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?
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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?

Feb 26, 2019 · 5:53 AM UTC

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...you're after here is by its nature of secondary "adventure excitement," if you will, and that's the sort of lore that gets left up to individual DMs. Where Ecologies have been written for creatures, use the reproductive lore therein...but be aware that some critters have...
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...a flexible, rich, long-lasting game that can shift in style, tone, and flavour from gaming table to gaming table, so there's never enough design time or wordcount to address everything, so the exciting adventure stuff gets foregrounded, again and again. The sort of lore...
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...discussing future releases in any specific detail. When it's time to hint or tease at something, or gauge what gamers might or might not want to see, that gets done, yes, but until it's time to publicize something about to come out, you'll quite rightly get silence. D&D is...
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Here's the problem you're now facing: the best folks to answer such a question would be the current D&D design team (@ChrisPerkinsDnD @katewelchhhh @JeremyECrawford et al), but TSR and now Wizards of the Coast have long had policies in place, for many very good reasons, of not...
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...changed in 5e.
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While I do understand why it's left to the DMs, I find it more authentic and immersive, for lack of better words, for it to be decided by the real writer, preferably the creator, as it's their world and it wouldn't feel right to take too many liberties. Regardless, I appreciate..
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Also, I myself should apologize for tweeting the same question more than once to get your attention.