[UA] Alexandra Abel?

[Steve Dustin]

>Hidey-ho.
>
>Jo Hart just squicked my brain over in Pyramid.
>
>She asked how much more interesting would things be if
>Alex Abel were female?
>
>"It would have been a much more clearcut fight for ascension
>with the invisible goddess -- they would clearly have been in
>contention for the archetype of 'the woman who has power over
>men.'"
>
>This whole conversation/discussion has been worthwhile, but this
>bit is the topper.
>
>Alexandra Abel.
>
>*shudder*
>
>And it has such a nice ripple-effect through the supplementary
>info on Abel, too-- changes the whole tenor of the meeting with
>Daphnee Lee, the existence of Luther Miles, and a whole bunch of
>other things.
>
>Neat.
>
>Thoughts?
>

Its an idea that has got a lot of merit.

First off, it sounds like its not the game itself that Jo hates, just pieces 
of the setting.  She should buy UA, fix the sexist bits of the setting, or 
throw out what she doesn't like.  Anyway, that's what I would (and am sure I 
will do--tailor the game to my group--once our Feng Shui game is over).

Second off, what if Alex Abel is a woman, in a kind of Pope Joan way (for 
those of you who don't know, the legend of Pope Joan is that a woman 
ascended to the Papacy, disguised as a man, somewhere around 890 or so.  She 
was discovered when she gave birth during a speech.  Serious papacy scholars 
doubt something like this ever occurred).  The wealthiest women in the world 
are no where near as wealthy as the wealthiest men, and early on, Alexandra 
knew this.  Disguising herself was her route to unstoppable power.  In a 
strange way, Alex is just like those he employs--someone trying to escape a 
dangerous past or secret.

Of course, admittedly, I don't own TNI, so I don't know what of monkeywrench 
this throws in the UA canon.

Steve Dustin
yetiseti at hotmail.com

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