Ladybird
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending the guy or his game. It's shit. But he just throws it out there (And the 2004 edition doubles down on it, with specific details of how various species punish rapists); he doesn't do anything with the information, he just wants you to know that he's done a lot of research into rape in the past (Or rather, he's read one book). I don't think 2000's vintage Byron Hall was an actual danger, he was just a That Guy who I wouldn't invite back to my table.I think it is a bit more than just yelling "cunt" in a room, and if the above and more so the description and tone accompanying is not enough to let you know this is a game about misogyny in its true and vile and pure form...the overall how to play the game and setting stuff makes it clear this is a game promoting and trying to normalize rape.
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Warning...this is some pretty vile stuff basically promoting in-game rape, and trying to normalize it and rules on how it is a minor offense (so tried to hide it with spoiler function so do not have to see quoted from the rulebook from another's review...hoping do not need to describe how this crosses so many lines. It's all pretty egregious and disgusting but bolded two parts that are particularly so...and note the author does not think rape of a 15 year old is child; rape...
Know I'm getting a bit strident here but FATAL in my view should not be normalized as just some mildly offensive thing.
For the record I find everything quoted below from the game vile and repeat it only to show how vile and over so many lines this game is
"Rape
In an average community, an average of twenty rapes occur annually. In 80% of cases, rapes are committed by between two and fifteen characters.
They force the female's door at night, do not disguise themselves, and either rape the victim in her home and in the presence of terrorized witnesses, or drag the victim through the streets into one of their houses, where they have their pleasure all night long. In 80% of cases, the neighbors do not intervene. Almost all rapes involve extreme brutality, though they never attempt to wound or kill her.
The rapists come from all levels of society, but the majority are artisans and laborers. Less than 10% of rapes occur by thugs. In 50% of cases, human rapists are between 18 and 24 years old. The group is composed, on average, of 6 characters. Only 20% of the rapes are committed by 10 or more characters. Half the male youth participate at least once in gang rape. Sexual violence is an everyday dimension of community life. There tends to be less in smaller communities such as hamlets and more in larger communities such as cities.
If identified, rapists are imprisoned for weeks, though no more than a month. If the victim withdraws the complaint, the rapist is freed immediately. Imprisonment for rape consists of flogging, unless the rapist is an outsider, in which case the rapist is banished. When freed from imprisonment, a rapist is not considered criminal nor considered to be bad.
The social reaction to rape is rarely favorable to the victim. The human victims of gang rape are between the ages of 15 and 33. Child rape is rare. The rape of a child under the age of 14 or 15 is considered a serious crime. The victim loses her good name in almost all cases, and encounters difficulty in regaining her place in society and family. If the victim of rape is single, then fewer males desire her as a wife. If she is married, her husband may abandon her."
I do like these entries from the punishment section, though
Dwarf, Black: The criminal is struck on the erect Manhood with a footman's war hammer.
Troll, Subterranean: The criminal is kneed in the groin by the plaintiff until satisfied with justice.