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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pickin_grinnin" data-source="post: 6505948" data-attributes="member: 6697674">That's my point.  Not everything has to have a purpose that you define as a good one.  Titillation alone serves a purpose.I am a librarian/archivist.  I know exactly what purpose those serve.  My point is that nudity - even if only used for titillation - serves a purpose.  It's just not one that you happen to like.It can be expensive to print, but most RPGs that are put out these days are sold as PDFs.  Printing costs don't really have anything to do with whether the art contains nudity or not, though.So what you really meant to say was that art must serve a purpose to justify the cost in a business context?  I won't argue with that, at least when it comes to D&D and Pathfinder, but that's a bit different than saying that it must serve a purpose in general.As I said before, most RPGs that are put out today are distributed as PDFs.  Most will make very little money - certainly not enough to actually cover the effort and time put into making them.  Though some people have unrealistic aspirations of making a living off games they create, most are more interested in making something cool and having other people play it.  That's why there are so many free RPGs, as well.It probably doesn't make financial sense for WotC or Paizo to include much nudity in their books, but those two companies bear little similarity to most RPG-producing companies and individuals.  They're big and they make money and are the games that are most extensively played, so they have to appeal to the widest possible audience, which is (sadly) generally very nudity-phobic.  That's only two games, though.  There is a whole world of RPGs out there.</blockquote>

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