I do think some people don't know when to stop their writing and let the imagination of the reader take over, while others will write out the scenes to a point where it feels like the writer is getting a hard on. Whether it's sexual scenes, racism, torture, and other sort of triggers, you don't need to go into the detail to create a good quality scene without it coming across as trash.

Good example of this can be seen in Reservoir Dogs with the ear cutting torture scene. You actually do not see the damage inflicted but you see the pre-emptive actions and the resulting dismembered ear. Compare this movie to something like Saw and you can see how Saw just creates a gore fest by simply relishing and showing how it disfigures and kills it's characters. Sometimes you do need to push the boundaries but you need to understand your audience.

That brings us back to the forums and the taste of each player. You may want to create some of these darker themes but you have to remember that you are writing to a certain demographic. Just because the Roleplay is a theme like horror does not mean that each player wants to have to read about heads getting split open, brains popping out, or any other gnarly stuff.

[color=666666](Btw, general torture is easier to speak about since it's a theme most people can understand and know where their own reading limits lie. Sexual scenes is something way more difficult and different due to how I've seen ideas from normal romance to rape, BDSM, tentacles, and even torture filled snuff. + Need to be careful about some discussions on the public side of the forum.)[/color]