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AW:Dark Age / Gender roles in AW:DA
« on: March 06, 2014, 11:34:28 AM »
First thoughts I like the way three law systems interconnect and that gender roles aren't fixed (I liked especially part about the children, where there's a mix of what all children do, what boys&girls do, what children from different families do). I am happy that in common knowledge chapter both women and men are important and described (as children are).
But...
Common idea of Dark Ages is that it was patriarchal society and I am afraid that playbooks do not give more idea that the character may be female. That brings the question like: if I play War herald, may my warriors be women? Is it common? Is it an exception? I'd like to see something to help me as the GM (or my male friends as GMs) to come up easy with female characters, so that a female character (especially a fighter) weren't an exception.
And - if she's an exception, I'd like to read a word or two about this.
I like the part about "Race" and how it's a constant option in all the playbooks to choose "very pale skin, very dark skin".
But...
Common idea of Dark Ages is that it was patriarchal society and I am afraid that playbooks do not give more idea that the character may be female. That brings the question like: if I play War herald, may my warriors be women? Is it common? Is it an exception? I'd like to see something to help me as the GM (or my male friends as GMs) to come up easy with female characters, so that a female character (especially a fighter) weren't an exception.
And - if she's an exception, I'd like to read a word or two about this.
I like the part about "Race" and how it's a constant option in all the playbooks to choose "very pale skin, very dark skin".