Green Knight
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Good points all around, Edmonton Boy. Very interesting theory.
Fantasy Sex Roleplaying Game Releases October 2003
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As a few others have said... I don't see the big deal. Diversity in material is the reason why an open gaming license will work in the long run. This is just one of those things that comes with that diversity. Personally, I don't think it's that big a deal nor anything I'll actually ever use in one of my campaigns. I might consider buying it just as a light and amusing read, but I can't imagine introducing anything within to any game I DM. Just my 2 cents...
Dr. Strangemonkey
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There could be some goodness to it.
Sex and sexuality have always been a part of heroic narratives as a whole.
All that Arthurian stuff with maidens in towers and people getting stabbed in the thigh and what not.
Not too mention episodes like Odysseus and Circe or Aeneas and Dido.
But, that I think is a minor point.
The real upshot is that these books have the potential to be either a terrible additional smudge on an industry that has always had a few or worth an amazing amount of money or a combination of the two.
I've worked the erotica section of used bookstores and "Yes, Virginia, sex does move units."
Not too mention scandal, can anyone tell me what the highest priced used role-playing product is and why?
Sex and sexuality have always been a part of heroic narratives as a whole.
All that Arthurian stuff with maidens in towers and people getting stabbed in the thigh and what not.
Not too mention episodes like Odysseus and Circe or Aeneas and Dido.
But, that I think is a minor point.
The real upshot is that these books have the potential to be either a terrible additional smudge on an industry that has always had a few or worth an amazing amount of money or a combination of the two.
I've worked the erotica section of used bookstores and "Yes, Virginia, sex does move units."
Not too mention scandal, can anyone tell me what the highest priced used role-playing product is and why?
MeepoTheMighty
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Dr. Strangemonkey said:
Probably B3: Palace of the Silver Princess. Released and recalled in the same day because of a picture of a tied-up woman being assaulted by a bunch of knife-wielding guys.
Am I right? What's my prize?
Bendris Noulg
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Actually, yes...Green Knight said:
The Hindus have a belief relating to a man's procreative fluids being related to imagination and creativity. When a man has sex, he releases that creative energy, which must again "build up" over time. As such, an artist, engineer or other "creative" type would practice abstainance during the pursuit of some goal in order to have a strong creative energy flow.
On the flipside, Celtic Druids performed sexual rights in which two Druids would have intercourse while other Druids would tie locks of the "performer's" hair with ribbons. Later, these ribbons would be untwinned in order to release the creative energies captured during the act, thus empowering the magic they were attempting to perform.
Now, that's just two real world examples taken from real world religions.
And while it's true that this kind of stuff, and the rest, can be made up by the DM, a few DMs are likely not going to do so out of embarrasment from his peers, but will be more likely to say "I like this, I'm going to use it" because it's coming out of a book (and thus makes it easier to add more to). Going further down the line, other DMs could quite possibly have not even thought about it due to a lack of knowledge or a limited amount of exposure to the genre (too much H&W/Salvator, not enough Corben or Moebius), and thus this work serves to provide exposure to a part of the genre that does indeed deserve some degree of professional representation beyond Nymphology.
Alzrius
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Well, given that our local authority figure has confirmed this, here are my reactions on taking this seriously...that is, having more belief this will happen than belief that this is a joke:
I think this deserves a chance before people begin stomping on it. The BoVD has been slammed up and down, but more people seem to like it than not now thats its out there (hence the recent wave of encouragement for it in the magazines). Same thing here.
Given some of the stuff we've been seeing recently, this isn't nearly as surprising as it could be. Like I pointed out before, Nymphology was released by a major d20 company, and the GUCK is now being developed in high gear. This just seems like a natural extension of that...though it admittedly be a premature release in how early its coming...but thats what happens when people start touching this subject.
Ahem, jokes aside, I think its almost sort of inspirational for AV to have a book like this made with his name on it. He's unafraid of any backlash (which is already considerable) for just being himself. This is very much in the vein of WotC's former CEO Peter Adkison (you'll know that if you've ever read John Tynes's Death of the Minotaur), and I think its admirable to be that willing to be so open about onesself, especially considering that most of us here at EN World know he's a great guy. I'll almost certainly be buying this just as a show of support.
On a sidenote: I find it hilarious that the GUCK, being developed here, now has real competition.
Secondary sitenote: Is it just me, or is it odd in that seven pages of this thread, AV hasn't himself dropped in to make a statement? He's usually really, really good about being quick to talk to us here.
I think this deserves a chance before people begin stomping on it. The BoVD has been slammed up and down, but more people seem to like it than not now thats its out there (hence the recent wave of encouragement for it in the magazines). Same thing here.
Given some of the stuff we've been seeing recently, this isn't nearly as surprising as it could be. Like I pointed out before, Nymphology was released by a major d20 company, and the GUCK is now being developed in high gear. This just seems like a natural extension of that...though it admittedly be a premature release in how early its coming...but thats what happens when people start touching this subject.
Ahem, jokes aside, I think its almost sort of inspirational for AV to have a book like this made with his name on it. He's unafraid of any backlash (which is already considerable) for just being himself. This is very much in the vein of WotC's former CEO Peter Adkison (you'll know that if you've ever read John Tynes's Death of the Minotaur), and I think its admirable to be that willing to be so open about onesself, especially considering that most of us here at EN World know he's a great guy. I'll almost certainly be buying this just as a show of support.
On a sidenote: I find it hilarious that the GUCK, being developed here, now has real competition.
Secondary sitenote: Is it just me, or is it odd in that seven pages of this thread, AV hasn't himself dropped in to make a statement? He's usually really, really good about being quick to talk to us here.
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Kilmore
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That's 7 pages in 14 hours, and I'm sure that Mr. Valterra has plenty on his plate right now.
[Imagines AV sitting in his cozy little office this afternoon chilling out when he suddenly hears his boss shriek next door].
Now, I think there's a 99.8% chance that it didn't happen like that, but I'm still imagining it.
[Imagines AV sitting in his cozy little office this afternoon chilling out when he suddenly hears his boss shriek next door].
Now, I think there's a 99.8% chance that it didn't happen like that, but I'm still imagining it.
RangerWickett
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Alzrius said:
Curse you! You must've changed the spelling before I could reply and condemn you!
Bendris Noulg
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