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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 9340180" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>They obviously made it a woman because few people (not saying "none") would have interpreted the character in that piece of art as a woman. It was clearly means to subvert those expectations and give a moment of surprise, like when an armored and helmeted protagonist removes the helmet and you learn that the hero was a woman. </p><p></p><p>They also knew that it would lead to a lot of, uh, "conversation" and build buzz for a miniature that would otherwise would not have drawn much attention, because only a few older players or D&D history geeks would be interested or excited about this. Upsetting a small number of older fans is a good trade-off for better sales.</p><p></p><p>As an older player who started with Red Box D&D my reaction was "huh, okay." Sometimes I've gotten a little miffed by complete reimaginings of well fleshed out characters from novels and movies ("miffed" meaning, I shrug my shoulders and don't buy/read/watch the book/show/movie). But I just can't see how someone could be so attached to one-off depiction of a warrior that you only see from the back. </p><p></p><p>I feel like I should start a thread ranting about orcs not having porcine faces, but I think I missed the boat on that one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 9340180, member: 6796661"] They obviously made it a woman because few people (not saying "none") would have interpreted the character in that piece of art as a woman. It was clearly means to subvert those expectations and give a moment of surprise, like when an armored and helmeted protagonist removes the helmet and you learn that the hero was a woman. They also knew that it would lead to a lot of, uh, "conversation" and build buzz for a miniature that would otherwise would not have drawn much attention, because only a few older players or D&D history geeks would be interested or excited about this. Upsetting a small number of older fans is a good trade-off for better sales. As an older player who started with Red Box D&D my reaction was "huh, okay." Sometimes I've gotten a little miffed by complete reimaginings of well fleshed out characters from novels and movies ("miffed" meaning, I shrug my shoulders and don't buy/read/watch the book/show/movie). But I just can't see how someone could be so attached to one-off depiction of a warrior that you only see from the back. I feel like I should start a thread ranting about orcs not having porcine faces, but I think I missed the boat on that one. [/QUOTE]
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