I've been in one campaign over the years where we started play at "level 0." While I see how it could be interesting, my particular experience was tedious and boring. i kept waiting for the session to be over so we could be level one fr the next session.
I don't think it needs to be there and...
I've honestly never really thought about it. As a DM I am a little bit of everything, obviously, but as a player I can honestly say I don't think I have ever rolled a female character.
Now that you've made me realize this, I... wow. Yeah, I never have. My head hurts a little.
I guess my next...
Most B&M near me are really comic book stores that have a few random books for different systems. I end up buying almost everything online.
Although I do prefer the physically book, I tend to buy PDF versions mostly due to the cost and then I print whatever I need. This is becoming less and...