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sirdrasco
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During character creation talk to them and find their comfort level. They could want it real gritty, or just a light dose of whats happening.
That way you know what level they would be okay with.
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i'd keep it light but implied...
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The important question is to ask why you want it graphic?
Is it to curry motivation, affect the players in some specific way, or to try and make things seem "real"?
Think through it carefully. Most people play games to escape reality, or simulate an experience they can't effect in real life (save the world, stop human predators, etc).
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Our 50 Fathoms campaign manages to remain light-hearted, despite frequent eruptions of graphic ultra-violence.  |
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| OSIAdept wrote: | | I wanted to run a Taken style game with plenty of action, and intrique but still have an emotional impact/motivation and keep the players going. |
I've found that shocking scenes work best when handled the same way as terrifying scenes.
Give them enough details to fill in the rest with their imagination - don't dwell on the specific details of the many malnourished and badly beaten women and children (of both sexes) chained to pallets in what's obviously a cheap and filthy brothel. It's enough to mention the sight, the sound of their pathetic whimpers, the smell that mixes a locker room with rotting meat, and the taste of human fluids in the air.
That description gives enough clues for the audience to fill in the specifics from their own imaginations. And their imaginings will ignite a disgust and righteous fury in the players' hearts, which will be expressed in their characters' actions.
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