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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MatrexsVigil" data-source="post: 2087984" data-attributes="member: 14259">Note:  I'm female myself, in case that matters for this.1. Currently I have five gaming groups.  The first containts 3 females out of 5 people.  The second is 2/5, the third 2/7, the fourth is 3/6, and the fifth is 2/5.  2. Compared to the stories I hear from most people, I always find most groups I play with contain at least one other female besides myself.  I've also noticed this at cons.  However, I am only one of two girls that I know for sure that visit the Local Gaming Store.3. I've been in only one group with all guys (except myself), and I found compared to my other groups, there wasn't a major difference in style.4. Except for my boyfriend (who is just learning to role-play), everyone in all my groups are drawn to gaming because of the story aspect.  I'm lucky to have a bunch of excellent GMs, so the story is often more important.  Strictly speaking for myself however, I find that every once and a while I want to play a combat monkey, say goodbye to the story, and kick some monster butt.  I play MMORPGs to get that fix.  ^^5. Ha!  I've noticed for my friends (of both genders) that as soon as they know a system, they have a tendency to min/max.  They never do it in the extreme, just to fit character concepts.  Out of all my friends, knowing all the systems we play the best, I'm more prone to min/maxing to fit a character concept.6. Only one of the players does that and that's because she has a full time job, a house, a kid at home, a kid on the way, and likes to stress about everything.  I can see why she has no room for rules in her head.7. Honestly, I haven't seen any advantages.  I'd crack a joke about someone more likely to cook for the group but one of my male GMs already does that!  Hmm.  No disadvantages that I've seen either.8. I think that's because it's alright for guys to become 'geeks' and 'nerds' socially.  For gals, it's like they're turning their back on what they're susposed to be.  (As a major geek myself, I don't know what my female role is 'susposed' to be.  Oh well!)9. As we play both in my groups, I have yet to see a preference due to gender.  I have seen a preference because several members of the different groups are 'apparently' sick of d20.  Bah!  You can never get enough of d20! 10. Because I have gone to many cons, I've noticed women playing every game there.11. Yes, that woman I was talking about in no.6  She loves to role-play but does have more important things to worry about at home.12. I've played in both.  One was a Black Furies Werewolf game, which was a one shot.  For a while my 2/7 group was only me and the five other guys.  The Black Furies group actually made more jokes about women and all their problems then I've ever heard a guy group talk about.13. Many of my friends have a S.O. and were both introduced into role-playing at the same time by the same person.  Funny thing is, I'm the exception.  I've finally got my computer nerd boyfriend playing a weekly game of DnD!  I had to drag him by the neck to play.  Luckily, he had played World of Warcraft before and so had the basic idea of how to play a character.14. Oh yes.  There's been a LOT of that drama in the group.  Dunno the causes for most--I don't like to pry into people's business.  I doubt it has anything to do with the game.15. This question actually makes sense.  I have seen females play characters who reflected an inner problem they had and/or are still having now.  I'm guilty of doing that.  My first character was a loner, just like myself in the beginning of my gaming 'career.'  Why does this happen?  I think women are more likely to project their problems to better get a look at them and maybe even get people to notice their problems.16. The only person in any of my groups that fights more than anyone else is a guy.  He's a real nice guy but is convinced that he's really an a**hole.  I don't get it.  He argues to argue. 17. The only difference I've noticed is the one I stated in no. 15Aww...no more questions?-P.C.</blockquote>

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