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[cw: NSFW art. lots of it.]
I, for one, am glad that DMsGuild is taking a stand for what's right, and taking steps to remove problematic content from their platform.
To help that aim, I've compiled a list of artwork in the official stock art packs that might be of concern. https://twitter.com/dms_guild/status/1278010478602551296
I, for one, am glad that DMsGuild is taking a stand for what's right, and taking steps to remove problematic content from their platform.
To help that aim, I've compiled a list of artwork in the official stock art packs that might be of concern. https://twitter.com/dms_guild/status/1278010478602551296
As the DMsGuild has not yet released precise guidelines on what artwork crosses the line, I'm extrapolating from the guidance they gave to the creator whose supplement was removed. https://twitter.com/deathbybadger/status/1277920649055518725
It looks like a few things might be part of the internal rubric on what makes something not family friendly:
* BDSM attire, bc that friendly dude is otherwise family friendly
* other sexual innuendo & tentacle shenanigans
* nipples, especially when fondled
* breasts? unclear.
* BDSM attire, bc that friendly dude is otherwise family friendly
* other sexual innuendo & tentacle shenanigans
* nipples, especially when fondled
* breasts? unclear.
So let's dive in and help WotC out.
First, BDSM. These fine folks are rocking their NSFW non-family friendly attire like, well, dungeon masters.
First, BDSM. These fine folks are rocking their NSFW non-family friendly attire like, well, dungeon masters.
More friendly, ahem, dungeon masters in classy attire.
And a few more, ahem, dungeon masters.
Moving onto the next topic of concern: other sexual innuendo and tentacle shenanigans. I like to call this category "I have no idea what this is but it's disturbing and almost definitely phallic or otherwise sex-related if I squint."
These dudes with mouths for genitalia are very family friendly.
This dude has tentacles that are, uh, penetrating a decapitated head's orifices.
And this fine lady's armor is designed to look like skeletal hands groping her breasts. I'm so glad the DMsGuild will be taking a stand against this kind of content, aren't you?
Next topic of concern: booooobs and nipples. Now, interestingly, this seems the least of the DMsGuild's concerns in the removed supplement. But families know boobs are NSFW, so I'm going to list artwork that either has excessive boobage, total nudity, or clearly drawn nipples.
More boobs & nipples that aren't family friendly.
This one deserves a tweet all of its own. Saggy wrinkly woman with saggy wrinkly boobs and saggy wrinkly stomach, just like literally every person I know who's ever given birth. Oh and she's naked. Definitely NSFW.
More nipples and boobs and nipples and BREASTS please shield the children's eyes.
And, to end this section, a woman who is very very naked, has very very prominent breasts, and even perky erect nipples. With no attempt to hide them.
And finally, this is the nebulous "nekkid people without explicitly drawn genitalia but ummmm they're super super naked this is gross" category.
(Except for the horse dude. They drew his genitalia.)
(Except for the horse dude. They drew his genitalia.)
Demons are inappropriately sexy and not family friendly. I'm pretty sure this dude belongs in the BDSM section too.
More entirely naked demon people.
(I'm going to throw my shoe at the first person who attempts to educate me on the difference between demons and devils. I don't ever remember the difference or care to)
(I'm going to throw my shoe at the first person who attempts to educate me on the difference between demons and devils. I don't ever remember the difference or care to)
This guy has tentacles in his nether regions. This might count as actually drawing genitalia, considering how bad it is for a tentacle to fondle a nipple.
Kinky naked slugtopus dude.
Naked!
More naked people with indiscriminate genitalia.
Definitely NSFW.
And, to end our brief tour through the DMsGuild official stock art packs, more nekkid people. Including a drowned woman.
I'm looking forward to the Guild being cleaned up as a family friendly place for everyone, not just those who are bothered by "kinky" stuff & censored blurry bits that imply without showing anything.
Our children deserve safety from boobs too.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Our children deserve safety from boobs too.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
to clarify, bc my notifications & PMs inform me a few folks missed the point:
I'm not saying (most) of these should be censored.
This thread is SATIRE, a commentary on how WotC, the TTRPG industry & the world is far quicker to censor art that's not for the cishet male gaze.
I'm not saying (most) of these should be censored.
This thread is SATIRE, a commentary on how WotC, the TTRPG industry & the world is far quicker to censor art that's not for the cishet male gaze.
