Using Erotic Art Skill

[AlexanderHowl]

Though chefs (or courtesans for that matter), who were fluent in English, French, and Spanish would probably find themselves with a rich variety of employment opportunities.

[Sam Baughn]

Originally Posted by Prince Charon

There might be other skills that Erotic Art defaults from, though I'm drawing a blank on what skills might default from it, beyond Sex Appeal.

I find it odd that it doesn't default from Sex Appeal. It's a cliche that 'the most sensitive erogenous zone is the brain' but in my experience it's often true. Most of the work in great sex (even fairly technical BDSM stuff) is in presentation and reading your partners.

[dataweaver]

I'm not sure that it should have defaults at all. After all, it represents some rather specific knowledge that isn't necessarily widely available.

But I can definitely see Sex Appeal as a prerequisite for it.

[Polydamas]

I don't think most of the sex workers who I know would be making job rolls against Erotic Art in GURPS. (Maybe the ones who spend an extended period of time hands-on with one client).

I would probably call for an Erotic Art roll to make a partner really sleepy before you steal the crown jewels of Strackenz or the Kist of Avlen.

A professional skill might be a good way to cover knowledge of birth control and safer sex, all the local laws and customs which they have to work around, local places to work and their advantages and disadvantages, advertising and the laws and customs which affect that ...

[Sam Baughn]

Originally Posted by dataweaver

I'm not sure that it should have defaults at all. After all, it represents some rather specific knowledge that isn't necessarily widely available.

The description in the Basic Set ('advanced sexual technique') makes it seem like it's only for weird stuff, but Social Engineering strongly implies that it is the skill for 'vanilla' sex too.

[AlexanderHowl]

Most people seem to get by at DX-5, for better or worse.

[NineDaysDead]

Originally Posted by Sam Baughn

The description in the Basic Set ('advanced sexual technique') makes it seem like it's only for weird stuff, but Social Engineering strongly implies that it is the skill for 'vanilla' sex too.

'vanilla' sex probably gets a +4 to +10 bonus modifier.

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by dataweaver

I'm not sure that it should have defaults at all. After all, it represents some rather specific knowledge that isn't necessarily widely available.

But I can definitely see Sex Appeal as a prerequisite for it.

Sex Appeal is described pretty explicitly: It's the ability to suggest your own sexual availability or interest as a way to get other people to give you what you want. "What you want" doesn't have to be sex and you can get sex by methods other than Sex Appeal. But also, people who aren't particularly good at social manipulation or who would never overtly come on to people may still know where the erogenous zones are, how to judge a partner's responses, how to time their own responses, and so on. So I don't think either skill is a prerequisite for the other.

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by NineDaysDead

'vanilla' sex probably gets a +4 to +10 bonus modifier.

My take on this is that basic sexual technique is Erotic Art+5, which equates to DX (or Per or HT or whatever) if you haven't made a study of it.

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by Sam Baughn

The description in the Basic Set ('advanced sexual technique') makes it seem like it's only for weird stuff, but Social Engineering strongly implies that it is the skill for 'vanilla' sex too.

"Advanced technique" can involve doing ordinary things better.