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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nergal Pendragon" data-source="post: 6500200" data-attributes="member: 6777649">I've also seen those video games. They're typically either Refused Rating or Adults Only, which pretty much completely destroys their ability to be sold within the United States. GTA 5 is about the only notable exception where the player actually does a lot of torture, and even then it's more the exception that proves the rule than an example that you can easily go far outside the norm.Also note that it's only recently in television history that shows like CSI could even get on the air; for a long time, they were held to extremely high standards, while books were not. It takes time for standards to loosen; trying to push the envelope too early just gets you shut down hard. Just ask video game makers about why the ESRB had to exist and you'll get a good history lesson on just how badly trying to push beyond the currently accepted standards can backfire.I'm not saying you can't produce an RPG supplement that deals with adult materials. That's done all of the time. I am saying that if you're expecting to revolutionize the industry by doing so that you're in for a massive disappointment. And I'm saying that if you want to make a profit, you seriously need to reexamine your idea and recognize that it's just not time yet.Oh, and that charnel houses book? Note that they've since shied away from books like that in the time since. Just like WotC has shied away from products like the Book of Vile Darkness.</blockquote>

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