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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9311172" data-attributes="member: 22779">People are right that there are perfect contexts where a character in a state of undress makes sense.  Like the aforementioned barbarian.  Or a monk.  Sure.  No worries.  No one should say that it's impossible to have those contexts.  100% correct.But, and you knew there was going to be a but here right, here's the rub.  You have X number of images in your spiffy new book that you are selling.  As in, there are only a limited number of images you can include.  Now, if you include a character in a state of undress, you will make a certain group of fans happy and a certain group of fans unhappy.  And both of those groups tend to be REALLY loud.OTOH, you can just... not include those images.  Include great art - because we're all going to be happy with good pictures (cough 5e halfling cough).  No one is going to complain about this image:<img src="https://images.app.goo.gl/BGnoVJwcTU71S6Cn6" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[ATTACH]356305[/ATTACH]even if it would make sense for an elf ranger to not be heavily dressed in certain contexts.So, what's in it for the publisher to court controversy?</blockquote>