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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickbeam" data-source="post: 755019" data-attributes="member: 635">I haven't read through this entire thread (although I will at some point), but nonetheless I'll offer my two cents in the hopes the original topic is still relevant <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />.Until recently I'd never played a female character except as a DM's NPC -- which IMO is not the same thing as spending an entire campaign roleplaying an opposite gender character.  Then in January and February I attended the Ohio and Chicago Gamedays, and played three female PC's in four games.  I rather enjoyed the different perspective and challenge involved in trying to legitimately roleplay an opposite gender PC.  And I've seen many gamers pull this off quite convincingly.  For my part, I felt more focused on doing a credible job of understanding my characters and their motivations, and probably did a better job of rolepalying than I might otherwise have done.If someone is doing this as a lark or to be a goofball, then it's a problem and will likely be disruptive to the game.  Otherwise, I've found that players who are willing to push themselves into more challenging or unfamiliar roles, put more effort and thought into their roleplaying and tend to perform well.</blockquote>