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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bendris Noulg" data-source="post: 815677" data-attributes="member: 6398">I don't think the mature rating pertains to the material itself, but rather an implied manner of applying that material.  For instance, a lot of the material can easily be put into a miniseries, anime series or some other media, and I'd have few qualms about those of 15-16 years of age being exposed to it.  However, in that media, these people are simply observers.In an RPG, however, this material is not just being observed, but is being used within an inter-active environment.  As such, while I could watch a movie containing such subject matter sitting next to my 15 year old nephew in a movie theater, I would be very skepticle about including it in a game in which I was DMing him.It's also a safety-net for over-zealous parents.  When a parental group shouts, "look what we found our kids with," WotC gets to reply with, "It's labeled 'Mature' for a reason.  Your innability to control your kids isn't our problem."That dealt with, I don't think Celebacy belongs in the BoVD.  A lot of cultures relate reproductive fluids to the soul's ability to create (Hindu is big on this), so the retention of these fluids could easily be associated to things like Conjuration [Creation] spells, Metacreative Psionics, and other such magics.</blockquote>