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<blockquote data-quote="Kaodi" data-source="post: 5740138" data-attributes="member: 1231">Going back to the question of the cast for a show (or even a book about a party, as the questions are all equally valid there) , I think there are a lot of problems with reducing it down to pure archetype. Because characters are not just their gender, race, and class. They have other characteristics which are important to development. And besides, if you make rules like &quot; No Women As Primary Casters &quot; , you are pretty much saying &quot; Women Cannot Have The Most Awesome Powers &quot; (at least according to how things were over most of the life of D&amp;D), which is an entirely different pitfall from stereotypes.But consider that almost every traditional class has a &quot; problem &quot; angle.Barbarian &quot; Even your fighting women have to be emotional. &quot;Bard &quot; Just what we need, another diva. &quot;Cleric &quot; Not every woman is this pure, caring type. &quot;Druid &quot; Why is every treehugger a girl? &quot;Fighter - Respect. Monk &quot; Waif-fu has been done, and it silly then too. &quot;Paladin &quot; Why does the warrior have to be of virginal purity? &quot;Ranger - Melee - Respect, Ranged: &quot; Girls are not tough enough to get up close? &quot; Rogue - Respect.Sorcerer &quot; Why do girls always get cast as the weak magic use? &quot;Wizard - See Sorcerer, But &quot; At Least She Is The Smart One &quot; Some of these might be a bit of a stretch, but it is mainly supposed to be illustrative.If you were doing a show and are going to cast a female warrior, make her an in your face, medium to heavy armour wearing, and obviously strong. No more waifs. I would also cast either a female artificer, or bite the bullet and have a female wizard. But not a skinny, beautiful wizard. Rather, a really robust, strong, imposing wizard who can fight as well. Almost but not quite a sword mage (thinking someone similar to Mariska Hargitay from Law &amp; Order). Definitely the smartest person in the party and both knowledgeable and intellectual. Round it out with a male half-orc druid, dwarven crossbow ranger, half-elf paladin and a changeling rogue no one is really sure about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kaodi, post: 5740138, member: 1231"] Going back to the question of the cast for a show (or even a book about a party, as the questions are all equally valid there) , I think there are a lot of problems with reducing it down to pure archetype. Because characters are not just their gender, race, and class. They have other characteristics which are important to development. And besides, if you make rules like " No Women As Primary Casters " , you are pretty much saying " Women Cannot Have The Most Awesome Powers " (at least according to how things were over most of the life of D&D), which is an entirely different pitfall from stereotypes. But consider that almost every traditional class has a " problem " angle. Barbarian " Even your fighting women have to be emotional. " Bard " Just what we need, another diva. " Cleric " Not every woman is this pure, caring type. " Druid " Why is every treehugger a girl? " Fighter - Respect. Monk " Waif-fu has been done, and it silly then too. " Paladin " Why does the warrior have to be of virginal purity? " Ranger - Melee - Respect, Ranged: " Girls are not tough enough to get up close? " Rogue - Respect. Sorcerer " Why do girls always get cast as the weak magic use? " Wizard - See Sorcerer, But " At Least She Is The Smart One " Some of these might be a bit of a stretch, but it is mainly supposed to be illustrative. If you were doing a show and are going to cast a female warrior, make her an in your face, medium to heavy armour wearing, and obviously strong. No more waifs. I would also cast either a female artificer, or bite the bullet and have a female wizard. But not a skinny, beautiful wizard. Rather, a really robust, strong, imposing wizard who can fight as well. Almost but not quite a sword mage (thinking someone similar to Mariska Hargitay from Law & Order). Definitely the smartest person in the party and both knowledgeable and intellectual. Round it out with a male half-orc druid, dwarven crossbow ranger, half-elf paladin and a changeling rogue no one is really sure about. [/QUOTE]

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