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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7434913" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>Dangerous waters are sometimes worth the swim.</p><p></p><p>The scientific term for the closest real world parallel to these exceedingly rare Blessed of Corellon is sequential hermaphroditism. There is no real world human equivalent, so there is no spot on term for it in real life, and applying real world terminology to it as a 'rough fit' may anger some people - so tact is recommended where this is included in a game. You may have players that see this as a story option merely, players that exlore it as part of a more personal exploration, or players that are using it to belittle others. You'll need to consider how it is being used and how to help all players be comfortable with the use of the mechanic.</p><p></p><p>As others have noted, gender changing is not new to D&D. The Girdle of Femininity/Masculinity has been around since the 1970s. Changelings have had the ability, off and on, in various sources. However, it was often handled in the past in a manner that would displease many applying modern sensibilities. As such, I'm not so sure I'd focus on the history of the ability as any type of template for this ability.</p><p></p><p>In my games, I likely won't focus on it as I don't put a lot of significance on gender in general, but if a player asked to have it for their character or I saw a relevant place for it in a storyline I would include it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7434913, member: 2629"] Dangerous waters are sometimes worth the swim. The scientific term for the closest real world parallel to these exceedingly rare Blessed of Corellon is sequential hermaphroditism. There is no real world human equivalent, so there is no spot on term for it in real life, and applying real world terminology to it as a 'rough fit' may anger some people - so tact is recommended where this is included in a game. You may have players that see this as a story option merely, players that exlore it as part of a more personal exploration, or players that are using it to belittle others. You'll need to consider how it is being used and how to help all players be comfortable with the use of the mechanic. As others have noted, gender changing is not new to D&D. The Girdle of Femininity/Masculinity has been around since the 1970s. Changelings have had the ability, off and on, in various sources. However, it was often handled in the past in a manner that would displease many applying modern sensibilities. As such, I'm not so sure I'd focus on the history of the ability as any type of template for this ability. In my games, I likely won't focus on it as I don't put a lot of significance on gender in general, but if a player asked to have it for their character or I saw a relevant place for it in a storyline I would include it. [/QUOTE]
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