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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolf1066" data-source="post: 5273663" data-attributes="member: 88680">1 - would be 2 but the other one interested in playing isn't free on the night that everyone else is. Don't know if I can do a percentage - I've lost track of how many blokes I've shared the hobby with.  I've had two female DMs and played alongside more than 10 women in various games.   Haven't noticed any major change - most the females I've encountered can cuss, fart and tell dirty jokes as well as any of the males can.   No.  Like the blokes, they're attracted to the various games for many reasons.   Hell no.  I've not played with her, but one of the 2 female DMs I mentioned had a reputation for being a major "Munchkin" when playing.   Nope.  Most the female players I've met are quite up on the rules and pick up new rules quite quickly.   Dang, that looks like it needs a 2x3 table to answer it.All the games I've played/GM'ed have either had no females or a minority.  It certainly added to the mix of personalities having the females there - because of who they were as people/players, not because they were female.   Because so many of the games are focused on combat and machismo - and fewer women are interested in that than men are.  Some women are, and good on 'em.  Other women gravitate towards games that offer different aspects.   Well, there were certainly more women involved in the Mind's Eye Theatre Masquerade games than in any of the (A)D&D, Traveller, Cyberpunk etc games I've been in.  As to why, I don't know.  Too busy playing to ask.   I don't know all systems/settings but I'd have to say "No" on the grounds that I've known females who've played D&D, Call of Chthulu, Traveller, Cyberpunk, Vampire, Werewolf, New World of Darkness and others - if they can play that much of a diversity, I don't think anything's devoid of female roleplayers.   No.  And why would someone - anyone - who's been playing for years not know the rules?     If I joined a "Females-Only Game" it  would instantly no longer be "Females-Only" and any stylistic differences would be lost by the inclusion of a male.   Some of those I've gamed with came to it because their bf or spouse was playing, others were drawn to it because it sounded interesting.   I've been in a game when a couple who were playing broke up because the guy was a wanker.  Not too surprisingly, the break-up was around the time the guy was independently kicked out of the game by the GM - for being a wanker.  Seems the GM and his GF both had similar tolerance thresholds for his jerky behaviour in and out of game...   Nope.   I've not had experience of any real quarrelling in games - aside from two players arguing with their DMs over the players' in-game behaviour.  Both resulted in the death of the PCs and the players stalking off in a huff.  The general approaches of all players differ from those of other players - it's all due to our diversity.  The females I've gamed with have been just as unique in their approaches to the game as the guys.I'm just here because I'm awed by Nikodemos' Necromancy and the OP's ability to fill a post with questions.  Two truly Herculean efforts in one thread - I figured that deserved an answer.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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