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A more thorough poll of your character's demographics is now up and running.
Note: Feel free to take this survey for as many of your characters as you would like. It would be best to only include information for your "active" characters, but I will leave it up to you to decide what "active" means in this context.
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Good Work.
And it's filling up quite quickly.
Wondering if you'd be able to combine demographics like Alignment by faction?
I say this because I spotted both Lawful Good and Chaotic Good members of the Dark Archive, which is lead by someone who is Lawful Evil.
I'm not discouraging this in any way, (it makes for good role-playing), I'm curious how many have joined factions for less obvious reasons.
Also nice to see humans leading the way.
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I'll be the one to mention that the sexual orientation section needed an 'other' option. (I have a character who's trans am.) But it's a small thing.
Thanks for pointing that out. I had intended to include "Other" as an option but neglected to do so. If you have already submitted that character and want me to update it, look through the responses to try to find yours. PM me the response number and I will fix it. Thanks again! :)
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My Shadowdancer's 'pet' is a summoned shadow. Maybe a choice for 'other' in the pet section would be appropriate.
Okay, I am convinced. I will add an "Other" section for the pets. If you look through the responses and find the response number for that character, I am happy to change it for you. Just PM me the response number and the change you want made.
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Interesting survey.
Of my 25 characters (22 that I consider to be "active") only 2 are heterosexual (with one of them being heteronormative).
The others are a mix of gay, bisexual, one asexual, and one pansexual.
But no lesbians, yet.
We have a local character who is famously (infamously?) pansexual, though I have a feeling you mean both mean it differently.
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I'm most surprised by the very large percentage of asexual characters.
I mostly don't want to deal with sexuality in a game that isn't a close group of friends. Even with a close group of friends, mostly I don't want to deal with sexuality with them.
So, I have characters who I haven't even thought about, and those with whom I have conciously decided to avoid the subject.
For the record, IRL I am a parent with grown children.
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It took me less than one session to realize that I did not want to discuss potential tengu sexual behavior at every session, so it's simpler to say that Kotyk is completely uninterested in the non-feathered... And since he's never met another tengu I'm his PFS career, asexual is close enough.
It's enough to deal with questions like "how do you drink potions with a beak?" and "did you buy a wand of prestidigitation for your nasty bare talons?" and "if you die, can we barbecue you and still have your leftover bones for resurrection?"
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...I spotted both Lawful Good and Chaotic Good members of the Dark Archive, which is lead by someone who is Lawful Evil.
I'm not discouraging this in any way, (it makes for good role-playing), I'm curious how many have joined factions for less obvious reasons.
I am currently the only respondent who is a Chaotic Neutral member of the Silver Crusade! I had been hoping for more "silver" and less "crusade", alas. The stuffed shirts around the lodge get on me quite a bit, but at least they keep me well fed.
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Good Work.
And it's filling up quite quickly.
Wondering if you'd be able to combine demographics like Alignment by faction?
I say this because I spotted both Lawful Good and Chaotic Good members of the Dark Archive, which is lead by someone who is Lawful Evil.
I'm not discouraging this in any way, (it makes for good role-playing), I'm curious how many have joined factions for less obvious reasons.Also nice to see humans leading the way.
fwiw, my paladin is one of those oddities working for the Dark Archive.
She's there to provide oversight for the operation..
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Another interesting thing to add would be "What God does your favorite character follow, if any?"
Yeah, I wish I had thought of that when I built the poll. It would be a lot of work to add that after the fact. :/
Also, wow, only 2 other people besides me love their black blade? (or other intelligent item)
One of my characters is one of the other two. But his sword is not a black blade. It is misforged. ;)
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It's interesting to see how, as of right now, characters of an asexual nature (14.1%) are more prevalent than characters of a homosexual nature (5.6%).
It's also interesting to see that female characters are, as of right now, less likely to be heterosexual (35.0%) than male characters (50.9%), and significantly more likely to be bisexual (27.2% v 10.2%).
-Matt
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Trans* needs an 'other' on Gender, not orientationNice poll. I'll be interested to see the results.
I'll be the one to mention that the sexual orientation section needed an 'other' option. (I have a character who's trans am.) But it's a small thing.
Trans is a category under gender.
Trans am = trans amorous = a primary attraction towards transfolk, and is an orientation.
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I'm most surprised by the very large percentage of asexual characters.Who or what my character is going to bop, is generally far down the list in priority for my character concepts.
That is totally fine, of course. The poll shows that a lot of people feel the same way. It is why I included the "I don't care" option.
But the poll also shows that it is something that people do think about.
Frankly, I consider my own sexual orientation to be a large part of my personal identity. When I create characters it is also something that I think about.
For some of my characters, I know what their sexual orientation is right out the gate. Others, like my 10th-level paladin, I don't discover until later in their career—which is why "I don't know" is also an option. And some I'm sure I will never know.
Also, sexual orientation is more than just "who my character is going to bop." There are social interactions in this game. Sexual orientation influences those interactions. (There are even spells and effects that behave differently based on one character's sexual attitude toward another character.)
I was pleasantly surprised to find that so many other players think about these things when crafting their characters. I was even more pleasantly surprised to see that the (in-game) Pathfinder Society is such an open, diverse, and inclusive organization.
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I was pleasantly surprised to find that so many other players think about these things when crafting their characters. I was even more pleasantly surprised to see that the (in-game) Pathfinder Society is such an open, diverse, and inclusive organization.
-In this business if you think inside the box, you'll get shipped home in one
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It's interesting to see how, as of right now, characters of an asexual nature (14.1%) are more prevalent than characters of a homosexual nature (5.6%).
-Matt
Probably because its a mixture of
-Sex is just how the DM lures you to death. Avoid.
-Real world asexuality
-My character is a priest that means they can't have sex right?
-Sex is just how the DM lures you to death. Avoid.
-none of these really fit
-Thats a plus what vs. the succubus charm? I'll take that one
-Sex is just how the DM lures you to death. Avoid.
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I am currently the only respondent who is a Chaotic Neutral member of the Silver Crusade! I had been hoping for more "silver" and less "crusade", alas. The stuffed shirts around the lodge get on me quite a bit, but at least they keep me well fed....I spotted both Lawful Good and Chaotic Good members of the Dark Archive, which is lead by someone who is Lawful Evil.
I'm not discouraging this in any way, (it makes for good role-playing), I'm curious how many have joined factions for less obvious reasons.
Yeah, and I'm one of the two LN members of the Silver Crusade. That character is a refugee from the Shadow Lodge, and it almost came down to a coin flip between SC and Cheliax when she had to find a new faction.
For her, Good is aspirational. She really respects what the Silver Crusade is trying to achieve. She just always reserves the right to use less savory methods when necessary.
She always feels bad about it afterwards. Just not too bad.
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It's interesting to see how, as of right now, characters of an asexual nature (14.1%) are more prevalent than characters of a homosexual nature (5.6%).
Yeah, I'm not sure why that is. There might be a few, like LazarX and DesolateHarmony who chose "asexual" because they didn't want sexuality in their game. (I would have hoped for them to choose "I don't care" instead, but I guess that was poor instructions on my part.)
But I also know that there probably are a fair number of asexual characters. A few of mine are asexual, one of which by design from the start.
It's also interesting to see that female characters are, as of right now, less likely to be heterosexual (35.0%) than male characters (50.9%), and significantly more likely to be bisexual (27.2% v 10.2%).
Yep. It is also a bit uncomfortable. The actual numbers were higher than I expected, but the ratios are pretty much exactly where I thought they would be.
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I am currently the only respondent who is a Chaotic Neutral member of the Silver Crusade! I had been hoping for more "silver" and less "crusade", alas. The stuffed shirts around the lodge get on me quite a bit, but at least they keep me well fed....I spotted both Lawful Good and Chaotic Good members of the Dark Archive, which is lead by someone who is Lawful Evil.
I'm not discouraging this in any way, (it makes for good role-playing), I'm curious how many have joined factions for less obvious reasons.Yeah, and I'm one of the two LN members of the Silver Crusade. That character is a refugee from the Shadow Lodge, and it almost came down to a coin flip between SC and Cheliax when she had to find a new faction.
For her, Good is aspirational. She really respects what the Silver Crusade is trying to achieve. She just always reserves the right to use less savory methods when necessary.
She always feels bad about it afterwards. Just not too bad.
Boomer also is refugee from Shadow Lodge. :)
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Doyle- Human druid Ranked in as asexual. He was voted off the island of hermea which means in his mind he's not fit to have children. Is too shy to make advances at anyone, and gets to flustered to respond to any advances.
Shamus: Gnome cleric of the lantern king. Omni sexual. And I mean omni. Carries around a masterwork paracountes bingo board game with squares such as "male kitsune" "female elf" " ??? ooze"" "male ???" and " ? ???".
Corvus: Drunk tengu inquisitor. I don't think sex has come up at all. He can't tell mammals apart and hasn't seen any tengu.
Fabrizio: Diplomancer/.. erm. Sorcerer. Thinks of himself as strait. Will go the other way "just this once to distract the guards". Will draw the line at bilateral symmetry (once his bird explains those words to him)
Reynard: Kitsune Swashbuckler blend. Strait. May have had one incident at a drunken party or on the qadirian border. Absolutely loves the chase/romance part of things.
Pyrite: Male Aasimar Saurian Shaman druid. A celibate Calistrian .
Flutter: Female druid. (Only female) Mostly strait. Hippy skippy granola type doesn't see why people get all uptight about a natural process.
Argentum: Male scion of humanity mystic theurge (or not, grumble) Very strait. Another hermean. He has 76 grandkids by three wives that he's outlived.
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The breakdown I find most fascinating is one I wouldn't have thought to look at: Alignment by Gender.
At this moment:
Female characters are slightly more likely to be Chaotic than Male (36.1% vs 35.1%) and slightly less likely to be Lawful (30.5% vs 32.4%), but I'm not sure how meaningful those differences are.
But when you look at the Good-Evil axis: Female characters are definitely more likely to be Good than Males - 52.7% vs 47.2%.
The least likely alignment for Female characters: True Neutral (12% vs 16% for Males). Least likely for Males: Lawful Good (11.8% vs 12% for Female).
And interestingly enough, True Neutral is the overwhelming top alignment for Third/Other Gender characters (47.1%)
Yeah, I think True Neutral is definitely the alignment worth focusing on. Fascinating.
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I take it you're equating 'Third' with Trans? I think that's a bit too specific (doesn't cover agendered for one thing)
You're not wrong. But for the purposes of this survey, I can understand why the Professor combined them -- the analysis can be tricky if you splinter the groups too much.
"Trans am" is something I'd not encountered before, so please excuse the confusion
Oh, no worries - that's what I figured. One of the reasons I spelled it out was because it's a preference that isn't talked about very much, and when it is it's usually in negative terms (ie "chasers").
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I'd be interested in seeing "Role" by "Gender".
Done.
It would be uninteresting to simply have graphs of the total number of each gender for each role; male characters are so dominant that they will be the largest gender in each role. So that doesn't tell us anything. So instead the graphs that I put up show the likelihood that a character of a given gender will choose that role. That is a much more interesting question, I think.