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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 4525052" data-attributes="member: 3649">Receptionist: How do you write women so well? Melvin Udall: I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability. --As Good As It GetsWhat are your general "Dos" and "Don'ts"?Seek out some well-written female characters. Emulate them.In general, almost any advice for writing characters also applies to roleplaying them. Find some good books in the writer's section on characterization, and apply that advice. For Example: <a href="http://storymind.com/dramatica/character/9.htm" target="_blank">Dramatica's advice on writing characters of the opposite sex.</a>Do you have particular advice for men playing women?Don't play the two most common stereotypes I've seen: The Hot Feminine Lesbian and The Man-Hating Rogue Who Was Raped As a Child and so Uses Sex Only As A Weapon.Don't try to do your girl-voice.Do you have particular advice for women playing men?I have none; the only woman I've ever known who'd play male characters did it very well.What are table-level warning signs that I should not attempt this?Your DM immediately targets you for a rape-and-revenge scene. Probably about the most common plot in early female-protagonist fiction, most writers quickly grew tired of it and moved on; take the hint and 'move on' before it even begins.What are table-level warning signs that this isn't working?Lots of gay- or porn-related jokes directed at the player.What are the rewards to taking this risk? Why do it?Why not? It helps build your repetoire of roleplaying talent.</blockquote>

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