Blind Luck MUD Development Diary, Entry 5: Gender in Games

In virtually all games where players are allowed to create their own character, the game will ask them to specify their character’s gender. This is expected, and most of us don’t think twice about it. We just choose “male” or “female” and off to play we go. But what if I don’t like those choices for my character? What then?

This is the fifth entry in my ongoing article series where I talk about making a text-based online fantasy role-playing game, which I try to make as accessible as possible for all players. If you want to read…