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<blockquote data-quote="CaptainCalico" data-source="post: 969056" data-attributes="member: 2173"><p>As a female gamer who also reads romance novels I have to chime in to say that a central theme of “traditional” romance novels <strong>is</strong> strong women rescuing ineffectual men, only the strength and ineffectuality are in the sphere of emotions rather than physicality, e.g. instead of beating up villains and pulling him off the train track she braves the demons born of his tormented past to lead him to a new life (the whole Beauty and the Beast motif). It has become so much of a cliché that some romance authors have started turning that on its head by making the woman the one with the dark past and “issues”, who has to be “healed” by the perfectly nice, well-adjusted man. They sell reasonably well.</p><p></p><p>In trying to think of examples of <strong>physically</strong> strong women rescuing somewhat ineffectual men, and then falling in love with them, the first one that came to mind was Veronica and Malone in “The Lost World” TV series. Malone is no wimp, but he is a reporter (i.e. more of a bard than a fighter) cast into a prehistoric world full of dinosaurs and savages. Veronica was raised in that world and she is extremely capable (ranger? maybe a barbarian, she does have a temper), and knowledgeable. She regularly has to help Malone out of trouble and there is no doubt that if it ever came to a knockdown fight she would wipe the floor with him, yet she falls in love with him. The tension comes from Malone – he is attracted to her, but he does get uncomfortable with the role-reversal. </p><p></p><p>For myself, as a player, I would be interested in adventures where my female character had the chance to rescue a male NPC, rescuing people is fun! If said male NPC then wanted to show his everlasting appreciation………… <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptainCalico, post: 969056, member: 2173"] As a female gamer who also reads romance novels I have to chime in to say that a central theme of “traditional” romance novels [b]is[/b] strong women rescuing ineffectual men, only the strength and ineffectuality are in the sphere of emotions rather than physicality, e.g. instead of beating up villains and pulling him off the train track she braves the demons born of his tormented past to lead him to a new life (the whole Beauty and the Beast motif). It has become so much of a cliché that some romance authors have started turning that on its head by making the woman the one with the dark past and “issues”, who has to be “healed” by the perfectly nice, well-adjusted man. They sell reasonably well. In trying to think of examples of [b]physically[/b] strong women rescuing somewhat ineffectual men, and then falling in love with them, the first one that came to mind was Veronica and Malone in “The Lost World” TV series. Malone is no wimp, but he is a reporter (i.e. more of a bard than a fighter) cast into a prehistoric world full of dinosaurs and savages. Veronica was raised in that world and she is extremely capable (ranger? maybe a barbarian, she does have a temper), and knowledgeable. She regularly has to help Malone out of trouble and there is no doubt that if it ever came to a knockdown fight she would wipe the floor with him, yet she falls in love with him. The tension comes from Malone – he is attracted to her, but he does get uncomfortable with the role-reversal. For myself, as a player, I would be interested in adventures where my female character had the chance to rescue a male NPC, rescuing people is fun! If said male NPC then wanted to show his everlasting appreciation………… ;) :D :cool: [/QUOTE]
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