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[stonebird]

A friend brought up an interesting point; one that I do not think many have considered. In our world, it is common for women to wear dresses - or, at the very least, skirts - and for men to wear pants. Why do you think the practice differs in other worlds? Is it simply for convenience's sake? Does it have to do with the environment or are your worlds particularly combative?

If women need to fight, I cannot imagine them doing so in long dresses!

(There was a time she would not have been caught dead in pants, but they have a use. Arya had been right.)

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[blessedmaiden]

... where I grew up most creatures were just naked most of the time. Either that or they were wearing long capes to hide their bodies. In the same world but in different areas we do have women who mostly wear gowns and dwarves who prefere praticality and pants.

Honestly... I think it's just a matter of culture differences. I don't think I would be able to fight in long dresses as well.

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[stonebird]

If you did not have to fight, what would you choose to wear? (She is trying to puzzle out how a cape can hide much of anything unless someone is holding it?) I can understand animals being nude, but what of the people?

[blessedmaiden]

I usually wear in battle what I wear around town, being a mage I don't really use armors anyway because they would only get in the way while I cast more complicated spells. [Pardon, it was long cloaks, Rydia's mistake there.] To be fair most of dresses, robes or sets for mages are covered with protective spells so even something like a small bustier can maybe protect against arrows or even swords to some extent.

Let's just say that the only ones who wore clothes were me, some of the creatures who barely covered what's considered indecent by human standards and those who too human form.

[stonebird]

I have never met a mage. (She tries to think back to her time in Ruby City and while there were spells at play, she never saw someone actively casting them.) What do your spells look like? What can they do?

Your world sounds interesting.