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<blockquote data-quote="Iuz" data-source="post: 1671669" data-attributes="member: 20088"><p>In my experience most male DMs (including me) fall into one of four traps:</p><p></p><p></p><p>1. <strong>Women Are Invisible </strong> - In this kind of game the players never see women anywhere. Every person, or nearly every person, they hear about or they talk to is male. Every ruler is male, every villain is male, every person they see in bars is male, every NPC who helps them is male and every NPC who hurts them is male. If there is an exception and a woman is seen, it is usually to be rescued or for a sexual encounter. </p><p></p><p>2. <strong>Women Are Silent </strong> - In this scenario the PCs see women on a regular basis, but they never doing anything of significance. Women in this world are wives, servants, barmaids and whores - nothing more. If the PCs decide to start up conversations with the women they meet they find themselves talking to a simpleton who doesn't have any useless information never mind useful information. </p><p></p><p>3. <strong>Women Are Sex Objects </strong> - In this world there may or may not be women doing anything of significance, however, there will be a definite look and attitude to women, regardless of their role. Every woman in the world is right out of a sexual fantasy the GM has. The GM's tastes are paraded out for the players as woman after woman looks just like his dream girl. Average women are unheard of in this kind of world, though a rare woman who is extremely ugly might show up for contrast. </p><p></p><p>4. <strong>Women Are Men </strong> - In this world people with the names and appearance of women are abundant. However, while these creatures may appear to be women, they never act like women. The vast majority of these women act just like men 100 percent of the time, while the odd exception may act like a man's sexual fantasy. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think any guy has an excuse for doing this; especially if there are women in the group. I myself have being trying hard to overcome this, but with only limited success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iuz, post: 1671669, member: 20088"] In my experience most male DMs (including me) fall into one of four traps: 1. [B]Women Are Invisible [/B] - In this kind of game the players never see women anywhere. Every person, or nearly every person, they hear about or they talk to is male. Every ruler is male, every villain is male, every person they see in bars is male, every NPC who helps them is male and every NPC who hurts them is male. If there is an exception and a woman is seen, it is usually to be rescued or for a sexual encounter. 2. [B]Women Are Silent [/B] - In this scenario the PCs see women on a regular basis, but they never doing anything of significance. Women in this world are wives, servants, barmaids and whores - nothing more. If the PCs decide to start up conversations with the women they meet they find themselves talking to a simpleton who doesn't have any useless information never mind useful information. 3. [B]Women Are Sex Objects [/B] - In this world there may or may not be women doing anything of significance, however, there will be a definite look and attitude to women, regardless of their role. Every woman in the world is right out of a sexual fantasy the GM has. The GM's tastes are paraded out for the players as woman after woman looks just like his dream girl. Average women are unheard of in this kind of world, though a rare woman who is extremely ugly might show up for contrast. 4. [B]Women Are Men [/B] - In this world people with the names and appearance of women are abundant. However, while these creatures may appear to be women, they never act like women. The vast majority of these women act just like men 100 percent of the time, while the odd exception may act like a man's sexual fantasy. I don't think any guy has an excuse for doing this; especially if there are women in the group. I myself have being trying hard to overcome this, but with only limited success. [/QUOTE]
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