Ok, it's question time.

[rantmo]

Ok, ICC is over (not that I went) and the kinky toys are strewn about the living space. So the question has arisen (*snicker*) regarding gamers (Cam in specific) and kink.

Does the Cam bring out the kink, or does the kink migrate to the Cam? D&D doesn't seem to attract nearly as many perversions as White Wolf products do. So where's the

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[carneggy]

That's pretty easy. White Wolf was really the first gaming company to rope in a lot of non-gamers, especially from the goth crowd, which tends to be pretty filled with kinky sorts (or at least wanna-be kinksters.) DnD's original player set was wargamers and miniature gamers from the 70's. No contest.

Oh, and congrats on the marriage and family and so forth. You ever coming back to chicago to visit?

[tinagilman]

Well... I'm married to a wargamer, and let me tell you... Wait, don't let me tell you. *g*

So anyway, I'd like to go into all kinds of depth and stuff, but unfortunately, I'm on my lunch break, and therefore so don't have the time.

Also adding my vote to a Chicago visit. Soon. I haven't seen you in ages, y'know.

So anyway, the vampire thing has historically been associated with sexuality--well, ever since Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, anyway. You could say that Lord Ruthven, Byron's vampire character, was in a similar vein, but I think it really got big with Dracula

Stoker....

[marveen]

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Stoker's misogyny is obvious if you care to look for it; after all, when he was writing it, all sorts of women were speaking out, having opinions, agitating for the vote, and other "unfeminine" things. This clearly made him uneasy, as it did many other men of the era.

For instance, while female vampires exist, they generally prey upon children, not men...or even other females.

I could go on, but why?

marveen

MNSHO

[pamc]

White Wolf made control games... domination and submission games... LARP of such would attract kinky people.

[dumbnicname]

Do you have two journals??

[texflex]

I didn't know you were on here. What's up? A couple of answers to your missive, first there is the already hit on point about White Wolf attracting goths. Secondly, there is the acting angle. I know you will likely agree with this, but whenever I have done a play the first thing on my mind after the show is: who's my sex partner for the night. Lastly, and partial related to the last point, by acting out things from the deepest, darkest reaches of someone's imagination your boundaries tend to expand. You are releasing a lot of bad stuff, and in turn you generally become a bit more honest with yourself. Beleive it or not I was a Die-Hard conservative during the first 3 years of high school. (well with the exeption of the religious part. I became atheist in 8th Grade.

[rantmo]

I didn't know you were on here

But didn't you know? We're all on here. :-)

[texflex]

So I've been told. Now starting to beleive...