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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9402071" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>Those are awesome.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yep, but we might be reading them differently. I go over the differences in our interpretations below. Just want to start out with a whole-hearted "I just love talking about art". You may be right, I may be right, that part doesn't really matter to me. I'm just trying to clear up confusion between our interpretations.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Huh, you think the Dance bard is female? I can see it, I was honestly thinking of Scanlan Shorthalt when looking at it though, so I thought it was a guy. Could go either way I suppose.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, definitely disagree that the iconic druid with the animals is female. They could be trans, but we've seen them in other art, like the healing of the Barbarian, and they read as male to me. I'm also not sure why you see the Sea Druid Goliath as female, would you mind clarifying?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Elf Eldritch Knight I had as ambiguous, that art is 98% the outfit. I can see why you might think the Psy Warrior is a female, but they remind me more strongly of some male characters I have seen. Could go either way. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, disagree about the Oath of Heroism Tiefling. I could be persuaded that they just have a very masculine face, but they read as male to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You think the Hunter Ranger is indeterminate? Huh. Again, could be trans, but they have some beard scruff, so they read as male to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I read the tiefling fiendlock as indeterminate. I think they could go either way. Meanwhile, the Celestial Aasimar I read as male. I can sort of see how you could get indeterminate from there, but it wasn't where I was going with it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, I read the Evoker Wizard elf as male. Elves can be tricky though, since they lean into the androgynous very easily.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Honestly? I can't. A lot of it is vibes and design decisions, which I may be misreading. For example, the design of the Zealot Barbarian Dragonborn with the eyepatch? They read like a salty sea captain to me, which had me put them as male. Then there are things that may not matter, but pushed me in that direction, like the Vengeance Paladin looking like they have a goatee. </p><p></p><p>My first pass through, I considered that there may not be ANY female dragonborn, which is why I ended up noting that this may be an art style direction to lean into that reptilian anatomy and make it hard to tell. Since the list and the numbers were just for fun though, I didn't see a reason not to go with my gut feelings on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 9402071, member: 6801228"] Those are awesome. Yep, but we might be reading them differently. I go over the differences in our interpretations below. Just want to start out with a whole-hearted "I just love talking about art". You may be right, I may be right, that part doesn't really matter to me. I'm just trying to clear up confusion between our interpretations. Huh, you think the Dance bard is female? I can see it, I was honestly thinking of Scanlan Shorthalt when looking at it though, so I thought it was a guy. Could go either way I suppose. Ah, definitely disagree that the iconic druid with the animals is female. They could be trans, but we've seen them in other art, like the healing of the Barbarian, and they read as male to me. I'm also not sure why you see the Sea Druid Goliath as female, would you mind clarifying? Elf Eldritch Knight I had as ambiguous, that art is 98% the outfit. I can see why you might think the Psy Warrior is a female, but they remind me more strongly of some male characters I have seen. Could go either way. Yeah, disagree about the Oath of Heroism Tiefling. I could be persuaded that they just have a very masculine face, but they read as male to me. You think the Hunter Ranger is indeterminate? Huh. Again, could be trans, but they have some beard scruff, so they read as male to me. I read the tiefling fiendlock as indeterminate. I think they could go either way. Meanwhile, the Celestial Aasimar I read as male. I can sort of see how you could get indeterminate from there, but it wasn't where I was going with it. Ah, I read the Evoker Wizard elf as male. Elves can be tricky though, since they lean into the androgynous very easily. Honestly? I can't. A lot of it is vibes and design decisions, which I may be misreading. For example, the design of the Zealot Barbarian Dragonborn with the eyepatch? They read like a salty sea captain to me, which had me put them as male. Then there are things that may not matter, but pushed me in that direction, like the Vengeance Paladin looking like they have a goatee. My first pass through, I considered that there may not be ANY female dragonborn, which is why I ended up noting that this may be an art style direction to lean into that reptilian anatomy and make it hard to tell. Since the list and the numbers were just for fun though, I didn't see a reason not to go with my gut feelings on them. [/QUOTE]
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