Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
5e Homebrew Setting: Malebolge, Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="QuietBrowser" data-source="post: 6933057" data-attributes="member: 6855057"><p>Ah, I think there's been some confusion. It's not that they switch genders... I guess maybe I made things a bit too PG rated, and that clouded things. I was just worried about how the folks would handle it. I'll explain their reproductive anatomy, since I've obviously muddled things, I just hope it's not too graphic.</p><p></p><p>[spoiler]</p><p>Kobolds are male and female, in that they do have two different body-types that are more orientated towards one of the sexual roles - inseminating, or gestating. They are hermaphrodites in that all kobolds have both male and female sexual organs simultaneously.</p><p></p><p>"Male" kobolds have a penis contained within a groinal slit and a cloaca - a combination anus and vagina - under their tail. A distinct "branch" of their internal cavity leads to a fully functional uterus and set of ovaries, meaning that these "male" kobolds can be inseminated through what is, in human terms, anal sex. These kobolds are orientated towards doing the inseminating, though; their phalluses are larger, their testes are more productive, they can more readily stimulate a penetrated partner, and their sperm count is generally higher, meaning they have greater chance at fertilizing another kobold's eggs than being fertilized themselves. This is why, in general, a "male" kobold will only produce half as many eggs when impregnated compared to a "female" kobold.</p><p></p><p>"Female" kobolds, in comparison, are built for producing eggs. They have a frontal vagina, a retractile phallus taking the place of a clitoris, and an anus. More of their internal cavity is given over to their uterus and ovaries, meaning their internal testes are comparatively small; they do not produce as much sperm as as the "males" do, and their smaller penises make penetrating sex slightly more difficult for them compared to "males", but they can still effectively inseminate a kobold partner if they desire to.</p><p>[/spoiler]</p><p></p><p>In essence, what I did in the gazetteer was an attempt to convey my idea of "undifferentiated hermaphrodite dragons being forced, however crudely, into the human framework, complete with pseudo-males and pseudo-females", in a way that was hopefully not too graphic for the readers. It looks like I may have been too worried about reader reactions, and in the end confused the issue because... yeah, they're supposed to be hermaphroditic all the time, just some are better at carrying and some are better at fertilizing, not "males turn into females and vice versa".</p><p></p><p>Does that explain things better?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietBrowser, post: 6933057, member: 6855057"] Ah, I think there's been some confusion. It's not that they switch genders... I guess maybe I made things a bit too PG rated, and that clouded things. I was just worried about how the folks would handle it. I'll explain their reproductive anatomy, since I've obviously muddled things, I just hope it's not too graphic. [spoiler] Kobolds are male and female, in that they do have two different body-types that are more orientated towards one of the sexual roles - inseminating, or gestating. They are hermaphrodites in that all kobolds have both male and female sexual organs simultaneously. "Male" kobolds have a penis contained within a groinal slit and a cloaca - a combination anus and vagina - under their tail. A distinct "branch" of their internal cavity leads to a fully functional uterus and set of ovaries, meaning that these "male" kobolds can be inseminated through what is, in human terms, anal sex. These kobolds are orientated towards doing the inseminating, though; their phalluses are larger, their testes are more productive, they can more readily stimulate a penetrated partner, and their sperm count is generally higher, meaning they have greater chance at fertilizing another kobold's eggs than being fertilized themselves. This is why, in general, a "male" kobold will only produce half as many eggs when impregnated compared to a "female" kobold. "Female" kobolds, in comparison, are built for producing eggs. They have a frontal vagina, a retractile phallus taking the place of a clitoris, and an anus. More of their internal cavity is given over to their uterus and ovaries, meaning their internal testes are comparatively small; they do not produce as much sperm as as the "males" do, and their smaller penises make penetrating sex slightly more difficult for them compared to "males", but they can still effectively inseminate a kobold partner if they desire to. [/spoiler] In essence, what I did in the gazetteer was an attempt to convey my idea of "undifferentiated hermaphrodite dragons being forced, however crudely, into the human framework, complete with pseudo-males and pseudo-females", in a way that was hopefully not too graphic for the readers. It looks like I may have been too worried about reader reactions, and in the end confused the issue because... yeah, they're supposed to be hermaphroditic all the time, just some are better at carrying and some are better at fertilizing, not "males turn into females and vice versa". Does that explain things better? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
5e Homebrew Setting: Malebolge, Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy
Top