In the absence of contrary evidence I allow the template to assume such grunts are male – it very rarely makes any difference either way. The orc in panel one has done the same, prepared to do cliche medieval melee and soon award the hero XP, gold, and possibly useful body parts. At least until his (female orcs are also hard to identify) opponent went into “dexterity combat mode” anyway.

The point I’ve finally reached is that “[Armor/Female] >Pick one” isn’t just sarcastic culture observation, it’s a visual obstacle. Consider the belts of WoW, long ridiculed for being wrestling-champ hooge. Their size was deemed the result of necessity, as the artist devs couldn’t do anything with string-thin models.

I cannot argue that modern graphics have as much trouble depicting Panzer-grade females (actually it’s still rather difficult with a helmet – again, see panel one) but the setting is already in place and it takes longer to redevelop existing culture. Consider the array of OTHER reasons (not all giggity-based) for chainmail bikini, some probably among these comments, and you can expect little change.

I don’t know why trolls are always regenerative, why dwarves are always drunk, why elves are always graceful, or why goblins are always tricky, but I don’t even need logical reasoning to uphold those traditions, dating back to Tolkien and beyond. So I might be just a little bit serious when I claim that my design of a female fighter with a visible belly button is more than just “Isn’t this way nicer? ”

The hotter the chick, the less armor she has to wear.