So I get it. Many of you want to see more respect shown to the depictions of genders in our product. You'll get no argument from me on this point. I, too, get sick of DD cups and chainmail bikinis. I'll admit it: many artists have a love affair with beautiful objects (including me—remember, I mentioned this earlier about myself). It is tough to get an artist to give me an image of an "ugly" character without actually asking for it. They inherently want to give me something beautiful. Does that mean we're always stuck with amazingly beautiful people in amazingly awkward poses in stereotypical roles? No, we have opportunities to show more diversity and realism.
I'm sick of DD cups and chainmail bikinis. DD cups and overly small corsets are where its at.
What? That's still sexist? My core demographic of older adult males doesn't think so about this beautiful object.
someone in the comments brought up that most women in fantasy art look liek they're goign otu to a night club, not fighting monsters.
This is a comment i have been hearing a lot about a lot of things, and i think it needs to be said louder.
That's one thing I really like about Gears of War 3. The female soldiers are smoking hot, true, but they're wearing as much armor as the guys. Though theirs isn't nearly as bulky, but that's because they're normal sized humans and not the brick shithouses that the males are.
not exactly, in part it's a white dude asking "hey am i sexist?" and asking for feed back.
or he is and i misread it.
You might have missed this part:
I'll admit it: many artists have a love affair with beautiful objects (including me—remember, I mentioned this earlier about myself).
I'm an optimist and would like to think he didn't necessarily mean it was "women are objects" and more in a referring to the depiction as whole as the object. like the drawing shown is a beautiful object, not the woman depicted.
I could be way off base, i do that.
But largely the point of the article is the art director saying "hey what kind of shit would you like to see in the next version of DnD?"
I would like to yell at someone, but i don't know all of it well enough or have the patience to deal with their ignorance to say it coherently.
I think the answer to the question is technically "maybe not, but probably really sexist."
Like, IF this was a unique character dressing like this among no less than a half-dozen other female characters, AND they were ALL fully realized backstories with depth, AND there was a spread of realistic bodytypes and appropriate equipment portrayed, AND this appearance made sense for this character and their history in particular, THEN maybe we could START to have a conversation about whether this is sexist or not.
Not gunna hold my breath for that.
Edit: I can see the "draw beautiful objects" line going either way. Could be a slip of a cliche, could be underlying sexism.
When I see a lot of gratuitous babe art in d&d I still remember what my mother said about it when she would show off all the art her students drew
But still when I attempt to do my character for D&D I try to make them as realistic as I can now someone made my face cooler in a bar look though
I am really bad a backstories at the begining it jsut comes to me and grows as I play the character having a full backsotry is something you are not going to get that first day
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What class should Bowie be? My initial thought was wizard, but now I'm beginning to favor a more rapier wielding sword mage aesthetic (I don't even know if that is a thing or practical). He has to be a spellcaster of some sort, and probably an arcane one, but I'm not sure if straight wizard is ideal. He is supposed to be one of the most powerful living beings in this setting.
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I'm sick of DD cups and chainmail bikinis. DD cups and overly small corsets are where its at.
What? That's still sexist? My core demographic of older adult males doesn't think so about this beautiful object.
This is a comment i have been hearing a lot about a lot of things, and i think it needs to be said louder.
That's one thing I really like about Gears of War 3. The female soldiers are smoking hot, true, but they're wearing as much armor as the guys. Though theirs isn't nearly as bulky, but that's because they're normal sized humans and not the brick shithouses that the males are.
you're going into dangerous caves and forests to fight monsters and shit, you don't wear high heels and a mini skirt to dangerously even ground, fuck.
I dunno, sounds fine to me
it's too even
On the other hand, it probably is a mimic.
ever walked in really uneven ground in high heels?
I don't recommend it.
Though I guess there was that Drag Queen Camping trip I went on, but I was so drunk I don't think it mattered how even the ground was.
and not while wearing a miniskirt.
Yep.
the best
not exactly, in part it's a white dude asking "hey am i sexist?" and asking for feed back.
or he is and i misread it.
You might have missed this part:
I'm an optimist and would like to think he didn't necessarily mean it was "women are objects" and more in a referring to the depiction as whole as the object. like the drawing shown is a beautiful object, not the woman depicted.
I could be way off base, i do that.
But largely the point of the article is the art director saying "hey what kind of shit would you like to see in the next version of DnD?"
Or get me hired as art director. then you will get all the women in plate armour you can stand.
And then even more!
also unicorns and flying horses.
and elves.
Hi, yes
my warrior wears assless plate male leggings and a chain mail mesh shirt
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I think the answer to the question is technically "maybe not, but probably really sexist."
Like, IF this was a unique character dressing like this among no less than a half-dozen other female characters, AND they were ALL fully realized backstories with depth, AND there was a spread of realistic bodytypes and appropriate equipment portrayed, AND this appearance made sense for this character and their history in particular, THEN maybe we could START to have a conversation about whether this is sexist or not.
Not gunna hold my breath for that.
Edit: I can see the "draw beautiful objects" line going either way. Could be a slip of a cliche, could be underlying sexism.
But still when I attempt to do my character for D&D I try to make them as realistic as I can now someone made my face cooler in a bar look though
I am really bad a backstories at the begining it jsut comes to me and grows as I play the character having a full backsotry is something you are not going to get that first day
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declare a moratorium. a moratitium, if you will.