Re: "Don't mention the gyrda!"

From: andrew968859 <andrew.157barton_at_Wf8yP1Ykm2EkeRQeMhhiTCnIGDxbsHq5kIzTZJlXgGnf9FQLnR7N6nZO47A>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:51:41 -0000

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> FWIW I seem to play about half female characters (I'm male). I don't
> really understand why people tend to play characters of the same sex
> as themselves. Is it something about identifying with the character?
>

For many years I ran a group with a shifting membership but which was almost always pretty balanced between the sexes.

Many of our players preferred to play their own sex because if they didn't it got confusing when characters were chatting each other up - especially if the players were also potentially interested in each other.

Andrew