tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post5345877582805117899..comments2024-03-28T22:00:35.840-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: Mostly Women? (+pictures)Zak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-10188239887683514132013-03-19T11:43:16.423-07:002013-03-19T11:43:16.423-07:00Well you were a funny person, weren't you?
On...Well you were a funny person, weren't you?<br /><br />On the other hand, I can see the appeal of limiting activity partners to _only_ people you potentially wanted to sleep with.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-38258919467626083192013-03-19T10:34:10.000-07:002013-03-19T10:34:10.000-07:00Gotta say, I haven't done a sit-down RPG in ab...Gotta say, I haven't done a sit-down RPG in about a decade at this point. I can say my longest-lived and best RPG experience was in an all-female group. Female, in the sense of 'assigned female at birth, no Y chromosomes'; we didn't allow transwomen; in fact we excluded women who slept with men. Yes, lesbian separatist gamers. (Apparently our boundless and depthless hate and wrongness left us some time for rolling dice? It's puzzling, sometimes.) There were five/six in the core group, with various dropins over the nearly five happy ridiculous years it lasted.<br /><br />Oh, and what did we play? Tekumel.<br /><br />(Mostly. A fair amount of Traveller too.)<br /><br />I can't explain this. It's tempting to throw out some references to how our cocks were obviously bigger than those of breeder gamers, or something, but it would be too transparent a distraction from the fact there doesn't seem to be much rational justification or explanation for this.<br /><br />-KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-40148043804706495432013-01-24T06:59:17.138-08:002013-01-24T06:59:17.138-08:00My main group is 2 women, 2 men, with me (male) or...My main group is 2 women, 2 men, with me (male) or my girlfriend (one of the aforementioned) DMing.Ryan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10283650611515065998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25165367853211733462013-01-20T15:30:20.524-08:002013-01-20T15:30:20.524-08:00Sorry I'm late to the party, but if you still ...Sorry I'm late to the party, but if you still want to know:<br /><br />My group is usually mostly women. On the days it is not, it is split 50/50.<br /><br />The games are: FASERIP, Vampire: VtM, D&D(Edition doesn't matter version), Serenity RPG, Buffy RPG and Shadowrun 4E.<br /><br />2 men have GM'd. 2 women have GM'd.<br /><br />You didn't ask but our age demographics are:<br />2 female teenagers<br />1 male 20's<br />2 female 20's<br />1 male 30's<br />1 female 50's<br />1 male 60'sArthur Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16756615395825070945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25907142336803932372013-01-20T12:12:49.315-08:002013-01-20T12:12:49.315-08:00GURPS, Zenobia, Exalted, FATE, Atomic Highway, Sta...GURPS, Zenobia, Exalted, FATE, Atomic Highway, StarORE are the systems that have powered my campaigns with the female players outnumbering the men. Never had such a group for a D&D game.AsenRGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548696815567190696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-84645715419107880282012-06-21T23:59:33.659-07:002012-06-21T23:59:33.659-07:00I think that I've only had one regular group i...I think that I've only had one regular group in my whole life that was male-majority, though a fair percentage of most of my groups, myself included, are trans women, so it's an unusual situation to begin with.<br />I'm also the most consistent GM I know.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-89319883671471396752012-06-12T19:11:29.365-07:002012-06-12T19:11:29.365-07:00Currently gaming with a group in which all 7 playe...Currently gaming with a group in which all 7 players are women. <br /><br />It was a group *mostly* composed of women, but the 2 male players recently left, one to university, the other to live with his fiancé out east. <br /><br />To supplement the group's numbers, we have 3 newer female gamers:<br />L, whom I work with; J, who I've gamed with before; and A, J's teenage daughter.<br /><br />When the group was mostly women, we played in the Weird Adventures setting using the Spirit of the Century (FATE 3e) rules.<br /><br />Now, the group is going to be playing Deadlands: Reloaded.RPG Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11599968964083401660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-14959267072982343842012-05-20T14:39:34.878-07:002012-05-20T14:39:34.878-07:00Favorably impressed! I used to think I was one of ...Favorably impressed! I used to think I was one of the few who had the pleasure of mastering for an almost all female group (two decades ago) for several years.<br /><br />I also mastered for a group consisting only of extremely intelligent (gifted) women (except me) more recently, but that held up only for two sessions. Was fun though.Jaap de Goedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554247766752846375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-33351326938762471852012-05-20T04:13:53.053-07:002012-05-20T04:13:53.053-07:00I ran a long-running campaign at my college. Avera...I ran a long-running campaign at my college. Average, we has 4-5 women and 1-2 guys. I run a pretty straightforward 3.5 campaign with my own gods and interpretation of races. My current group is 2 girls 1 guy. I guess I just have more ladyfriends.Podunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231264747698190268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-80341438072406029882012-05-19T22:52:00.895-07:002012-05-19T22:52:00.895-07:00I'm fascinated to see how many LARPers are res...I'm fascinated to see how many LARPers are responding with female players. It has me wondering if the artifice of costuming is one way to tear down the barriers to entry into gaming. I know my experience with LARPing in the late 90s was more "playing dressup" and less "RP gaming".<br /><br />I've never done SCA, but I have played Amtgard and I noticed the female player base there was much higher than the local pen&paper averages as well.Casmariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199504639246237699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-76539006436424356332012-05-18T18:14:34.376-07:002012-05-18T18:14:34.376-07:00My regular pool of players consists of about 75% g...My regular pool of players consists of about 75% girls. Most of the time at least 2 out of 4, sometimes 3 out of 4 active players are female. We mostly play Vampire: The Requiem and various incarnations of FATE.<br /><br />Once, I GM'ed an all-girl Vampire: The Masquerade group.Murder of Crowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548812752081656311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-89557312393435047232012-05-17T16:04:47.757-07:002012-05-17T16:04:47.757-07:00In the game I GM there are three regular players, ...In the game I GM there are three regular players, who are all female, and three casual "join every few sessions" players; couple of girls and a guy. We've been playing modified 4e for a year now. They asked me to teach them D&D. I hadn't played RPGs for years and jumped at the opportunity.<br /><br />I've never had a female GM and before this I had only played with girls at one-off occasions, though I mostly played within a fairly closed friend group.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972626390590016588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-28799886524824363552012-05-17T16:04:31.723-07:002012-05-17T16:04:31.723-07:00Finished a Diaspora campaign that was 3 women and ...Finished a Diaspora campaign that was 3 women and 1 man playing, plus me (male GM). That's probably the highest percentage; it was almost an all-women group until a player's husband joined.<br /><br />I've almost always been the GM in my groups, so not very many female GMs happening in those games. I played with a group once in the 90s whose regular GM was a woman, but they played hardcore Rifts and were not so good with new players so it was brief.d7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08635926744710532548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-85374741341643834392012-05-16T20:44:32.028-07:002012-05-16T20:44:32.028-07:00My last year of high school I ran a Vampire game f...My last year of high school I ran a Vampire game for three girls. Stuck with the World of Darkness through college and wound up running a Wraith game for 8 players with about a 50 / 50 split. Terrible game system, but great group. The women had far and away the better / more original character concepts.Goth Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966377384431228682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-63160843552696381582012-05-16T12:56:08.448-07:002012-05-16T12:56:08.448-07:00Since people are bringing up The Distant Past: the...Since people are bringing up The Distant Past: the high school group I was in had 1 or 2 girls out of eight or nine players. I had arrived in the group after Some Unspeakable Drama where at least one other girl left.huthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502682297320819595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-40623755477904133122012-05-16T10:00:02.954-07:002012-05-16T10:00:02.954-07:00I'm currently DMing a 4e DND game (my wife) an...I'm currently DMing a 4e DND game (my wife) and playing in a Deathwatch game (2 females) and a Shadowrun game (DM's wife).<br /><br />Never had more females than males in a group, but always had females in every groups i ever made or joined.Jean-Françoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307198057153773737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-40212854592252030162012-05-16T07:58:42.315-07:002012-05-16T07:58:42.315-07:00The current group is comprised of 4 males & 5 ...The current group is comprised of 4 males & 5 females when everyone shows up; me, the male DM, makes things exactly even.<br />We play "D&D [Version]" which is what Type Five aspires to be.<br />The Pathfinder group from a couple of years ago was 80% female.Sean Fallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895309112013960336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-20612270339007298232012-05-16T07:57:49.867-07:002012-05-16T07:57:49.867-07:00I've played in several groups with one woman i...I've played in several groups with one woman in the group, never more than one, and they weren't ever the DM. But gaming with one woman at the table hasn't been all that uncommon, and while they're usually attached to one of the players, that hasn't always been the case (80/20 maybe).Matt Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678557558458924177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-88799778507512244462012-05-16T07:54:21.685-07:002012-05-16T07:54:21.685-07:00One of the two groups I'm currently playing wi...One of the two groups I'm currently playing with and GMing is about 70% girls (although, if I had to be realistic about our ages, they should qualify as women) and most of them have GMed. <br /><br />Through the years we've been playing D&D type III, Stargate d20, Witchcraft, some WoD, Firefly, Supernatural, Superheroes Inc. (a spanish game), 7th Sea, and currently DC Adventures, Dresden Files, Dragon Age and Shadowrun.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959201247868588754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-24036292782788616112012-05-16T06:48:34.804-07:002012-05-16T06:48:34.804-07:00Most groups I play with and have played with had a...Most groups I play with and have played with had around 40% women, some more. Games I GM are generally in my own homebrew system and I have had predominantly female players in some groups. Female GMs I have played under (is that the correct word for the spatial relation of GM and player?) have used anything from Call of Cthulhu to 7th Sea or Deadlands. Don't really see a pattern in it. Player is player in my eyes.Martenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978941864880013486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-34306741740134518182012-05-16T06:15:35.208-07:002012-05-16T06:15:35.208-07:00I've played in a game of Conspiracy X and also...I've played in a game of Conspiracy X and also an extended Type IV campaign that were both run by a female GM.Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346707555093906723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-70562911150328104422012-05-15T20:07:34.213-07:002012-05-15T20:07:34.213-07:00I am almost 43 now and have been playing RPGs, mos...I am almost 43 now and have been playing RPGs, mostly D&D of one sort or another, since I was in 5th grade. When I was younger, pre-teen up through my college years, we rarely had more than one girl in the group at any given time/campaign. <br /><br />Now that I am older almost all the people that I play with are women. I almost always GM, my wife and two daughters play, so that skews it a bit, but I also get more women coming to the game from outside my immediate family than men. My average D&D party probably has 3 guys playing (1 of whom is my son) and 1 DMing, and 6 women.<br /><br />I have never LARPed, but I am in the SCA, and I did meet some of my gaming group there.The Great Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342783210750664992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-42911547802833758172012-05-15T19:08:03.743-07:002012-05-15T19:08:03.743-07:00Played in an all-women-but-me 2e group for several...Played in an all-women-but-me 2e group for several years back in the late 90s. Have always had at least one, often several, female players in all of my other groups for the last 20+ years.<br /><br />God that makes me feel old.Gabriel Harleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429674024580938218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-61299891921091293362012-05-15T18:13:09.441-07:002012-05-15T18:13:09.441-07:00One of the groups I played with back in high schoo...One of the groups I played with back in high school included me and five girls. Most of the groups I've played with for any length of time since then were usually a 50/50 split and I can remember only one group that was all male.<br /><br />I'm not counting Google Plus games which seem to be dominated by men. I haven't played a G+ game with more than on woman in the group yet.<br /><br />As for systems, we played mostly 2nd edition D&D. There was also a lot of Amber, Ars Magica, WoD (the first one, including all the subgames after vampire the masquerade like mage and fairie), Legend of the Five Rings, D6 Star Wars, Hero Fantasy, RIFTS, TMNT and Toon.<br /><br />Jen was one of our best GMs and Cassandra was one of our worst (but not THE worst, she had her moments).David Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677943842060923114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-87643368203247024452012-05-15T14:04:42.525-07:002012-05-15T14:04:42.525-07:00The groups I DM for trend about 1/3 female. I play...The groups I DM for trend about 1/3 female. I play in a SAGA Star Wars game run by a female DM.jamescbennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603912011980275273noreply@blogger.com