So, the AW "sex moves" discussion here got me curious.

What do you think of sex in your games? How many times the characters or npcs had sex, and how it went out?

In our group that hapenned 3 or 4 times, if I remeber right. We never narrated the actual process, though. And curiously, it just hapenned in urban games of Vampire and Shadowrun. Never with Gurps fantasy or BRP/Runequest. About specific mechanics related to sex, like AW sex moves, we never used it (in fact we played AW some times and had great fun with it, but never used the sex moves). But we have extensively used habilities or mechanics that can lead to sex (persuasion, sex appeal, Vampires presence and domination, Shadowrun tailored pheromones, AW skinner moves, etc).

It's happened a few times. Sex is a significant component in conflict, so it inevitably comes up. It's come up much less often than killing people, though, which is a little disconcerting out of context.

Almost never comes up.  Non issue

Never had some up in my games; perhaps because of the type of RPGs I play, or don't play? The only "urban" RPG I've played is Unknown Armies, and horror and weirdness got much more of the spotlight.

I don't have any desire to roleplay out, or mechanically-resolve, a sexual encounter while playing. And, it's never been used as a conflict point in the campaigns I've run, or played in.

This issue often comes up (no pun intended) and the answer is usually the same - people more or less avoid sex in games.

No love for the Book of Erotic Fantasy. Mass murder gets a thumbs up, though.

Well, from time to time it's necessary to start shouting "FADE TO BLACK!  FADE TO BLACK!!"  But that's as far as it goes.

Quote from: silva;633738So, the AW "sex moves" discussion here got me curious.

What do you think of sex in your games? How many times the characters or npcs had sex, and how it went out?

In our group that hapenned 3 or 4 times, if I remeber right. We never narrated the actual process, though. And curiously, it just hapenned in urban games of Vampire and Shadowrun. Never with Gurps fantasy or BRP/Runequest. About specific mechanics related to sex, like AW sex moves, we never used it (in fact we played AW some times and had great fun with it, but never used the sex moves). But we have extensively used habilities or mechanics that can lead to sex (persuasion, sex appeal, Vampires presence and domination, Shadowrun tailored pheromones, AW skinner moves, etc).

Came up a whole lot more when we were in high school and overly concerned with getting laid.

Teenage kid stuff.

Nowadays? Not so much.

Quote from: Tommy Brownell;633759Came up a whole lot more when we were in high school and overly concerned with getting laid.

Teenage kid stuff.

Nowadays? Not so much.

My experience as well

Quote from: silva;633738What do you think of sex in your games? How many times the characters or npcs had sex, and how it went out?

In our group that hapenned 3 or 4 times, if I remeber right. We never narrated the actual process, though. And curiously, it just hapenned in urban games of Vampire and Shadowrun. Never with Gurps fantasy or BRP/Runequest. About specific mechanics related to sex, like AW sex moves, we never used it (in fact we played AW some times and had great fun with it, but never used the sex moves). But we have extensively used habilities or mechanics that can lead to sex (persuasion, sex appeal, Vampires presence and domination, Shadowrun tailored pheromones, AW skinner moves, etc).

I've consider it the norm that if we're playing adult characters living their lives, that sex is going to come up - but also the norm that it isn't going to be treated in detail.  So it's come up quite a bit, and isn't considered a big deal.  

I have noticed the tendency you mentioned in fantasy and sci-fi games that goes beyond sex - that PCs often live like homeless, celibate wanderers with no family, romance, or social life.  I find it odd.  My fantasy games tend to be different.  In my Vinland game, for example, most of the PCs had marriages arranged for them over the course of the campaign.  When I played Mouse Guard, my PC was something of a rake in the style of the Three Musketeers.  

(I don't care for AW's sex moves, but I would note that there's nothing explicit or graphic about them.  They just specify a mechanics result for what happens - so you draw a curtain over the scene, and then note down the effect this has on the game.)

I find if I have sex when i am playing, even if its just on my own, the opther players generally get a bit embarrased and make excuses about why they have to leave early.

Seriously its only come up in James Bond games and then its the "where and when" roll which is step 5 of the James Bond seduction sequence and a rank 1 sucess might get you a hero point and a couple of claps on the back and a muttered 'well done sir'.

We have had rapes, prostitution and other sexual elements but always with a fade to black pretty early in the process.

I recall at college a couple of girls pretending to be interested in RPG for their own nefarious reasons and those 1:1 demo games going off at something of a tangent. But those i am sure don't really count.

Quote from: jibbajibba;633768I recall at college a couple of girls pretending to be interested in RPG for their own nefarious reasons and those 1:1 demo games going off at something of a tangent. But those i am sure don't really count.

lol

It comes up like any other topic. Characters may be searching for someone to spend the night with at an inn, agents of MI6 might want to seduce their way past the BBEG's secretary, some relationship may evolve between PCs, or PCs and NPCs, but it's not something that happens all the time, or that the game focuses on, or a big deal really, in any sense of the word.

Quote from: Benoist;633772It comes up like any other topic. Characters may be searching for someone to spend the night with at an inn, agents of MI6 might want to seduce their way past the BBEG's secretary, some relationship may evolve between PCs, or PCs and NPCs, but it's not something that happens all the time, or that the game focuses on, or a big deal really, in any sense of the word.

the relationship thing I am big on. the sex is the bit I find icky.

So if the Danny August 004 (as he was bless him) seduces the Greek Oligarc's daughter she stays in play and we build as much as we can into the relationship. Arguments, emotions, small gifts, romantic messages. Because we played together for so many years I know exactly what behaviours to use to manipulate my players and I do it all the time.

Quote from: silva;633738So, the AW "sex moves" discussion here got me curious.

What do you think of sex in your games? How many times the characters or npcs had sex, and how it went out?

In our group that hapenned 3 or 4 times, if I remeber right. We never narrated the actual process, though. And curiously, it just hapenned in urban games of Vampire and Shadowrun. Never with Gurps fantasy or BRP/Runequest. About specific mechanics related to sex, like AW sex moves, we never used it (in fact we played AW some times and had great fun with it, but never used the sex moves). But we have extensively used habilities or mechanics that can lead to sex (persuasion, sex appeal, Vampires presence and domination, Shadowrun tailored pheromones, AW skinner moves, etc).

Sex, relationships and related subjects come up fairly often in my games both as background, flavor and motivation for stories and characters. Things are generally more detailed in online games than F2F and the frequency of sex and sexuality coming up in game definitely increased when we got more women in our group.

Well, we don't roleplay sex out if thats what you're asking. Players can get laid, if they like. It happens "offscreen", but I'll award an Arete* bonus for it.



* - the Karma/Hero/Fate/Determination points of my preferred system.