Alternative: Girls (females) in D&D/ Roleplaying

[jonesy]

Are they all just killing machines, acting contrary to their gender?

Contrary to their gender? Jesus, man.

You should try crossing a scandinavian chick sometimes. You'd regret it for the rest of your short sorry life. That pretty petite swede will total you like a wrecking ball on a Datsun 710.

And what about all those nature documentaries.

Yes, this is tongue in cheek. (Or was that sarcasm?) Yes. No.

 

[Wik]

Contrary to their gender? Jesus, man.

You should try crossing a scandinavian chick sometimes. You'd regret it for the rest of your short sorry life. That pretty petite swede will total you like a wrecking ball on a Datsun 710.

And what about all those nature documentaries.

Yes, this is tongue in cheek. (Or was that sarcasm?) Yes. No.

Ha. Fully agreed. Hence the sarcasm in my post - all of the women I've seen in gaming are pure monsters when it comes to the murder and the violence. And I'm sure they kick puppies in their spare time.

 

[Sunseeker]

Ha. Fully agreed. Hence the sarcasm in my post - all of the women I've seen in gaming are pure monsters when it comes to the murder and the violence. And I'm sure they kick puppies in their spare time.

In general I have to agree, even if the books and imagery portray women as sex-ready man-totes, I think most of the time girls and women use the RP experience to break all those normal societal roles. While that imagery may be effective at seducing younger girls, I think most women past their 20's have already decided how they want to live their lives, and those that want to live their lives as determined by the whims of social norms probably aren't going to be playing tabletop games.

 

[nai_cha]

all of the women I've seen in gaming are pure monsters when it comes to the murder and the violence.

Looking at the 4 women (out of 6 players) in our group:

(1) one gets antsy if it's too long between combat encounters
(2) one loves dealing maximum damage and mayhem when she's a player and is diabolical when she's the DM (surprise! 8 dragons, guys! after 3 consecutive encounters with solos!)
(3) one refers to our weekend games as "my weekly dose for hitting things"
(4) and well, there's me, but I think I'm pretty tame- I'm a striker, I'm just doing my job.

 

[Nifft]

It is more ambiguous if I don't know which particular poison might be in the non-soda? Please answer.

Yes, there's a world of difference between these cocktails:
- Gin (alcohol is a poison) - suboptimal
- Gin and Tonic (alcohol and quinine are both poisons) - optimal
- Gin, Tonic and Cyanide (three poisons) - NOT OPTIMAL AT ALL

See the pattern here? 1 ≠ 2 ≠ 3.

"Be picky with your poisons", -- N

 

[pawsplay]

Yes, there's a world of difference between these cocktails:
- Gin (alcohol is a poison) - suboptimal
- Gin and Tonic (alcohol and quinine are both poisons) - optimal
- Gin, Tonic and Cyanide (three poisons) - NOT OPTIMAL AT ALL

See the pattern here? 1 ≠ 2 ≠ 3.

"Be picky with your poisons", -- N

I specified a deadly poison.

This glass contains either delicious soda or deadly poison.

So, yeah, I do see a pattern. I ask a straight question, you don't answer it, then claim victory while moving goalposts. As this is a tangent of a tangent, consider the subject dropped.

 

[jonesy]

I specified a deadly poison.

Alcohol is a deadly poison. It's all about the dosage. I say this as someone who has had a family member die of alcohol poisoning, and as someone who has friends who work in a hospital where they offer therapy and counselling to alcoholics.

 

[pawsplay]

Alcohol is a deadly poison. It's all about the dosage. I say this as someone who has had a family member die of alcohol poisoning, and as someone who has friends who work in a hospital where they offer therapy and counselling to alcoholics.

Exactly. Water is a deadly poison, at the right dosage. Obviously, a gin and tonic is not "a deadly poison."

 

[jonesy]

Exactly. Water is a deadly poison, at the right dosage. Obviously, a gin and tonic is not "a deadly poison."

But you were talking about whether something was more or less ambigous. A gin and tonic is more ambiguous than a gin, because the dosage is harder to calculate. When there's only one poison it is easy. When there's more you can't know for sure what the percentages of the mix are without thorough testing.

 

[Nifft]

But you were talking about whether something was more or less ambigous. A gin and tonic is more ambiguous than a gin, because the dosage is harder to calculate. When there's only one poison it is easy. When there's more you can't know for sure what the percentages of the mix are without thorough testing.

Yep, especially not when he hasn't specified the size of the dose -- we're talking about a pint of the stuff, right?

In any case, this is a tangent off of a tangent. I think if you had a point, you've lost it. The important lesson here is that, no matter how deep a hole you dug for yourself, singular "they" never helped you out of it.

Singular "they": it never helps.

"And knowing is half the battle!", -- N