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<blockquote data-quote="Dualazi" data-source="post: 7041283" data-attributes="member: 6855537"><p>A very…complicated topic, but since it’s being broadly discussed in the context of RPGs as a whole, I’ll give my two coppers for what it’s worth.</p><p></p><p>Nudity/sexual content:</p><p></p><p>From a conceptual standpoint, there’s nothing wrong with it. Whether it’s gratuitous or not is up to questions of context, and there is a time and place for said gratuity, but typically I’d rather not give it undue focus. Simply acknowledge that it exists and is important in some facets of life and move along with it.</p><p></p><p>That said, I wouldn’t expect it to come up very much outside of the typical foes who exemplify negative traits/temptations surrounding sex, such as harpies, succubi, nymphs etc. Even foes who are of poor intellect will clothe themselves for comfort or protection, as even a troll who regenerates quickly will likely cover up simply to reduce painful interactions with the environment.</p><p></p><p>More practically speaking though, you’re going to have to come to terms with the fact that this is going to lose you sales in some respect, either because the buyer is squeamish about that content or because it’s a parent who doesn’t want their kids exposed to it. I’d rather art be as uncensored as their creators want it to be, but that doesn’t always play nice with economic realities.</p><p></p><p>Inclusivity:</p><p></p><p>Utterly worthless. Anecdotally speaking, I have never had a player comment on the lack of ‘representation’ as a reason for not playing tabletop RPGs. Far more often it’s an issue of time constraints, shyness, or reluctance to learn the rules. In this instance it’s particularly weird, since this isn’t a game or setting where those social issues (specifically in regards to sexuality) would seem to come up, like, at all. Unless you play in a group that regularly ERPs, then I doubt the dragon burning the countryside gives a crap about what’s between your legs. It very much feels like cheap pandering. Derren hit the nail on the head here:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>More broadly speaking, I have yet to see any hard, quantifying data suggesting that elements of ‘inclusivity’ lead to a direct increase in TTRPG sales. Even more annoying is when it’s included in places it doesn’t belong. An RPG set in ancient Japan wouldn’t have people of Nordic or African stock running around, and including them in such a product would actively detract from its value.</p><p></p><p>In summary, to me this is just virtue signaling for clicks. As far as artwork goes keep the nudity where appropriate but this social justice crap in a setting/game where it has little relevance is just an insulting degree of pandering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dualazi, post: 7041283, member: 6855537"] A very…complicated topic, but since it’s being broadly discussed in the context of RPGs as a whole, I’ll give my two coppers for what it’s worth. Nudity/sexual content: From a conceptual standpoint, there’s nothing wrong with it. Whether it’s gratuitous or not is up to questions of context, and there is a time and place for said gratuity, but typically I’d rather not give it undue focus. Simply acknowledge that it exists and is important in some facets of life and move along with it. That said, I wouldn’t expect it to come up very much outside of the typical foes who exemplify negative traits/temptations surrounding sex, such as harpies, succubi, nymphs etc. Even foes who are of poor intellect will clothe themselves for comfort or protection, as even a troll who regenerates quickly will likely cover up simply to reduce painful interactions with the environment. More practically speaking though, you’re going to have to come to terms with the fact that this is going to lose you sales in some respect, either because the buyer is squeamish about that content or because it’s a parent who doesn’t want their kids exposed to it. I’d rather art be as uncensored as their creators want it to be, but that doesn’t always play nice with economic realities. Inclusivity: Utterly worthless. Anecdotally speaking, I have never had a player comment on the lack of ‘representation’ as a reason for not playing tabletop RPGs. Far more often it’s an issue of time constraints, shyness, or reluctance to learn the rules. In this instance it’s particularly weird, since this isn’t a game or setting where those social issues (specifically in regards to sexuality) would seem to come up, like, at all. Unless you play in a group that regularly ERPs, then I doubt the dragon burning the countryside gives a crap about what’s between your legs. It very much feels like cheap pandering. Derren hit the nail on the head here: More broadly speaking, I have yet to see any hard, quantifying data suggesting that elements of ‘inclusivity’ lead to a direct increase in TTRPG sales. Even more annoying is when it’s included in places it doesn’t belong. An RPG set in ancient Japan wouldn’t have people of Nordic or African stock running around, and including them in such a product would actively detract from its value. In summary, to me this is just virtue signaling for clicks. As far as artwork goes keep the nudity where appropriate but this social justice crap in a setting/game where it has little relevance is just an insulting degree of pandering. [/QUOTE]
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