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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6506572" data-attributes="member: 1465">Mostly the same as you. Generally speaking, neither I nor my fellow co-players have been interested in these.IMHO what really makes the difference between "acceptable" and "unacceptable" is two things: gratuity and level of details. If you get the feeling that the "adult situation" doesn't serve the game, then it is a negative idea and it's better to avoid it. Honestly, I can't remember how many times this happens with sexual scenes in hollywood movies... really there has been for at least 2 decades now a strong tendency in every damn movie from the US to include a sex scene that is unneeded, as if the viewers are considered so dumb that they wouldn't understand that characters A and B are having an affair unless they see sex. It has become an incredibly appalling cliché. I don't want to go on a tangent, but in a RPG it's better to ask yourself "is this functional to the story, the setting and the game atmosphere?". Don't ask trivially "is this functional to the fun", because I guess there are a lot of people who would consider farting and loud-burping at the game table to be fun as well, but that's fun for some doesn't mean the rest of the group will enjoy it.Similarly, the level of details in the descriptions is often largely unneeded, and it can make a huge difference in the offensiveness. Saying "the evil dragon has raized many villages looking for children to eat" or "the orcs torture their prisoners" is one thing, but adding descriptions is another.Then it's certainly possible that some game genres almost 'require' these, e.g. a subtype of horror RPG. But that's just not my type of game.Additionally, you never know what troubles some of your co-players might have experienced, so unless you are absolutely sure, I really suggest every DM to completely avoid the topics of violence against women and children.</blockquote>

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