tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post6776048926633081195..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Some Thoughts on Women In Gaming (and some NTRPG Con Observations)Tenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-1478301667722135582015-07-04T17:43:51.284-04:002015-07-04T17:43:51.284-04:00Mathematically it stands to reason. I daresay most...Mathematically it stands to reason. I daresay most men are brought into gaming by other men... simply because _most RPG players are men_. There's nothing wrong with it.Keith Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411665536982769550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-541699522890657372015-06-30T16:38:58.111-04:002015-06-30T16:38:58.111-04:00I wish we could get more female Gms at NTRPG con....I wish we could get more female Gms at NTRPG con. Both Dawn Fisher and Jeff Dee's wife Amanda ran games this year, im probably missing someone else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058261570136162299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-58189435557836357742015-06-30T10:05:17.748-04:002015-06-30T10:05:17.748-04:00That Merle is still out there and running Top Secr...That Merle is still out there and running Top Secret is awesome. I'd love to hear about that game session (maybe you're wife could write a guest blog post on her experience?). Also be interested in knowing if he was using the original TS rules or the later S.I. version.<br />: )<br /><br />[original Top Secret is very near and dear to my heart]JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-46813393102236549272015-06-29T09:37:06.211-04:002015-06-29T09:37:06.211-04:00Only Jack London I've read was A Piece of Stea...Only Jack London I've read was <i>A Piece of Steak</i>. Not seeing a connection<br /><br />I'm just not a fan of story games and couldn't resist making a joke at their expenseHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-73215221089086510622015-06-29T09:11:18.619-04:002015-06-29T09:11:18.619-04:00Is that some kind of Jack London/RPG.net joke?Is that some kind of Jack London/RPG.net joke?Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-87055988669456187782015-06-28T22:18:49.860-04:002015-06-28T22:18:49.860-04:00For what it's worth I think that stopped being...For what it's worth I think that stopped being true within at least the last 10-15 years. It really doesn't work that way anymore in the hobby at large, although specific regional hobbies with a lot of old school focus might feel that way. And if you expand to include gamers as a broader definition (MTG, board games, video games) it fails even worse.Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-72167493237716290412015-06-28T19:38:44.323-04:002015-06-28T19:38:44.323-04:00"More women are brought into gaming by the me..."More women are brought into gaming by the men in their life than the other way around."<br /><br />Where did I say "all?"<br /><br />The Professor is right, please don't put words in my mouth. I can make wrong assumptions and generalizations without any help ;)<br /><br />Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-65762832537406433402015-06-28T19:28:23.506-04:002015-06-28T19:28:23.506-04:00White Wolf, but they won't let anyone play gam...White Wolf, but they won't let anyone play games. Just endure storyHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-956993603138645452015-06-28T19:25:33.876-04:002015-06-28T19:25:33.876-04:00No, he said it's the most common way women are...No, he said it's the most common way women are introduced to the hobby. Don't go putting words into the guy's mouth or altering what he actually saidHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-50201703398990346562015-06-28T19:04:11.776-04:002015-06-28T19:04:11.776-04:00So there's someone or some organization out th...So there's someone or some organization out there that won't let women play games?Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-89335260225481045092015-06-28T17:47:09.057-04:002015-06-28T17:47:09.057-04:00You are, of course, also running on the (inaccurat...You are, of course, also running on the (inaccurate) framing assumption that women are always brought into gaming by some guy. *snort*<br /><br />Spoiler: No. Perfectly capable of finding the hobby on our own, thanks.taicharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213053468697534564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-23885841157174117902015-06-28T16:19:00.840-04:002015-06-28T16:19:00.840-04:00Just noticed the shout-out. Thanks for that. I'...Just noticed the shout-out. Thanks for that. I'm incredibly pleased that my game made such an impression.Tim Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390608104314125626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-61929480055009178752015-06-28T13:27:30.764-04:002015-06-28T13:27:30.764-04:00This advice works well for introducing anyone new ...This advice works well for introducing anyone new to the hobby, not just spouses who are new to the hobby (I phrase it that way because my 1st wife and current wife were both proficient players and GMs before I met them)....I know far more women in gaming who were not brought in by their S.O. these days; that wind changed about a decade ago I'd say, at least in the regions I've gamed (AZ, WA and NM). None of the women I currently game with came in to the hobby through a guy, for example (seven women I game with, including my wife). Maybe the disparity is regional, or women gamers are less likely to go to traditional RPG conventions? That or my sampling is somehow skewed because of my years as a GM running at the FLGS increases the odds I'll meet women gamers already in the hobby.<br />Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-54318017442132211902015-06-28T11:04:09.809-04:002015-06-28T11:04:09.809-04:00My wife was a computer gamer back when we met in 1...My wife was a computer gamer back when we met in 1993--she had played the SSI AD&D games extensively and understood stats, armor class, etc., but no tabletop experience. Well, she did, and has been gaming ever since. We don't play in every game together, but she'd never gamed without me.<br /><br />Until, that is, NTRPG Con...right before Jennell transitioned, 2011?...anyway, I got the last slot in one of Jeff Dee's V&V games and she ended up in Jim Ward's MA game. And she had a blast. :)Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-50672133973352460192015-06-28T07:55:13.219-04:002015-06-28T07:55:13.219-04:00That would be an interesting read.
That would be an interesting read.<br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-73985011598894472242015-06-28T03:57:52.783-04:002015-06-28T03:57:52.783-04:00In 30 years of gaming, I've found it's alw...In 30 years of gaming, I've found it's always a different experience from one GM to the next, regardless of gender.Alea iactanda esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951704235056042923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-42828891295963349252015-06-27T22:16:53.391-04:002015-06-27T22:16:53.391-04:00Curious as to which T&T adventure you ran Rach...Curious as to which T&T adventure you ran Rach through.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862762150137515203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-51937814837117477062015-06-27T21:50:06.012-04:002015-06-27T21:50:06.012-04:00Right on! Funny you should post this today as Kal...Right on! Funny you should post this today as Kaley, my gf/best friend, ran her first session of 5e (and first session of any game) at our flgs. She is 25 and was running for two 13 year olds and a 9 year old, all women and all that game with us regularly. She enjoyed it and is excited to run again. I am jazzed to see and hear about more women in gaming. Rock on!Jarrett Craderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990056553142659460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-9105381941007580282015-06-27T21:45:08.016-04:002015-06-27T21:45:08.016-04:00My wife has run a Ladies of Hack game (pretty much...My wife has run a Ladies of Hack game (pretty much only women running & playing) at Origins a few times. IIRC they had a "guest" sit-in, who was one of the KenzerCo D-Team....they made an exception for him.Christopher Stogdillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831712020518883173noreply@blogger.com