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<blockquote data-quote="Starfox" data-source="post: 6382711" data-attributes="member: 2303"><p>If the character is transgender, I suppose I should refer to the character as as he. </p><p></p><p>Assuming the character has been transgender for a long time, he'd be practiced at this kind of thing and could pull it off. Skill ranks in Disguise generally represents the ability to play ANY role. But a role you've been playing since birth requires no Disguise checks. If the character suddenly wants to act female, I'd ask for Disguise rolls, as he's obviously acting out of his element.</p><p></p><p>Even barely dressed, an androgynous physical female could probably pass as a male, especially if he's a physically buff person and acting and talking like a man. A well-trained character might not have breasts or hips that immediately scream "female" to observers. Not all men have body hair. And we've not even brought up the issue of fantasy race - onlooker might assume he has a drop of elf blood somewhere in his ancestry that explains the lack of apparent maleness. Totally naked, the genitalia would of course be a deal-breaker, but "smallclothes" are an accepted part of most fantasy (tough largely ahistorical).</p><p></p><p>But the bottom line for me is, the player wants to explore this role, and its not really giving any serious advantages - why not humor the player and let things be? Why make it an issue?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starfox, post: 6382711, member: 2303"] If the character is transgender, I suppose I should refer to the character as as he. Assuming the character has been transgender for a long time, he'd be practiced at this kind of thing and could pull it off. Skill ranks in Disguise generally represents the ability to play ANY role. But a role you've been playing since birth requires no Disguise checks. If the character suddenly wants to act female, I'd ask for Disguise rolls, as he's obviously acting out of his element. Even barely dressed, an androgynous physical female could probably pass as a male, especially if he's a physically buff person and acting and talking like a man. A well-trained character might not have breasts or hips that immediately scream "female" to observers. Not all men have body hair. And we've not even brought up the issue of fantasy race - onlooker might assume he has a drop of elf blood somewhere in his ancestry that explains the lack of apparent maleness. Totally naked, the genitalia would of course be a deal-breaker, but "smallclothes" are an accepted part of most fantasy (tough largely ahistorical). But the bottom line for me is, the player wants to explore this role, and its not really giving any serious advantages - why not humor the player and let things be? Why make it an issue? [/QUOTE]
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