D&D Fan Film Musings

I was watching some of the D&D fan films (alas, there are still some broken links) and a recurring theme seems to be to exoticness of females in D&D. There have been a couple of videos that deal with the awkwardness of male gamers when confronted with the opposite sex (to be fair, it's not the hobby's fault... the blame can be placed on the shoulders of the guys, because even if we were handsome, charming men, we'd still be awkward when confronted with a beautiful girl). Although, of course, there are a few that's quite entertaining, in the non-condescending-kind-of-way.

Of course another gaming archetype I wish they'd throw into the mix is the couple/fiance/married gamers. It's been my experience that in certain gaming groups, there'll always be a couple there, whether it's simply boyfriend/girlfriend, fiances, or even a married pair. They're still active when it comes to RPG games, and there are a couple of awkward moments at the gaming table when all the bachelors there turn green with envy. But they're part of the gaming experience nonetheless. It's not that girl D&D gamers are rare, but it's all too frequent that they're usually attached to someone else at that point.