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An Appropriate Way to Handle Intimacy 2016-09-28 14:05:15 Post No. 49547700
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I know romantic/sexual themes in an rpg can be a touchy subject, but I do think there is some merit to allowing a minimal amount of them into a game. Sexuality is an important aspect of human nature, and ignoring it entirely can make the world seem sterile.
I have a few rules regarding how I like to handle these situations when I GM.
1: Cut the scene as soon as the seduction is certain
2: Fade to black, decide on which stat the target NPC prioritizes with their lovers and how hard they are to please, roll for efficacy
3: Sum up the final outcome vaguely, "they seem to have had a good time" or "they seem simultaneously amused and disappointed".
4: Factor the result into future interactions, if things went well you get a small social bonus, if things went poorly they may prefer to avoid you. One could have positive and negative consequences, an NPC might be hostile to you in public but favorable in private conversation if they are afraid of social repercussions.
I feel like an approach like this allows an extra layer of drama while keeping things relatively appropriate.
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>>49547700
Well, I'm just here to kill dragons and collect coin, not to explore my sexuality.
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>>49547700
This is more or less how MonsterHearts generally handles it and that game was designed for this sort of thing
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QUICKLY!
Someone post Monsterhearts before somebody posts the rape game.
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>>49548360
someone already did post MonsterHearts >>49547740
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>>49547700
>Dare you enter my magical realm?!
Fuck off
This is the fastest and most surefire way to alienate everyone at your table.
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>>49548635
No, he has a point. I'm running a highschool NWoD game and this is pretty relevant, since every PC has a romantic interest.
Of course, one of them is only interested in the PC for their body.
Cause she needs it to make a new Ulgan.
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>>49547700
"You spend the night together"
You don't really need more than that.
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>>49549601
I kinda like that.
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>>49549601
This is how I handle it. Whether it's a just a roll in the hay for a good time or tenderness and pillow talk, it's up to them to decide and no one else's business unless they bring it up after. They can have their fulfillment, no one has to sit through the details, and everyone can move on to punching pirate demons on Mars, or whatever your campaigns are about.
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>>49547700
>Sexuality is an important aspect of human nature, and ignoring it entirely can make the world seem sterile.
It's not sterile, it's "authentic"
>A woman acts seductively towards a man
>"Get away from me, succubus! GUARDS! This woman is outdoors after curfew without a male escort, and underdressed to boot!"
>A man fucks a woman
>"I can't get married to anyone else now. You're going to take my hand in marriage, right? I mean, I could always get my three older brothers to just club you to death, but you're kind of cute."
>The bard rolls to seduce against the female BBEG
>He is now eliminated from the game as a PC
>Let's all hope he enjoys being a housewife
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>>49547700
FADE TO BLACK ALWAYS
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I find that only in online text only games it's easy to deal with sexuality.
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>>49549832
>no-one before the 20th century had sex outside marriage for any purpose other than pro-creation
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I usually skip over it to spare my players the embarrassment. It's the only way I can do cutesy romantic subplots which make it feel more like a movie in some ways.
>>49549601
This.
I mean if you want to ERP that's fine but if you're a group of straight dudes pretty much no one wants to do that.
It's like how sex scenes in movies make no fucking sense. Yeah, we get it, they fucked. Do we really need to watch it? Unless it's a particularly beautiful sex scene, I don't want to see it honestly.
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>>49547700
>pic
I don't get it, what does the image of black dragon dildo has to do with intimacy?
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