Girls and charisma

[Chrysoula]

Inspired by the 'wives' thread:

Do female gamers really truly usually take charisma as a high stat? Unfortunately, I can't wave my hand and say, "Not me!" because, well, I like to take charisma (or other good-looks/social stats). My current D&D character, a halfling, only has a normal CHA but, well, you have to make some sacrifices in D&D point buy. I am sad everytime, though, wobbling lip and everything. No useful sorceror levels! No uber Leadership goodness!

My male gamer friends tend to nod knowingly when any of the girls take high charisma. It's irritating. On the other hand, a number of my male gamer friends seem to prefer to play female characters themselves, often with charisma. (I've played male characters as well; I just tend to feel there's so much to do in my own gender that I'm not often inclined to go outside. It depends on the character concept-- I had this Torg priest-gunslinger once...)

 

[Furn_Darkside]

Salutations,

I doubt it is a gender related consideration.

I only play male characters- and almost always have a high charisma. I like the charming character-type.

The female players I have played with had a wide range of decisions- some played high cha characters and some used it as a dump stat.

FD

 

[Crothian]

Inspired by the 'wives' thread:

Do female gamers really truly usually take charisma as a high stat? Unfortunately, I can't wave my hand and say, "Not me!" because, well, I like to take charisma (or other good-looks/social stats). My current D&D character, a halfling, only has a normal CHA but, well, you have to make some sacrifices in D&D point buy. I am sad everytime, though, wobbling lip and everything. No useful sorceror levels! No uber Leadership goodness!

My male gamer friends tend to nod knowingly when any of the girls take high charisma. It's irritating. On the other hand, a number of my male gamer friends seem to prefer to play female characters themselves, often with charisma. (I've played male characters as well; I just tend to feel there's so much to do in my own gender that I'm not often inclined to go outside. It depends on the character concept-- I had this Torg priest-gunslinger once...)

No. The feamle gamers I know tend to have a high charisma as much as anyone else it seems.

 

[alsih2o]

i think it is just that women realize that cha is THE stat in real life, and assume it will carry over

 

[Psion]

Do female gamers really truly usually take charisma as a high stat?

Well, as I think I mentioned in that thread, I was actually surprised that my wife didn't allocate one of her best stats to charisma for her first character. Almost every female D&Der I have seen has allocated charisma as their first or second highest stats for a preponderance of their characters.

 

[Benben]

Do female gamers really truly usually take charisma as a high stat?

In my experience, female gamers tend to make the tanks of the party until they are used to the rules. Then they play wizards, and more tanks.

I haven't encountered this phenomenon at all.

 

[Piratecat]

In the campaign I play in with six women, only one of them took charisma as a high stat. When Sagiro's campaign began five years ago, none of the four women took charisma as a high stat. No, I'd say that's just a stereotype or a player-specific phenomena.

 

[Avatar_V]

I don't know what the 'trend' is, but my sister did take Charisma as her highest stat. My fiancee took an average charisma (I think she put dex and wisdom higher, srength the same...) So, I guess in my case it's 50/50. But with a sample of only 2 women that's probably not especially helpful

 

[ForceUser]

My ex-wife always dumped her lowest stat into Charisma because she liked big nasty fighters and barbarians. My buddy's wife usually has her highest stat in Charisma, though not because she enjoys roleplaying overmuch. The sorcerer just happens to be her favorite class.

 

[alsih2o]

In the campaign I play in with six women,

that's more female gamers in one campaign than i have met in my life!!!! piratecat is either a gamestud, gay, or easily approachable...now, which is it?