Quote from: GeekyBugle;1105154And here is the evidence that jhkim isn't an SJW but a thinking person.

Agreed! 1000%!

Also you had games with only men PCs? You monster!

He's just a dual-classed Disingenuous/Contrarian.

Quote from: Omega;1105034The hilarious part is. In the original comics this Sonja is based on... She gets her head handed to her more than a few times.

The difference is she gets up and goes at it again, usually with a better plan, or a plan at all, even if that plan is, "pure luck!". She isnt invincible, and neither was Conan for that matter. I'd say if you pitted the two against eachother it would be a draw.

They did in fact face off a few times in SSoC, and it always ended in a draw.

P.S.: IIRC, the only time Conan used brute strength to pin Sonja to the ground, she kicked him in the nads and slipped away.

Quote from: BronzeDragon;1105208They did in fact face off a few times in SSoC, and it always ended in a draw.

P.S.: IIRC, the only time Conan used brute strength to pin Sonja to the ground, she kicked him in the nads and slipped away.

So I did remember correctly that they did in fact fought and he was right that it was in the comics. Good to know I'm not that senile yet.

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1105154And here is the evidence that jhkim isn't an SJW but a thinking person.

jhkim is very much a thinking person and not a SJW...and unfortunately its gonna fuck him!

Poor dude won't be able to dance fast enough for the SJWs in the Bay Area as the purity circles continue to tighten.

And then he'll be "proven" to be yet another Alt-Right Naughty Nutzi with the rest of us unholy deplorables!

Quote from: mightybrain;1105062A more interesting world to play in. If you want to be able to break stereotypes in the games you play, you have to live in a world were those stereotypes exist. In a world where male and female human strength is equal, it is much more difficult to play an unusually strong woman and have that experience feel authentic.

This makes sense and I can support that, however, doesn't that mean the STR limits for females is only really needed for NPC commoners?

AKA, by virtue of a female being a PC warrior / paladin / gladiator, doesn't she automatically break the stereotype in the world?

I'm personally cool with gender dimorphism for the mass of NPCs, but unsure why its needed for PCs or special NPCs.

Just as I'm cool with 90% of hobbits being unable to lift a sword and just panic in the face of a goblin, but the PC hobbit warrior can snatch up Sting and hack that goblin asshole in half.

I run L5R and female samurai are cool in the setting for two reasons. (1) your PC somehow survived bushi school which means you're really good with that 3 foot razorblade, (2) your lord had a reason to send to you bushi school. So even if a PC/NPC wants to tell her to go back to the kitchen and whip up some sashimi, there's the nagging question of (a) do you want to insult her lord's decision? and (b) do you want to test her honor in a duel? But as L5R isn't a historical setting, these reasons work as good justifiers for the woman breaking the stereotype.

Quote from: Spinachcat;1105215jhkim is very much a thinking person and not a SJW...and unfortunately its gonna fuck him!

Poor dude won't be able to dance fast enough for the SJWs in the Bay Area as the purity circles continue to tighten.

And then he'll be "proven" to be yet another Alt-Right Naughty Nutzi with the rest of us unholy deplorables!

Off topic but, shouldn't it be "an SJW"? I was taught that it was A or An depending on the sound, so it's a University because it doesn't sound like a vocal. Or am I wrong?

It's a honest to Crom question.

As for jhkim being a deplorable all right naugthy nutzy... well he runs games with only male PCs!

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1105228Off topic but, shouldn't it be "an SJW"? I was taught that it was A or An depending on the sound, so it's a University because it doesn't sound like a vocal. Or am I wrong?

I'm not caught up on the latest "rules" for this kind of thing, since it is a moving target.  But at one time, the rule was that you used the article that would work if you spelled the thing out.  So "a social justice warrior" stays the same if you use the abbreviation.  Ignoring the "an es jay double-u" option.

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1105228As for jhkim being a deplorable all right naugthy nutzy... well he runs games with only male PCs!

I've had a number of accidentally all-male PC games from a small number of players, but I can only recall one where it was deliberately all male as the point. That was my Conan game idea, which I only ran as a one-shot. The idea was that all the PCs were well-muscled Cimmerian barbarians, only with different variations and focuses.

http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/brawnythews/

When I ran it, though, the women players had a great time with those PCs. I might do something like that again.

Still, I've run many more games with only female PCs -- notably Macho Women With Guns, Hellcats & Hockeysticks, and Bluebeard's Bride.

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1105228Off topic but, shouldn't it be "an SJW"? I was taught that it was A or An depending on the sound, so it's a University because it doesn't sound like a vocal. Or am I wrong?

It's a honest to Crom question.

As for jhkim being a deplorable all right naugthy nutzy... well he runs games with only male PCs!

You were taught correctly. Go by the sound at the start of the next word, and whether it's an acronym or initialism doesn't matter. There are a handful of edge cases such as words beginning with a soft "h" sound where, depending on whether you're looking at American or British English, you can use "a" instead of "an," but as long as you stick to looking at vowel/consonant sounds and basing your choice on that you should be fine.

Quote from: jhkim;1105236I've had a number of accidentally all-male PC games from a small number of players, but I can only recall one where it was deliberately all male as the point. That was my Conan game idea, which I only ran as a one-shot. The idea was that all the PCs were well-muscled Cimmerian barbarians, only with different variations and focuses.

http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/brawnythews/

When I ran it, though, the women players had a great time with those PCs. I might do something like that again.

Still, I've run many more games with only female PCs -- notably Macho Women With Guns, Hellcats & Hockeysticks, and Bluebeard's Bride.

Never mind, you're now and forever a toxic deplorable all right naugthy nutzy male

Quote from: Brand55;1105237You were taught correctly. Go by the sound at the start of the next word, and whether it's an acronym or initialism doesn't matter. There are a handful of edge cases such as words beginning with a soft "h" sound where, depending on whether you're looking at American or British English, you can use "a" instead of "an," but as long as you stick to looking at vowel/consonant sounds and basing your choice on that you should be fine.

Thanks, since it's my second language and I live in México sometimes seeing people do what I was taught was an error sends me for a loop.

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1105240Thanks, since it's my second language and I live in México sometimes seeing people do what I was taught was an error sends me for a loop.

Don't worry, I know it can be tough. I've seen plenty of people who only speak English but still don't know many of the rules, and quite often even those who do know how things are supposed to work will make a mistake of some kind. I can't count the number of times I've accidentally mixed up "there" and "their" when I'm typing even though I know full well how they're used properly. Luckily, I usually catch the mistake right away as I'm typing. Usually.

Quote from: Brand55;1105243Don't worry, I know it can be tough. I've seen plenty of people who only speak English but still don't know many of the rules, and quite often even those who do know how things are supposed to work will make a mistake of some kind. I can't count the number of times I've accidentally mixed up "there" and "their" when I'm typing even though I know full well how they're used properly. Luckily, I usually catch the mistake right away as I'm typing. Usually.

Regarding typos: Been there, done that got the T-Shirt

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1105240Thanks, since it's my second language and I live in México sometimes seeing people do what I was taught was an error sends me for a loop.

I would never have known had you not said so. Your written English is better than some native speakers' I've known.

(What I like about this board is I can pay compliments like that without being accused of microaggressions.)

Quote from: Stephen Tannhauser;1105248I would never have known had you not said so. Your written English is better than some native speakers' I've known.

(What I like about this board is I can pay compliments like that without being accused of microaggressions.)

How dare you! Why i've never! I'm literally shaking! (Thanks!)