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 Feb 15 2005, 04:29 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet;  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760  |
I've got one female player in my group, and I had to marry her to get her to play : ( I have no idea what favors I'll have to dish out should I decide to invite a second girl in.
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Feb 15 2005, 04:48 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 23-November 03 From: Chicago (post bug/pre nuke) Member No.: 5,839 |
Both Judge and I work as front desk clerks at a hotel , we play in the lobby and dive for the phone on occasion but it works. It also is the only time i have to plan adventures with classes and such killing my free time. |
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Feb 15 2005, 04:51 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Oh, i see. But having a job which allows you to game is very nice, i think. (if i understand you correct and you're gaming at your working hours).
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Feb 15 2005, 04:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 23-November 03 From: Chicago (post bug/pre nuke) Member No.: 5,839 |
yeah , SR isnt in the job description but we manage to play on the clock. We have actually had guests recognize the stuff we play starwars/card games/ SR etc and sit down and talk about the games. Its disturbing how many people actually play some of these games. Had some lady watch us play Doom (the board game) last weekend.
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Feb 15 2005, 05:13 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Our group of 7 has 1 girl.
That being said we need a transgender option or two...It is only fair. |
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Feb 15 2005, 05:17 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Sounds like a pretty nice and relaxed way of earning money. Lucky you. :) |
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Feb 15 2005, 05:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Tucson Member No.: 4,153 |
Ditto here. My group has 4 women in it and most don't even use the internet much let along DS. :) |
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Feb 15 2005, 05:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 6-February 05 Member No.: 7,059 |
Male GM here, with 5 total players, 3 male, 2 female. I'm about to lose one of the guys, though, he's being shipped to Kosovo, which sucks. FWIW, though, it appears all the guys are far more combat and tech oriented, while the females are psuedo pacifists and very deep into the social skills. Overall it makes for a good mix in an SR group, but I forsee Mars and Venus rearing their ugly heads before long.
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Feb 15 2005, 05:56 PM
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Illuminate of the New Dawn Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 317 Joined: 9-June 03 From: Seattle 'Plex, UCAS Member No.: 4,700 |
In the game I'll be (hopefully) starting soon, there'll be 3 or 4 males (including me, the GM) and 1 female. There's another girl in our gaming group, but she categorically refuses to play Shadowrun. Wierd.
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Feb 15 2005, 06:00 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Have you asked her why?
~J |
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Feb 15 2005, 06:39 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,129 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 4,712 |
Yay, I'm an insensitive clod. LOL :rotfl: |
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Feb 15 2005, 06:42 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,129 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 4,712 |
I figured, that people know, who they, feel, that they are, gender-wise. I didn't feel, like, putting options, like, "male who feels like a woman", or "female who dresses like, a man, on Saturday, nights." The question, wasn't meant, to, be that, deep or, soul-searching. ;) |
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Feb 15 2005, 06:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 870 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Idaho Member No.: 5,960 |
No we don't need a trangender option. You vote with the gear God gave you and leave it at that. We don't care if you think your some kind of gender bender. ;)
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Feb 15 2005, 06:47 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Oh, then change my vote to nothing. ~J |
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Feb 15 2005, 06:49 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
I've known a handful of female gamers over the years, but only a handful. Most are male.
... I blame, uh, SOCIETY! Yeah, that's it. |
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Feb 15 2005, 06:53 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,129 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 4,712 |
You insensitive clod! ;) |
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 Feb 15 2005, 07:31 PM
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It's for winners Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 523 Joined: 8-February 05 From: Wiltshire with da shooty stuff Member No.: 7,067 |
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i work in the government and have a very hectic working week but i still find time to shadow run at nearly 30! the problem is that the general girl oppinion of role players is spotty geeks stitting around getting cheepies as they have just killed the 'monster' i think it go's back to D&D i had the same oppinion but my partner got me into shadow run and it went form there, i am now assimalating some outher girly frends into it and the ones who have played love it. i think that you have to be of the right type........ sounds stupid but most girls are into makeup and boys and stuff, but i was allways into live roleplaying sorwd fighting and guns ( clay shooting)....... shadowrun gets the imagination going and is a dam good way of passing 11 hours without even thinking of it! and not getting pregnant! torz x |
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Feb 15 2005, 08:52 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,088 Joined: 8-October 04 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 6,734 |
Of course it doesn't help when guys pull the "OMG!!11! There R chix0rs! That r0x0rs!1!!" quote and scare away most normal girls...heck, that sorta reaction would scare away most normal PEOPLE.
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Feb 15 2005, 09:06 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 23-September 04 Member No.: 6,698 |
Torz is so right...
I always wanted to play dnd but as a girl, having been to an all girl school, it's kinda difficult to find any group. And then if you find one, the guys are too afraid to talk (eek, it's -a girl- She must be stupid and not know anything about DnD *ignore*) Eventough I always wanted to... I had to trick some guy into taking me to his rp group, and eventually charm the dm to play dnd. I bought SR because my boyfriend wanted to play it, and me to dm it... after I got the books, there's never been a chance for him to even touch them :grinbig: But I would never have bought them if he hadn't said that he'd read cool stuff about it. So... rp is a guy's thing, at least where I live. And all the rp girls I met seem very different than me. I've only seen gothic fem rp'ers up till now. Is this normal? |
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Feb 15 2005, 09:08 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I know rather a lot of female gamers. Most of them aren't in my groups (though I did have a group that was female-weighted once), but they're out there.
~J |
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Feb 15 2005, 09:52 PM
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"I am a meat popsicle."
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Feb 15 2005, 09:55 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
Heh, it's true a lot of guys are intimidated by female roleplayers.
Partially because guys know that they shouldn't be making all the same crude jokes that might otherwise be said (regardless of the pre-existing condition of making those jokes). Personally, I'd love to see more girls in my gaming group, we just don't know any that can show up on a regular basis. |
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Feb 15 2005, 10:25 PM
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The Sewer Jockey Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 857 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Kent, United Kingdom Member No.: 1,197 |
I confess to being a wee bit intimidated by female gamers, but only when they're "One-Offs."
See, I often play female characters (to represent gender splits equally) and I feel if there's a lass in the group they'll see through my poor portrayal of their gender - although I religiously try to avoid either the "Butch Lesbian" or "Exotic Amazon" stereotypes. |
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Feb 15 2005, 10:54 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,587 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 7,014 |
Really? In our group, I think we make MORE crude jokes with the gals around than we ever did. *grin* |
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Feb 15 2005, 11:02 PM
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Resident Legionnaire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,136 Joined: 8-August 04 From: Usually Work Member No.: 6,550 |
We had a regular chick playing in our group for a little. Scary thing was, she was totally girly in the RL, but once things got going she was the most bloodthirsty of the bunch. She thought up things that made hard-ass, insensitive a-holes shudder. Kinda that ruthless animal cunning thing.
Got the wife to play once. Did really good, but didn't like the hours. Torz, you got a gummint job? What do you do? |
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