Of course, in Peloria you could always play an initiate of one of the lunar - -oriented cults, many of which are a haven for women seeking non-traditional roles. And I am not certain about the worshippers of Orania (sp), who I think is the sister of Polestar. Perhaps they are somewhat active in public. And lower class women are of course free to wander about. They could be actresses, musicians, physicians, thieves, priestesses or acolytes, merchants, even bandit queens!
In fact, in a civilized/urban campaign, where the PC's are not all farmer/warriors, the lower strength and size of women is not really a detriment to being an adventurer. One could play a female river boat captain who worships Oslira, with impressive skills in 'swim', 'swear', 'navigate', 'bargain', and 'gut with fishknife'.
BTW - Kevin - excellent point about the ubiquity of bows! But keep in mind that the Mongols used their bows mostly at short range - 30 to 50 meters. THey would ride up, shoot, and ride off. I'm not sure about the Poles, (though I'd love to find out).
Pam
Oh - and you CAN die in Hero Wars. Just fight somebody with lots of mastery (like Count Julan), and fail while he gets a big success with a 30 point bet. Poor Dan McClusky's Uroxi was atomized by taking a 90 point hit.
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