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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7084648" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>Actually, in re realistic historical gender roles - It's not of necessity requisite to avoid such settings. I've had 8 adult female players in such games... I gave them all the option: Play a male character, play a discriminated against female knight, or play a proper womanly role character. One (Jen) took the womanly route both campaigns. Steph's done both the "celtic warrior woman" and the female knight. Crystal took the female Knight twice. One took the Female knight, and later the sorceress role when her knight was cleaved in twain. Another took the spellcaster route, later playing a female knight. One opted for a male knight. Vicki opted for a female knight masquerading as a man, but didn't get to play. None of them asked for a "de-genderized" approach. 4 actively opposed such.</p><p></p><p>My female players have enjoyed the challenges therein. And the benefits. Remember that, in a biased society, women can do some things men can't get away with... No man is going to pay attention to the women while discussing the battle... but the woman can easily distract a guard with a lifted skirt... or promises of favors which get replaced by a knife in the neck once they're in private. (Both are actual things female characters did in game. Livia was a horrendously evil PC... Roman through and through ... she promised a male NPC a "night he would never forget, if you'll just take me now to your boudoir..." she neglected to mention the hemlock. (Jenn played Livia scarily like her namesake, Livia Caesar.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7084648, member: 6779310"] Actually, in re realistic historical gender roles - It's not of necessity requisite to avoid such settings. I've had 8 adult female players in such games... I gave them all the option: Play a male character, play a discriminated against female knight, or play a proper womanly role character. One (Jen) took the womanly route both campaigns. Steph's done both the "celtic warrior woman" and the female knight. Crystal took the female Knight twice. One took the Female knight, and later the sorceress role when her knight was cleaved in twain. Another took the spellcaster route, later playing a female knight. One opted for a male knight. Vicki opted for a female knight masquerading as a man, but didn't get to play. None of them asked for a "de-genderized" approach. 4 actively opposed such. My female players have enjoyed the challenges therein. And the benefits. Remember that, in a biased society, women can do some things men can't get away with... No man is going to pay attention to the women while discussing the battle... but the woman can easily distract a guard with a lifted skirt... or promises of favors which get replaced by a knife in the neck once they're in private. (Both are actual things female characters did in game. Livia was a horrendously evil PC... Roman through and through ... she promised a male NPC a "night he would never forget, if you'll just take me now to your boudoir..." she neglected to mention the hemlock. (Jenn played Livia scarily like her namesake, Livia Caesar.) [/QUOTE]
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