| From: | Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Sex in Shadowrun (Was Shadowrun Fashion) |
| Date: | Fri, 5 Jun 1998 17:34:26 -0500 |
>At 02:54 AM 6/5/98 -0400, you wrote:
<SNIP Corset Appeal>
>>>I don't expect that latex girl and leather boy would be working at the
>>>local Ares office, nor would they be likely to be working in city
hall.
>>I would. Naturally, they wouldn't wear latex to work, at least visibly,
but
>>after... well, people can surprise you.
>Hell, for all we know, ANYONE of us could be wearing something naughty
or
>"not normal" under our normal clothes.
I, personally, am naked underneath all my clothes :P
>This, I can see becoming more
>common. Women, from what I understand, do this now by wearing frilly
>lingerie under their busines suits to "feel special." Men might begin
to
>pick up on the concept are begin wearing...silk boxers, I dunno. Men
don't
>have many "normal" choices for underclothes, which could change by
205X...
There isn't much lingerie for men at all without going into fetish ... I
wonder how much that'll change...Is there still that unisex trend going?
( there's that CK one perfume for men and women ... and more men wear
make-up, but I think that is still limited to sub-cultures)
>>>Hrmm...I wonder if I should risk asking about sex in 205X...
>>To me, sex in society tends to have fads, sort of like fashion does,
but
>>not as major or outward. For example, in the part of the 80's, hot tubs
>>were big. Early 90's, I dunno, the invention of the sibian, maybe.
>>Currently, at least around here, altoid mints seem to be the fad of the
>>week. In 205X, or perhaps a bit before, I'd guess that sexual fads
would
>>lean towards three areas:
>Altoids...haven't had that experience yet. Doesn't seem to be a big LA
>thing, more of a rural fad.
I hadn't realized that there WAS an Altoids thing ... aren't they just
really strong breath mints? or am I confusing that with something else?
>And I would argue that the growth of the whole S&M thing is really the
>sexual movement of the 90s. In the 60 you had free love and sexual
>revolution, the 70s brought indiscriminate promiscuity and
experimentation,
>the 80s was a drastic reaction to all that which kicked sex *under* the
>bed. The 90s seems to be an emergence from the 80s attitude, but
certain
>"hidden" things, like S&M are coming out also. I know a suprisingly
large
>number of women with handcuffs, and those "Sleeping Beauty" books by
Anne
>Rice have been spotted in a number of bookshelfs.
I don't know too many people who don't own a pair of handcuffs :) ...
hmmmm ... I wonder if free love will come back in 205x ... if medical
treatments have advanced enough and IF drug use has mainly been replaced
with BTL use, the environment MIGHT be safe enough for free love's return
:) ... there might even be special cyber/bioware to facilitate this
("Sorry honey, not unless you have the chrome ...").
>>1) Metahuman sex. No clue what form this would take, but as an example,
the
>>picture of the troll hooker in the Tir na nOg book (pg 56) seems very
>>beleivable to me.
>Probably would just be racially modified versions of sex in general.
You
>know how black men have a reputation for...large equipment? Truth or
not.
>I'd be willing be bet anything that this reputation is now owned
by...you
>got it, trolls. And all that goes with it...
Certain races may have other reputations ... like dwarves, orks, and
trolls might be known for their stamina ... especially trolls ... Elves
may have a reputation for skill ... of course, as with any reputation,
these may or may not be deserved ...
>>2) Magically enhanced sex. I got your elemental service right here.
>Curious. Just think about the lonely magician that creates the
attractive
>ally...
hmmmm... and after being summoned and bound, if this ally goes free,
he/she may become an anima/anaimus or a player ... could be an
interesting idea ... thanks for the idea :)
>Enhanced Sensations or something could be a "cool" sex spell. Hell,
>I'm pretty sure there'd be a small, but booming, industry in sex magic.
>Spells to make you last longer. Spells to make her feel it more. Minor
>transformation spells to make various body parts larger. Magically
charged
>for her pleasure...
Step right up. Step right up. Try Doctor Lovejoy's Amazing Miracle
Tonic. It cures impotence, enhances stamina, and much, much more. Can
you afford not to try it? I thought not. Just slot the 150 nuyen and be
on your way to a more fulfilling sex life... :)
Speaking of sex spells ... Stimulation could be used in this capacity,
and overstimulation could lead to some embarassing situations ...
>>3) Virtual sex. By 205X, this would be a _huge_ buisiness. Every
megacorp
>>would own at least one virtual sex company, though maybe not publicly.
If
>>the evolution of STDs keeps getting worse, chances are virtual sex
would be
>>the primary form of sex among singles. This would be an interesting
culture
>>to give to a PC or NPC.
>Oh yeah, this'd be huge. I can actually imagine that for a lot of
>corporate types, their first dates wouldn't end in the sack, they'd end
>with them both engaging in virtual sex...damn, you could remain a
physical
>virgin and yet have oodles of virtual experience..."Son, if you're going
to
>have sex, we would prefer you use this. <hands over a simsense trode
rig>"
This would deffinately be interesting considering the icons that are
sometimes taken ... how do a Talking pair of breasts make out with a
shimmering cloth? ... and programmers might add in "special features" to
their frames ... hey, speaking of electronic as opposed to real world
sex, remember Demolition Man (again?) and those headgear thingies they
used for sex ... I wonder if a similar trend might develop ... ("you want
to do in RL? ewwww.... gross! that's so ... messy!") ... Also, Virtual
Sex may become big amognst the practioners of the riskier aspects of sex
... (ie you don't have to worry about your icon getting rope burn ...)
>STDs? Never mentioned in SR, and for obvious reasons I think (don't
want
>to mess with that sticky subject! says FASA).
Bad pun! Bad pu--oh wait ... my puns are worse ... ;)
>But something would still be
>around. And even if there is a cure for things like AIDS or VDs, I
doubt
>those cures are widespread. The rich to middle class folks would
probably
>have relatively easy access to the cures, but would the poor and
SINless?
>And would the cures be available in the "third world" nations like the
>African tribal states?
I would think that most "standard" VDs would be curable (but still around
because there are just too many dumb ****s) ... however AIDs might be
incurable ... hmmm ... with the existence artificial immune
systems/immune system enhancements in Shadowtech AIDs may be treatable
but it would be expensive (and you still have it and can pass it on, but
you can live a mostly normal life) ... maybe curing AIDs is handled as
per Gene therapy (using the "stats" for Reconstructive Healing ...
>If done right, the topic of sex could introduce a whole bunch of
adventure
>hooks...
>
>Erik J.
<SNIP>
Yeah, Sex in Shadowrun has deffinate potential for abuse ... I tried it
in a different RPG and the players ended up shagging everytime the action
lulled :/ ... then again, I was the eldest at 16, might of had something
to do with it :) The Dionysian (sp?) party was humorous, though ... drunk
skunk passed out next to the punch bowl ... :)
D.Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, and RuPixel)
"Let he who is without SIN cast the first stone"
Btw, sorry about the subject mod but my mailer changes:
Re: Sex in Shadowrun (Re: Shadowrun Fashion)
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