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Originally Posted by Lady Dragonfly  I did not say they could not wear heavy armor. I said they could not lift heavy weight, e.g. no more than 98 kg (or so). That means males and females with STR 15 would be able to carry 150 and 98 kg of inventory respectively. Btw, I thought that was weird.
Anyway, initial stat/attribute difference for male/female was used in quite a few games. Not as extensively as racial stat/attribute difference though.
That was just an example. However, let's take a closer look. Chain shirt’s weight is about 45 pounds, not such a big deal. On the other hand, the weight of a full suit of plate armor is 75 pounds. Add a claymore (7 pounds) and other medieval paraphernalia, and it will be closer to 100 pounds. Full plate armor is more cumbersome. It's hard to imagine a female wearing all these pans and pots and wielding a hefty two-hander unless she is a half-troll on steroids.
Jeanne d'Arc was wearing plate armor but she was not actually fighting.
Nevertheless, I myself played armed to the teeth female tanks and had fun with them.
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In Wizardry VIII, there was no difference between the carry capacities of males & females. Sorry about misreading it earlier.
About the armour: it's not about the weight, it's about distribution of the weight. Platemail is more comfortable to wear than chainmail: the weight isn't such a factor, because platemail distributes it over the whole of the body and doesn't let it drag on the shoulders alone.
I won't nitpick about the claymore: it might just as well be a sword weighing about 2 pounds, depending on specific type.
Anyway, I find this limit artificial: if you're a warrior, you can do every thing a warrior can, or else you aren't one. I think the Marine-example made it quite clear.
I like the Half-Orc heroine story you've written out, but I don't think that developers would ever go to that extent.
It's about the depth of the Body/Thievesguild choice in BGII, or ever more profound.
Domi, I have to join DesR in his question? Why do you hate male-protagonist-only games so? I mean, refusing to play PS:T solely on the fact that the protagonist is a male, is like shooting yourself in the leftfoot before the 100m sprint because you wanted to punish that lefty-sucker for being left and not right. (Like in "Left" used to be always bad; always shake hands with the right hand, etc. No political context whatsoever.)
I can understand that you can identify less with a male protagonist, but it could still be a great game. I've played several games with female protagonists and enjoyed them. Same with books.