Thotas
First Post
I've always wanted to know how it is that people who feel weird about people playing the opposite gender never have a problem with opposite gender NPCs. I know, most NPCs are not played for sustained amounts of time, but it's pretty much the same thing. And occasionally, the NPCs are played for sustained amounts of time. What if I want a swanmay hench(wo)man while I have a male DM? If males cannot create workable female characters, what happens when some guy writes a novel and needs a female for the story?
I've played a few female PCs over the years. Not being much of an actor at all, I don't do much in the way of "female mannerisms" -- I know, to some that means I'm not a good roleplayer, since I narrate my characters actions more than I portray them. I do think it makes it easier to play the other gender, though. Big burley guys trying to actually act like a delicate femme flower (or vice versa) is often just too funny to work in face-to-face play.
As for pronoun trouble, that comes from the fact that the you now have to decide whether you're referring to the player or the character. The worst pronoun trouble I've ever seen was a male playing a male character named "Mina" ... DM constantly refered to the character as "she" and "her".
I've played a few female PCs over the years. Not being much of an actor at all, I don't do much in the way of "female mannerisms" -- I know, to some that means I'm not a good roleplayer, since I narrate my characters actions more than I portray them. I do think it makes it easier to play the other gender, though. Big burley guys trying to actually act like a delicate femme flower (or vice versa) is often just too funny to work in face-to-face play.
As for pronoun trouble, that comes from the fact that the you now have to decide whether you're referring to the player or the character. The worst pronoun trouble I've ever seen was a male playing a male character named "Mina" ... DM constantly refered to the character as "she" and "her".