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Mouseferatu
Hero
You left out a very important option on the poll.
"I would buy it if the book interested me, same as any RPG product. I don't pay attention to whether a book is 'mature' or not, I just decide based on what it's about."
If you had, that's what I'd have voted.
"I would buy it if the book interested me, same as any RPG product. I don't pay attention to whether a book is 'mature' or not, I just decide based on what it's about."
If you had, that's what I'd have voted.
SableWyvern
Cruel Despot
mouseferatu said:
Indeed. I too cast my vote for the missing option.
Neo
Explorer
Hmm not really a category that covers my preference in this regard.
For myself i have no objection to mature content so long as it is not harmful, and IS relevant, providing thats the case then i would likely buy the supplement if it was something i thought was useful or interesting.
For myself i have no objection to mature content so long as it is not harmful, and IS relevant, providing thats the case then i would likely buy the supplement if it was something i thought was useful or interesting.
Psychotic Dreamer
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I would have to agree with mouseferatu. I'll buy pretty much anything if it interests me. However I wont buy something just because of a label or gimick. 
The Sigil
Mr. 3000 (Words per post)
Point of clarification...
I would like to add my own personal spin to this (since I guess I inspired it in the first place)...
I feel there is a difference between a book that is ABOUT "mature content" (e.g., BoVD) and a book that CONTAINS "mature content."
Of course, your definition of "mature content" may vary.
For example, a fairly recent issue of Dungeon magazine contained an adventure where the two primary servants of evil were brother and sister -- and the sister was carrying the brother's child. To me, a story involving incest is a story ABOUT "mature content." However, in my opinion the article/adventure did not CONTAIN mature content (subtle difference).
Conversely, the foreword of Liber Bestarius (which I found somewhat objectionable) was not ABOUT "mature content" (unless one feels that talking about playing RPGs is talking about mature content) yet it did CONTAIN "mature content" in the form of certain four-letter words.
Sometimes the two are mixed (e.g., something that contains mature content and is about mature content) but I think there is a very definite distinction. Where do we find the "mature content?" In the subject matter itself ("about") or in the text and/or illustrations of a work ("contains")? I believe there are certain words and/or illustrations that are objectionable, separate entirely from all content.
My vote for the above survey is as follows:
I neither object to nor have a problem with buying works that are ABOUT mature content. In fact, they can be the most rewarding, as they let us explore the darker side of human nature (things are not always bunnies and puppies).
I do object to and try to avoid purchasing works that CONTAIN mature content. I feel that if you can't express your ideas clearly without stooping to "mature content," then I'm really not interested in what you have to say.
I hope I have made the difference clear. You, of course, may have different views of exactly what qualifies as "mature content" and that is of course your right - everyone will have a different "line in the sand" I think. But IMO, the general principle holds true - it is possible to discuss sexual functions tastefully (e.g., medical textbook) or crassly (e.g., jokes at a bar). It's the same material, just a different presentation. Anything I "invite into my bookshelf" had darn well clean itself up before I invite it in.
--The Sigil
I would like to add my own personal spin to this (since I guess I inspired it in the first place)...
I feel there is a difference between a book that is ABOUT "mature content" (e.g., BoVD) and a book that CONTAINS "mature content."
Of course, your definition of "mature content" may vary.
For example, a fairly recent issue of Dungeon magazine contained an adventure where the two primary servants of evil were brother and sister -- and the sister was carrying the brother's child. To me, a story involving incest is a story ABOUT "mature content." However, in my opinion the article/adventure did not CONTAIN mature content (subtle difference).
Conversely, the foreword of Liber Bestarius (which I found somewhat objectionable) was not ABOUT "mature content" (unless one feels that talking about playing RPGs is talking about mature content) yet it did CONTAIN "mature content" in the form of certain four-letter words.
Sometimes the two are mixed (e.g., something that contains mature content and is about mature content) but I think there is a very definite distinction. Where do we find the "mature content?" In the subject matter itself ("about") or in the text and/or illustrations of a work ("contains")? I believe there are certain words and/or illustrations that are objectionable, separate entirely from all content.
My vote for the above survey is as follows:
I neither object to nor have a problem with buying works that are ABOUT mature content. In fact, they can be the most rewarding, as they let us explore the darker side of human nature (things are not always bunnies and puppies).
I do object to and try to avoid purchasing works that CONTAIN mature content. I feel that if you can't express your ideas clearly without stooping to "mature content," then I'm really not interested in what you have to say.
I hope I have made the difference clear. You, of course, may have different views of exactly what qualifies as "mature content" and that is of course your right - everyone will have a different "line in the sand" I think. But IMO, the general principle holds true - it is possible to discuss sexual functions tastefully (e.g., medical textbook) or crassly (e.g., jokes at a bar). It's the same material, just a different presentation. Anything I "invite into my bookshelf" had darn well clean itself up before I invite it in.
--The Sigil
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