Dragonborn: Boobs or No Boobs?

[pawsplay]

I voted yes.

I'm usually very anti fan service, so voting "yes" to boobs makes me cringe a bit.

But my personal taste is to have them look more at least somewhat human, rather than like small bipedal dragons. And I think that gender dimorphism that at least roughly maps onto human gender dimorphism helps make them feel more accessible.

Technically, there's nothing that says that they can't lay eggs AND nurse young. Maybe they're monotremes.

Oh, that's what D&D needs... anthropomorphic duck-billed platypi that look like dragons. That way, we can combine the Talislantan Aeriad boob controversy with the Gloranthan duck controversy. Shortly thereafter, civilization will collapse, and we'll all have front row seats.

 

[Imp]

Well you know what they say, you can't make a points-of-light omelette without breaking a few eggs.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Uhm...I just paged through R&C today.....

.....there's a female dragonborn rogue.

She's wearing something over her chest.

So either female dragonborn DO have bewbs.....or that rogue is just *weird*.

 

[Lurks-no-More]

Silliest thread evar. That's right, evar.

It certainly wins the booby prize.

So either female dragonborn DO have bewbs.....or that rogue is just *weird*.

Male DB: "I have got to ask: why the sash across the chest? I thought it might be a sign of identification with your companions in the adventuring party, but since you've changed it several time, that cannot be it."

Female DB: "Oh, that. I just wear it to preserve the human sensibilities; once they realized I was a woman walking around bare-chested, they became very agitated. This was the easiest way to placate them. Mammals..." *eyeroll*



Anyhow, as for the warforged and their lack of (metallic) boobs, the race's meta-purpose is to be a sort-of enigma, blurring the lines between living things and machines, exploring issues of identity and purpose, and so forth. Thus, having their bodies be asexual and unconnected with their mental gender (if any; I could certainly see there being a whole bunch of asexual WF, or ones coming up with entirely new ideas of gender) is perfectly fitting.

 

[kunadam]

1) Are Dragonborn young hatched ready for solids, or do they require milk? ( Secreting from skin patches really doesn't work well with wearing clothing, let alone armour. Besides, breastfeeding is an iconic image of motherhood, whereas licking stuff off skin is kinda icky - and in a desert, sandy.)

They are ready for solids. Come on, reptiles are ready for life after they hatch (birds too, but they are technically reptiles anyway).

2) What is the origin of the Dragonborn race? Are Dragonborn evolved reptiles, a variant draconic species, or transformed humans? The latter would entail vestigial traits that may not serve a practical purpose.

They are a draconic species. They have nothing to do with humans (not transformed, no half-breeds).

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

1.) Dragons=Good
2.) Boobs=Good
3.) Dragons+Boobs>Dragons /=Boobs

Therefore bring on the dragon boobs

 

[Zweischneid]

They are ready for solids. Come on, reptiles are ready for life after they hatch (birds too, but they are technically reptiles anyway).

Birds are warmblooded, reptiles are not. Thats one big difference, likely more than that between Birds and Mammals.

They are a draconic species. They have nothing to do with humans (not transformed, no half-breeds).

You sure? Wouldn't want to miss the 4e version of the seedy tavern, where beguiling thiefling and dragonborn maids tempt the young Paladins with their exotic bosom...

 

[Doug McCrae]

In Eberron I believe all warforged have male-shaped bodies (though they can have male or female personalities strangely) which makes sense as they are built for war.

Ofc people being people, once the war was over the first thing they'd use living constructs for would be sex.

Loveforged - attractive female-shaped living constructs. +2 cha instead of +2 con.

 

[Eldragon]

Some warforged are crafted to appear and sound feminine. And in those cases they are given armor plates that give the viewer the idea of breasts, but they are quite flat by human standards (And practically non-existent by Fantasy art standards).


I'm against Dragonborn women having breasts. There is enough anthropomorphism in Sci-fi/Fantasy media as it is.

 

[Sara_G]

I'm playing a female Dragonborn Paladin right now. She's not voluptuous. She's badass.