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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tyberious Funk" data-source="post: 591406" data-attributes="member: 9550">Some people roleplay for the meaningful emotional experience it can bring into their lives.  Being able to 'live' through the experiences of someone else can be intense.  I think the subject matter in question was bold and creative and was obviously going to create a certain amount of emotional resonance with some of the players.  This can make for cutting edge roleplaying... the sort of heady stuff that serious gamers crave and aspire for.On the other hand, some of us like our roleplaying simple and cheerful.  For some of us, roleplaying is pure escapism.  I don't want reality to creep into my games - I deal with the nastiness of real life the other 6 days of the week.  Consequently, even though I have a pretty strong tolerance for most topics, I really don't appreciate certain things in my games - rape, child abuse, torture, etc.  This means that the sort of game session cited, no matter how well it is DMed, will miss the mark for me.  Always.Take that as you will Xarlen.  I don't think it necessarily means you made a mistake, but you need to accept that if you strive for a certain type of game experience you may alienate some players... no matter how mature and intelligently you handle the session.</blockquote>