishes you desire. chosen from any of the other items on the menus except the Hell Feast "which is a separate entry and can only be had by itself as listed previously. Note also that the Damnation Special will require a one year's prior notice and the management reserves the right to decline any "suggested" item of menu. Full prepayment of course. Enjoy....
DIRTY DORG'S PENULTIMATE SPECIAL FEAST -10,000,000 GS - As per the Damnation Special in all respects save that it is for any Major or Name demon
 
SPECIAL DISCLAIMER: The management of Dirty Borg's cannot guarantee the safety of anyone requesting said feasts once the "main course" actually arrives in either the Damnation Special or Penultimate Feast. All things being equal, Demon kind are a surly and unpredictable lot and not too reasonable in the best of times, less so when being used as the center piece for someone's meal.
All meals subject to availability. All prices subject to change without notice.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANYTHING TO ANYTHING!