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MonkeySage
2020-10-18, 12:00 PM
They physically resemble ordinary penguins- so aquatic avians.

sreservoir
2020-10-18, 06:53 PM
IMO it takes a high standard of geometric impossibility to be worth abandoning the standard humanoid body slots on a player race, even if you have to fudge the fluff a little—maybe they'll have to wear rings and gloves on their feet and boots on their wings. We're talking about magic items that can resize to fit the wearer, after all.

Silly Name
2020-10-19, 11:30 AM
- Neck slot: they have it
- Chest slot: no doubt
- Head slot: same, may be a bit difficult for items that don't fit themselves to the wearer
- Belt slot: uhhh, kinda? Not really the same as humanoids, but I can picture a penguin wearing a belt
- Feet slot: Don't really see it fitting, unless they get the item custom-made

Your main issue here is rings, gauntlets and bracelets. You have to decide whether they have actual penguin-like wings, or humanoid arms. As said above, you may obviate rings by having them worn on the feet, but everything else looks weird.

But it's not just that: if they don't have humanoid arms, then they also can't really manipulate most objects. They can't hold swords or use a lockpick, and they'd seriously struggle to grasp and grab anything. For the sake of player's comfort, I'd make those creatures a bit more anthropomorphic while retaining the general penguin shape and look.