tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post3111743083396884961..comments2012-01-24T15:59:09.127-05:00Comments on Rule of the Dice: The Gender SwapJohn Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05940190831705865182noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-33166040044958628622011-02-02T05:16:06.305-05:002011-02-02T05:16:06.305-05:00Interesting article and comments. Swapping gender ...Interesting article and comments. Swapping gender has always been normal for me, my second RPG character ever was a male and I kept it up. I also have played with a lot of guys who play females. I never gave it a second thought until I read that some of you have never come across this at all. <br />I made a <a href="http://bookscorpionslair.blogspot.com/2011/02/rpg-gender-switch.html" rel="Book_Scorpionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-74427746214478576422011-01-19T21:58:21.282-05:002011-01-19T21:58:21.282-05:00Most of the people I game with play some of each. ...Most of the people I game with play some of each. I can think of four people (out of about 14) who only ever play their own sex. One says that with his beard and voice it just comes across as silly if he plays a female, one is a 13-year old girl who tends to play idealized versions of herself, and I don't know the reasons for the other two. Me, I flip a coin unless I have a reason to go jamusedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10838733328132877699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-16695170597870110772011-01-19T21:58:20.865-05:002011-01-19T21:58:20.865-05:00Thanks for the comments everyone. <br><br>jamused,...Thanks for the comments everyone. <br><br>jamused, I have to agree that playing an alien/non-human race is actually weirder than playing someone of your opposite gender.John L. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05940190831705865182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-61995262128156320692011-01-19T21:58:20.654-05:002011-01-19T21:58:20.654-05:00This is an interesting concept. I actually never e...This is an interesting concept. I actually never encountered it until I saw it discussed on the net a few years ago. In my nearing-20 years of playing, all of the guys wanted to play guys and all of the girls wanted to be girls.<br><br>I don't think I'd say no to it. It just hasn't ever come up. Interesting...Josh Cornwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06498206412285063607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-41356753096172390582011-01-19T21:58:20.054-05:002011-01-19T21:58:20.054-05:00Hm, I play a female character in one campaign, my ...Hm, I play a female character in one campaign, my wife started to play D&D with a male character in another campaign, two male players have taken on a female cohort that also serves as a secondary character if the primary character dies. I had never occured to me that it might be considered weird, since I'm playing lots of things I'm not – magic users, dwarves, strong, charismatic, Alex Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17104864340940538702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-83894934063021251552011-01-19T21:58:19.676-05:002011-01-19T21:58:19.676-05:00I GM most of the time and rarely get to play, but ...I GM most of the time and rarely get to play, but once I did play a female PC. I just saw it as a challenge to roleplay, just as I would playing a different job or race than what I am IRL.Mark, Game Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592823744412246689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-28905343071078248292011-01-19T21:58:19.259-05:002011-01-19T21:58:19.259-05:00I should add that one of my players is playing a c...I should add that one of my players is playing a character of a different sexual orientation than himself, and another is actually playing a shapeshifting mutant plant capable of making both male and female sexual organs. So maybe things weren't as clear cut as I made them out to be above!Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648499022366444265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-50585571787873297732009-11-26T03:00:10.335-05:002009-11-26T03:00:10.335-05:00I should add that one of my players is playing a c...I should add that one of my players is playing a character of a different sexual orientation than himself, and another is actually playing a shapeshifting mutant plant capable of making both male and female sexual organs. So maybe things weren't as clear cut as I made them out to be above!Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648499022366444265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-82332407014440300832009-11-26T02:58:11.936-05:002009-11-26T02:58:11.936-05:00I have noticed this with my current Mutant Future ...I have noticed this with my current Mutant Future group; everyone is playing a character of the same sex that they are. I personally have played more female characters than male characters, and my last three characters in a row have all been females (I am a guy). I think that when you play a character that is the same sex as you, it makes it easier to fall into the trap of just playing an Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648499022366444265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-44858318091477924362009-10-22T09:11:11.435-04:002009-10-22T09:11:11.435-04:00I think I might make it a poll coming up, about ho...I think I might make it a poll coming up, about how many people play a different gendered character.<br /><br />I try not to be judgmental, but I always prefer the players in the game I'm running to be the same gender. Maybe it's a failure of imagination on my part, but I always view characters to look similar to their players (just like in The Gamers.) It's not a rule and I would Dave The Gamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568427491720287020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-59044845258601695182009-10-16T15:03:44.452-04:002009-10-16T15:03:44.452-04:00I GM most of the time and rarely get to play, but ...I GM most of the time and rarely get to play, but once I did play a female PC. I just saw it as a challenge to roleplay, just as I would playing a different job or race than what I am IRL.Mark, Game Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592823744412246689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-90022981262996992552009-10-14T18:35:21.370-04:002009-10-14T18:35:21.370-04:00Hm, I play a female character in one campaign, my ...Hm, I play a female character in one campaign, my wife started to play D&D with a male character in another campaign, two male players have taken on a female cohort that also serves as a secondary character if the primary character dies. I had never occured to me that it might be considered weird, since I'm playing lots of things I'm not – magic users, dwarves, strong, charismatic, Alex Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17104864340940538702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-70292338411241294612009-10-14T17:20:23.582-04:002009-10-14T17:20:23.582-04:00Thanks for the comments everyone.
jamused, I hav...Thanks for the comments everyone. <br /><br />jamused, I have to agree that playing an alien/non-human race is actually weirder than playing someone of your opposite gender.John L. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05940190831705865182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-54685538232316448122009-10-14T16:29:50.909-04:002009-10-14T16:29:50.909-04:00This is an interesting concept. I actually never e...This is an interesting concept. I actually never encountered it until I saw it discussed on the net a few years ago. In my nearing-20 years of playing, all of the guys wanted to play guys and all of the girls wanted to be girls.<br /><br />I don't think I'd say no to it. It just hasn't ever come up. Interesting...Josh Cornwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06498206412285063607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-46894623122441770512009-10-14T13:20:10.005-04:002009-10-14T13:20:10.005-04:00jamused above uses one of my favorite arguments fo...jamused above uses one of my favorite arguments for allowing players to play characters of a gender different to their own.<br /><br />I allow it when as a GM and I often play female characters as a player. It is what strikes me for a character idea, some are obviously male, others female. It just depends on what inspires me at character creation.seaofstarsrpghttp://seaofstarsrpg.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-27071961377470833092009-10-14T10:57:49.743-04:002009-10-14T10:57:49.743-04:00Most of the people I game with play some of each. ...Most of the people I game with play some of each. I can think of four people (out of about 14) who only ever play their own sex. One says that with his beard and voice it just comes across as silly if he plays a female, one is a 13-year old girl who tends to play idealized versions of herself, and I don't know the reasons for the other two. Me, I flip a coin unless I have a reason to go jamusedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10838733328132877699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-67961342606219692372009-10-14T10:16:35.140-04:002009-10-14T10:16:35.140-04:00I have played a number of female characters over t...I have played a number of female characters over the years. In fact, in our current 3.5 D&D game I play Rhiannon, a female shifter druid.<br /><br />I think your comment that "it is just how I see the character" is an accurate description as to why I play female characters from time to time. A good example is Rhiannon, who really fits well into a "Witch of the Woods" A Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12625405387492836763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-17903419394998859742009-10-14T10:00:40.638-04:002009-10-14T10:00:40.638-04:00The first long-term D&D character I played bac...The first long-term D&D character I played back in the late 70s/early '80s was a woman and I didn't give it a second thought; she kicked ass as well (if not better) than most of the male characters!<br /><br />In recent years, sitting in the DM's chair, we've introduced a female gamer to our group and the first character she played was a male (and she played it very well) and The Acrobatic Fleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845783872464372488noreply@blogger.com