Snapchat has this new gender swap feature, where it will modify your photo by applying filters to fit certain gender stereotypes. I do not use snapchat, and this one feature does not interest me at all, so I haven’t tried it (but I’m sure I’d be lovely if I did).
But then I ran across this: 99 D&D Female Character Art Pieces. They’re fabulous! Some amazing art in there. For a moment, though, I felt that twinge of regret that I, a male, am not represented at all in that collection.
(Pause for a moment to give all the women out there a chance to smirk and say “Oh you poor dear. Now you know how it feels, white man.” Fair enough.)
But then I had an idea: forget Snapchat, can you gentlemen find a gender-swapped version of your ideal D&D self in that collection? Mine was easy to spot — I couldn’t be that lean, grim warrior archetype. This would be me:
Your turn. Link to your fantasy gender-swapped self-image in the comments.
Here’s an equivalent Fantasy Art Males page so the women can play, too!
And an apparent leftie, too!
Everything is swapped. I’m also young and svelte.
They’re amazing.
I remember back in the days when I was looking for character illustrations and they al looked like they came from Oglaf (not that Oglaf already existed back then, but you get my meaning). I mean, even the Courtesan whose strategy to save money in inns was to hook up with a rich merchant and spend the night in his bed wasn’t that slutty…
How appropriate! DND made me trans. <3
Oh, this bow.
It’s worth noting that this is art from a Magic card, Admiral Beckett Brass. Magic is doing really well these days at representing a wide range of characters sympathetically.
We have the same hairdo. https://i.imgur.com/rqAWYr0_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium
Gotta be this one. No giant flashy weapons or ornate armour. Just a jug of booze, a no-fucks-given attitude, and the perfect slouch.
Darjien beat me to it. This is one of my favourite recent pieces of art from Magic: The Gathering, and the artist used his mother as the model. The gorgon who shows up early on in the link is also from Magic, one of my favourite characters call Vraska (who is in a relationship now with the white boy face of MTG, Jace Beleren).
You jerk, PZ! I run a Beckett Brass (the pirate woman you have) deck, and would certainly choose it! (Thank you Darjien). She is awesome: a pirate admiral.
. It’s a bit of a cheat since it’s a gender swapped Arthur, but the character is great.
I like this one quite a bit. Though the more maternal one might fit me better these days. Finally, though it doesn’t represent me at all times, I think this maul-wielder perfectly fits the troll-busting persona here on FtB when Jordan Peterson fans or the like show up.
But wait, you say, are these your gender swapped personae?
Well, you see, the manly me still hates sexism and so chose these as representative because why the fuck not confound your gendered expectations? The end.
Hmm, not nearly enough wizards in that selection! So I’ve cheated a bit and gone beyond it. I guess I’d be something like this:
https://66.media.tumblr.com/1add9e450805db3794d860342aa1c53e/tumblr_inline_pgkrig8psj1rwopi4_500.png
I think that’s supposed to be female, though it’s androgynous enough that it could be anything. Which fits I suppose.
I’m going to go with this one.
https://i.imgur.com/ADJyk6w.jpg
Very Rosy the Riveter vibe.
@Ray Ceeya:
That one is awesome, and is the 3rd one of the trio I chose.
Started scrolling, saw a snake-haired Gorgon and was about to say “Yes” when I saw the mace-wielding beserker beneath her. Doubleplus yes.
@15 I thought about Gorgon too, but decided for this instead: https://i.imgur.com/DoyrR8M.jpg
Was that the mace wielder you thought about?
Heh. I went to bookmark the page, but it already was … I thought some of that artwork looked familiar.
The blacksmith/tinkerer in me draws me to her…
https://m.imgur.com/ADJyk6w
But the backpacker/wanderer that I am forces me to choose this one…
https://m.imgur.com/ADJyk6w
@11 Crip Dyke
Also some of us played this game on HARDCORE MODE already, heh.
Admiral Beckett Brass! I also recognized Vraska on the first page of the link. It makes sense that there would be some crossover, since WOTC owns both games.
MTG makes it pretty easy to create female versions of myself in deck form. I run decks led by Selenia Dark Angel, Najeela the Blade Blossom, Tiana Ship’s Caretaker, Olivia Mobilized for War and Aminatou the Fateshifter. Tiana is probably my favorite at the moment.
What really bugs me is that everyone in my playgroup, when asking about my commander, always defaults to, “So, what’s he do?” It’s like seriously, look at the cards. They’re not dudes.
https://scryfall.com/card/c18/37/aminatou-the-fateshifter
https://scryfall.com/card/bbd/62/najeela-the-blade-blossom
https://edhrec.com/commanders/olivia-mobilized-for-war
https://scryfall.com/card/tmp/270/selenia-dark-angel
https://scryfall.com/card/dom/208/tiana-ships-caretaker
The mildly deranged penguin suggests Frisian Penguin Dragon, albeit with added cheese.