[YA BoEF thread] Usefulness of BoEF in your campaign?

[Barendd Nobeard]

Re: Re: Re: [YA BoEF thread] Usefulness of BoEF in your campaign?

That would seem to me to fall into either the second option ("Now that this book exists, I will find a use for it") or even the first ("My campaign does deal with these subjects, but one just hasn't come up yet").

But the second option implies that I will actively seek to put this material in my game, which I won't. And the first option implies that my campaigns already deal with the subject, which they don't.

And I don't plan on adding stuff like this to my games. But I'm not the only person involved--sometimes players do stuff that you just don't anticipate.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Our campaign has addressed sexual topics for many years, and will continue to do so with or without this product.

This is similar to my answer but mine is more slanted against the product. There are very simple rules for introducing sex into my campaigns. The first and most important is to keep it consensual. No, I don't mean rape cannot exist in a fantasy world, I mean consent within the gaming group. The results of sex (preganancy or not) are as the player desires. If the player is willing to take a random chance, good, if the player wants their character to be a parent, fine, if the player specificly doesn't want that, good as well. What is the effect of magic on the fetus? If its an NPC, whatever the DM wants/considers logical. If its a PC, the player sets the general flavor and the DM expands on it. Same with non consensual. If a player for whatever reason wants rape to be a part of the characters background, or even pushes for inclusion in the current story, that can be accomadated, if not, or if other characters are unhappy with that Leave It Alone. (If a player wants their character to be a rapist, I'd just kick them to the curb, no questions asked.)

So my answer was the third, not because sexual issues could never come up in my game, but because I feel it is a part of the game which is pure roleplay/interactive storytelling, and would never buy a suplement which proported to make "rules" for it.

Kahuna Burger

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Originally posted by Angcuru
One rule from the GUCK that could be useful for all female PC's is the so-called b*tch rule. I.E. roll 1d6 to see if you're hormones are acting up! Imagine an epic Sorcerer waking up one day and burninating the countryside 'cause she's having her period.

If one of my GMs ever whipped out something like this, I'd quit the game immediately.

Don't feed the troll buzz. I know its tempting, but Angcuru has made his feelings on (and knowlege of) women very clear elsewhere... I think he's going on my ignore list soon, the juvenile attitude is outweighing any useful content.

Kahuna Burger

 

[JacktheRabbit]

No use at all in my campaign.

In fact if someone in my gaming group suggested using it I would tell them to go get a girlfriend.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

No use at all. There is no need for our group to add sexuality to the game beyond the behind the scenes wenching that goes on when they are in town.

 

[buzz]

Re: Re: Re: Re: [YA BoEF thread] Usefulness of BoEF in your campaign?

But the second option implies that I will actively seek to put this material in my game, which I won't. And the first option implies that my campaigns already deal with the subject, which they don't.

I suppose. Think of the second option as a general "maybe," to cover both the BoEF prompting you to add such elements to your game, as well as the possibility of using it if said subjects came up spontaneously.

 

[JacktheRabbit]

No use at all. There is no need for our group to add sexuality to the game beyond the behind the scenes wenching that goes on when they are in town.

Yep, that is about the limit in my campaign. Players generally have a laught or two as their characters take liberty with overly excited village daughters after having saved said village.

It needs go no further than that.

 

[buzz]

Re: Re: [YA BoEF thread] Usefulness of BoEF in your campaign?

In his Q/A thread, he stated that rape was not in the scope of the book.

Oh, I wasn't saying it was. I was simply giving an example of someone's campaign that seemed to involve sexual concepts (the example they themselves gave).

Personally, such events would totally turn me off, but that's beyond our scope here.

He also confirmed that it was, indeed, deliberate.

Good, though that doesn't really add to my faith in Valar.

 

[Arnwyn]

No use at all for me or for my campaign. All guys in our group, so using such a book or broaching such topics would be creepy and icky. (And I certainly would never game in a group that would even consider using a book like this.)

 

[TiQuinn]

Based on what I've heard about the product, I don't think I'd buy it or use any of it in my game. I still may take a look at it when it comes out, but aside from the characters saying they're spending the evening wenching in some tavern, it doesn't go much farther than that. Certainly not far enough to start having feats, spells, or skills related to sexual activities.

Of course, one of my players asked me if his character could have a Gigolo prestige class...