Comments on: It’s New, Big Axe Barbie

By: John Powell

John Powell — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:56:00 +0000

My wife (all 4’11” of her) loves to play Groznik – a Wookie Jedi. She totally kicks ass!

By: Noumenon

Noumenon — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:50:00 +0000

I like storytelling, cooperation and shopping. I don’t understand why characters want to imagine spending time with people they don’t get along with. And my wizard has a dagger with a prism in the handle and a sweet rainbow sash. Only problem is… I’m not a woman… I think.

By: scurvy-platypus

scurvy-platypus — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:13:00 +0000

Yeah, my wife is pretty bloodthirsty too. The character she's been running for the past almost-year is a golem with a magitech canon built into her arm, and an axe that's the same size as her.

And in a game set in Rome, her character bought poison and quietly poisoned those folks that were due to be crucified, so they didn't die such a horrible and nasty death.

She's also a lot more interested in rooting through all those "boring rules bits" in character creation. She gleefully plans out her character for several levels, and when running a Rogue... I've never seen such a ninja-looter except as a webcomic joke.

She's pretty serious about making sure she gets story though, and it bugs her that the others in the group don't really get into their character.

By: Matt Sheridan

Matt Sheridan — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:55:00 +0000

The most awesomely bloodthirsty actions in all the games I've played or run recently were the work of one female player. These include single-handedly murdering an insane queen in an Amber game (without so much as a word of warning to the rest of the players), and gutting a pregnant dead/dying monster in a D&D; game to ensure its unborn child (which was actually completely human, and nearly full-term) would not live (she was playing a Cleric at the time). On the other hand, she's currently playing a social-fu character with no combat or even physical skills in my SotC game, so she's got plenty of roleplaying range.

By: bek

bek — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:08:00 +0000

I have but two words: Atomic Chicken.

By: Kara

Kara — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:53:00 +0000

Ask my husband--I just want to slaughter things. Half the time, I play male characters for the more macho effect, but my female characters are still usually kicking ass and taking names, even my clerics.

Storytelling is for suckers!
-Kara

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:29:00 +0000

I like storytelling AND Kicking Ass!

Christina

By: Thurston Hillman

Thurston Hillman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0000

I’ll agree to that! I’m running a campaign where one female is playing a combative Dwarf Fighter, and the other is playing a Monk… she plays a monk because she likes to feel people die with her own hands!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:19:00 +0000

So what's the story with Blue Rose?

Spike

By: William

William — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:26:00 +0000

I confirm. It even seems to be a worldwide truth: I’m a french GM and my wife DO LOVE to play axe-wielding dwarves!