 Bearding the Dwarf, Why do Dwarfs have beards? |
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 Mar 23 2007, 03:33 PM
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The Dragon Never Sleeps  Group: Admin Posts: 6,924 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,667  |
Female dwarves have other indicators of adult hood. |
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Mar 23 2007, 03:56 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...in one other game [which should not be mentioned] it was also said that female dwarves could also have beards. Thankfully Shadowrun didn't follow that line.
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Mar 23 2007, 06:03 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
I generally discount anything and everything from the cover of the BBB. I hate that picture. Cool pic of a female dwarf - Cybertechnology, Prime Runners Bad pic of dwarf -BBB cover |
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Mar 23 2007, 07:04 PM
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Shadow Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Secret Tunnels under the UK (South West) Member No.: 8,636 |
Dwarves have beards? Since when? Surely some do and some don't. If you want to talk about a natural state, then men have beards unless they shave. But lots of men don't have beards. So I don't see why dwarves, who come from every human culture in existence would be any more likely to have a beard than a human. I don't remember anything in cannon that said a dwarf must or should have a beard. I don't see why any other races should have significantly different hair patterns, either. My second favourite troll character has a big head of ginger hair. |
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Mar 23 2007, 07:30 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Well it could be that the dwarf race tends to grow facial hair easier. I know some guys that shave twice a day, and some that only need to once a week. It's never stated, like in SOTA 63 where it talks about dwarfs tending towards a higher than average lean towards being left handed.
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Mar 24 2007, 06:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 870 Joined: 2-October 06 From: Athens Ga Member No.: 9,517 |
On one hand I have a beard about the length that they show dwarves so I like them. On the other hand I can see drawves shaving just so they don't get them caught in machinery!
Sort of like Blacksmiths. Despite what you see in movies, historically blacksmiths were one of the few people in a village who didn't have a beard. That is because hair burns well! |
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Mar 24 2007, 07:21 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
Most craftmen, not just blacksmiths, actually keep their hair, all their hair, short--have you ever seen the aftermath of a ponytail getting caught in a lathe? Instant scalping. So, yeah, considering the reputation of dwarfs and machinery in the Sixth World, I imagine that alot of them would go beardless--or at the very least keep it to a nicely trimmed goatee. Afterall, can you imagine what a few loose strands would do to the inside of a finely tuned drone, like, say, in the computer brain? |
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Mar 24 2007, 01:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 718 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Montevideo, in the elusive shadows of Latin America Member No.: 7,727 |
Ahem! Going back to second edition: aren't dwarfs classified " homo sapiens pumilionis"
That seems to imply faster growing / more profuse body hair. Doesn't it? I must add that I am very happy with female dwarfs, orks and trolls actually looking feminine right now. I love the chinese ork gunslinger in the BBB. The dwarf face looks wrong, though. Cheers, Max |
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Mar 25 2007, 03:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 870 Joined: 2-October 06 From: Athens Ga Member No.: 9,517 |
Maybe that dwarf was ugly.
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Mar 25 2007, 07:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Somewhere in Iraq Member No.: 1,789 |
I always thought that the BBB cover dwarf was just a dude wearing a jersey and some track shorts with a long braid. Hmm, maybe I should get my eyes checked again.
I have to agree that I enjoy the fact that Troll female doesn't mean Chyna or some other freaky looking bodybuilder chick. Course, I couldn't imagine the fetishes that would crop up from having 4 new species to play with. :eek: |
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Jun 14 2007, 06:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 24-March 05 From: On a ledge between Heaven and Hell Member No.: 7,226 |
Dwarf Santa?
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Jun 14 2007, 07:43 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 375 Joined: 15-November 06 From: Salem, Dwarven Hell (Tir Tairngier) Member No.: 9,865 |
First: Why are you necroing threads from 3 weeks ago? It's not that I mind, its just, unusual to necro a thread with a two word post.
Second: In a game-that-shall-not-be-mentioned I played female dwarves shaved their beards out of practicality. They also invented bras for the same reason. I can't see any wage slave dwarf who works with machinery to not get their beard removed during a lunch break sometime in their first year of work. |
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Jun 14 2007, 04:24 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
With enough soy and other estrogen analogues in the diet, any 1 meter girl is going to have those same indicators of adulthood. She'll probably even menstruate. Other than the thing where they can lift and throw your motorcycle, I'm not really sure how female dwarfs differentiate themselves from children in 2071. -Frank |
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Jun 14 2007, 07:43 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
Dwarves have beards because they're too short to reach their chin and shave it.
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