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Originally Posted by rknop
What I've heard is that artists have figured out that the standard in fantasy RPGs is burly white guys and hot white babes in chainmail bikinis, so they default to that at all times, believing that is what people will want unless they're very clearly told otherwise.
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I'm not sure about this, if only because I provide pretty explicit art direction to my projects, which includes suggestions on such things. Valid armor is a pet hobby horse of mine, as are weapons and stances for warriors that look like folks know what they're doing. But if I'm not unusual in terms of what I provide in terms of being an art director, then it's not the artists.