harharharhar wrote on Apr 21
st, 2017 at 8:48pm:
False dichotomy. How about this (i removed the spurious "many" that you added which completely changes the meaning of the sentence)
"Chinese women do not grow beards [unlike caucasian bearded ladies in the circus]"
I agree this can still come across as ambiguous, as in not 100% certain and clearly one way or the other, but I really find it a stretch to try and argue that is equally likely to suggest that these dwarf women shave everyday.
You raise a perfectly valid point. I'd agree that it does make more sense, from a real-world perspective it makes much more sense that they don't grow facial hair at all.
However, DnD lore is known for making sweeping generalizations about specific groups. its not far fetched to say that all duagar are culturally homogeneous, that in fact all of them do shave their beards(just like how in certain areas, all men grow beards).
Of course it would be pretty weird if that's actually what the original writer meant.
Obviously they just don't grow beards.
But its a fun point to discuss.
Revaulting wrote on Apr 21
st, 2017 at 8:38pm:
Though another great solution would be: The Duergar Question, an expedition to a Duergar outpost to uncover the mystery of Duergar hair. A whole campaign could be designed around it.
I would play the shit out of that quest.