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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 2088538" data-attributes="member: 1515">1. How many female roleplayers do you have presently in your campaign(s)?3 current campaigns, all of which I (a male) DM:#1: 3 women out of 9 players#2: 1 woman out of 3 players#3: 2 women out of 6 players(Though, I should note that my wife is one of the women in all three groups)2. Percentagewise, with how many females did you share your hobby in your own gaming history so far in comparison to the males?Probably on the order of 1/4 to 1/3.3. How do female roleplayers change the style of play in your groups?Not terribly much, but I've rarely played in all-male groups, so I'm not sure I can make a meaningful comparison.  If anything, I'd say guys feel freer to be crude when there's no women around.4. Do you think that female roleplayers are more drawn in to the storytelling aspect of the game? If so, why?Possibly.  I'm no psychologist, but if this is true (and I'm not entirely convinced that it is), it might have to do with the kind of play that young girls tend to engage in, versus young boys.5. Do you think that female roleplayers are more or less immune to powergaming/maximizing? If so, why?I've seen fairly few female hack-and-slashers, or female powergamers.  That said, I've seen a fair number of male players who are drawn to the storytelling, too.  See above for a theory on this.6. Do you think that female roleplayers are generally ignorant about the rules, concentrating more on the stories and the roleplaying itself?I don't feel that's a fair generalization.  I know some women who aren't good with the rules, but I know some women who are.  OTOH, one of the players in my group who is absolutely *awful* with the rules is a guy.7. Where do you see advantages/disadvantages of a group that features some/majority/none female roleplayers?As I said above, I think guys are grosser when there's no women around.  Other than that, I don't know that I see any particular advantages or disadvantages.8. Why do you think that male roleplayers are the vast majority in the hobby?I'd guess that it's gotten progressively less male as time has gone on.  But, the root games that RPGs come from (wargames) tend to have predominantly male audiences, too.9. Do you think that socalled "Storytelling Games" like e.g. "Vampire" draw more female roleplayers to their genre than traditional roleplaying games like D&D? If so, why?Have never played "Vampire" or its relatives, so I can't answer that.10. Are there systems/settings out there in your estimation that are completely devoid of female roleplayers? If so, why?None that I've seen.  I wouldn't be *surprised* to learn that games that cater to powergaming (*cough*Rifts*cough*) would skew more strongly to males, but I could be dead wrong.11. Do you know female gamers, that, even after some years of play, have only miniscule/no knowledge of even the simplest rules? If so, why?None that I know.  If such exist, I'd theorize that it's because someone else coaches them through the rules, and they've never had a need to learn the rules.12. Did you ever play in groups that only featured female gamers? Did you (if so, how often percentagewise) play in a group that only featured male gamers?How do those groups differ in style?None of the former, obviously.  A few of the latter, and other than the crudity, I wouldn't say that there's a substantial difference.13. Do you think a lot of female gamers are drawn into the hobby because their boyfriends are already playing it, or they want to get to know a boy better in the group, rather than out of personal interest?Possibly.  If the female in question doesn't have a fundamental interest in the game, I doubt she'd stay for long (unless she discovered she liked it more than she thought).My wife played RPGs before we met, but wasn't really *into* them.  Over the years, she decided to play more, so she could spend more time with me, and discovered that she really enjoyed playing.14. Have you ever seen relationships break in a group, maybe even while playing? If so, why?Yes, but I highly doubt the game had anything to do with it.15. Do you think that female gamers are more prone to draw private problems/conflicts into the actual roleplaying than males? If so, why?No.16. Is there generally more quarreling in a group that features some female gamers? If so, why? Could this be also to the benefit of the gaming, e.g. problemes are being dicussed rather that ignored?No.  The most in-group fighting I've ever seen has been between men, anyway.17. Do you think that the general approach of a female gamer is different from a male gamer? If so, how?All sorts of players have different approaches.  I don't think you can categorize it as, "women play this way, men play this way."</blockquote>

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