If
you've ever done any roleplaying, then you're probably already familiar with
the popular "Knights of the Dinner Table" comic. For those of you
who aren't yet familiar with the phrase, "fireballs coming on-line!"
(or for those of you who are wondering what the heck I'm talking about), the
comic depicts a gaming group sitting around a table playing their favorite "Hackmaster"
characters.
Trust me, this is funnier than it sounds. 
Here we have two different perspectives on one of the Knights' adventures. In one, the gaming group is coerced by Sarah�the only woman in the group�into playing female characters when she runs the game for an evening. Things go predictably badly as the feminine roles do nothing do diminish the hack-and-slash mentality of the group. (Although one of the members does become quite attached to his new character, much to the discomfort of his fellow gamers.)
The
second story is a different take on the same tale, but this time told from the
perspective of the characters being played by the Knights. This story, inspired
in large part by the one above, kicks things off with a magical gender change
when the female member of the group transforms her comrades after being continually
slighted by their sexist comments. Needless to say, the guys don't appreciate
this too much...nor do they seem inclined to learn anything from the experience.
(Although, as in the story above, one of the characters does take a liking to
her new situation...)
Let the GM Be a Lady Tonight!
Knights of the Dinner Table #10
Reprinted in Knights of the Dinner Table "Bundle of Trouble" Vol.
4
Takin' Out Bobarello
Knights of the Dinner Table #12
Reprinted in Knights of the Dinner Table "Bundle of Trouble" Vol.
4
The
illustrated story
Knights of the Dinner Table Illustrated #8
