posted by [identity profile] yeloson.livejournal.com at 01:52am on 20/01/2010
I've only really read one of the above, so take my answers as more about rpg-culture (perceived, portrayed, lived) than comics themselves.

1. Female agency evil? Yes. (though, this is generally true of a lot of media...ugh).

Drow, sorceresses, queens, hags, sirens, harpies, succubi, etc. Note how monsters defined by gender male are more neutral than monsters defined as female.

2. Single female in groups?

Well, I've seen this before. Mostly it's an all-guy group, where, one person decides they want to bring in their girlfriend/potential girlfriend. How they act is not so certain- some are completely not interested in the game itself, some are even more hardcore than the guys and can outgame them.

This dynamic of single female tends to disappear with older groups, I've noticed. Possibly because either more of the group brings in other female players OR because the women decide they get tired of the little boys' antics of space.

3. Inability to write female characters?

I've only read one of the comics above, but I've generally found that true in other comic mediums.

 
posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 01:54am on 20/01/2010
What comic, out of curiosity?

If it's not YAFGC, you might like it.
 
posted by [identity profile] yeloson.livejournal.com at 03:43am on 20/01/2010
Order of the stick.
 
posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 01:56am on 20/01/2010
So here's my thought for game fodder: if female agency is evil, what does that mean about "good" and "evil" in the setting? Seems like interesting play fodder, at least.

By "older groups" do you mean older players or groups that have been around a while?
 
posted by [identity profile] yeloson.livejournal.com at 03:43am on 20/01/2010
Older as in age of players.
 
posted by [identity profile] yeloson.livejournal.com at 05:10am on 20/01/2010
...if female agency is evil, what does that mean about "good" and "evil" in the setting? Seems like interesting play fodder, at least.

Uncritically, it maps to a lot of pulp fantasy, particularly in sidekick/love interest/villainess roles in pulp fantasy. Critically, things like Artesia, Cry for Dawn, or Kevin Taylor's Girl porn comic series would fit. Hellboy would also be interesting to look at in that light.

Media-aside, it definitely makes for interesting play regarding stuff like "Protection from Evil", Evil artifacts, and Helm of Alignment Change. Gender change magic could also have some interesting alignment effects.
 
posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 06:26pm on 20/01/2010
Oh, man, yeah, alignment switching.

Damn.

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