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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1720922" data-attributes="member: 945"><p>This thread comes up every so often. </p><p></p><p>I've played female characters for as long as I can remember. In fact, HALF of all the characters I've ever played are female. Of 3rd edition (and 3.5), I am currently on a deficit of male characters (male gnome cleric, female sorcerer, female sorcerer).</p><p></p><p>I am working on a character for a new campaign - a female human sorcerer. I have built her as a peasant girl, with some "problems". She has attachment disorder, and maybe some bipolar disorder. She's also an alcoholic and illiterate. All that, and only 15 years old to boot.</p><p></p><p>That's not necessarily what I would call your typical female character. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Some of my early female characters were more stereotypical - a priestess of Sune, for example. One of my favorites was a red-headed paladin that had a 7 intelligence. She was just and good, just really stupid.</p><p></p><p>One of the common female archetypes I tend to play is the naive, young, impulsive, but cute character. I've never really attempted an ugly, older, more brash type of female character. Of course, I've never really played an ugly, older, brash male character either.</p><p></p><p>A PbP game is the *best* place to play a female character, because the other players don't have to make the leap of faith from a guy sitting at the table to a female persona. I've played with a few people that have issues with me playing female characters, but I just chalk it up to their own limitations. I've never had anyone deny me the opportunity to play female characters. I'm fairly certain I wouldn't play with them if they didn't allow it.</p><p></p><p>I think playing a female character is just as complex as playing a male character. Most people tend to play a very similar character. I mean, think back through all the kinds of characters you've ever played, or all the kinds of characters your friend plays. Chances are you can make some kind of statements about those characters, and about potential future characters as well. For instance, whatever my friend plays, I know his character will be impulsive, and will want to go down in some sort of blaze of glory. All his characters are that way.</p><p></p><p>One idea would be to come up with an idea, write up all the stats, and when you get the character sheet all filled out, all the gear purchased, and all the spells figured out, etc - change the "M" to an "F" on the sex line, and then take a moment to think about what that means to you. </p><p></p><p>That might work for just stats, but a good character has a history, and relationships, and a personality - and that's true regardless of the sex you are playing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 1720922, member: 945"] This thread comes up every so often. I've played female characters for as long as I can remember. In fact, HALF of all the characters I've ever played are female. Of 3rd edition (and 3.5), I am currently on a deficit of male characters (male gnome cleric, female sorcerer, female sorcerer). I am working on a character for a new campaign - a female human sorcerer. I have built her as a peasant girl, with some "problems". She has attachment disorder, and maybe some bipolar disorder. She's also an alcoholic and illiterate. All that, and only 15 years old to boot. That's not necessarily what I would call your typical female character. :) Some of my early female characters were more stereotypical - a priestess of Sune, for example. One of my favorites was a red-headed paladin that had a 7 intelligence. She was just and good, just really stupid. One of the common female archetypes I tend to play is the naive, young, impulsive, but cute character. I've never really attempted an ugly, older, more brash type of female character. Of course, I've never really played an ugly, older, brash male character either. A PbP game is the *best* place to play a female character, because the other players don't have to make the leap of faith from a guy sitting at the table to a female persona. I've played with a few people that have issues with me playing female characters, but I just chalk it up to their own limitations. I've never had anyone deny me the opportunity to play female characters. I'm fairly certain I wouldn't play with them if they didn't allow it. I think playing a female character is just as complex as playing a male character. Most people tend to play a very similar character. I mean, think back through all the kinds of characters you've ever played, or all the kinds of characters your friend plays. Chances are you can make some kind of statements about those characters, and about potential future characters as well. For instance, whatever my friend plays, I know his character will be impulsive, and will want to go down in some sort of blaze of glory. All his characters are that way. One idea would be to come up with an idea, write up all the stats, and when you get the character sheet all filled out, all the gear purchased, and all the spells figured out, etc - change the "M" to an "F" on the sex line, and then take a moment to think about what that means to you. That might work for just stats, but a good character has a history, and relationships, and a personality - and that's true regardless of the sex you are playing. [/QUOTE]
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