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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6947729" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>I agree, but would like to once again emphasize that pretty much all of that can be avoided if you stick to a strictly PG table rule (or maybe PG-13 if everyone knows each other well and are comfortable with it). I tend to be of the opinion that most of what we consider "inappropriate for children" are probably inappropriate as a voyeuristic activity period, and what ought to be considered "adult themes" are things like marriage, pregnancy, parenthood and things that are the common, challenging part of being an "grown up". That is to say, in modern parlance, a game with adult themes has PC's that are #adulting, where as what passes for "adult themes" is really usually middle school aged voyeurism and fantasy about the newly discovered horizons rather than anything like a mature treatment. We typically recognize that only when its as blatant as something like F.A.T.A.L. (don't look that up if you don't already know), but I think it's actually pretty universally true regardless of the presentation.</p><p></p><p>If your group can't handle adult themes like adults, or doesn't want to handle adult themes because they want to keep their leisure activities light hearted fantasies not burdened by too much intellectuality, then this only stronger suggests keeping the game PG and avoiding shining a mirror on anything that might be occult, involve body horror, involve torture, and so forth. All of that can be assumed to go on in the background, just don't shine your light too brightly on it. Suggestion often is more powerful than graphic description anyway.</p><p></p><p>And if your group can handle adult themes like adults, I think they'll demonstrate that by respecting boundaries and treating subject matter that is difficult with dignity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 6947729, member: 4937"] I agree, but would like to once again emphasize that pretty much all of that can be avoided if you stick to a strictly PG table rule (or maybe PG-13 if everyone knows each other well and are comfortable with it). I tend to be of the opinion that most of what we consider "inappropriate for children" are probably inappropriate as a voyeuristic activity period, and what ought to be considered "adult themes" are things like marriage, pregnancy, parenthood and things that are the common, challenging part of being an "grown up". That is to say, in modern parlance, a game with adult themes has PC's that are #adulting, where as what passes for "adult themes" is really usually middle school aged voyeurism and fantasy about the newly discovered horizons rather than anything like a mature treatment. We typically recognize that only when its as blatant as something like F.A.T.A.L. (don't look that up if you don't already know), but I think it's actually pretty universally true regardless of the presentation. If your group can't handle adult themes like adults, or doesn't want to handle adult themes because they want to keep their leisure activities light hearted fantasies not burdened by too much intellectuality, then this only stronger suggests keeping the game PG and avoiding shining a mirror on anything that might be occult, involve body horror, involve torture, and so forth. All of that can be assumed to go on in the background, just don't shine your light too brightly on it. Suggestion often is more powerful than graphic description anyway. And if your group can handle adult themes like adults, I think they'll demonstrate that by respecting boundaries and treating subject matter that is difficult with dignity. [/QUOTE]
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