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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 7445370"><p>Well, the fluff applies to all the races. Even dragonborn females, though now without boobs, are described/depicted as somewhat thinner and less muscly than males, though there's no rule support for that. Even humans are still described that way and we all know there's sexual dimorphism between humans.</p><p></p><p>But a mechanical representation of that fact does a disservice to the sort of game D&D is trying to present. Characters are always <em>exceptions</em>, as Mary-Suey as that can sound, as a-typical members of their race/culture/world the one female in your party may just happen to be the strongest <strong>person</strong> in the world. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I find the Blessing dramatically <em>less</em> interesting if all elves are assumed to be rather androgynous in appearance to begin with. Sure, it lets them switch sex, but much of <em>gender</em> is based on physical appearance and capability. If there difference between male and female elves is already a fraction of a fraction, then elvish gender distinctions are going to be equally androgynous. Which sort of, IMO,reduces the value of including an element like the Blessing.</p><p></p><p>I find such a thing like the Blessing to be far more interesting in a race with defined gender roles and marked physical dimorphism between the sexes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 7445370"] Well, the fluff applies to all the races. Even dragonborn females, though now without boobs, are described/depicted as somewhat thinner and less muscly than males, though there's no rule support for that. Even humans are still described that way and we all know there's sexual dimorphism between humans. But a mechanical representation of that fact does a disservice to the sort of game D&D is trying to present. Characters are always [I]exceptions[/I], as Mary-Suey as that can sound, as a-typical members of their race/culture/world the one female in your party may just happen to be the strongest [B]person[/B] in the world. Personally, I find the Blessing dramatically [I]less[/I] interesting if all elves are assumed to be rather androgynous in appearance to begin with. Sure, it lets them switch sex, but much of [I]gender[/I] is based on physical appearance and capability. If there difference between male and female elves is already a fraction of a fraction, then elvish gender distinctions are going to be equally androgynous. Which sort of, IMO,reduces the value of including an element like the Blessing. I find such a thing like the Blessing to be far more interesting in a race with defined gender roles and marked physical dimorphism between the sexes. [/QUOTE]
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