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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 9551431" data-attributes="member: 42856">I don't see this pictorial choice as particularly inclusive. It's marginal as best.Having a few benevolent creatures be female (like satyresses) despite already having an established benevolent female counterpart in myth (the nymphs) doesn't help, the female version was already present. And honestly, the nymph was certainly depicted more postively than the satyr, even though D&D official art fell short of representing satyrs with their namesake oversized, excited genital organs.Having a single evil monsters (Hags) being shown as male is a really slight gain (it's still a monster that is the reflection on prejudice against age and ugliness).Having a poor, cursed creature who can't help but petrifying any social contact it may have (Medusa) be either male of female is certainly more inclusive, as in "every sex can get cursed", but I wouldn't use that as a badge of inclusivity. Especially when it's not new, male medusa have been part of the game since 3e (Sharn City of Towers, 2004) and apparently already had a male counterpart (the maedar, of whom I learnt in this thread).Having a few benevolent creatures (nymphs, dryads) be male doesn't seem to do much for inclusivity. Sure, making this creature sexed (before, one could say that it was a single-sex species, therefore neutral as they weren't known to breed) gives more visibility to males in the game, but I don't feel we lacked cool depictions of male creatures in the game at this point. If they wanted to do more for inclusivity on this front of male representation, they'd depict more female orcs and goblins in published content: I am pretty sure a lot of groups imagine all male when they are told "the peaceful caravan is ambushed by 6 goblin warriors". As an example, the goblin tribe described in Rime of the Frostmaiden has exactly 1 female goblin, and she's a healer. There are several children goblins, so it's not just the author wanting to avoid a slaughter of civilians...</blockquote>

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