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 Oct 24 2010, 03:32 AM
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Manus Celer Dei  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802  |
It's probably my fault. I may have caused it with my Dunkelzahn/Damien Knight slash fic.
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Oct 24 2010, 03:33 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
QUOTE (swirler @ Oct 23 2010, 06:51 PM)  "yes it sucks that RPG's are considered un-manly and geeky but fantasy football isn't???" That's because it has the word 'football' in it, which makes it automatically manly or something. QUOTE Hey, you're right! Isn't that strange? I know more than one female who is all over dragons! I wonder what Funkmaster Freud would say about that? My guess would be Dragons are the representation of the most basic fears of humans (Teeth from tigers, claws and wings (kinda) from eagles, bodies of snakes) and thus also represent power. Women are naturally (genetically) attracted to power (Protection of offspring, offspring more likely to prosper, protection of self if that powerful person's mate, etc). And, come on, they're DRAGONS, what's not to like? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Oct 24 2010, 05:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 515 Joined: 27-May 10 From: Helios Space Station, L3 solar LaGrange Point Member No.: 18,624 |
QUOTE (Karoline @ Oct 24 2010, 12:33 AM) That's because it has the word 'football' in it, which makes it automatically manly or something. My guess would be Dragons are the representation of the most basic fears of humans (Teeth from tigers, claws and wings (kinda) from eagles, bodies of snakes) and thus also represent power. Women are naturally (genetically) attracted to power (Protection of offspring, offspring more likely to prosper, protection of self if that powerful person's mate, etc). And, come on, they're DRAGONS, what's not to like? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Sometimes a dragon is just a dragon. |
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Oct 24 2010, 06:49 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
QUOTE (AStarshipforAnts @ Oct 24 2010, 12:26 PM) Sometimes a dragon is just a dragon. Just like a cigar? |
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Oct 24 2010, 07:36 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 515 Joined: 27-May 10 From: Helios Space Station, L3 solar LaGrange Point Member No.: 18,624 |
QUOTE (Karoline @ Oct 24 2010, 03:49 PM) Just like a cigar? Or a pipe. |
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Oct 24 2010, 09:53 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
QUOTE (AStarshipforAnts @ Oct 24 2010, 03:36 PM) Or a pipe. A pipe I could understand more than a cigar. |
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Oct 24 2010, 11:59 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
A dragon's just a fancy big snake. Nothing women should be getting excited about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Oct 25 2010, 03:15 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Oct 24 2010, 07:59 PM) A dragon's just a fancy big snake. Nothing women should be getting excited about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Freud begs to differ. |
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Oct 25 2010, 06:38 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,009 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Paris, France Member No.: 9,466 |
Maybe because dragons, like unicorns, are characters of princesses stories.
I guess it's time to put some streetsamurais, trolls and megacorporations in fairy tales if we want more female Shadowrun players. |
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Oct 25 2010, 08:26 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
There's a reason you need virgins to catch unicorns. Also, each virgin is good to catch only one unicorn..
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Oct 26 2010, 01:03 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
QUOTE (Blade @ Oct 25 2010, 01:38 AM) Maybe because dragons, like unicorns, are characters of princesses stories. I guess it's time to put some streetsamurais, trolls and megacorporations in fairy tales if we want more female Shadowrun players. "And then the chromed out troll grabbed his Gatling gun and said 'Payback's a female dog.' and shot the evil megacorp Johnson with a hundred round of molten metal revenge. And then he lived happily ever after. The end." Feel your children won't be ready for the advanced challenges that a good role playing game will present them? Get them ready with Karoline's Fairy Tales. |
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Oct 26 2010, 02:36 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
QUOTE (Karoline @ Oct 26 2010, 08:03 AM) "And then the chromed out troll grabbed his Gatling gun and said 'Payback's a female dog.' and shot the evil megacorp Johnson with a hundred round of molten metal revenge. And then he lived happily ever after. The end." Feel your children won't be ready for the advanced challenges that a good role playing game will present them? Get them ready with Karoline's Fairy Tales. That's getting back to the basics! Fairy tales usedto be scary and hardcore. |
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Oct 26 2010, 02:38 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Well, and not for children. But only because children didn't exist, I guess. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Oct 26 2010, 02:47 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Oct 26 2010, 02:38 PM) Well, and not for children. But only because children didn't exist, I guess. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) There were no children, only serfs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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