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<blockquote data-quote="rounser" data-source="post: 833500" data-attributes="member: 1106">I disagree, Henry.&nbsp; There is no need to go into detail in order to be gratuitous; the presence of an ugly idea is often enough.&nbsp; SPOILER SPACEI didn't have to have it described to me in detail to find the idea of a bound, insane ogre mage who enjoys being dissected by sadistic bar patrons distasteful and gratuitous.&nbsp; I didn't need graphic descriptions of a polymorphed monster being raped by pirates to find that an ugly idea either.The point is not that I'm offended by this stuff, but that I don't like the tone it illicits.&nbsp; I don't want a game with that feel to it, nor do I really want to read it.&nbsp; That doesn't make me a prude any more than it makes the people who like it blood-hungry perverts.&nbsp; It's a matter of taste....or lack of taste, as the case may be.The knee-jerk response to my complaint here is &quot;okay, you don't like it, don't open the sealed section then&quot;, but it's still taking away pages from those of us who don't want that content.&nbsp; Big deal, you may say, and I'd agree to an extent...but alongside Polyhedron there's more magazine that some of us are paying for and don't want.&nbsp; Dungeon has a history of being the best deal in gaming, and it's a pity to see that formula getting watered down from bread &amp; butter D&amp;D adventures into...other stuff which you can take or leave.&nbsp; I thought that was Dragon's job, and I don't subscribe to Dragon for a reason.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rounser, post: 833500, member: 1106"] I disagree, Henry. There is no need to go into detail in order to be gratuitous; the presence of an ugly idea is often enough. SPOILER SPACE I didn't have to have it described to me in detail to find the idea of a bound, insane ogre mage who enjoys being dissected by sadistic bar patrons distasteful and gratuitous. I didn't need graphic descriptions of a polymorphed monster being raped by pirates to find that an ugly idea either. The point is not that I'm offended by this stuff, but that I don't like the tone it illicits. I don't want a game with that feel to it, nor do I really want to read it. That doesn't make me a prude any more than it makes the people who like it blood-hungry perverts. It's a matter of taste....or lack of taste, as the case may be. The knee-jerk response to my complaint here is "okay, you don't like it, don't open the sealed section then", but it's still taking away pages from those of us who don't want that content. Big deal, you may say, and I'd agree to an extent...but alongside Polyhedron there's more magazine that some of us are paying for and don't want. Dungeon has a history of being the best deal in gaming, and it's a pity to see that formula getting watered down from bread & butter D&D adventures into...other stuff which you can take or leave. I thought that was Dragon's job, and I don't subscribe to Dragon for a reason. [/QUOTE]

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