Dragonborn "uh-oh" on my PHB cover?!

[fireinthedust]

I'm not sure this has been posted here (though I doubt I'm the first to see it), but:

Did anyone else look at the cover of the 4e PHB and see the Dragonborn's... codpeice on his platemail?

I just noticed it, and I need to discuss my trauma with the rest of the gaming community.

Ok, maybe I'm wrong, but the spike is the same color as his scales.

Maybe it's magic plate? Or spiked plate?

It does explain the racial Cha bonus.

How did WOTC not see this? They're gamers, this is EXACTLY the sort of thing they should notice first!

 

[chronoplasm]

I think it's empowering.

 

[Crothian]

They're gamers, this is EXACTLY the sort of thing they should notice first!

Why should this be the first thing that gamers notice?

 

[Charwoman Gene]

How did WOTC not see this? They're gamers, this is EXACTLY the sort of thing they should notice first!

It's the same piece of armor cover his hip. The anatomy is TERRIBLE in this pic, but that is not at all phallic.

 

[Alzrius]

It's the same piece of armor cover his hip. The anatomy is TERRIBLE in this pic, but that is not at all phallic.

I dunno, the coloration is different from his armor, and it doesn't seem like a piece of armor - but rather seems to be between two of the pieces slung around his waist.

This really does seem like what the OP is implying...

 

[Silverblade The Ench]

Lizards have internal genitalia.
Isn't that a relief...

But, then again, maybe it's a special power!

Feat:
"Scary Thrust" Prereq: Dragoborn, male, only.
1/day versus a Prone foe, you can do "The Deed" on them.
Requires "Oil of Slipperines" for male targets though

 

[Alzrius]

Lizards have internal genitalia.
Isn't that a relief...

PLEASE don't start referencing real-world creatures as a basis for dragonborn anatomy. The last thing we need is a male version of the dragonboobs debate.

 

[chronoplasm]

Lizards have internal genitalia.
Isn't that a relief...

Dragons aren't lizards; they are monotremes.

That is a cloaca.

 

[Ulrick]

PLEASE don't start referencing real-world creatures as a basis for dragonborn anatomy. The last thing we need is a male version of the dragonboobs debate.

Well, whatever it is, I think WotC needs to clear up this possible phallusy...

 

[fireinthedust]

Lizards have internal genitalia.
Isn't that a relief...

Dragons + Other Race = Half-dragons. Humans, elves, and whoever else. Humans need wombs, ditto elves.

Dragonborn are humanoid forms derived from the spilt blood of Io, right? Without evolution, or a specific reason, I don't see why they wouldn't have a... a...!

Phallic: Hey, I never said Phallic, you said it. My point exactly: gamers = humans = minds in the gutter. But you know what I mean.

The worst part is I'm a fan of 4e. I like Pathfinder, in theory, but playing 4e is more fun. How can I look at the PHB without feeling... (love that smilie, btw)

EDIT: Actually, a series of stickers could do a good job. What would be appropriate...