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The X Phial · 04-28-2003, 06:42 PM

If you want my opinion, Durelin, it's because people are afraid to explore characters not like themselves. A good many RPers are young and female, they want to play young strong women because that's what they want to be, not because it's interesting or important to the story. In ME there would have been very few female warriors. Women would have been encouraged to excel at artistic pursuits like crafts or bardic arts and, more rarely, a skill like healing or scholarship. The thing that made Eowyn unique was her courage and skill with a blade. If we glut the world with sheildmaidens then Eowyn is just a particulary disobediant one, not very unique at all. I encourage more women to explore the idea of playing male characters. It is a chance for personal growth, and you'd be surprised at how much fun it can be.

04-28-2003, 06:42 PM	#8
The X Phial Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Out there with the truth. Come find me. Posts: 317	If you want my opinion, Durelin, it's because people are afraid to explore characters not like themselves. A good many RPers are young and female, they want to play young strong women because that's what they want to be, not because it's interesting or important to the story. In ME there would have been very few female warriors. Women would have been encouraged to excel at artistic pursuits like crafts or bardic arts and, more rarely, a skill like healing or scholarship. The thing that made Eowyn unique was her courage and skill with a blade. If we glut the world with sheildmaidens then Eowyn is just a particulary disobediant one, not very unique at all. I encourage more women to explore the idea of playing male characters. It is a chance for personal growth, and you'd be surprised at how much fun it can be. __________________ But then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.