A FATAL Mistake (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 99 points 2 years ago (35 children)

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

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  • [+] 97 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)
  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Was this Genesis or Deuteronomy?

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago* (9 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There's another all-time-worst game called Racial Holy War, which is exactly what you'd assume from the title. And yes, it's incompetently made to the point where they didn't include mechanics for ATTACKING.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    I think that what's happening here is that

    1. The vast majority of any 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.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago* (19 children)

    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

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  • [+] 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 24 points 2 years 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

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    I have thought about this in embarrassing depth.

    The first reason I can think of is when sex isn't an option. Maybe you're in a long distance relationship or something. It gives a good structure to what is essentially phone sex.

    The second reason is as a form of foreplay. We already have sexy roleplay in the sheets to help set the mood, and now we're just using character sheets instead of bed sheets. Then your "what would you like to do" can be followed by a demonstration.

    This is why I think sexy RPGs should be designed for couples.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years 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

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago (21 children)

    Tagging this as NSFW would have been appreciated. I filter those things out for a reason

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  • [–] [S] 41 points 2 years ago (19 children)

    Yup, sorry about that, I wasn't sure if it qualified, but I'll keep that in mind for future reference, apologies.

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  • [–] [S] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    kinda wish there was a 'suggestive' tag or something.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah, the dildo in the middle of the table pushes this one over the top

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Imo the Internet was a vastly better place when everyone practiced personal responsibility and assumed that everywhere online was inherently wild and potentially unsafe unless specifically deemed otherwise, not the other way around

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is a space for RPG memes, and the meme is covering a topic regarding oversexualized female characters discussing being raped by monsters with a dildo on the table. I’m not perturbed by downvotes, but I noticed them for just asking for it to be tagged as NSFW. I’ve had some rough experiences trying to play tabletop games as a woman and would ideally not have to be reminded of poor behaviour in a space that’s supposed to be lighthearted.

    I don’t expect everything to be made for me, that’s why I block a lot of ‘lewd’ content and a blanket NSFW block. I went through Barrens and CoD chat as a young woman so I know what you mean by ‘vastly better place’.

    Try and have some empathy for why someone might not want to see this content.

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    THAC69 is a an excellent reference in very small text

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    FATAL fixes thi... Wait

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The worst part of this is the "This is part of the story"

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  • [–] [S] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I spent a good while trying to find it before posting, so I could include proper artist credit, but I just don't have it in me to scroll through so much porn rn. While I was looking, I found a very (very) similar work by the same artist tho :) CW: Porn Site

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