are bosmer still really small? : V

» Tue May 15, 2012 6:58 am

in oblivion wood elves were tiny and looked like kids when stood next to taller races. have wood elves been made taller or are they still stupidly small?

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:56 am

Still the smallest race, which has always pissed me off because they would be my first choice otherwise.

» Tue May 15, 2012 8:39 am

yeah thats why i ask, i would be one if they wasnt like 4 feet high.

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:07 pm

They don't look so ridiculous anymore, though.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:38 am

Give them a beard and pretend they're a dwarf!

» Tue May 15, 2012 9:03 am

Always have and always will be, If they weren't small they would pretty much be High Elves or pale Dunmer.

» Tue May 15, 2012 10:21 am

In Oblivion, female Bosmers weren't small. I thought that was weird.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:51 am

They look very tall in the character creator.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:46 pm

The weird part to me was that the females are normal sized, making them like 4-6 inches taller than their male counterparts. I've just never really been attracted to a taller woman, so role-playing a guy were I'm the shortest person out there, would limit my RP possibilities.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:42 am

I actually like the Bosmer shortness. I'm kind of the opposite, I'd like to be an Altmer, but their tallness sort of turns me away.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:49 am

In Oblivion, female Bosmers weren't small. I thought that was weird.

In Morrowind they were also pretty tall. Never bothered me. I just hope the men are less annoying than before.

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:56 am

They aren't small. Look up Dave's interview from RipTen. He described them as tall, and he's a trusted guy.

» Tue May 15, 2012 8:16 am

I saw a Bosmer...he was really, REALLY [I mean really] small...and annoying....And he had the Adoring Fan's voice too x_x

Won't say who he is tho, that would be spoiling.

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:56 am

AFAIK they're about 5' in Oblivion (the females are taller, but I made a mod to fix that). Dwarves (not Dwemer) would be shorter and Gnomes would be shorter still.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:31 pm

Would you really want Bethesda to change the ESTABLISHED lore by making a race taller than it always have been?

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:46 am

Small is good when your playing a sneaky type character.. Ever seen a sneaky giant? This has already been discussed in another post though.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:19 pm

Would you really want Bethesda to change the ESTABLISHED lore by making a race taller than it always have been?

Is it established lore that female Bosmer are larger than males or was that a bug / error in Oblivion?

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:11 pm

I've always thought it was great that the Elder Scrolls series doesn't assume that human secondary six characteristics are universal across all races >< I get really sick of the "big muscled male, small sixy female" convention in RPGs being applied to every race... sure it COULD be like that (they're fantasy races after all) but it doesn't HAVE to be, and it shows a lack of imagination >< In the animal kingdom, you get all kinds of variations.

As for bosmer being small in general, yeah, it seems right... they are a sneaky woodland people, wouldn't you expect them to be small? what on earth is the problem with that?

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:28 am

In Oblivion, female Bosmers weren't small. I thought that was weird.

Bosmer females grow taller than the males.

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:11 pm

Is it established lore that female Bosmer are larger than males or was that a bug / error in Oblivion?

Yes, it's actually established that females are taller than males. Personally I like that, since it makes Bosmer more unique.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:46 pm

its part of their lore so dont expect them to get any bigger

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:03 pm

I just hope the men are less annoying than before.

This. They looked..... weird. And their eyebrows made them look constantly surprised or something. This time around they look a lot better. And their eyebrows make them look angry or something, not forever shocked by your actions.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:18 am

Disappointing on the male Bosmer, I could look past being short, and even having unpleasant associations from past games, but to be shorter even than the Bosmer females is, for me, a step too far.

I like how the devs have changes their appearance though -- more gritty etc.