From: devinc@aol.com
Date: Tue 26 Apr 1994 - 03:40:57 EEST
Devin Cutler here:
Martin writes:
" So warrior women in Glorantha are going to have to fight using some strategies other than brute strength. RQ doesn't make"
Hmmm, in RQ3 and in RQ2 women have the same Strength as men. In RQ2 they also have the same size, while in RQ3 they can have the same size rolls. So where is this difference?
I do not want to get into a men are better than women debate, because men are not better than women, but I always felt that RQ wimped out on the side of political correctness (even before PC) by making male humans equal to female humans. In the Gloranthan Bestiary, this distinction has been removed. Elf males and troll males are different from their female counterparts. In both cases, one gender or the other is entirely better than their counterpart.
Why would humans be different?
Female Size should be 2D6+3 (or 4) period.
Female Strength should be 2D6+1 or so.
What might females be better at? Well, small size has advantages all its own. I would also certainly be willing to allow females a bonus to Power, since females have traditionally been much more attuned to the world around them.
Devin Cutler
devinc@aol.com
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