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Old 01-23-2007, 12:09 AM
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Re: [RPG]: Fantasy Imperium, reviewed by Lev Lafayette (3/1)

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Originally Posted by darkbhudda View Post
Why would you expect a female to get Endurance benefits?
There are indications that women have, on average, greater endurance than men - for example ultraendurance bike races (Montezuma's Revenge, Wilderness 101 Mountain Bicycle Race) and their closeness in marathon races (keeping in mind differences in body shape and stride).

This said, sexual dimorphism is relatively lower in the human species than others , although it doesn't stop the distribution of mass in women being one standard deviation less than men.
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