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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 9479790" data-attributes="member: 6698278">But not a bad read.Maybe I'm getting old myself, but, I don't think saying the average woman is weaker than the average man is misogynistic. it's realistic.&nbsp; I think as a rule for generating NPC's in general, having women have lower Strength makes sense.&nbsp; Now, we have to consider the women who choose to be fighters.&nbsp; Are THEY weaker?&nbsp; Well maybe not.&nbsp; As a PC rule it may best we hand waved away in the interest of fair play at the table.&nbsp; I'd argue that depending on how you want to describe stats that women have better scores than average in at least half the stats is an easy argument to make.&nbsp; I think there is &quot;pressure&quot; to not say obvious truths out loud sometimes.&nbsp; It is not healthy for our society.&nbsp; We can very much denounce a view but we should not ostracize a view except in the extreme.&nbsp; I'd happily play at Gygax's table this very day if he were around.&nbsp; I'd probably consider him a bit antiquated in his thinking on some things and I probably would dismiss it as age.&nbsp; We are way too uptight these days on all sides of issues.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 9479790, member: 6698278"] But not a bad read. Maybe I'm getting old myself, but, I don't think saying the average woman is weaker than the average man is misogynistic. it's realistic. I think as a rule for generating NPC's in general, having women have lower Strength makes sense. Now, we have to consider the women who choose to be fighters. Are THEY weaker? Well maybe not. As a PC rule it may best we hand waved away in the interest of fair play at the table. I'd argue that depending on how you want to describe stats that women have better scores than average in at least half the stats is an easy argument to make. I think there is "pressure" to not say obvious truths out loud sometimes. It is not healthy for our society. We can very much denounce a view but we should not ostracize a view except in the extreme. I'd happily play at Gygax's table this very day if he were around. I'd probably consider him a bit antiquated in his thinking on some things and I probably would dismiss it as age. We are way too uptight these days on all sides of issues. [/QUOTE]

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