How is that babe in the barely there armor getting any AC bonus?

[GeeksDreamGirl]

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[Rechan]

In my experience, the Gamer Girl is never single. If she's at the table, either she's there with her boyfriend/husband, or she's all ready called for.

Too much competition.

BTW, if this is your incentive, you really ought to get Shelly (Confessions of a Part Time Sorceress/Full Time Wizard) to either endorse it, write a forward, or sign the jacket.

 

[ProfessorCirno]

BTW, if this is your incentive, you really ought to get Shelly (Confessions of a Part Time Sorceress/Full Time Wizard) to either endorse it, write a forward, or sign the jacket.

I can only speak from my own experiences, but I've yet to meet a single female gamer who liked that book, and quite a few I know felt openly insulted by it. I've got a hunch that it scared away more girls then it brought in.

 

[El Mahdi]

How is that babe in the barely there armor getting any AC bonus?

Distraction bonus?

 

[Halivar]

The answer to the question in your title is simple: it's a distraction bonus (EDIT: Owned by El Mahdi!!!).

BTW, I've only played with single girls, never with married. The trick is to play up the collaborative storytelling aspect of it. Girls are almost never into killing monsters and taking their stuff... until you describe their first fireball going off and incinerating everything in the room. That moment usually (IMXP) unlocks a latent bloodthirst in gentle ladies who would otherwise cringe at the very thought of talking about killing something.

It is a fun thing to watch.

PS: I feel totally misled. I came into the thread based on the title expecting demonstrative illustrations!

 

[RangerWickett]

If you want, I could send you a pdf copy of E.N. Arsenal - Chainmail Bikinis.

 

[GeeksDreamGirl]

That moment usually (IMXP) unlocks a latent bloodthirst in gentle ladies who would otherwise cringe at the very thought of talking about killing something.

That quote is gold, Halivar.

 

[Rechan]

I can only speak from my own experiences, but I've yet to meet a single female gamer who liked that book, and quite a few I know felt openly insulted by it. I've got a hunch that it scared away more girls then it brought in.

I've never met someone who's read the book, but I would hazard a guess (based on how Shelly talks), that the type of person who would like the book are the "Girl's girl" types. Those who read Cosmo and such. That is the Tone that I get from Shelly.

Certainly not for those who are a tomboy, or at least don't like Chanel and Goochie.

Also, while Shelly may have driven off some, Astrid's Parlor over on WotC is still active, and you got customers right there.

 

[Halivar]

Certainly not for those who are a tomboy, or at least don't like Chanel and Goochie.

I don't know much about those creatures (girls), but I know this: you can't write for all of them. There are many various species, all completely distinct. If you were to write a wandering monster table for types of women, you'd need a third digit for your percentile dice; and that's if you're prepared to make broad categorizations (not a pun! I swear!).

 

[Rechan]

If you were to write a wandering monster table for types of women, you'd need a third digit for your percentile dice; and that's if you're prepared to make broad categorizations (not a pun! I swear!).

I hear that the 1e DMG had a Female wandering monster table.