• Samdell@lemmy.eco.br
    83·
    3 months ago

    I did a read on FATAL’s book in a Discord VC not long ago, and it just keeps going and going and going and going…the jokes about rolling for anal circumference actually do it justice. Would be hell to play, though, there’s definitely better horny RPGs to try any RPG is a horny RPG if you try hard enough

    On an actual comment, mom could really be player 4 there, they clearly need someone to tank those hits

      • Samdell@lemmy.eco.br
        35·
        3 months ago

        “If you want to make a racist and misogynistic game, at least make it fun” - Gygax, probably

      • papalonian@lemmy.world
        23·
        3 months ago

        the issue … isn’t just that it’s … horrifically racist and misogynistic, it’s also a terrible game

        It’s funny, but it seems like I read this phrase a lot, and not just about games (book series, movies, shows, etc). I can’t think of any other good examples off the top of my head, but it seems that every time an artist takes a really cool or interesting concept and fills it with bigotry, they also fill it with poorly written mechanics, potholes, clunky dialogue…

        Sure, there’s media with language that doesn’t age well, but it seems like 9/10, when something is made with blatant hate, there isn’t even an incentive to try to push past or ignore it; the content is garbage with or without the drivel. The initial concept is just good enough to get people to want to give it a shot.

        • markovs_gun@lemmy.world
          12·
          3 months ago

          A lot of old stuff is super racist and well made. The Birth of A Nation was revolutionary in film and influenced many future movies despite literally being a movie about how awesome the KKK are. Lovecraft was famously racist as fuck and a lot of his “Eldritch horror” was sort of a metaphor for his fears of “primitive” religions and miscegenation. Even Lord of the Rings has racist elements - JRR Tolkein said in multiple occasions that he based the dwarves on Jews, which is pretty rough to modern readers given that the dwarves are more obsessed with gold and treasure than anything else.

          • papalonian@lemmy.world
            6·
            3 months ago

            Even Lord of the Rings has racist elements - JRR Tolkein said in multiple occasions that he based the dwarves on Jews

            I don’t doubt this, given the era the man was born, but have you got a source? I tried digging something up, and the only things I can find are that Khuzdul is based on Hebrew, and a lot of letters during and post WWII speaking highly of Jews and poorly of Hitler and the Nazis.

        • SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          6·
          3 months ago

          I think that what’s happening here is that

          1. The vast majority of any <thing> is poorly made, but because there are better alternatives, the poorly made ones rarely see the light of day

          And

          1. The more specialized or niche something is, the more likely it is to stand out despite being poorly made

          This includes racist garbage and weird fetishes, yes, but also any other game whose main selling point is its uniqueness instead of its quality.

    • Godort@lemm.ee
      391·
      3 months ago

      Would be hell to play, though, there’s definitely better horny RPGs to try

      My issue with horny RPGs is that if you can find people to play with that are into whatever kink the book is catering to, why would you bother to play at all? Just have sex.

      And on the flipside, if you dont want to have sex with the people you’re playing with, why play the sexy game? Just play a regular RPG

      • rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
        26·
        3 months ago

        Sexually charged, though otherwise usual situations are also just a lot of fun.

        I would argue that just flirting around with friends is like, a top 10 experience ever.

        • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          3 months ago

          Yep, it’s entirely possible to enjoy sexual situations and content as a group without actually engaging in sex. 100% agree with the “flirting around with friends” sentiment.

      • Samdell@lemmy.eco.br
        23·
        3 months ago

        My issue with horny RPGs is that if you can find people to play with that are into whatever kink the book is catering to, why would you bother to play at all? Just have sex.

        Because the point is role playing. You might as well ask what’s the point of any kink, fetish or sexual situation that isn’t two married adults having sex for the purpose of procreation. Building up trust and eroticism is the point for a lot of people, even in plain porn¹

        ¹all porn media has a story, even if people like to joke that its pointless, but that’s a bigger topic for a very different conversation

      • pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        15·
        3 months ago

        Because I have friends that are fun to flirt with but aren’t actually into me, and because I’m too fucked up with intimacy issues to fuck anyone?

      • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orgEnglish
        14·
        3 months ago

        Theres a bunch of people in my life I definitely don’t want to have sex with, but I love being horny with

        I don’t personally fill that niche by playing horny RPGs but I imagine they’d be a great time with these people

      • SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        It’s not always about horniness, per se. For example, I’m trans, and giving birth is something I’ll always want but probably will never get to experience. So maybe I want to experience a “power fantasy” of sorts where my trans character performs dark rituals to give birth to eldritch abominations, all so she can experience motherhood.

        I’m sure there are other experiences that people would want to rp but not necessarily to experience irl. It certainly overlaps with kink, but it’s not like you’re masturbating at the table. You’re telling a story with adult themes, not (necessarily) writing erotica.

      • Lime Buzz (fae/she)@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Today we learned about Bliss Stage which sounds a lot better than F.A.T.A.L in some regards.

        There’s also Thirsty Sword Lesbians which focuses a lot on consent.

  • Adrius@ttrpg.network
    7·
    3 months ago

    The worst part of this is the “This is part of the story”

    • rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
      2·
      3 months ago

      Not as far as I know, I found this in a comment. Also I found the artist and it seems to be standalone.