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Why aren't there short, fat PC races?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 4721352" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>First of all, you are creating an either/or dichotomy that either you are "tall and skinny" or "short and fat" with little room in-between. What about medium and curvacious? Solid and well-built? Tall and full? Short and slim? Etc. I mean, I hear what you are saying but by espousing that dichotomy you are merely reinforcing the "problem". Sort of like saying "Why aren't there any fat Hollywood actresses?" It only places anything outside of the narrow box into the "short and fat" category, as if either you are Twiggy or you are Fatty. The scary thing is that when there are Hollywood actresses that don't fit the tall-and-slender stereotype, they often end up on a workout regime that gets them there, or as close as they can get (think Scarlett Johannson or Christina Ricci). The problem is that we live in a pathological media-based culture that generally honors only one body type, at least for women.</p><p></p><p>As for your question, the quick and obvious answer is dwarves (as you must know). But you can play around with any race to suit your needs. What about the human wizard with a "sweetmeats" belly? What about the alcoholic elvish bard with a potbelly? All this assuming you actually want someone that is overweight and short rather than just different body types, which is merely up to your imagination.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 4721352, member: 59082"] First of all, you are creating an either/or dichotomy that either you are "tall and skinny" or "short and fat" with little room in-between. What about medium and curvacious? Solid and well-built? Tall and full? Short and slim? Etc. I mean, I hear what you are saying but by espousing that dichotomy you are merely reinforcing the "problem". Sort of like saying "Why aren't there any fat Hollywood actresses?" It only places anything outside of the narrow box into the "short and fat" category, as if either you are Twiggy or you are Fatty. The scary thing is that when there are Hollywood actresses that don't fit the tall-and-slender stereotype, they often end up on a workout regime that gets them there, or as close as they can get (think Scarlett Johannson or Christina Ricci). The problem is that we live in a pathological media-based culture that generally honors only one body type, at least for women. As for your question, the quick and obvious answer is dwarves (as you must know). But you can play around with any race to suit your needs. What about the human wizard with a "sweetmeats" belly? What about the alcoholic elvish bard with a potbelly? All this assuming you actually want someone that is overweight and short rather than just different body types, which is merely up to your imagination. [/QUOTE]
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