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Moiraine · 04-04-2001, 02:44 PM

Hi ladies, old friends and new faces !

(Oh, and hi to you males and wolves too ...

)

Most of you already know me, but some do not - I am 36, I am married and have a son of 9 , all of us are Fantasy and PnP and computer games addicts !

I started reading Fantasy books and playing PnP AD&D and playing computer games all at the same time, when I was a student, 15 years ago - my boyfriend, now husband, took me into all. My first computer game was Ultima IV - I loved it because, for once (not very frequent at the time), it was not a "kill-'em-all" kind of game, but involved a lot of talking to people and enigma solving and stuff.

Now you will think I am stupid ... I was very surprised and happy when I got to the Board, first because there were a bunch of other ladies here, and also by the very warm welcome I got as a female player !

And that made me realize something ... since I was 17 and got to the University, to study high mathematics and physics, I was plunged in an almost entirely male's world. Less than 10 % women ... So since then, I work in a male's world, I play in a male's world, almost all my friends are male - and 15 years ago, both when I played AD&D with my friends and in my studies and later my job, women were not really accepted but barely tolerated as oddities. So my response to that has been to act very technical in most areas of my life, and I got so used to that, until I went to the Board, I didn't realized how much I missed the possibility to just be myself - means, to sometimes make a mistake without people around saying "Hey sure, she is a woman".

And now to the stupid part - sorry - roleplaying on the Board - I envy you ladies very much for being able to flirt for play on the Board - I just can't ! I tried and I just can't. I think because I don't know how anymore ... it has been 15 years that I never could do that anywhere. How stupid I sound now. Oh, I can roleplay, allright, as long as it involves the mind. Ah well.

Oh sorry for the rambling - I didn't mean to darken everybody's mood - this Board is amazingly great !

Dinner time - see you later

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The world is my oyster !

04-04-2001, 02:44 PM	#78
Moiraine Anubis Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Up in the Freedomland Alps Age: 61 Posts: 2,474	Hi ladies, old friends and new faces ! (Oh, and hi to you males and wolves too ... ) Most of you already know me, but some do not - I am 36, I am married and have a son of 9 , all of us are Fantasy and PnP and computer games addicts ! I started reading Fantasy books and playing PnP AD&D and playing computer games all at the same time, when I was a student, 15 years ago - my boyfriend, now husband, took me into all. My first computer game was Ultima IV - I loved it because, for once (not very frequent at the time), it was not a "kill-'em-all" kind of game, but involved a lot of talking to people and enigma solving and stuff. Now you will think I am stupid ... I was very surprised and happy when I got to the Board, first because there were a bunch of other ladies here, and also by the very warm welcome I got as a female player ! And that made me realize something ... since I was 17 and got to the University, to study high mathematics and physics, I was plunged in an almost entirely male's world. Less than 10 % women ... So since then, I work in a male's world, I play in a male's world, almost all my friends are male - and 15 years ago, both when I played AD&D with my friends and in my studies and later my job, women were not really accepted but barely tolerated as oddities. So my response to that has been to act very technical in most areas of my life, and I got so used to that, until I went to the Board, I didn't realized how much I missed the possibility to just be myself - means, to sometimes make a mistake without people around saying "Hey sure, she is a woman". And now to the stupid part - sorry - roleplaying on the Board - I envy you ladies very much for being able to flirt for play on the Board - I just can't ! I tried and I just can't. I think because I don't know how anymore ... it has been 15 years that I never could do that anywhere. How stupid I sound now. Oh, I can roleplay, allright, as long as it involves the mind. Ah well. Oh sorry for the rambling - I didn't mean to darken everybody's mood - this Board is amazingly great ! Dinner time - see you later ------------------ The world is my oyster !