Changing the subject line since we've strayed from strictly sim vs rp now. *smiles* Okay, there is no definite "males act this way, females act that way" style. BUT. I know that my style has always differed greatly from a lot of the *people* I've gamed with. And from people I still do game with. I'm heavy into the character interaction, although god save me from GMless games where there is all emphasis on conversation and no GM intervention whatsoever to save us from ourselves. *chuckles* I have friends who are very plot-oriented -- they lay down every possible option and plan every little last detail out. And a lot of people fall somewhere in between. These styles of play have been traditionally associated with the female and male stereotypes. Females tend (note, not all) to be more free-associative, nurturing, more emotional, etc. Men tend to be more logical, structured. Hence, in-depth RP vs rules based play. It's not an unknown stereotype, nor an out of line one, honestly. It can be backed up by psychological data. Now, this isn't to say that everyone fits this stereotype. I know some very plot oriented women. As many of you have heard from me before, one of the groups I've seen with brutal hack and slash years ago (Warhammer FRP) was all female. They enjoyed chorusing the critical hit table. I also know several men who really enjoy emotional character RP -- and I love GMing them. *big grins* Anyway, I'm not entirely certain where I set out to go with this... but I just wanted to point out that generalizations are just that, and that not everyone fits, but that they quite often come from data that well, fits the generalization. Oh, and when I was a kid, I RPed because it came from let's pretend. I was doing it before I knew what it was, and having a great time at it, and just kept going. Despite the fact that it was male dominated. But I truly came into my full all out love of it when I started to GM and started working with character oriented plots that were far different than what the rules recommended. And when I discovered diceless and could cheerfully toss out mechanics that were more cumbersome than logical to me. So I guess I am pretty stereotypical for a girl. *smiles* D. +-------------------------------------------------+ | Deb Allen (Atwood?) / D-Singer / Tryslora | | d-singer@hall-of-mirrors.com | | http://www.hall-of-mirrors.com | +-------------------------------------------------+ | The Black Road -- an Amber DRPG Convention | | http://www.theblackroad.org | +-------------------------------------------------+ | "You must never run from anything immortal. It | | attracts their attention." | | - _The_Last_Unicorn_ | +-------------------------------------------------+ ---------------------------------------------------------------- GMAST Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gmast/
