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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fuindordm" data-source="post: 2094550" data-attributes="member: 5435">1. How many female roleplayers do you have presently in your campaign(s)?2 out of 6 players, plus myself the DM.2. Percentagewise, with how many females did you share your hobby in your own gaming history so far in comparison to the males?Highly variable, but post high-school there has usually been at least one in a group and more often 2.  If I had to lump all my adulthood campaigns together I'd guess around 25%.3. How do female roleplayers change the style of play in your groups?I don't think it has an appreciable impact on the style of play.  Strong personalities and interesting characters, male or female, affect the style of play much more than another body at the table.But again, I'm not including my high-school games in the equation, and I'm sure that in that age groupthe presence of the opposite gender can be sufficienty embarassing to change people's behavior.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?Definitely not.6. Do you think that female roleplayers are generally ignorant about the rules, concentrating more on the stories and the roleplaying itself?Nope.7. Where do you see advantages/disadvantages of a group that features some/majority/none female roleplayers?It's true that a game of D&D with men only can turn into a good boys' night out with all that entails, but I've never been the kind of guy who looks for that kind of entertainment anyway.  I prefer mixed groups because it makes the game feel more 'real' socially, I guess.8. Why do you think that male roleplayers are the vast majority in the hobby?First, because the easiest way to play D&D is hack and slash with very little story--this is how most of us started to play the game while we were learning the rules.  This style of play is much more likely to hold the interest of a male teenager than a female teenager.Second, because of culture and marketing.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?Yes, because they encourage social role-playing on a more fundamental level, which means that the first games a novice runs or plays are more likely to have a good balance of story, interaction and combat.10. Are there systems/settings out there in your estimation that are completely devoid of female roleplayers? If so, why?No, I think once a woman gets into gaming they're generally happy to explore multiple systems and settings.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?Never--if they have so little interest then they stop playing.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 all-male groups, and they've been pretty much like the mixed groups.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?Sure, but isn't the same true of any other activity?  My first girlfriend introduced me to backpacking and skiing, and so forth. 14. Have you ever seen relationships break in a group, maybe even while playing? If so, why?[15. Do you think that female gamers are more prone to draw private problems/conflicts into the actual roleplaying than males? If so, why?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?17. Do you think that the general approach of a female gamer is different from a male gamer? If so, how?Nope to all of these.Cheers,Ben</blockquote>

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