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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Anubis the Doomseer" data-source="post: 1089677" data-attributes="member: 12455">It is, however, the only book to ever really mention sex and sexuality, and then in a negative light as you correctly point out.If the only time a game line I write about discussed a topic was to point out the wrong bits of it - the inference can be drawn that the topic itself is negative.- Ma'atedit: I should note that unlike some who are somewhat in agreement with me on this front, I do both own and have read the book.  Sex is not the only thing in the book, however, this is the only core WoTC book I won that has sex discussed in it.  The fact that it has sex in it is not the crux of my argument.  The Vile book is simply a very juvenile, purile, superficial look at evil as antagonist - it is not a very good book at all with this regard since it adds nothing to the discussion of evil in Dungeons and Dragons.  The book does try to spend time on the nature of evil but doesn't answer the most basic questions about it: for example - why would someone become evil willingly in a world where the forces of supernatural good are physically present AND can be shown to be of greater power (a Solar versus a Balor/Pit Fiend).  Do they see themselves as evil?  Can one be evil and yet serve a greater good?  Can one believe they are good and yet truly be evil?  Does a single act of evil make one evil - if not then at what point does one become evil?(this particular question I can see having an immediate crunch-based effect on table top playing)  and so on.</blockquote>

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