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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 359434" data-attributes="member: 1210">'Mature content' in my campaignsJust to throw out something else here, I thought people might be interested in some 'mature content' type of stuff that has been in my campaigns at various point.I have a god of rape, perversion, necrophilia and cowardice. Said god was once a pc, waaaay back in the 1e days.  He played up the sick and twisted stuff IN A VERY FUNNY WAY.There were several subsequent pcs over the years who played priests of Froth (the god) and many of them developed unique Frothian spells.  Everything from Froth's golden showers (acid damage, but you have to expose yourself) to Sticks to Phalli.There was a pc priest of Juiblex (also in the days of 1e) who was a cannibal, who betrayed and killed the entire party and ate them.More recently, in an orcish game I ran, there were several instances of unconscious pcs being raped, which led to the formation of the "Don't Touch Me In My No-No Place" club in the party.All in good fun, all very funny.Now, I know such topics aren't funny in real life, but neither are assassination, poison, killng animal or murder.  Neither is killing babies.  These things happen all the time in dnd, even if the babies are baby goblins and orcs.  Even if the murders involve raiding bandit camps at night.  Even if the animal killing involves wolves or sharks.  Not funny in real life.  Nope.  Not FUN in rl, either.But in dnd, all these things can be- and, if they're in a game at all, SHOULD BE- fun.  Maybe funny, too.Because that's what it's all about: FUN.If these things aren't fun for you, don't use them.  Don't buy the new Dragon, or the BoVD.  But if they are, hey, more power to ya.As to whether this will cause a great public outcry: I'm with the crowd of sincerely doubters.  Because there's Vampire to complain about, which, contrary to what somebody posted above, is published by something that's FAR from a fringe company.  I don't think there's been much of an outcry against V:tM, even though "those crazy kids" are dressing up and acting like vampires in the streets.  Heck, I'd say the public is much more aware of rpgs than they were in the anti-dnd days of the 80's; I was there.  I remember those days.  And they kinda sucked for the hobby.  But I liken it to the anti-videogaming movement.  All these fun things, corrupting the youth of Athens.I really don't think there's gonna be an outcry to speak of, because there already would be (over WoD stuff) if there was gonna be.  After all, the LARPers take it much further than dnd ever has, with their dressing up and going into (semi) public places to play.  Sure, some people will point the finger and scream "EVIL" but those folks are _already doing it_ and nobody cares.  Jack Chick is still around, folks- and he's a joke.Maybe I'm wrong; I hope not.  I certainly don't think whatever outcry there may be will be enough to outlaw our hobby or anything ridiculous like that, though.Okay, I'm done.</blockquote>

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