Gay men or women who play D&D

[sensate]

I am surprised to see so many gay and bi players, I am use to being the only one in my group. I was wondering what types of characters gay and bi people chose to play and whether or not they think their S0 has anything to do with their choices.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Are any of you playing a gay/ lesbian/ trans/bi character now?
Bolo is gay.

 

[The Serge]

I am surprised to see so many gay and bi players, I am use to being the only one in my group. I was wondering what types of characters gay and bi people chose to play and whether or not they think their S0 has anything to do with their choices.

I can say that I've never played a gay character or a straight character. Indeed, all of my PCs have been virtually asexual.

Now, when I DM, I feel no problem with playing a character of any variety of SO. I think this is because, while the NPCs are important, I don't have the same commitment to them as I do with a PC. They are one of hundreds that I have to roleplay rather than one character.

As for my PCs, they tend to be flamboyant, stylish, and extremely cultured (and generally rather... bi***y).... so I suppose they fit into one of the few stereotypes about homosexual men. The peopole with whom I tend to game and I don't really discuss my sexuality, so I suppose that's why I'm inclined to play out neutered characters. I've never played a female PC (never felt the need nor the inclination to do so) and likely never will.

 

[Angelsboi]

I play in an oathbound campaign. My charatcer was a guy named Folken who was an air shugenja (on his way to becoming a Void Disciple) and he and the party's monk were lovers. Well the group came from Rokugan and by his mistake, the party geisha died.

Knowing it was his mistake, he had her ressurected.

But that had a flaw. You see, in Rokugan, they dont have spells like that. So he got her brought back to life and had to set the balance. He told his lover good bye and commited Seppeku. It was quite sad.

Now im playing Drake Lacarde, a selfish 1/2 black dragon who doesnt care. He is a Fighter 4/Sorcererer 1 who deals in acid. He has a dracon face tattooed on his back and on his hips are dragon claws (to quote the players, grip holds).

He is much like bad Faith from Buffy and is all about fun fun fun.

Its quite a difference from the previous character

 

[lord irial]

Are any of you playing a gay/ lesbian/ trans/bi character now?

I have a gay character in the Buffy RPG that my bf is running, and currently making up a gay PC for Mutants and Masterminds. I've played several gay characters in the past, as well as straight female characters and straight male characters. My gay PC's tend to be pretty unflamboyant and low-key, though some of them have tended to the mega-butch.

 

[WizarDru]

Are any of you playing a gay/ lesbian/ trans/bi character now?
Bolo is gay.

Gay? Hell, he's downright jovial!


It's funny, though, my current game is the first one I've had that's actually had romantic liasons between PCs and NPCs. I've had them occur when they were essentially a pre-concieved concept, and I've had family affiliations, but wth my current game, it's different. Like The Serge, though, most PCs in my games are fairly non-sexual. The question so rarely even comes up, that it usually isn't an issue.

Unless, of course, it was to torture a character needlessly. Then I'd do it. Like make Bolo a descendant of an ancient halfing Druid, and have him forced into an arranged, loveless marriage expressly for the purpose of carrying on the line, regardless of his personal sexual orientation or prerference of either member of the arrangment.

But I would never do that.

(of course, Bolo's backstory is just as messy, but that's another story. Case in point:

Bolo: "I am, in fact, gay."
Scorch: "Feh. You are, in fact, in my reading light. Kindly move."
Bolo: "I also have a son."
Scorch: "Yes, well I...WHAT?!"

And so on.

 

[mythago]

Bolo: "I also have a son."

Priscilla, Queen of the Underdark?

I'd say a very large percentage of the people in my gaming circle are gay or bi. Usually the sexual orientation of the PCs themselves doesn't come up much, though.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Priscilla, Queen of the Underdark?

I'd say a very large percentage of the people in my gaming circle are gay or bi. Usually the sexual orientation of the PCs themselves doesn't come up much, though.

Evil bch.

 

[mythago]

You say that like it's a bad thing!

 

[Hygric]

Well, everyone else is, so I may as well to!

Hi, I'm Hygric, a bi pagan gamer.

Interestingly enough, whoever it was that commented that gamer is the only one that you pause before mentioning, me to!

It seems to me as though being a gamer is by far worse a stigma than being either bi or pagan. Heck, in most of the pagan groups I have met, you wouldn't mention that you were a gamer on fear of complete ostracism. Something about "living in a fantasy world" etc etc.

At work etc as well I am far more comfortable talking about my religion or sexuality than my hobby. Maybe because religion and sexuality have an automatic "this is serious" lable attached to them while hobbies don't have that lable. Am I making any sense whatsoever?

By the way, if Sulimo or Thresher reads this and any of it comes as a shock to you, well, you had to find out eventually that I am... a GAMER!!!

Does anyone know of a pagan gamer list? If not, I might start one as there seem to be one or two of us around.