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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AngelTears" data-source="post: 421990" data-attributes="member: 8181">Well I can say that yes sex sells especially to men, but there is more going on in an advert then simply beautiful woman, suggestive pose, with a phallic representation refering to a pent up frustration. You have people with degree's creating "art" to make sure that it evokes the right responses.I find roleplaying games trying to sell itself by bikini babes as cheap.  There is also the matter that the style usually applied doesn't really differ from those 60's fantasy books, who were supposed to be read by teenage boys. Not only does it degrade women, as a simple vehicle of lust, but it also detracts from the possible content. The cover page after all is supposed to set the tone of the book. You know, I look at a book if the art is tasteful I might pick it up. If it isn't, I would rather leave it. One of the reasons I like White Wolf's games, especially Changeling and Exalted. They are beautiful books I would not be unashamed to keep on the coffee table, not the kind I have to keep in a drawer hidden away.We judge books by their covers, the fantasy market is still directed for the adolescent male teenager. The "beautiful woman" on the cover has ended up like a tradition, there is the obvious implication of titilation, but come across as repugnant mixture lust with hints of masculinity. It detracts from what maybe a beautiful book on the inside.-Angel Tears</blockquote>