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tenacious1
Acolyte
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 Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 15:10:41
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While it's not a Source or Core Product, I hope I can stick my thoughts in this thread, as it is a WotC book and is aimed at being an introduction for women into the D&D experience. If it's not, please moderate me and I apologize for starting the thread. I did my obligatory Searches and didn't come up with anything.
I was browsing the Fantasy/Roleplay section recently and came across this book and asked myself "what the heck!?"
Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress - A Girls Guide to the D&D game.
Next time you are at your local bookstore, see if they have a copy of this. Skip the foreword by MR and MRS Salvatore and skip to Chapter 1 to get a feel of the product. I stood in the store for over 20 min reading this book and eventually bought it. It's hysterical! It's written by a ~35 year old woman who gets a job at WotC but has never gamed in her life. It APPEARS that WotC has provided time, or forced her and some other non-gamers, into gaming sessions every Monday afternoon. What follows is her take on gamers, the game, her group and the overall experience.
Like I said, take a peak next time you are browsing your Fantasy/Role-play section.
For the record, I'm a 34 year old man, which made buying this book from a 17 year old dude at the counter a little funny too 
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Edited by - tenacious1 on 20 Jan 2008 17:03:37
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 15:36:49
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I bought it as a gift for one of my players, who runs this site:
http://www.gamerchicksrule.com/content/
She was interested in reviewing it, but I don't think that she has gotten around to it quite yet. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 18:12:03
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| Most of the female gamers I know around here found the book insulting. |
"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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Lady Fellshot
Senior Scribe
USA
379 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 20:12:23
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| I thought it was amusing and bought it for my sister. She thought it was really funny. I can see how an experienced female gamer might get insulted, since the book is geared towards raw beginners, but I would suggest it for anyone just starting. |
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tenacious1
Acolyte
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Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 20:27:42
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Originally posted by SirUrza
Most of the female gamers I know around here found the book insulting.
 Are you serious!?!? not sure why... but I guess you can't please everyone. Oh well.
if it becomes a sore point here, the mods can kill the thread. wasn't my intent to create a contentious thread. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 22:42:39
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| I haven't really taken a look at this book, partly because I'm not sure how interesting I would find it (what's the point?). But I doubt I would find it insulting. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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AlorinDawn
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 23 Jan 2008 : 20:58:50
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| I wondered what this was... A WotC staffer was handing out small black dice bags with this logo on it in pink and a swirly pink D20 in the bag. |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 26 Jan 2008 : 23:42:37
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Originally posted by Xysma
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I haven't really taken a look at this book, partly because I'm not sure how interesting I would find it (what's the point?). But I doubt I would find it insulting.
I bought it for my wife for Christmas, she hasn't read it, but I read quite a bit of it. I found the book to be highly entertaining, Shelly Mazzanoble is very funny. Check out her Dragon articles to see if you like her style.
D&D Resolutions
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"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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