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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ellie_the_Elf" data-source="post: 2088638" data-attributes="member: 17018">1. How many female roleplayers do you have presently in your campaign(s)?Two, including me, and three guys. I DM one of the games, the other girl in the group runs the other2. Percentagewise, with how many females did you share your hobby in your own gaming history so far in comparison to the males?Probably about 20%3. How do female roleplayers change the style of play in your groups?Difficult to say since I've never played without there being a female player at the table  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> 4. Do you think that female roleplayers are more drawn in to the storytelling aspect of the game? If so, why?I am, definitely- which I find very helpful for the DMing side of things. I don't know why though...5. Do you think that female roleplayers are more or less immune to powergaming/maximizing? If so, why?Definitely not! 6. Do you think that female roleplayers are generally ignorant about the rules, concentrating more on the stories and the roleplaying itself?I'd agree that I tend to concentrate more on the story/rp aspects than on the rules, but it's not because I'm ignorant about them- well, most of the time anyway. Just don't ask my players about the Styx dragon who realised midway through combat he couldn't actually fly  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!    :o"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" /> 7. Where do you see advantages/disadvantages of a group that features some/majority/none female roleplayers?I've only ever played in mixed groups, so can't really comment8. Why do you think that male roleplayers are the vast majority in the hobby?The whole issue of the stigma attached to gaming, I suppose.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?Only ever really played D&D, so can't comment10. Are there systems/settings out there in your estimation that are completely devoid of female roleplayers? If so, why?See #1011. 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?I've known one- she only played because her boyfriend did.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?No13. 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?That's how I got into it, but it's not why I've stayed.14. Have you ever seen relationships break in a group, maybe even while playing? If so, why?Once, due to out of game issues15. Do you think that female gamers are more prone to draw private problems/conflicts into the actual roleplaying than males? If so, why?Not really16. 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?My group in general is pretty argumentative- but it isn't confined to the girls 17. Do you think that the general approach of a female gamer is different from a male gamer? If so, how?The general approach of all the members of our group tends to be different from all the others- which often leads to the argumentative bit! I've not really ever noticed it as a male/female thing.Ellie  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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