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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PapersAndPaychecks" data-source="post: 2089159" data-attributes="member: 28854">1. How many female roleplayers do you have presently in your campaign(s)? 2 out of 7.2. Percentagewise, with how many females did you share your hobby in your own gaming history so far in comparison to the males? If I discount gaming in circumstances that would bias the answer (i.e. pre-teen gaming groups that went out of their way to keep girls out, school gaming groups in the single-sex schools I attended, etc.) then the answer is about 20-25%.3. How do female roleplayers change the style of play in your groups? They don't.4. Do you think that female roleplayers are more drawn in to the storytelling aspect of the game? If so, why? No.5. Do you think that female roleplayers are more or less immune to powergaming/maximizing? If so, why? No.6. Do you think that female roleplayers are generally ignorant about the rules, concentrating more on the stories and the roleplaying itself? No.7. Where do you see advantages/disadvantages of a group that features some/majority/none female roleplayers? I don't see advantages or drawbacks.8. Why do you think that male roleplayers are the vast majority in the hobby? Most people get into gaming in childhood or teens, and at this age, girls didn't (historically) encounter role-models or materials which encourage them to game.  They also don't have a tradition of imagining themselves as the hero(ine) of a fantasy tale. 21st Century films and books are becoming less chauvinistic and female gamers are starting to come out of the closet about gaming.  I imagine that my son's generation will see a much healthier gender balance among gamers.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? No.10. Are there systems/settings out there in your estimation that are completely devoid of female roleplayers? If so, why? One of the previous posters says F.A.T.A.L. but I can't imagine anybody playing that, male or female.  So I'd say no.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? No.  Female gamers become familiar with the rules faster than the male ones in my experience.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? I've played in groups that were female-only plus me, if that counts.  (I'm male.)  I've also played in groups that were male-only. The all-males tended to drink more and eat more pizza and potato crisps at the gaming table.  The all-females-except-me tended to smoke more and swear more.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? I know female gamers brought into the hobby by their partners (my wife's a good example) but also male gamers brought into the hobby by their girlfriends.14. Have you ever seen relationships break in a group, maybe even while playing? If so, why? No.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.17. Do you think that the general approach of a female gamer is different from a male gamer? If so, how?Male gamers have a slight tendency to prefer warrior and mage archetypes in my experience, while female gamers have a slight tendency to prefer rogue and priest archetypes.  Can't say I've noticed any other real difference.</blockquote>

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