roleplaying across the gender line

[Dinkeldog]

With all do respect to a web-search on the man and see what his writting credentials are. Yes women remember deatils it would be ludicris to assume that women did not remember details. Additionally men remember emotions and it would be ludicris to assume that they did not. However what is the first thing that comes out? When you are asked to recall a specific incident do you first focus on details and then later focus on emotion or vice versa?

Here's some more pop-psychology for you. On the MBTI, I come out as INFP, strong NFP. I don't remember details. My short term memory is quite possibly one of the worst in recorded history. I remember the big picture, everyone I had contact with's emotional state and attitude toward the big picture, and generally some sketchy details of interpersonal relationships.

It's all in how you relate to the world, which has very little to do with gender roles, more in personal psychology.

Back to the topic, Anc, I would play Krause from Benson, just because that's one of my favorite character archetypes.

 

[Snoweel]

Snoweel, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? LOL!

As you can see, I deleted the post before you posted yours.

Why?

I'm starting to get the feeling everybody left their funney-heads at home this morning.

 

[Theuderic]

Is that a bit of the old eel humor?

 

[Snoweel]

Am I being not funney again?

Thanks for the warning.

 

[alsih2o]

lots of input when i posted this, but i don't know how much of it will be helpful http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18952&highlight=crossgender

 

[Fenes 2]

I think to intimate that all, or even most, adventurers start out able to deal with what they could encounter out there is ludicris. For example if a fighter his first day out of the academy see a lich he'd probably leave a brown stain but if he has been adventuring for years he'd probably be like hey stop eating people.

Apparently you misunderstood me. What I wanted to say is that any starting adventurer/spy/hero most likely is already not a normal human with the normal traits.

 

[Teflon Billy]

Well, sure, it's not universally applicable, but it's probably the best rationale behind disallowing it that I've seen.

Well, admittedly, it's not for everyone (it seems a lot of fellas here really enjoy pretending to be women, and bristle at the idea that I disallow it in my campaign), but I do have reasons for disallowing it.

Generally, I just don't thin it adds anything. Most times in my long years behind the GM's screen, it seems that when guys play women it's usually so they can act like total sluts, . This is not a reflection of women in my real world, and (if they have high charisma + a decent Bluff roll) I have a difficult time justifying why male NPC's won't just do whatever they want. Charm spells become unneccessary when these characters will actually trade sexual favors for whatever they want/need.

Like Tsyr says, this all strictly in my experience, and for my campaign, but honestly, the last thing I need is another guy trying to milk "free powers" out of a character concept, and like it or not, Women's ability to tempt men sexually has a long storied history as a tool in their arsenal.

The other concept most often proposed by the guys is the "man-hating arch Lesbian". Someone who lives to take offense at sexual commentary, and is homicidal about it.

I don't need another homicidal nut in my game, particularly one who is a caricature of a particularly nasty stereotype. PAticularly a boring one.

I think the bit that Colonel Hardisson is referring to is when the player says that he want's to play a woman in my game because it will allow him to "experience my game world as a woman", and I respond that it won't; it will allow him to see the world as a Transvestite (that is, a man "dressing up" as a woman).

And before anyone asks, no; I wouldn't stop a woman from playing a man. The reason is pretty simple: In my experience, they don't make a C0ck-up of things as much.

Generally I just try and find out why they want a female PC, and usually it's not for any RP reason that couldn't get done playing a guy.

And in the final analysis, I hate having to refer to my male friends as "Ma'am, Miss, Miz, Countess" or what have you. I have enough stuff on my plate to remember

Ok that last one was a joke

Edit: apparently the filter caught "C0ck up"...hope it's ok that I snuck it back in. I didn't want people to read the "F" word in those smileys

 

[Agback]

In creative writting here is the advise that the professor (one Craig Strete) gave us. When a man remembers an indicent, he remembers the details. When a woman remember an indicent she remembers the emotions. This tells us the base difference to work from, emotion vs. logic.

This statement should be liberally larded with 'most' and 'tends to'. I have a male friend who tends to remember emotions (this made it hard for him to learn economics), and several female friends and relatives with visual memories. My memory tends to be auditory.

Regards,


Agback

 

[Agback]

Most times in my long years behind the GM's screen, it seems that when guys play women it's usually so they can act like total sluts, .

My experience is very different. I find that my players (regardless of sex) play their female characters as being a lot more chaste than their male characters. The only player I ever encountered who played a [female] slut in one of my campaigns was a woman. On the other hand I have had lots of men and women play male characters of loose morals (in various persuasions).

Regards,


Agback

 

[Desdichado]

Hasn't been my experience either. But, if the group tends to do that, then I think T-bill has made the right choice.