Just curious, as I've just apped my first female character. How many of you tend to play a member of the opposite sex?

I finally got the balls to play a female character.

I played a male character once, but not on ARM...on a MUSH. He was skinny and small and cowardly and pined after an unattainable female character. It was fun.

Generally speaking, though, I prefer to play female characters. I'm not sure I could articulate exactly why.

Quote from: RogueGunslinger on July 09, 2008, 07:24:23 PM
Just curious, as I've just apped my first female character. How many of you tend to play a member of the opposite sex?

I finally got the balls to play a female character.

I can't wait to hit on you. 

Always played male characters. I have been thinking of trying a female character in the future, who knows.

Quote from: Malken on July 09, 2008, 07:47:01 PM

Quote from: RogueGunslinger on July 09, 2008, 07:24:23 PM
Just curious, as I've just apped my first female character. How many of you tend to play a member of the opposite sex?

I finally got the balls to play a female character.

I can't wait to hit on you. 

Too bad for you I don't mudsex, eh? You're totally missing out.

Quote from: RogueGunslinger on July 09, 2008, 07:58:25 PM

Quote from: Malken on July 09, 2008, 07:47:01 PM

Quote from: RogueGunslinger on July 09, 2008, 07:24:23 PM
Just curious, as I've just apped my first female character. How many of you tend to play a member of the opposite sex?

I finally got the balls to play a female character.

I can't wait to hit on you. 

Too bad for you I don't mudsex, eh? You're totally missing out.

They always say that at first. Malken, I'll race you to him...err...her.

I've made a couple of female characters, but they were both as ugly as I could reasonably make them.  (actually, most of my male characters range from fairly ugly to completely grotesque, so it's not 100% bias)

I have, and I would again.

Guys are easier to play than girls if you want to succeed politically.

If all you care about is bank, bling, and blow, then girls are the way to go.

Played a couple of females, and it was like playing Armageddon in Easy mode.

I remember one time I had 3 dudes tripping over themselves to go hunt a certain type of incredibly dangerous monster for me...and they all died, bwahaha.  My character was only about 5 hours old.

Quote from: Synthesis on July 09, 2008, 08:30:01 PM
Played a couple of females, and it was like playing Armageddon in Easy mode.

I remember one time I had 3 dudes tripping over themselves to go hunt a certain type of incredibly dangerous monster for me...and they all died, bwahaha.  My character was only about 5 hours old.

Clearly, I am not roleplaying the right kind of females, here. Teach me, sensei.

Quote from: Synthesis on July 09, 2008, 08:30:01 PM
Played a couple of females, and it was like playing Armageddon in Easy mode.

That made me lol. 

I always play guys. I think that's mostly to do with the fact that I love my penis, and wouldn't want to give it up, even in a fantasy game.

Although in my younger years, I did play a female PC or two on different muds, but after highschool the appeal of that died out for me.

This makes me want to play a man for my next character. Apparently, I can't tap the harshness of Zalanthas without doing so. 

I like to play Male PC, then Female PC, then Male PC, then Female PC, I like to play buff women, gay men, weak men, strong men, weak women, etc. I really enjoy not playing the same type of character twice. So I am getting creative now.

Never played a female, most likely never will.


But hey, who knows?

I played a male half-elf once. And it was hard. Really hard. People didn't even talk to me. It was hard in more ways than I could imagine. Though, it made playing the pc easier in a way.

I also played a good looking and genial man. That actually wasn't much harder than playing a woman. Except that women are far more sexually aggressive than men. That shocked me.

I've only tried to play a female character once.  I think I did all right, but it just never quite felt right to me, so I don't think I'll be doing it again in the future.

Guess I'm about half and half right now, though my two longest-lived were female.

Teh grils are just slightly easier for me to play, I think.  It's as though the Female Thing gives me another roleplaying gimmick/hook on top of whatever else I've designed into the character.  With a female character, I'm always conscious of what I might be doing to portray the gender; with a male character, I'm not very aware of whatever it is makes him masculine.

I've only played males... on every mud I've played in the last ~12 years.  Though I have nothing against anyone else playing whatever they want to.  I just have no desire to play a member of the opposite sex though as I've said I've sometimes played completely gay characters.  Though most of my characters are pretty asexual.

Brandon

Quote from: brytta.leofa on July 09, 2008, 11:57:32 PM
With a female character, I'm always conscious of what I might be doing to portray the gender; with a male character, I'm not very aware of whatever it is makes him masculine.

That's interesting. I think I tend to play personality and not concern myself too much with masculinity or femininity. I guess I expect that my female characters will just automatically BE feminine...in some way. Though they are each "feminine" in their own way.

I played a female character once.  Started in 'nak, had numerous guys trying to buy me drinks and asking me back to their apartments.

"Hey, how's it going?"

"Hey, see my cloak? I'm part of the militia.  Yeah, it's a tough job.  A manly man's job."

"I can give good sex to you. -- 'cause I'm really good at sex."

Never again.

I've played guys before.  One was...incredibly girly...because I didn't know how to roleplay then.

The next few guys after him I played were BALLS TO THE WALLS MANLY MEN.  They rocked out with their cock out.  They did not mess around.  They could have given Laurentide a run for his money.

Yeah...they all died in the arena.

I gotta play another guy again soon.  Maybe a gypsy guy.  I bet I could get him laid easy.

I've played one guy, for a short time.  It was good, I'd do it again!

I've never played a female, but I may try it once. I've got an idea for an awesome chick that every chick I've offered it to has turned down. So it falls to me, I guess.

I've never tried but I plan to eventually.

I think it would be hilarious.

I played a girl once. She didn't get laid any more than my male PCs.