<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list --> <!--X-From-R13: "Fenivf Qnfrl" <pnfrlN#G,pf.sfh.rqh> --> <!--X-Date: from fabius.globecomm.net [207.51.48.6] by mx01.ny.us.ibm.net id 861948036.23929-11 Fri Apr 25 06:00:36 1997 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199704250316.XAA27779#nu,cs.fsu.edu --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:casey#NU,cs.fsu.edu"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00214.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00216.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00230.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00227.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00215">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00215">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00215">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Travis Casey" <<A HREF="mailto:casey#NU,cs.fsu.edu">casey#NU,cs.fsu.edu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 23:18:30 -0400</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> > (1) Beware putting characters into roles based on character sex. Gender-roles > are fast becoming a moribund concept in our society and you would > definately offend soem people (me, for instance ;) ) > The only excpetion is where your game is set in an earlier era or world > with stronger roles but EVEN THEN players shoudl be allowed to be > "exceptional" men or women who break the stereotypes-- such have always > existed historicly. The reaction of then world shoudl not penalize > them significantly for this, though it should ideally be visible in the > "fluff" (NPC comments and so forth.) I'd agree with this... for humans. Non-human races in fantasy or SF could have any kind of sex roles. Indeed, different sexes might be physically different in major ways. Also, don't forget that a race might have more or less than two different sexes. -- |\ _,,,---,,_ Travis S. Casey <casey#cs,fsu.edu> ZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ System Manager, FSU CS department |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' (904) 644-4290; Room 101C Carothers '---''(_/--' `-'\_) No one agrees with me. Not even me. rec.games.design FAQ: <A HREF="http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~casey/design.html">http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~casey/design.html</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00227" HREF="msg00227.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Nathan Yospe <yospe#hawaii,edu></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00214.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00216.html">(fwd) Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00230.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00227.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00215"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00215"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00212" HREF="msg00212.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 25 Apr 1997, 12:38 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00229" HREF="msg00229.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Sat 26 Apr 1997, 03:13 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00213" HREF="msg00213.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Fri 25 Apr 1997, 12:43 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00230" HREF="msg00230.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Sat 26 Apr 1997, 03:18 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00215" HREF="msg00215.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:casey#NU,cs.fsu.edu">casey#NU,cs.fsu.edu</a>, Fri 25 Apr 1997, 13:00 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00227" HREF="msg00227.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Sat 26 Apr 1997, 02:37 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00238" HREF="msg00238.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Reposts</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Sat 26 Apr 1997, 10:52 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00267" HREF="msg00267.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Reposts</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 29 Apr 1997, 05:48 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00218" HREF="msg00218.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#IX,NETCOM.COM">jlsysinc#IX,NETCOM.COM</a>, Fri 25 Apr 1997, 13:09 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>