Roda Posted August 5, 2015 Share #26 Posted August 5, 2015 And mind you, women do not only get angry when they are on that time of the month, as many seem to believe. Heck, I have a friend who gets disgustingly happy. Another who gets in the mood for... you know. I get tired and get the urge to sleep. Bodies are strange. ^Yup this! Possible bodily events: Bleeding (duh) Cramps (duh) Acne Headaches/migraines Lower back pain (due to cramps) Weak/sore thighs (due to cramps) Sore/tender and swollen breasts Bloating Poops/no poops (Or worse, BOTH!) Cravings for specific nutrients (salty stuff, sugary stuff, fatty stuff, etc) More emotional events: Anger (well more agitation) Hyperness Depression Anxiety/Existential dread at the ever encroaching void Horniness Lethargy Some women can experience all of these symptoms, some women can experience some of these symptoms, and some can experience only the gore. My personal experience is that of all of the above, but they are very mild in my case. I can keep track of what my hormones are doing to my mood and I can counterbalance them easily, as most women do. It's not one big monster of emotion inside of me/us waiting to burst out. And I do not think it in good form to treat them like witchcraft. Right, right. But again I'm not talking about your average woman. No matter how I may joke about their effects, hormones aren't superpowers '3' Can they play a role in how your character interacts with her superpowers? Sure! Of course! But I wouldn't think of them as THE monster inside of your character waiting to come out and murder all the things. That monster might treat the hormones as food or fuel, but not as a mighty sword or an empowerment spell, just a bit of a snack. And if your character has more than one symptom (which is most likely since with the bouts of high energy, comes the crashes of low energy), then that change in hormones may serve to weaken that beast. And if your character is a dark knight and is used to meditating to keep her emotions in check and under her control, then keeping the effects of her hormonal changes in check would be a walk in the park. (Like I've said, hormonal changes <<<<<<<<<<< clawing beast that is darkside, when it comes to potency) And I have a feeling your character has been dealing with her hormones for far longer than she has been dealing with dark powers. Though, if your character has anger management issues, then they may not be able to handle extra hormonal imbalances, due to all the other issues that comes from such problems. But really in the end I would advise you to treat menstruation as mundane, because it is. Dark knight powers are what's really interesting here. And menstruation should really affect your character as much as a kind of crummy day/days/week that's on a schedule. (Since, you know, that's what it is) Hooray for edits: If I could make a suggestion on how it would outwardly appear to affect your character, I'd suggest that it would make her more confident in her abilities. Like "hold my beer, I got this bro" kind of way, balanced out with some anxiety lows in her downtime (like before bed). That way its effects can cause some shenanigans, but avoids the whole periods-are-mystical-mind-controlling-events trap and lets her claim her own successes and mistakes. Link to comment
Flashhelix Posted August 5, 2015 Share #27 Posted August 5, 2015 We've never seen a live vagina ingame yet, so until then I'm of the school of thought that vaginas, infact, do not exist in the world of FFXIV. Link to comment
Roda Posted August 5, 2015 Share #28 Posted August 5, 2015 We've never seen a live vagina ingame yet, so until then I'm of the school of thought that vaginas, infact, do not exist in the world of FFXIV. Just like nipples. Link to comment
X'zirashah Bakt Posted August 5, 2015 Share #29 Posted August 5, 2015 There are too many variations in the menstrual cycle to tell. However, there is one factor that makes me disagree with your stance on Dark Knights: Anemia. In my personal case as a woman it is rather difficult to deal with and would, if anything, make it harder during that time for them. Not all women have this but a significant amount do and don't even realize it. Link to comment
Nako Vesh Posted August 5, 2015 Share #30 Posted August 5, 2015 And mind you, women do not only get angry when they are on that time of the month, as many seem to believe. Heck, I have a friend who gets disgustingly happy. Another who gets in the mood for... you know. I get tired and get the urge to sleep. Bodies are strange. This is a good point. If you're going to include this in your RP, you should keep in mind women experience menstruation in extremely varied ways, from woman to woman, and even from month to month. Oh, god. Now I'm imagining my FC syncing up... Link to comment
Kurt S. Posted August 6, 2015 Share #31 Posted August 6, 2015 (Disclaimer: I know no shit) Ah gad this brings me back to a particularly weird and amusing the sesh in the first incarnation of Kat. Now I'll skip some of the details and go straight to answering the question. According to my cousins and their horror stories as well as bio studies women bleed during that phase(well duh). So when it came up I ended up sort of applying the concept of B4B to the inner beast state. So she's bleeding and expending more blood because she can barely control the strength of her strikes and most of the blood goes to her muscles for those meaty sweetdelicious swings. Until she gets exhausted. She also couldnt really control the inner beast and as a product was a lot more violent and aggrressive. I'd guess for DRKs it amps their magical attks and the darkside in general. I'd like to think the magical attacks are sort of like physical manifestations of the inner moodiness. Much like doing math to make arcanima come to life. I still have to develop Kat's dorkeside. Link to comment
KitKat Posted August 6, 2015 Share #32 Posted August 6, 2015 I don't even want to think about my own period every month. I especially don't want to have to worry about my characters'. Link to comment
Caspar Posted August 6, 2015 Share #33 Posted August 6, 2015 It makes your spell casting fizzle. Oh wait, wrong setting. >_< It might be better not to bother worrying about this unless you want it to become a plot point for some reason in a storyline. For some it could be too debilitating for a time to do much else but deal with it, which would limit interactions in that interval. And yeah, it's not something everyone wants to be reminded of... Link to comment
Flickering Ember Posted August 6, 2015 Share #34 Posted August 6, 2015 Right, right. But again I'm not talking about your average woman. I know those affects. I'm talking about these users of these forces that are very much kept under control by mental states and emotions. Which yes you did cover in your first post! Really what I'm trying to get people theorycrafting about is what effects this time period would have on those powers. and I agree with you I do think a Dark Knight would find it easier to channel during this period, and based on how she's affected mood wise by this period, would go to play into her personality and personal reactions etc. Example, War Siren who is already a bit cynical and moody in my mind would be slightly more on edge and easier to anger. That part was never in question, where as say Nicoco Coco (my alt.) would get weirdly more happy and have weird food cravings. etc. I think theorycrafting on how menstrual cycles affect these powers goes off of a few posts already written here. Specifically, that emotional instability is a negative stereotype and an exaggeration. I feel like choosing to make periods as anything more than a footnote can be irrelevant at best and offensive at its worst. To call attention the effects of menstrual emotions on super powers inadvertently implies that women are irrational at this time. (Even if you're looking at it from the 'not an average woman' perspective) That may not be your intention, but I would suggest treading lightly here. I would say RPing menstrual symptoms linked to job superpowers as anything more than 'subtle' would be over doing it. It's a biological function, not a mental illness. I'm only half sure of what you're going for in RP with this. I would recommend not using periods at all and instead go for mental illness or an emotional temperament. Unless the period is a tie in to a theme of your character's. (For example, a coming of age story where said character is grasping what the idea of 'womanhood' means to her) 1 Link to comment
-no longer matters- Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share #35 Posted August 6, 2015 Right, right. But again I'm not talking about your average woman. I know those affects. I'm talking about these users of these forces that are very much kept under control by mental states and emotions. Which yes you did cover in your first post! Really what I'm trying to get people theorycrafting about is what effects this time period would have on those powers. and I agree with you I do think a Dark Knight would find it easier to channel during this period, and based on how she's affected mood wise by this period, would go to play into her personality and personal reactions etc. Example, War Siren who is already a bit cynical and moody in my mind would be slightly more on edge and easier to anger. That part was never in question, where as say Nicoco Coco (my alt.) would get weirdly more happy and have weird food cravings. etc. I think theorycrafting on how menstrual cycles affect these powers goes off of a few posts already written here. Specifically, that emotional instability is a negative stereotype and an exaggeration. I feel like choosing to make periods as anything more than a footnote can be irrelevant at best and offensive at its worst. To call attention the effects of menstrual emotions on super powers inadvertently implies that women are irrational at this time. (Even if you're looking at it from the 'not an average woman' perspective) That may not be your intention, but I would suggest treading lightly here. I would say RPing menstrual symptoms linked to job superpowers as anything more than 'subtle' would be over doing it. It's a biological function, not a mental illness. I'm only half sure of what you're going for in RP with this. I would recommend not using periods at all and instead go for mental illness or an emotional temperament. Unless the period is a tie in to a theme of your character's. (For example, a coming of age story where said character is grasping what the idea of 'womanhood' means to her) But scientifically the cycle does cause hormonal imbalance which does effect emotions and moods, and as stated effects every one differently. Men's IMS, does almost the exact same thing mentally/emotionally. I do wonder how many people here have finished the Warrior and or Dark Knight quest lines and grasp how a Hormonal induced mood swing could throw the balance off kilter of these two classes "balance". (again I'm dragging Men's IMS as well.) I really think to flat out tell someone to drop something that is a natural cycle of life, that could actually affect the characters balance depending on how they deal with the influx of Hormonal balance is a tad bit closed minded as both of these natural processes could play a very interesting twist onto the character for a few days a month. Remember the people who take up these mantles aren't like you or me or even your mages or paladins anymore. They're struggling internally for a balance, and while yes some may not be affected at all by it because it doesn't bother them much some may be teetering to lose control on a daily basis and this cycle would be cause for alarm for them mentally. Link to comment
Kiur Posted August 6, 2015 Share #36 Posted August 6, 2015 I've already said my piece but I'm just gonna go ahead and toss out the fact that I really like this thread. Discussions like this help break down the silly "Taboo" of the subject. It's no more or less gross than talking about some other bathroom-based bodily functions. 1 Link to comment
-no longer matters- Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share #37 Posted August 6, 2015 I've already said my piece but I'm just gonna go ahead and toss out the fact that I really like this thread. Discussions like this help break down the silly "Taboo" of the subject. It's no more or less gross than talking about some other bathroom-based bodily functions. It does yes. Honestly when I create a character I try to think of every small detail. (I do with with my comic book creations too.) I still feel with the nature of these powers the mood swings depending on how you are affected by this would affect the powers too a point. I do have IMS about every other month for a few days. During that time, I get angrier a lot easier, generally in a bad mood and slightly depressed, and pretty bad headaches. Knowing how I am affected by IMS and knowing the nature of Darkside and The Inner Beast is why I brought this up to spark conversation. I already know how I think it would affect War. I wanted to see if others have had this same line of thought especially with these two "powers" or if I was an oddball for thinking that far into detail. If you're curious: She gets a bit moody, her sarcasm is a bit meaner spirited and has this weird craving for melons, she also finds it's a lot easier to tap into her darkside (not making it more powerful but just easier to access.) which on the flip side of the coin means it's easier for the Darkside to influence her so she has to be a bit more on guard. Being as Crass as she is too, she'd have no issue throwing it into a conversation as an aside like it was just regular everyday speech. It wouldn't be a plot point per-say but could change how certain scenario's are played out during those days of the month (and yes I do have it figured out when and keep track.) Again I really apologize if this conversation made anyone uncomfortable, but I think if you RP as either a Dark Knight, or Warrior this is something to be considered for your character more so than any other Job/Class in the game. Link to comment
Kiur Posted August 6, 2015 Share #38 Posted August 6, 2015 Kiur isn't much of anything ICly yet. She'll need some kind of mentor before she'd be able to evolve into anything. Right now she's mostly in Mad Scientist Mode with heavy armor. (I do main a Dark Knight, though). Would be interesting to go all-in with Dark Knight lore. Link to comment
Reiner Dorn Posted August 6, 2015 Share #39 Posted August 6, 2015 When it was brought up last night, Reiners reaction was. -Did she just...yeah...she did- Herp-derps off around the table. I've been married, this isn't gross to me anymore, who cares. Link to comment
-no longer matters- Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share #40 Posted August 6, 2015 Kiur isn't much of anything ICly yet. She'll need some kind of mentor before she'd be able to evolve into anything. Right now she's mostly in Mad Scientist Mode with heavy armor. (I do main a Dark Knight, though). Would be interesting to go all-in with Dark Knight lore. I've pretty much turned myself into a Dark Knight lore geek, plus the other thread I started is a terrific lore resource for upcoming DRKs, so if you ever need any thing or just want someone to talk shop. Please feel free to friend me. Link to comment
-no longer matters- Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share #41 Posted August 6, 2015 When it was brought up last night, Reiners reaction was. -Did she just...yeah...she did- Herp-derps off around the table. I've been married, this isn't gross to me anymore, who cares. You've RPed enough with me that shouldn't have even shocked you. Link to comment
Kiur Posted August 6, 2015 Share #42 Posted August 6, 2015 I tried ingame, are you on an alt or anything? Link to comment
-no longer matters- Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share #43 Posted August 6, 2015 I tried ingame, are you on an alt or anything? At work atm. I'll be on after 8pm est though! Link to comment
Erik Mynhier Posted August 6, 2015 Share #44 Posted August 6, 2015 So this is the topic that gets a post out of me........ [align=center][/align] The emotional ups and downs of a woman on her cycle can be uncomfortable, but often times are exaggerated as a stereotype. "The crazy woman!!!!" To the question of would it effect emotion-based job skills..... Unless we are talking unnatural hormonal levels due to say ovarian cancer, thyroid cancer or some other form of medical mutation or condition such as pregnancy, normal emotional outcrops I do not think it would effect much. This isn't the late 1800's, we know better then those who coined the term "hysteria". Disclaimer: I am no lady, but am a medically trained professional, as well as a former service member who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with women in combat situations. As far as I could tell their cycles were never an issue to their performance or professionalism either at rest or under fire..... Now to lighten the mood. [align=center][video=youtube] [/align] 1 Link to comment
-no longer matters- Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share #45 Posted August 6, 2015 So this is the topic that gets a post out of me........ [align=center][/align] The emotional ups and downs of a woman on her cycle can be uncomfortable, but often times are exaggerated as a stereotype. "The crazy woman!!!!" To the question of would it effect emotion-based job skills..... Unless we are talking unnatural hormonal levels due to say ovarian cancer, thyroid cancer or some other form of medical mutation or condition such as pregnancy, normal emotional outcrops I do not think it would effect much. This isn't the late 1800's, we know better then those who coined the term "hysteria". Disclaimer: I am no lady, but am a medically trained professional, as well as a former service member who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with women in combat situations. As far as I could tell their cycles were never an issue to their performance or professionalism either at rest or under fire..... Now to lighten the mood. [align=center][video=youtube] [/align] Right, but Darkside and Beast within are affected by emotional states of mind. A good example is the post 50 Warrior quests Curious Gorge can't control his Inner Beast because of his current emotional and mental state from losing control in the Level 50 quest , and Dark Knights are purely emotionally fueled. So that poses the question of just how fragile a balance powers like these are that they can be swayed so easily by emotions and mental state depending on how the character is affected by PMS or IMS it can have negative (or possibly positive) affects on these certain powers. You really can't compare these to real life combat situations because these draw on fantasy elements that play into the psyche. It's more of how does these fluctuation in mood affect the powers. As stated it affects everyone differently but it's still something to ponder on. Link to comment
Mae Posted August 6, 2015 Share #46 Posted August 6, 2015 But scientifically the cycle does cause hormonal imbalance which does effect emotions and moods, and as stated effects every one differently. Men's IMS, does almost the exact same thing mentally/emotionally. I do wonder how many people here have finished the Warrior and or Dark Knight quest lines and grasp how a Hormonal induced mood swing could throw the balance off kilter of these two classes "balance". (again I'm dragging Men's IMS as well.) I really think to flat out tell someone to drop something that is a natural cycle of life, that could actually affect the characters balance depending on how they deal with the influx of Hormonal balance is a tad bit closed minded as both of these natural processes could play a very interesting twist onto the character for a few days a month. Remember the people who take up these mantles aren't like you or me or even your mages or paladins anymore. They're struggling internally for a balance, and while yes some may not be affected at all by it because it doesn't bother them much some may be teetering to lose control on a daily basis and this cycle would be cause for alarm for them mentally. Before you can start to try and figure out how a period would affect DRK or WAR characters, you need to define how a period affects the individual and specific woman. And, like it's been said over and over already, that varies immensely. You line up any ten women (I'm not a guy, I've had no need to look into manperiods, so I know very little about them) and monitor the chemical cocktails their glands and brain produces, and they're all going to be different. And if you test how their bodies react to the hormones, they're all going to be different. And just to add more to to the confusion... that chemical cocktail is not going to be exactly the same every month. Some women have better conscious and subconscious coping skills, others may be partially or totally lacking coping skills. This is why for some women a period is nothing more than a footnote that dictates what they're wearing and whether or not they're taking a bath or shower, while for others its the end of the world. And why one month it might be the former, and the next it'll be the latter for a single woman. Something else to consider is that not all mood swings during a period are created solely by the hormones responsible for periods. Cramping is painful, and we all know our bodies respond to pain, regardless of trigger, in various ways -- anger, crying, or even laughing. Insomnia by itself can put us all out of whack emotionally, mentally, and hormonally. Same with dietary changes (from eating too much to not eating enough, to eating only specific craved things), changes in exercise and activity, and not getting enough sunlight. Waking up in the morning and finding that you can't wear most of your clothes can be devastating, regardless if you're bloated because of your period or bloated because of medicine, temperature/humidity change, illness, hydration levels, or because you've been drinking too much alcohol. Also. Periods are not the only part of a woman's monthly cycle where hormones that can affect mood are released. The hormones that trigger the body to begin developing the uterine lining (after a period ends) and ovulation (up to a week before periods start) can also cause mood swings. Periods just get more notice because there's all that other stuff going on that can drive us batty. So! Where does this land us with DRK/WAR characters? Well, it'll likely depend on how they face their DRK/WAR issues on non-period days. Is it a fact of life they've met face-on and accepted and have determination not to let it control them? Is it something they're struggling under? Do they have slip-ups when the mantle gets control over them? Are they normally about to lose control and go crazy? Well, that's just going to add or multiply their normal period problems. TL;DR version: a female character who normally gets through her period with a certain amount of grace and dignity and has accepted their DRK/WAR mantle may not suffer any worse than they do on normal days -- it'll be the same irritant then as it is other times. A female character who goes to pieces during her period and has lots of issues with their DRK/WAR mantle may react the same way she would if you were to ask her to carry a buffalo over her head for two malms over sharp, rocky terrain while barefoot during her period... which could be the same reaction you'd get if you told her there's no chocolate ice cream on the market board. Still not sure? Here's a scale*: Pick a number between 1 and 10, with 1 being "My special Echo power is that I have no pain or moodswings and the blood disappears directly into the aether", 6 being the pain and mental anguish of childbirth, and 10 being "OH GODS PLEASE KILL ME NOW I CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER DAY OF THIS I HATE EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS OR WILL EVER EXIST!", that best represents your character's ability to cope with their period. Pick another number between 1 and 10, with 1 being "I'm as cool as a cucumber with this DRK/WAR thing" and 10 being "MURDER DEATH RAGE KILL HATE PSYCHO", that best represents your character's relationship with their DRK/WAR mantle. Multiply the two numbers. Find your place in the 1 to 100 scale: -- with 1 being "Problems? HAH! Not even the Warrior of Light could handle a period and this mantle half as good as I can!" -- with 25 being "... I should probably consider staying home and getting ice cream the next few days..." -- with 50 being "I have possibly made a bad choice of career..." -- with 75 being "I am shocked I have not been institutionalized or otherwise locked up." -- with 100 being "I AM DESTROYING ALL WORLDS RIGHT NOW!!!" *Disclaimer: some tongue in cheek intended with this scale >_> [EDIT: forgot to clarify drinking -what-] [ANOTHER EDIT: ... forgot another word..] 4 Link to comment
-no longer matters- Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share #47 Posted August 6, 2015 But scientifically the cycle does cause hormonal imbalance which does effect emotions and moods, and as stated effects every one differently. Men's IMS, does almost the exact same thing mentally/emotionally. I do wonder how many people here have finished the Warrior and or Dark Knight quest lines and grasp how a Hormonal induced mood swing could throw the balance off kilter of these two classes "balance". (again I'm dragging Men's IMS as well.) I really think to flat out tell someone to drop something that is a natural cycle of life, that could actually affect the characters balance depending on how they deal with the influx of Hormonal balance is a tad bit closed minded as both of these natural processes could play a very interesting twist onto the character for a few days a month. Remember the people who take up these mantles aren't like you or me or even your mages or paladins anymore. They're struggling internally for a balance, and while yes some may not be affected at all by it because it doesn't bother them much some may be teetering to lose control on a daily basis and this cycle would be cause for alarm for them mentally. Before you can start to try and figure out how a period would affect DRK or WAR characters, you need to define how a period affects the individual and specific woman. And, like it's been said over and over already, that varies immensely. You line up any ten women (I'm not a guy, I've had no need to look into manperiods, so I know very little about them) and monitor the chemical cocktails their glands and brain produces, and they're all going to be different. And if you test how their bodies react to the hormones, they're all going to be different. And just to add more to to the confusion... that chemical cocktail is not going to be exactly the same every month. Some women have better conscious and subconscious coping skills, others may be partially or totally lacking coping skills. This is why for some women a period is nothing more than a footnote that dictates what they're wearing and whether or not they're taking a bath or shower, while for others its the end of the world. And why one month it might be the former, and the next it'll be the latter for a single woman. Something else to consider is that not all mood swings during a period are created solely by the hormones responsible for periods. Cramping is painful, and we all know our bodies respond to pain, regardless of trigger, in various ways -- anger, crying, or even laughing. Insomnia by itself can put us all out of whack emotionally, mentally, and hormonally. Same with dietary changes (from eating too much to not eating enough, to eating only specific craved things), changes in exercise and activity, and not getting enough sunlight. Waking up in the morning and finding that you can't wear most of your clothes can be devastating, regardless if you're bloated because of your period or bloated because of medicine, temperature/humidity change, illness, hydration levels, or because you've been drinking too much alcohol. Also. Periods are not the only part of a woman's monthly cycle where hormones that can affect mood are released. The hormones that trigger the body to begin developing the uterine lining (after a period ends) and ovulation (up to a week before periods start) can also cause mood swings. Periods just get more notice because there's all that other stuff going on that can drive us batty. So! Where does this land us with DRK/WAR characters? Well, it'll likely depend on how they face their DRK/WAR issues on non-period days. Is it a fact of life they've met face-on and accepted and have determination not to let it control them? Is it something they're struggling under? Do they have slip-ups when the mantle gets control over them? Are they normally about to lose control and go crazy? Well, that's just going to add or multiply their normal period problems. TL;DR version: a female character who normally gets through her period with a certain amount of grace and dignity and has accepted their DRK/WAR mantle may not suffer any worse than they do on normal days -- it'll be the same irritant then as it is other times. A female character who goes to pieces during her period and has lots of issues with their DRK/WAR mantle may react the same way she would if you were to ask her to carry a buffalo over her head for two malms over sharp, rocky terrain while barefoot during her period... which could be the same reaction you'd get if you told her there's no chocolate ice cream on the market board. Still not sure? Here's a scale*: Pick a number between 1 and 10, with 1 being "My special Echo power is that I have no pain or moodswings and the blood disappears directly into the aether" and 10 being "OH GODS PLEASE KILL ME NOW I CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER DAY OF THIS I HATE EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS OR WILL EVER EXIST!", that best represents your character's ability to cope with their period. Pick another number between 1 and 10, with 1 being "I'm as cool as a cucumber with this DRK/WAR thing" and 10 being "MURDER DEATH RAGE KILL HATE PSYCHO", that best represents your character's relationship with their DRK/WAR mantle. Multiply the two numbers. Find your place in the 1 to 100 scale: -- with 1 being "Problems? HAH! Not even the Warrior of Light could handle a period and this mantle half as good as I can!" -- with 25 being "... I should probably consider staying home and getting ice cream the next few days..." -- with 50 being "I have possibly made a bad choice of career..." -- with 75 being "I am shocked I have not been institutionalized or otherwise locked up." -- with 100 being "I AM DESTROYING ALL WORLDS RIGHT NOW!!!" *Disclaimer: some tongue in cheek intended with this scale >_> [EDIT: forgot to clarify drinking -what-] Okay I love this post, just because it explores the topic and the tongue in cheek was fun! Link to comment
Mae Posted August 6, 2015 Share #48 Posted August 6, 2015 *bows* Welcome~ As for hygiene products... I believe our own real-world archaeological evidence indicates that some neolithic people may have used straps of soft, absorbent leather, sometimes stuffed/padded with various materials to absorb flows so that the straps could be reused. Folded strips of cloth have also been used over the years, as well as giant versions of reusable cloth baby diapers. And.. yes... some cultures didn't use anything and just... dripped as they went. Any of these would likely be available/already in use in the game setting. Link to comment
Miakoda Posted August 6, 2015 Share #49 Posted August 6, 2015 As for tampons or some equivalent, it's called "on the rag" for a reason. There are times/cultures where rags were used, or also times where women just kinda bled freely. As for it effecting your character... just depends on your own discretion about how moody your character would be and her self-control/willpower? A woman's period certainly affects her state of mind, but it's different for all women, and doesn't like... turn any of us into axe-murderers. I don't know about you, Faye- but I turn into a crazy axe-murder... I mean, let's just be honest about it. Link to comment
Sig Posted August 6, 2015 Share #50 Posted August 6, 2015 ...So, basically, four pages later - it boils down to the individual? Brevity is beautiful. Love you all. A tonberry for your thoughts: :tonberry:. Link to comment
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