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BUT!
I want wild diversity.
I want fat elves. I want skinny dwarves. I want arctic owlbears. I want the gamut!
The images in the PHB and the MM should not be of THE CREATURE. They should be of a creature. This is an elf. This is an owlbear. This is what they could look like.
For illustrative purposes, the picture next to the first definition of the thing should be kind of stereotypical, but we don't need to cling to that elsewhere.
And if your fat elf starts looking like a human with pointy ears, then I'd say your elves don't have enough visual distinction. That's a problem. A normal elf shouldn't just be a skinny person.
BUT!
I want wild diversity.
I want fat elves. I want skinny dwarves. I want arctic owlbears. I want the gamut!
The images in the PHB and the MM should not be of THE CREATURE. They should be of a creature. This is an elf. This is an owlbear. This is what they could look like.
For illustrative purposes, the picture next to the first definition of the thing should be kind of stereotypical, but we don't need to cling to that elsewhere.
And if your fat elf starts looking like a human with pointy ears, then I'd say your elves don't have enough visual distinction. That's a problem. A normal elf shouldn't just be a skinny person.