Nudity in RPG books?

[Elrik_DarkFury]

The three following elements and everybody would be happy about nudity in DND.

a)Not only-guys playing group, but many female players also(prety looking female players who play female pc's-not ogre barbarians ).
b)A scenario full of nudity,sex and spicy stuff.
c)And a really strict DM to achieve a "deep immersion" role playing .



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The Wizard

 

[Jaws]

I voted no nudity. So far what I have seen in RPGs, the majority of the nudie art has been poor to awful. If you are going to have it in your product, at least hire artists who have talent and put time into it.


Peace and smiles

j.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

I have no problem with non-sexual nudity. Sexual nudity bothers me, whether on not that is the major purpose of the supplement or game. (I did not run out and buy Book of Erotic Fantasy for example.)

Implied sexuality plus nudity also does not bother me. So, I suppose you might use the term 'graphic nudity and sexuality' in describing what I dislike.

The Auld Grump, who removed four accidentle double entendres while writing this... Bah!

 

[hellbender]

While I am not bothered at all by nudity in rpgs, I am bothered by the fact that nudity and/or sexually explicit books such as the Book of Erotic Fantasy and the adult themed Book of Vile Darkness and Book of Exalted Deeds have gotten ALL rpg material at my local game shop put under lock and key because of parental concern. To me, this is a huge step backward for the rpg industry. I do not blame the parents, either, I think most of them are just trying to do what they think is best for their children, although there are always people who jump at the chance to be offended by whatever comes along. They do have a right to be concerned when they see something like the Book of Erotic Fantasy next to the PHB and the DMG. While Valar have every right to publish such books, as does WoTC or anyone else, I honestly don't see where the portion of people who will buy the book is proportionate enough to the people who will be turned off by it, or the young people (i.e. new blood to the hobby) that will not be allowed to play because of these publications.

Who is right and who is wrong? I don't know. It has nothing to do with your religion, birthdate or phase of the moon, just how you feel about the subject personally and how nudity/sexuallity in rpgs affects our hobby as a whole. I must say that it is a bit odd asking a clerk to get me a DnD book because there are three titles that got them all banned. Luckily the Eberron book was up front when I went last and hasn't been banished yet.

And Ogrork the Mighty, I think you mean American prudishness, not Western. Try visiting Europe sometime and watching television. The most interesting things are on primetime.



hellbender

 

[Psion]

I took your first response but hate the way you phrased it (which will undoubtedly bias your poll if you were hoping to get any meaningful information out of it.) Nudity isn't "evil", but I would just as soon do without it so I don't have to worry about creating an uncomfortable environment for anyone at the gaming table. I especially object to gratuitous nudity unrelated to the topic (ooh, a book on fighters and weapons... good place to pop in a pic of a topless chick! Puh-lease.)

 

[Wombat]

While I have nothing against nudity in art, per se, I do find that most game art that uses nudity is, to be kind, tacky.

Such art tends to be badly done (poor drawings, hokey photoshopping) and mainly there for purile interests. While there may be bare-chested barbarians, males are rarely drawn as 3rd rate cheesecake; females often are, even when they are clothed.

So to my mind it is not a problem of nudity vs. no nudity, but rather good art vs. bad art. And overall there is far, far too much bad art in rpgs.

 

[Zappo]

I do not blame the parents, either

I do. When I was 12 and I started playing, my parents took the time to have a few sessions with us and didn't pass judgement on the game until they thoroughly tried it. I don't think that parents who won't take more than 5 minutes to "protect their child" are doing their job very well.

I am aware of the fact that the existance of products such as the BoVD and BoEF may contribute to forming a negative opinion towards the entire game in the minds of parents. I think that this fact is stupid and unfair, because shunning RPGs because of the BoEF is not unlike shunning the entirety of literature because of Larry Flint. I think that accepting this fact as a given and refraining from publishing mature-oriented material is not the way to go. This is a problem with society, not with RPGs.

 

[Deimodius]

Mmmm.... 3.5 Nymph...

 

[Thanee]

The three following elements and everybody would be happy about nudity in DND.

a)Not only-guys playing group, but many female players also(prety looking female players who play female pc's-not ogre barbarians ).
b)A scenario full of nudity,sex and spicy stuff.
c)And a really strict DM to achieve a "deep immersion" role playing .

*sigh*

Bye
Thanee

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I'm pretty much a:
"Nudity of any kind doesn't bother me."

but I voted:
I don't mind Nudity so much as long as it is non-sexual.

Simply cause I usually error on the side of caution.