Xyn Raven @XynRaven 5h5 hours ago Replying to @TheEdVerse So any race the females of which give birth instead of laying eggs menstruate? Does that include bizarre races like celestials and githzerai?
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Yes, but not all live-birth races menstruate in precisely the same way as humans (differences in lengths of periods, what’s discharged, and how and when). #Realmslore
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I honestly gave up on you ever replying. Forgive me for my lack of faith, Sir Ed of Greenwood.. But at the time of that tweet, I forgot to ask, does that also include fiendish females? And would there ever be a source book describing the different kinds of menstruation between..
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...races, or will that be up to the DM?

Feb 25, 2019 · 8:24 AM UTC

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...which is the Realms (my creation). I've worked on various Outer Planes in all editions of the game up to 4th, but as a freelancer, and menstruation wasn't covered in any of the design work I've seen. Sorry.
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No need to apologize. I actually respect you even more for this. Personally, I consider you the most credible source of lore on the Realms, since you're its creator, but if they're not your area of expertise, whom do you know is better at answering such a question?
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I highly doubt that'll get official lore coverage anywhere, beyond the 2e Ecologies already published for various critters. My delay in replying was to check if the edited-out stuff was NDA or whether or not I was free to talk about it. Fiends are out of my area of expertise, ...
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Well I suppose it's up to the DM, then, as I expected. I mean, if something like that got published, the Internet's gonna have a riot.