Annoyance...

[Therem Harth]

... Is when your uber-macho Dwarven Axemaster gets struck by a trap of femininity. That is all.

[ekolis]

Trap of femininity? Which variant might that be? In vanilla I can't imagine any such thing, because gender has no effect (supposedly males are heavier and females start with more gold? what does being heavier do for you anyway?)

[Therem Harth]

Variant? *points to forum title*

In ToME gender doesn't affect anything either, the traps are just for "flavor". Most people think they're silly and should be removed.

[Derakon]

I'd agree that most people think they're silly; as for being removed, personally I don't care one way or another. Then again, I don't really attach much significance to the gender of my character, since it makes zero gameplay difference...

[fph]

Can't remember if it was an Angband variant or some other exotic roguelike, but I clearly remember playing a game in which monk attacks had a certain probability of kicking a male monster in the nuts and stun him (ouch).

Of course, if this worked for players too, we'd need a similar malus to balance females. Do you vote for monthly periods or insane shopping spree?

[Therem Harth]

Also ToME.

Although, when you consider the sort of damage Angband characters routinely take without being stunned, you have to wonder if a kick in the groin should even matter.

(Of course, the whole hitpoint system of damage is pretty unrealistic. In fact, I can come up with something better... You'll see.. )

[Nick]

Of course, if this worked for players too, we'd need a similar malus to balance females. Do you vote for monthly periods or insane shopping spree?

Or have to cut off a breast before using a bow

[Derakon]

ToME's stunning monk attacks (along with a whole bunch of other stuff) are taken straight from ZAngband, which ToME originally descended from.