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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aristotle" data-source="post: 1341580" data-attributes="member: 5885">I so don't get how folks can allow or disallow something like this. I won't critisize. You should run the game however you wish ... It just seems to be that disallowing someone to play a female character because they are male is like disallowing someone to play an elf because they are human.Sure, some players suck when it comes to playing characters of the other sex. They end up playing odd stereotypes (and those stereotypes stand out more because people are usually expecting them in such situations), and generally not playing a well-rounded character. But then again ... That is less about gender and more about role playing. Folks who tend to play gender stereotypes are the same people who tend to play racial stereotypes. A poorly played female character is no worse in my book than a poorly played elf.I allow it, obviously, and feel that the whole point of role playing is that you can play characters who are diverse and different from who and what you are in the real world. In my opinion that applies to all aspects of a character from race and physical appearance to gender and religous beliefs.</blockquote>