> > I would hardly call it discrimination, all things considered.
> > We're playing a game set in ancient times, are we not?
>No, we're not. We're playing a game set in a fantasy world, where
>anyone can do most anything with magical aid, where gender
>restrictions (outside of biological specialities - I'll ignore Nandan
>as long as I can) have no reason to appear in the first place.
Sex restrictions can and do appear in glorantha. They have a history far older than Hero Wars having first appeared in Cults of Prax. I shall only point out Waha being the men's god for the Praxians and Eiritha being a woman's god.
>Whether it's necessary to do so in a game, as a character selection
>restriction, is another thing - the obvious result I can see is an
>ever more unrepresentative set of female characters (where there are
>any at all), with more and more Vingans and non-Ernaldans/Orlanthi.
Unrepresentative of what? There are female warriors in Orlanthi society but long ago it was stated (Genertela Pack) that it was largely a man's job. And it's not as if Vinga is undescribed anywhere as her cult is given in the rulebook.
>That 15% is going to get a lot more noticeable. While TR does indeed
>provide an excellent selection of deities for male characters in all
>walks of life, it provides not one female combat-oriented option,
>without invoking the Orlanthi 'all' on the gender restriction (an
>option nowhere actually stated).
And likewise it provides not one Orlanthi healing cult. Cause for concern?
--Peter Metcalfe
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