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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlequin" data-source="post: 3768958" data-attributes="member: 15729">Yup.A lot of people mentioned that the alternating style is noticeable to you, that you read a paragraph and imagine a female paladin (or whatever). To me, this is an argument for doing it that way. There are a lot more women gamers than some groups give credit for. (The "Future of RPGs" panel at PAX surprised everyone with how many responses "could all the women who play D&D raise their hands?" got.) Using both pronouns is a small but positive step both towards making them feel more accepted in what has historically been a "boy's club," and in getting members of that club used to the idea of female gamers. (Things like cool, non-overtly-sexualized female iconics help this a lot too, and work well with the "use the iconic character's gender in the text" method....)</blockquote>