Every being has a gender, even animals,....your either male or female
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The baborc plant has a gender. Orc ashes act like seeds. But in life, in terms of understanding human romantic interaction, they don't- it was more a shorthand for explaining why orcs have no interest in romance because many IF readers look for that type of thing.
In essence, we can say those orcs (in this world) are both male and female, like many, not all, plants- but have the appearance of muscled males, the stereotypical 'barbarian.' This is what I find most fun about orcs.
Also, this game is set in a medieval-esque world. Folks here are not overly concerned with deep discussions about gender. But I take your point- many do wish to gender their MC.
-On a side note, the follow-up does allow you to pick your gender.
EVEN IN THE MEDIEVAL ERA PEOPLE HAD GENDERS, REGARDLESS IF IT WAS A DISCUSSION OR NOT......THE ORC'S ARE LIVING BEINGS SO THEY WOULD MOST DEFINETLY HAVE GENDERS(EVEN THE GODS HAVE 2 SEXES)......ALSO YOU CAN'T HAVE 2 GENDERS BRO........OH AND FYI THE MEDIEVAL WAS WHITE PEOPLES HISTORY, NOT EVERYONE'S HISTORY.
The "reddit as a reliable source" bit is simply sad. Reddit is a tool, and like all tools, its the user's responsibility what they do with it. Reddit can be a cesspool, but this is a reddit sub run by historians. Maybe if you would stop and read, you would actually learn something. But hey! American, right?
Bro, in the real world, that how it is. Period. Now, the reason why people come to IFs its because of that thing...what was the name? Oh right, imagination! Uuuuuh spooky. The beauty about IFs is that you can put anything you want in it as long as it's well written, the characters are amazing and the plot is decent at best. You know what I do everytime I see woke stuff like they/them pronuns in my IFs? I roll my eyes, scoff and proceed to read, because I won't let my personal feelings about that get in the way of enjoying good stuff, unlike some woke people, if not all, that immediately go to other people's neck because their opinions don't match their own.
Thanks for posting.
Yes, it is a fantasy world, an escape from our reality. I don't want to write about 'present-day' stuff. Nothing wrong with authors who do, full power to them and to those who want that but, for me, I want to give folks a chance to run away with their imaginations in an unexplored land. Always loved game books, particularly Fighting Fantasy and Lone Wolf, and I wanted to focus on adventure above anything else.
I know Green will not be to everyone's taste but I have been so happy with the positive response.
I hope you give my game a go- more than that, I hope you enjoy being an orc and plundering all the gits. There is a free demo to see if it floats your boat.