Managing Sex

As for video games, the sex is a taboo in most RPGs. However, it never prevents Game Masters from dealing about it, often in a clumsy way. The purpose of his webpage is not to improve your erotic descriptions, but to deal with sex in its sociological dimension. You will find also some advices to distillate sex in your scenarios on a provocative and humorous way.

Role Playing Games & Sexual Fantasy

By it's fantasy dimension, it's normal that RPGs deal with sex. Besides, can't we see numerous artists (like Royo or Boris Vallejo) painting or drawing gorgeous female creature in sexy armors and a sword (phallic symbol) in the hand? Most of the good female species are often sensual beings. Over the commercial argument which uses bimbos to seduce the poor bachelor we are to buy an expensive product, it is proved that RPGs stimulate the libido of it's players. One of the aspects of imagination is sexual fantasy. Every normal men (and even women) fantasize. Ir's why every normal Players want to incarnate a handsome hero for who every women swoon. Even if a pretty woman remains a possible desire (yes, it is!), it's normal that in RPGs, most Players want to marry a non-human creature by curiosity because he will attribute her supernatural beauty and qualities. Besides, this behavior may be pernicious on a long-term period.

Brawls, Beers and Birds

A good scenario begins and ends in a good tavern/bar/astrobar. Then, Players will go on adventure where they will fight. Confronted with gorgeous and divine creatures wonderfully played by a tired, bearded, cigarette and coca-cola-addicted Game Master, Players lose control try to seduce this NPC just for a one-night sex ticket. This is not important and if a Game Master is really gifted for description, he may proceed to a little erotci scene (and we confirm it : erotic only!). However, it must'nt subsitute to the scenario nor last too long..

The "Madame Claude" * Games

Some Games may change to long sequences of  screwing (sorry for this rough term, I didn't find the proper translation!) and the Game Master may be assaulted by horny Players craving for sex. We won't criticize it, but try to think : it is as boring as a scenario which consists in long sequences of fights. Eroticism is a "sweet" and like any sweet, it is good when you don't abuse of it. Most of all, it diverts the RPGs from it's primordial nature : a game! Out of the descritpion kindly sustained by the Game Master, it is wothless because there's no visual support! So if you want  You can use eroticism in your games, but not systematically.

*In reference to the most famous french "madam" who held one of the most famous french brothel.

The Labeled"Good for Strait Jacket"

Some Players intoxicate themselves with Hentaïs (Japanese Mangas labeled "erotics" when the term "Pornographic" should be more appropriate). These mangas presents deviances : forms of pedophilia, incest, rapes (and the victim finally get pleasure from this rape which is impossible in reality), extreme sadomasochism, even snuff (the girl is killed during the intercourse!) or xenophilia (intercourse with demons or aliens).

Except Xenophilia which can be treated as a sexual fantasy, boycott the fantasies we described in the former paragraph and never let a Player satisfy these kinds of fantasies : these are real deviances! If a Player seems to be more than interested by one of these topics (still except Xenophilia!), dissuade him from it and if he insists, invite him to consult a psychiatrist because this Player and the surrounding women are in danger. (but don't beat the bell too fast!) . Why "except Xenophilia!"? Not by personal interest, but because Xenophilia is not  transposable to the real world!

Notice that a Player which crave for a heterosexual or an homosexual intercourse is not a maniac nor a deviant except if he wants one of the deviances we mentionned above.

Correcting a Deviation

The worst deviation in RPGs is the representation of women. As a male hobby, RPG tends to stigmatize male chauvinism. However, authors and editors are not to blame but Players. At first, male chauvinism may be fun, but it also may become the normal behavior of the Player. Everybody knows that the archetypical Player is male, teen-ager or young male single whose lubricity increases exponentially with the testosterone rate of his blood. More seriously, it is a pity that women behavior is caricatured by male Game Masters or Players. We generally oscillate between the fool (the Game Master doesn't dare to play a Woman), the blond (the Game Master dares to play a Woman!) or the  nymphomaniac (the Game Master dreams of meeting such a NPC in the real life!).

This message is for lazy Game Masters who should play a female NPC really better by rendering her coquettish (without being a fashion-victim), feminine (without being sensual!), romantic (without being silly!) and human (without being intrusive!). However, don't forget to render her jealous (she doesn't know what's her boyfriend is doing during adventures!), suspicious (blood stains should be lipstick!), talkative (because it's not because you go on adventure that she has nothing to say!), secret (she meets her friends while you're out of there!) and curious (oh my god! What is this strange magical artifact with "staff of fireball" written on it?). Clearly, "women are normal men" and you must respect her! This respect consists in a good acting as a Game Master or a Player.

Sex & Social Referential

The most important is the relation to reality. Don't forget that consciously or unconsciously, RPG has educational virtues. A Character reveals the deep temper of a Player (and you will always hear the contrary : "emm! Well, no! My Character is totally different from me!". That's false unless the person is schizophrenic) in a world where the social systems and the relationship equilibrium are radically different from Earth. A Character having an unbridled sexual activity is not a problem (even if it's a homosexual activity!) unless this activity replaces his sexual activity in the normal life!

A responsible Game Master who wants to depict sexual intercourses between the Characters in his games must be cautious with the image of women. Depreciating this image means degrading the vision that Players have from women. A debauched intercourse may be funny if rare. If you depict sexual intercourses in your games, never forget to make them nice, like in the real life.

As a conclusion, we don't say : "don't do it!", but rather :: " do it with consciousness and responsibility". If you are audacious, you may describe women as wonderful creatures instead of whores. Do it or not, but there's no try : a RPG wherre sexual intercourses were described will have this reputation eternally.

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