Would you engage in "Adult" RP?

Would you engage in "Adult" RP?

  • Yes--I will engage in it all, within the constraints of the site rules, insofar as it interests me.

  • Yes--but only the extreme violence, I won't write sexually explicit materials.

  • Yes--but only the sexually explicit materials, I won't write extreme violence.

  • Yes--but I will not describe the explicit scenes. I will use fade to black, or metaphors instead.

  • Yes--but I will only participate in sexually explicit materials in private locations. (Ex: Discord.)

  • Yes--but only on extremely rare occasions, given the story absolutely requires it.

  • No--I will not engage in an RP with extreme violence or sexually explicit materials.


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Nilum

The Wanderer Returned
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Another poll, this one is again anonymous for people made uncomfortable with the subject. ((AN: The official site rules have a policy about pornographic or otherwise adult material material. If you decide to cite examples as part of your post response, please either render them PG-13 or mark them appropriately, and don't cite outright pornographic material. Thank you.))

Some role plays come packed with adult themes, either optionally, or even unavoidably. In this case, "adult themes" refers to sexually explicit materials, or extraordinarily violent materials--either of them well above the PG-13 line and straddling into the R for Restricted range. How do you handle these materials? What do you think of them in general in the practice of role playing?
 
I voted second to last option, only because I don't think explicit material adds anything to the RP, but I'm not completely against the idea of gory text.

It is also illegal to engage in online sexual activity with a minor, and I don't really trust everyone's given age until I've spent time talking to them OOC.
Even if you don't know you're RPing with a minor, it doesn't change the fact that you did. It gets both the adult and the minor in trouble.

I'd just like to steer clear of that stuff.
 
Definitely, though primarily the violent aspect. If the violence or sexual content is to further a story I'm fully okay with it. That said, I generally only do the former, since the latter is a situation that I feel a story rarely REQUIRES, and too many people write it just to get off rather than to further a story, and that makes me avoid it in most cases. If I DO write such content it's generally in a small/private roleplay and with a writer/roleplayer that I'm very comfortable writing with, I'm also more inclined to lead into sexually explicit content (and may touch upon explicit material lightly) but then wrap up with a single co-written post that relies largely upon vague metaphors and abstract imagery, rather than hyper focusing on the exact grunting and thrusting going on for 20 back and forth posts.
 
I'm usually live-and-let-live with pretty much any role play subject. If all participants are comfortable and understand the boundaries of what their fellows are ok with, I'm pretty much ok with whatever in role plays that are specifically oriented towards these themes. I don't really think highly detailed sex or violence has much place in most role plays, as I don't think they enhance the story at all, particularly not violence. Including imagery-heavy violence doesn't add to a character or the story. It changes the tone, but knowing exactly what a bullet hole in someone looks like doesn't help bring across how it feels, which is what is important for characters. I'm okay with characters ending up with nasty injuries after a traumatic experience, but I think it would be rare that making it possible to envision those injuries specifically would be helpful.

With sex, well, I think it's important to remember 2 things when considering sex in role plays: Firstly, when reading a post/series of posts with sexual content in it, the two posters involved aren't pretending to have sex with each other, or at least they shouldn't be. If that's the objective, then I think that should be taken elsewhere. But, ideally, it's two characters having "real" sex, not the posters having "fake" sex. You aren't watching two people's romantic encounter, you're essentially reading a story that's been written by two people. Second, intention is essential when writing sex. If it's written with the intention of bringing across how a character acts in what is typically a very intimate moment, then it will better the rp it is part of. If it's written with the intention to arouse, whether it's one specific person or all of the participants in the role play, then it likely won't add much to the story, and will clutter the rp with posts many people won't be comfortable reading.

tl;dr: Sex and violence are ok, if they're used as tools to better a story and give insight into the characters/relationships involved. Also, obviously, a warning sign is necessary if these themes do come up in an rp.
 
I'm generally okay with explicit materials of all types in general and thus far find STC to be quite tame in that it discourages sexually explicit materials in general, preferring the more classy 'fade to black' rather than actually having the sexual action taken in the site in general. Of course this is very much understandable due to the fact that it is hard to moderate and keep more sexually explicit RP forum areas and prevent older members from faking their ages or younger ones from doing the same in effort to get into these sections.

It is not uncommon knowledge to many members that I personally hosted and RPed in several channels, rooms or forums that're dedicated in various levels of sexually explicit material, even currently owning a Discord Server of my own dedicated to more erotic themes. (No I won't link anyone to it on the site, even via PMs). I'm also known as one of the kinkiest people due to my willingness to write and RP almost anything with vert few standards and boundaries. So for me sexually explicit erotic RPing, exceedingly violent and gory themed RPing or the mix of the two are perfectly fine so long as they are within the confines of my personal morals, national law and my personal tastes. Which is why I voted the very first option, stating that I am okay with all forms of RP activity in general.

On STC however I want to keep it more in line with the site rules and as such I don't care nor am I willing to post or RP any form of scenes of the purely sexual nature (erotica) and would instead prefer keeping things in the more 'cut to black' area while revealing hints and clues that lead fellow RPers to know that, that is explicitly what is going on. IF STC's rules were to change and have a system that allowed Erotic RPs I wouldn't mind too much though in all honesty I have other sites and places to RP such in and I'm more than happy that it is how it currently is simply because I have a platform where I can dedicate my more serious Roleplays.

When it comes to graphic violence this is a fun thing for me to write and I do enjoy it as some of my previous RPs did include that as a major theme. I view explicit violence to add flavor and some taste within some scenes that I may write within my RPs and as such I'm more okay with this as well. I will admit that I do find violence and vulgarities to be dull when the entire RP is focused solely around that and nothing more. This is mainly because again, these themes are meant to add flavor and taste within the story of the RP rather than consume the whole thing.

With both, unless I'm RPing full erotica, I like both sexually explicit and explicit violent themes to add flavor within my RPs and help improve the setting and story with tactful use. The best example is that these themes are like a spice, you don't want it to consume the RP but rather add to improve it.
 
I voted for the first option, seeing as how I'm a shameless son of a gun, and the rules of STC regarding this sort of content are pretty much open ended. When I write, I do so to bring a character to life, as true I can make it, and I often participate in Roleplay's that feature mature themes. In the course of such a roleplay, chances are that depending on the kind of story it is, extreme content of one kind or another will pop up.

Whether that's sexual themes, or gore and violence, it makes no difference to me. If it is in tune with what the character I am portraying would do, I will write it. But it is always explicitly in tune with my character and the story. When writing those kind of scenes (whether they're sex, violence, or even sexual violence) they're not written as a projection of myself as so many seem to do, they're written as a portrayal.

The language used is to the point and the details only extend as far as the story needs them go (an example is a particularly gory death another character suffered at the hands of my werewolf character in the Omniverse. The intent of the writing was to showcase unequivocally the brutality that defined that aspect of my character, where even among gangster badasses, he's one to push it further. It furthered the story by showcasing this to the point where another character witnessing this promptly decided to flee the scene and leave their friends to continue with the brawl that was going on.)

Like Tiko I'd be more likely to use a single co-written post, and the emphasis would be on abstract imagery and metaphors, although if a certain detail in the scene needs to be explicitly pointed out to further a story, I will do so.

I think the main reason why I'm not bothered by this kind of stuff is that I find that I personally find myself able to firmly and decidedly separate myself from the words I'm writing. A lot of people seem to find this kind of content difficult, because they get tangled up in what their writing evokes for them, as opposed to what it should be evoking in the characters involved. So that's pretty much my only requirement to write "adult" content with someone else, I expect the other writer(s) to understand the content is not meant to evoke anything in them (e.g. it's not "cybering" that we're engaging on) but rather a portrayal of characters within the constraint of a developing story.

Needless to say, despite my willingness, I've not written much adult content (sexual content in particular) with that many people during my years of roleplaying.
 
thus far find STC to be quite tame in that it discourages sexually explicit materials in general, preferring the more classy 'fade to black' rather than actually having the sexual action taken in the site in general.

Just to avoid any misconception or confusion escalating from that statement, I'm going to clarify briefly that we do not discourage sexually explicit materials, and have rules outlining that it's okay if roleplays that allow it are tagged properly so people can avoid such content if they wish. The general user base seems to favor fade to black, but as a site we don't enforce or require that. Only thing we bar is outright erotica. Roleplays that are essentially just porn in text. We're like... a Rated R HBO show (Example: Game of Thrones). You can do it within the scope of an over-arcing story if it holds relevance to the story. Erotica is XXX pay-per-view. 'Erotica' doesn't mean 'explicit sex'. It means a type of story, writing, or roleplay that's entire focus is to arouse its readers through sexually driven story. You can write sex in roleplays without it falling into Erotica. Again, see Rated R vs Rated XXX.
 
Just to avoid any misconception or confusion escalating from that statement, I'm going to clarify briefly that we do not discourage sexually explicit materials, and have rules outlining that it's okay if roleplays that allow it are tagged properly so people can avoid such content if they wish. The general user base seems to favor fade to black, but as a site we don't enforce or require that. Only thing we bar is outright erotica. Roleplays that are essentially just porn in text. We're like... a Rated R HBO show (Example: Game of Thrones). You can do it within the scope of an over-arcing story if it holds relevance to the story. Erotica is XXX pay-per-view. 'Erotica' doesn't mean 'explicit sex'. It means a type of story, writing, or roleplay that's entire focus is to arouse its readers through sexually driven story. You can write sex in roleplays without it falling into Erotica. Again, see Rated R vs Rated XXX.
More than fair enough then Tiko. Thank you for the clarification as I interpreted it more on lines of nudity and the expression of nudity mixed with sexual themes and hints rather than outright sexual RP, which I believe is in lines of the scene in specific falling in lines with Erotica. While I do understand the difference the line does tend to blur so thank you for clarifying the site's terms on such.
 
sex is scary and gore is gross


And perhaps the reverse might be just as true.

With little personal experience in the former, I feel I would have difficulty representing a character in sexual acts, and especially in such a way as to make their reactions in such situations distinct to their personality and values. In addition, I may have participated in a sexual scenes of an RP when I was a young lad which may-or-may-not have gotten my adult partner banned (sorry dude), so I've been "turned off" of the whole thing ever since.

So while I don't mind if my roleplay partners partake, and it can greatly help their characters grow, it'll be very difficult to convince me to participate.
 
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Votes: 24.
Date: 2017-02-22

Note: There was a total absence of "no" votes at this time, meaning it is not represented on the pie chart.

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I am not principally against the use of extreme violence or sex. However it has to have purpose. As such, the most accurate option for me is "If the story requires it." This goes with the side-note that violence is easier for me for the simple reason it does not create a subtext for relations that sexual content can. I've found that sexual content can change the relationship certain players feel with their partners. Which might not be a majority, ironically I have no statistical data on that, but unfortunately I've seen it to be common enough for me to need a substantial amount of trust in a roleplaying partner to play the scene out in detail versus fading to black.
 
Personally I have no aversion to explicit material on either end (the sexual or the violent), or other, potentially dark subjects that could inch toward the R end of the rating spectrum. There seems to be a leaning toward whether the story requires it, but the important part, I think, is that all the participants are enjoying the roleplay. If you're writing something that is romance-centered, or even, really, relationship-centered in a lot of different cases, sex can be incredibly important. I agree it wouldn't necessarily fit in some more light-hearted stories, but I've discovered that having a sexual aspect to a written relationship can really add depth to things. Sex is, and should be, a perfectly natural part of relationships. I've written characters who don't communicate verbally very well, but open up during sex, so it becomes a very important part of the relationship dynamic and how they interact with each other.

On the violence end I also have no issues with it so long as--again--everyone is comfortable and enjoying themselves. I find it very interesting to explore new things that I've never written before, and maybe sometimes it leaves you with a sort of "well that got dark" feeling and you have to go watch videos of baby pandas for a while, but it also expands your horizons a bit and gives your writing more interest from there on out.

So, basically, I don't think of anything as off-limits. Weird dark/sexual/violent/taboo--so long as you and your partner(s) are all comfortable exploring it, that's what counts.
 
I agree with Quantumleek, to me it doesnt matter whether it advances the story, but if both people are enjoying the RP itself. And in romance centric RP's sex can be a way of getting points across, such as devotion to that person, or the want to make that happen, or perhaps darker things. As for violence, well, I've had a few characters where one of their main quirks was they littearly loved killing people. and violence was a main plot point for them, and yea going into extreme detail with it is a bit cluttering and strange to read, sometimes its necessary just to convey how MUCH F'ING BLOOD IS IN THIS ROOM. anyhoo, I tend to prefer to do the sexually explicit things in private areas, cause no one wants to read about that, if they did they'd go to a different site.
 
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