LOVE Scenes vs SEX Scenes in your Game

----- Original Message -----

So I'm thinking of making a mature game in the near future and I just want to know how Making Love and Hentai scenes are different. Can one still show private parts and keeping in the Making Love section, or would it be considered a Hentai Scene?

 -- Interested in Otome

Whether or Not you show genitalia in a sex scene has Nothing to do with whether it's a Love scene or a Sex scene. Showing or Not showing genitalia is merely the difference between a PORN (R18) scene, and a SENSUAL (R16) scene.

Love scenes and Sex scenes are divided by something else entirely.

The Love scene vs the Sex scene.

The difference between a Porn/Hentai scene and a Love scene is Not CONTENT; it's not What the participants are Doing. It's WHY they are having sex. It's the MOTIVE.

However, before we get into that...

Don’t confuse Romance with Love. They are two completely different things!

Love vs. Romance 
There IS a difference!

• Romance – a manipulation technique designed to make someone receptive to Sex. The source of Romance is LUST.
  
• Love – when someone’s happiness means more than your own. The source of Love is CARING.

To many people, Romance means ‘showing love’. That’s not true. You show love by Protecting the ones you care for with the intent to ensure their lasting happiness. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re nice to them.

So, how do you create a LOVE scene

 -- as opposed to a SEX scene?

If you're doing it right, the ONLY difference between a LOVE scene and a SEX scene is the MOTIVE -- WHY that scene is happening.

• Lust’s motive is ORGASM.
  
• Love’s motive is CARING.

"How do you SHOW Love?"

It’s easier than you think, because you probably already do it regularly without realizing it.

Think in terms of your Pet...
-- When you want to show how much you care, you stroke them, cuddle them, and play with them. You also feed them, clean up their poop, and make sure they have vet check-ups. You do all of these things to keep them happy and healthy. You do these things to keep them from suffering in any way.

You do the SAME THING with people you love whether they are your parents, your friends, or your children – you hug them, play with them, joke around with them, make sure they’ve eaten, make sure their colds are taken care of, you make sure they are not suffering in any way –- physically or emotionally. You also bitch them out when they’ve done something that could harm them or result in misery.

The difference between these people and a Lover, is that when you are showing that you care for a lover, you use sex to bring them the greatest physical pleasure you can.

Point Blank:

• Sex is just another form of PETTING.

LUST is a whole other bowl of kimchee.

LUST is a physical urge, like eating when you’re hungry, seeking warmth in the cold, or needing to pee. It is an urge that seeks relief just like all your other physical urges.

If the urgency is great enough, LUST will attempt every dirty trick in the book to get their hands on their object of choice to get some relief. Think: Physical ADDICTION, and all the crazy, scary obsessive acts that go with fulfilling one. If their particular object (of addiction) gives them exceptional pleasure, whether it be a dildo, a rubber doll, a super soft sock, or a person, they’ll make sure that the toy is cared for, and in some cases, jealously guarded – so that the toy will still be there (and receptive) when they want to use it again.

The key word here is USE.

• Lust USES others for selfish physical gratification.
  
• Love doesn’t use, it GIVES.

Love GIVES Affection to make the one loved happy.

-- If something should happen to cause hurt to the one loved, the one who cares is devastated by their FAILURE stop suffering from happening.

Lust TAKES affection to make themselves happy.

-- Toys have PHYSICAL value, not Emotional value. If their toy should break, or Refuse to be used, they will be FRUSTRATED and ANGRY, but they won’t think they failed. They’ll think the TOY Failed -- and just go out and get another toy. If their addiction is strong enough, they may even attempt to Destroy the toy so no one else will ever want to use it -- especially if that toy is a Person. "If I can't use them, I'll make sure no one else can either!"

What's the real difference between a Love scene and a Lust scene?

Very simply:

• Lust Takes pleasure.
• Love Gives it.

Jealousy is NOT a sign of LOVE!

Jealousy a sign of possession, of ownership; of FEAR that their object will be taken from them and no longer theirs to USE; of Obsession and ADDICTION.

Jealousy is a point-blank sign of someone concerned with their own happiness, not their Beloved's. 

"I won't let you make me unhappy!"

When the Beloved's happiness comes SECOND to the lover's happiness, "If you love me, you'd do this to make me happy..." What they are expressing is OWNERSHIP.

When one is in Love, and their lover sleeps with someone else, they do not feel jealousy, they feel FAILURE, and point the blame squarely on themselves.

“I wasn’t enough to make my beloved happy in bed. What did I do wrong?” 

If their feelings are strong enough, they may ALLOW their lover to keep their other lover --and give up on them entirely-- simply because it's what makes their beloved happy.

When someone is merely in LUST, they will ISOLATE the object of their desires --from friends, co-workers, family, and even pets. They will use every trick they know, such as; Stalking and Spying, to keep rivals (read: THIEVES) from taking what they have claimed as theirs, even if it's merely their attention.

Should the object of their Lust sleep with someone else, they will attack the one attempting to steal their possession.

"How dare you touch what is MINE?!"

Then they will attack their 'supposedly' Beloved.

"How dare you let someone else have you?! You belong to ME!" 

Punishment --with the intent to cause Emotional damage-- swiftly follows, such as; breaking something important to their Lust object, a brutal and bloody beating, or flat-out rape.

If their Lust Object doesn't leave at that point, the jealous owner will then enforce stricter forms of ISOLATION on their Lust Object; up to and including Imprisonment, to ensure that neither Escape nor Theft will happen again.

-----Original Message-----
"Wow, I always thought Romance was about Love...?"
-- Prefers Romance

EVERYONE thinks Romance is about love -- because we really, really WANT it to be.

Romance tells us that the Other Person gives up everything for Us, when in fact, the opposite is true. Real Love makes us give up everything for THEM.

When you think about it, Love is a very scary emotion. It makes us give up everything we want, everything we are -- for someone else. If they are not worthy of such a sacrifice, it doesn't matter because we LOVE them and want them to be happy at any cost, even if that cost is ourselves.

Real Love
comes in many different shapes and colors.

A love that looks destructive from the outside, such as Bondage and Domination, could in fact be perfectly supportive, and exactly what both lovers need from each other. A good movie that illustrates this perfectly is "Secretary".

On the other hand, what an outsider may think is positive and supportive might in fact not be love at all. Case in point, stalking was once thought of as being an expression of love. Angry possessiveness can look an awful lot like love when in fact it is a terror tactic designed to isolate the one supposedly beloved.

When a lover asks their beloved to choose between them and anything else, a friend, a pet, or even a hobby, they not interested in their significant other's happiness. They are ensuring that their toy has no outside distractions, and is available for their convenience. A good movie that illustrates this is "Sleeping with the Enemy".

A lover that yells at their beloved for their destructive habits, such as; over-spending, drugs, booze, gambling...is more likely to be showing real love, than a lover that sweetly begs their beloved to drop their plans for going out with their friends for a romantic dinner date with them.

How do you tell the difference?

Measure each action by this question:

"WHO benefits from the results, really?"
The Lover, or the one supposedly Beloved?

Enjoy!

The Erotic Story Generator

The Erotic Story Generator
M/M - M/F - F/F

R-18!: Partial Nudity, Suggestive Imagery & Adult Language.

Anyone familiar with Seventh Sanctum's generators will recognize the "list generated" style immediately. Basically, you click a button and a story happens. What's different about mine isn't merely the the way the words actually fit together to make a coherent story, but the sheer magnitude of the content used to make One story.

Each story generates from Eleven lists -- with over 50 items per list:

• 2 Character lists
• 2 Character description lists
• 2 locations lists
• 2 Smut/Action lists
• 2 Locations lists
• 1 Conclusion list (the story's End.)

Plus there's Music, and Graphics. However it does use Adult language!!!

It's free to download AND free to use! Seriously, if the generator provides inspiration USE IT! In fact, that's exactly why I made it, to help erotic writers come up with plot-based Adult story ideas.

If you do download it, let me know if you like it.

Download from Mediafire

-- Click on file to download. 45mb

For those interested in a Non-Adult Story Generator: 
Go Here: The Story Generator

To begin, simply Select your Genre.

To make a New Story appear, hit your Space Bar
or click with your mouse.

You can Change Genre's at any time
by selecting what you like from the Menu on the Bottom-Left.

Note: The stories in these screen shots contain the least amount of adult content I could find. You wouldn't believe how many times I had to click through the stories to get them!

The Bookmark in the top-right gives you direct access to the Save screen and Navigation.

I hope you enjoy the stories!

How Smutty should you make Your game?

Just for clarification, if you are making a game strictly for your own enjoyment, and don't really care if anyone else wants to play it, feel free to ignore this essay and make your game however you please.

On the other hand, if you intend to make a game for a playing, and possibly paying, audience, this is my advice.

 How  Smutty

should you make Your game?

Before you can even approach this question, first you'll need to decide:

WHO is your target audience?

• What Age bracket are you aiming for: 
• Under 18? 
• Over 21?
• What Gender: 
• Male? 
• Female? 
• Both?
• What Type of Gamer: 
• Those who prefer Story over Game-play, or 
• Those who prefer Game-play over Story?  
• Those who prefer Story and Game-play equally balanced.
• Those who prefer Art Galleries with as little story or game-play as possible.
• Other
• What kind of Story do they prefer: 
• Angst
• Slice-of-Life
• Romantic Comedy
• BDSM
• Horror
• Psychological Thrillers
• Mystery
• Comedy of Errors
• Supernatural
• Sci-Fi
• Steampunk
• Fantasy
• Yaoi (M/M)
• Yuri (F/F)
• Other

The wonderful thing about smut is that it can be used in any genre.

Once you know WHO your target audience is, how smutty you should make your game depends on these major factors:

1) Your Target Audience and THEIR Expectations.

What level of graphic smut does your target audience EXPECT in their games? 

Designing your game toward what your target audience likes and wants is the easiest and most effective way of guaranteeing that they'll adore your work.

As a professional erotica author, my target audience are the readers of my novels. They expect extremely detailed xXx work from me because that's how my novels are written.

2) Your Skill Level in Art and/or Writing.

Can you draw or write Good smut?

Realize your strengths, but more importantly -- your weaknesses. 

I don't have the artistic skills to draw smut well, but I Do have the skill to write very good smut, so I handle my smut scenes with one static R-16 (suggestive) image paired with very detailed R-18 text. This has proved very effective for me because a static image does not distract my audience from the extremely detailed smut they are reading.

3) The level of smut YOU are comfortable producing.

How smutty are you willing to go?

I'm comfortable with any level, from sweet romance to xXx smut, but that's just me.

If you are not comfortable writing or drawing smut Don't Do It because that discomfort will show in your results.

4) The Story.

Would smut Add to the story, or Ruin it?

Smut is all well and fine, but if your game doesn't actually need a full-on smut scene to get its point across, then a simple kissing scene is smutty enough.

Out of the six games I've made, two are not R-18 because those two games would not have benefited from R-18 material. In both cases, smut would have distracted the players from the actual point of those games.

Make the Smut COUNT!

Just like every other element in your work, Smut needs a Purpose, a reason to be in the story. 

Show something:  

The type of smut a character prefers, and how they choose and gain their partners, can easily be used to reveal a character's Base Personality: tender, sweet, attention to detail, aggressive, humorous, serious…

Prove something:  

Smut scenes are an excellent tool for visible demonstrations of a couple's progression from mere passionate attraction to protective and supportive love. They can also demonstrate the downward spiral of a destructive relationship, such as one that starts with attraction and ends with irrational obsession.

Make something Happen: 

The best way to make smut work in a story is by having the smut trigger a shift in the plot. The traditional use for smut in Romance fiction is to make or break a relationship, but that’s not all it can do.

Smut can cause Transformations.

• Vampirism and Lycanthropy as STDs. 
• Demonic or Spiritual possession as STD

Smut can trigger Psychic or Magical ability.

• Initiation rituals
• The classic hentai game Bible Black uses this.

Smut can be a Distraction that allows someone else to accomplish something nefarious.

• The modus operandi of the classic Femme Fatale.

Smut can show a radical change in a character's Personality. 

• The classic novel, Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde does this.

I like about you pointing out the weak points (mine is definitely the level of written smut), many tips only talk about what to do and not what there is to realize before.

Well, if you know where you want to end up, you're more likely to actually get there. That means having the car pointed in the right direction from the very beginning. (If you're going to California and Route 84 won't take you there, don't get on Route 84.)

I'm firmly of the opinion that any weakness can be worked around. You just have to be clever about it. However, you can't work around any limitation if you - 1 - don't acknowledge that it exists, and - 2 - Plan for it.

There is a work-around for a weakness in writing smut!

• First, read some good smut and Collect It. Seriously, collect GOOD smut novels and bookmark the appropriate pages.
• Break out your highlighting pens and Highlight the Action and Description parts of those scenes. Skip the dialog because you won't be needing that.
• Write all those highlighted pieces into a document - only DON'T COPY the exact words! Paraphrase them by swapping out that writer's words with your own. Don't forget to elaborate on what you have by adding plenty of adjectives. (A thesaurus is very handy for this.)
• Add bits of scenery description and YOUR dialog.
• Rewrite and polish to suit your work. By the time you're done, the scene will be twice as long and Entirely Yours.

Before you freak out...! 

It's only plagiarism if you are using the exact same exact phrases. 

What you're doing is using a successful MODEL to build your own work on. Eventually, with practice, you'll be able to create without a model to work from.

Just so you know, this is a REAL writing exercise practiced for years by Romance authors and Horror authors. It's one the Big Secrets they don't like to share because it WORKS.

Art is taught the same way -- Copying. 

Everything is a Remix Part 3: 
Elements of Creativity

Everything is a Remix Part 3 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.
Warning: FALSE ENDING!!! Check the time left before you leave?

 

When you draw from life, you're Copying what's before you. However, the way you draw and what tools you use changes the results into something uniquely yours. Even in a life-drawing class of 30 students, all using the same type of paper and the same type of charcoals, every student in that class will always have uniquely different results -- despite the fact that they're all drawing the same model. This is because no two artists SEE or Create the same way.

The Renpy system is also done the same way.
 -- You start with a successful Game Model and elaborate on the basic model by adding images, sound, and text. That alone makes for an amazing array of unique games -- despite the fact that they're all built on the same Renpy Model.

In Conclusion...

When used cleverly, smut can be an amazing tool to enhance a story. However, when used badly, or  worse; as an afterthought, ("Oh hey, let's add some smut scenes!") smut can utterly ruin an otherwise entertaining game.

The worst thing a creator can do is have smut scenes tacked-on at the end of an otherwise PG rated game. This rather ugly trick is used to attract players who prefer adult content. Doing this is the lowest form of cheating because it's False Advertising, also known as pandering.

Don't cheat your players!  If you're going to make a game with smut in it, design it to be smutty from the very beginning by making those scenes necessary to the story.

Enjoy!

Yaoi Story - Director's Cut Edition

Yaoi Story
Director's Cut Edition!
An Erotic ~ M/M ~ Visual Novel

Yaoi Story is a Mad-Libs type of game where the player adds character names, objects, body parts, and perversions to the story. In addition, there are 5 locations to choose from with their own variations on the story.

Content Warning:  Ages 18+!!! 

Explicit text and soft-core images.

 Download from:

 MediaFire
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117 MB - Windows ~ Mac ~ Linux

To play: extract folder, open it, and click on the Yaoi Story DCE.exe icon.

New Features:
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Upgraded and Updated to Renpy 6.13.12
Larger size: 1024x768
Jukebox
New and Improved Interface
Updated Graphics + some new additions!

The Main Characters...

Screenshots
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 Enjoy!

Writing the Sex GAME

Writing the Erotic Visual Novel
Writing the Sex GAME

Before we get into writing sex, the first thing you need to know is:

The Law of Erotica:

"If you can take the Ero (erotic) Out of the Eroge (erotica) and still have a viable story,
you did it WRONG."

Why is this Wrong?

How can you call any story Erotica (eroge) if Sex isn't what makes the story happen?

I don't care what other VNs (visual novels) have done, or not done, if Sex isn't what's driving the plot (making the story happen,) then the sex scenes aren't needed. If the sex scenes aren't needed, then they Don't Belong in that story, and if your sex scenes don't belong in your story, it's Not Erotica or an Eroge.

The Law of Fiction:

Anything that CAN be pulled out of a story, 
SHOULD be pulled out: 
characters, settings, and whole events definitely, but 
Especially SEX. 

(Not kidding here. This is one of the first things I learned as an erotic fiction author.) 

Sadly, a LOT of JVN eroge games break the Law of Erotica; they add sex to an already viable story. Or worse, they don't bother with a story at all, they just string each sex scene to the next with poorly written text and seriously crappy 'sound effects' dialogue. These sorts of stories are more commonly known as PWP; Porn Without Plot. 

While JVN eroge producers clearly use actual erotic artists for their graphics, it makes one wonder if they bother to use erotic authors to write their scripts. Personally, I'm highly doubtful.

Unfortunately, this trend in JVN eroge games has led to some seriously bad habits among VN game-makers trying to follow the Eroge model, namely; Poor Erotic Plotting or worse, NO Erotic Plotting.

Easiest way to Avoid making a PWP Game?

Get a real Erotica author to Write the Story FIRST!!! Got branches? Have the author write out each ENTIRE branch separately. Then hire the artists to illustrate it. Piece the story together at the coding stage. Seriously, how simple can it get? 

The Eroge Excuse.

According to my sources, the excuse for why so many JVN eroge turn out with such good art yet such bad stories is COST. Apparently, it's more expensive to hire a real author, plus illustrate a fully fleshed-out story --more backgrounds, more characters-- than it is to produce a gallery of erotic pictures strung together by poorly written dialogue.

When put that way, I can kind of see their point.

However, their main point is that they don't need an actual story because the buyers of their games are Not looking for a story -- just click-able Art to fap to.

THAT is just WRONG. 

Cheaply made erotic picture galleries may indeed sell to otaku men who still live at home with their mommies, but if they want to sell their games to those with the most disposable income available --women-- they're stupidly missing out on a massive source of Possible Income BECAUSE their games have No Story.

Okay! So... 

Making Erotic Games RIGHT!

Don't add Sex Scenes to a Story. 
Create a Story to 

Make the Sex Scenes Happen.

Sex & PLOT

People talk about 'forwarding the plot' or 'intrinsic to the plot', but not a whole lot of people talk about what those actually mean.

• "Forwarding the Plot" means: Motivational Force; the reason (or excuse) that pushes events into happening.
• "Intrinsic to the Plot" means: Important Element; an object or person used as the reason (or excuse) for why events are happening.

The statue 'The Maltese Falcon' is intrinsic to that story's plot. It is the excuse for WHY events are happening in that story, but it's Not what MAKES the events (plot) happen. You could pull out that statue and replace it with just about any other object and the story wouldn't even flinch. This interchangeable object is also known as a Macguffin. (Thank you Alfred Hitchcock.)

What forwards this story's plot; the reason (or excuse) that pushes events into happening is the pursuit of this object -- not the object itself.

An element 'intrinsic' to the plot can be REPLACED.
Something that 'forwards' the plot Can NOT.

This is why I say:
-- A story with sex in it is erotic -- but it's not Erotica.

Here's a simple Test to see if your Sex Scenes are Forwarding and driving your plot:

Can you Replace your Sex Scenes
with Fight Scenes or Kissing Scenes
and still have a workable Story?

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If you CAN'T, you did it RIGHT!
You wrote Erotica!

 
If you CAN, you did it WRONG.
Sex is NOT driving your plot.

So what do you do if the sex scenes Are Not what's making your story happen? Look for what is driving your plot. THAT is what you've actually written.

If it's not Sex, what IS making your story HAPPEN?

• The progression of Love? You're writing a Romance.
• The Conflict between Two Opposing Forces? You're writing a War Epic. (Even if it's only conflicting Teams in a sport it's still a War Epic.)
• The Search for the answer to a Riddle? You're writing a Mystery.
• The Quest for something Strange and Wonderful? You're writing an Adventure. (Even if it's a Fantasy World or Deep Space it's still an Adventure.)
• The Consequences of strange new Technology on Society? You're writing a Sci-Fi. 
• The Struggle against the Monster Within? You're writing a Gothic. (Whether it's a robot, a paranormal being, sudden paranormal powers, sorcerous abilities, or the obsession with Revenge, it's still a Gothic.)
• The Struggle against a Monster? You're writing a Horror.
• The Emotional Trauma of Grief? You're writing a Tragedy.
• The Emotional Trauma of Embarrassment? You're writing a Comedy.

It's not the Sex

It's what the Sex Does.

If you can take out your sex scenes and replace them with another action, such as a fight scene it's intrinsic to the plot, but NOT what moves the plot forward. What does that mean when writing Erotica?

As an example, what if we make the Maltese Falcon a Maltese Dildo and every single person in possession of said object has sex with it?

In this case, the story would become erotic, but it still wouldn't be Erotica.

Why not?

Because the Pursuit of the Object is still the Motivational Factor. In fact, you could leave out the sex completely and just use the original Maltese Falcon plot without even so much as a raised eyebrow.

However, if you change the Motivational Factor to the "Pursuit of the Ultimate Sexual Experience" with this object as the key to said experience, the plot would change, and so would ALL of the main characters -- into nymphomaniacs. ♥ With the lure of having the Ultimate Sexual Experience --Sex-- being the motivation to chase down the Maltese Dildo, sex scenes then become absolutely necessary for the plot to move forward -- making the story Erotica.

You can STILL swap out the Maltese Dildo with any other object your heart desires, but as long as the reason the characters want it remains SEX -- it's Erotica. See?

Okay, now that we've got that settled...
.

So you wanna write it DIRTY?

Before you even consider coming up with a story or characters, you need to come up with a sex scene, (or three, or four...) No, really...! You need to know what you're aiming for in order to make the story go there, therefore, think of what kind of sex you want FIRST.

Once you know what kind of Sex scene (or scenes) you're going to have, making up characters that would actually do that stuff, and where it would happen is easy.

So where do you come up with sex scene ideas?

To borrow from my friend Toonces...

"What do you find hot? Write a short list."

Just to help you along, here are what I came up with...

Sex Scenes:

Scenarios:

(I did a poll to discover what scenes were the most popular among females.)

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1. *Ravished! ~ "Oh no! Don't...! Stop...! Don't...stop!"
2. *Captured! ~ "I have you now, my pretty!"
3. Threesome ~ Sharing the love.
4. Romantic Fluff ~ Wine & Roses
5. Lower Education ~ “Teacher, I was a naughty boy.”
6. Domination & Punishment & Whips & Chains ~ "You've been a bad, bad boy."
7. Bribes & Blackmail ~ "You owe me. Drop your pants!"
8. Strip Tease ~ "Oops! I'm naked!"
9. Self Gratification ~ "When I think about you, I touch myself."
10. Costume Play ~ Leather & lace & ears & tails…
11. Orgy ~ "The more the merrier!"
12. Voyeurism ~ "I'm watching you..."
13. Exhibitionism ~ "Here? Now? In front of everyone...?".
14. The Professional ~ "You can have me--for a price."
15. Beautiful Stranger ~ "He saw. He conquered. He came. He went."

*Note: Seduction (Reluctance) vs Rape

The difference between Seduction and a Rape is that Seduction is not a Brutal Attack designed to hurt the recipient. That's Rape. Seduction is where the protesting recipient actually wants sex, but needs to be coaxed into it. Normally these scenes are written entirely from the Seduced's point of view, not the Seducer's. This is to make it crystal clear --to the reader-- that the one being seduced really Does want to be seduced, but is protesting from Moral or Social reasons -- not out of FEAR.

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Things to AVOID at all cost!

NO Under-Age participants: All participants should be 18 or older -- especially virgins. I realize that this is Not Realistic, but The Law cannot be argued with.

NO Bestiality: No Animals ever. Were-people and Furries don’t count, as they’re people that LOOK like animals.

NO Snuff: Fucking people to death is Right Out.

NO Watersports or Scat: Most readers see pee or poop used in a sexual context as DISGUSTING -- me included.

NO Gore: Blood is okay if used tastefully and in limited amounts.

Sex Characters:

Next, you need characters to make your sex scenes happen. So, what kind of people would actually Do the sex scenes you chose? Traditionally in Western literature, there are Three main characters:

• Protagonist: One who fights For--
• Antagonist: One who fights Against--
• Victim: The one caught between them, and/or lived to tell the tale. 

In current modern literature: Hero ~ Villain ~ Victim

In a basic erotica story you'd have a Lover, a Beloved, and a third character that tries to interfere. 

• Erotica, and Romances: Hero ~ Heroine ~ Troublemaker (cock-blocker)
• BL/ yaoi / shounen ai stories: Seme ~ Uke ~ Rival
• BDSM stories: Top (Dominant) ~ Bottom (Submissive) ~ Interfering Goody-Goody

In harem eroge, where the main character is collecting conquests, you not only need a minimum of 3 characters that would do the sex you want, but you also need to give them differing personality types. Don't forget to make it so that each of them runs interference and out-right cock-blocks each other. Ahem... Adds conflict to the story.

Here are some characters types...

Seducer (Top/Seme) types:

(Yep, I did a poll for this too…!)

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1) The Teddy Bear: Sincere, affectionate, and slightly clumsy, they patiently until their beloved is vulnerable; such as inebriation -- then ruthlessly seduce them.

2) The Loaded Gun: Silent and anti-social, they are highly dangerous to everyone, but their beloved.

3) The Guardian: Cold, cool, and critical, they don't show any outward signs of affection, yet they always come to the rescue."

4) The Elite: They're is so good at what they do, no one can win against them, and it's all for their beloved."

5) The Quiet One: Sweet, smiling, and seemingly harmless, they wait until their beloved is isolated and alone -- then ruthlessly seduce them.

6) The Royal Brat: Ruthlessly uses charm, beauty, and connections to captivate, isolate, and then seduce the lover of their choice.

7) The Trickster: Never without a smirk, they entice their prey with smoke and mirrors only to entrap them in a web of seduction they will never escape.

8) The Sadist:  A demanding lover that shows their affection by bullying their chosen beloved.

9) The Stalker: They they know absolutely everything about the one they adore -- and they're not ashamed to use it.

10) The Boss: A demanding lover that shows their affection by bullying their chosen beloved.

11) The Demon: Pitiless and calculating, they seduce their prey specifically to destroy them -- until they fall in love.

12) The Archangel: Armed with angelic beauty, but an iron-clad heart, they specialize in bringing sexy villains to their knees.

13) The Tyrant: Obsessively controlling of every aspect of their lover's life -- for their own good of course.

14) The Jester: Uses a facade of cheerful, absent-minded, silliness to get close to their unwitting prey -- only to devour them.

15) The Beast: Violently protective and aggressively affectionate to those they love -- whether they want it or not.

Seduced (Bottom/Uke) types:

(Oh look, another poll…!)

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1. The Brat: Obstinately defiant, they only submit to those strong enough to MAKE them submit.

2. The Defiant: Hates the very idea of taking comfort another's embrace, but will allow it if heart-broken -- or under the influence of alcohol.

3. The Cherub: Sweet, delicate, defenseless, and tearful, they're often bullied into sex -- repeatedly.

4. The Clueless Wonder: Quick-tempered, but easily distracted, they're commonly tricked into sex -- repeatedly.

5. The Little Dictator: Demanding, and attention-loving, they tend to bully their beloveds into ravishing them exactly the way they wish to be ravished.

6. The Puppy: Clumsy and affectionate, they'll allow any form sexual gratification their Love demands -- no matter how embarrassing.

7. The Home-maker: Utterly spoils the one they adore with lavish affection, special services, and Food.

8. The Butterfly: Desperate for affection, they're happy to take it any way they can get it from anyone at all.

9. The Kitten: Using not-so-accidental physical contact, pheromones, and flagrant nudity, they entice their unwitting lovers into ravishing them.

10. The Shattered Doll: Compulsively obedient due to extensive conditioning.

11. The Poisonous Flower: Beautiful and calculating, they entice their prey into ravishing them specifically to destroy them -- until they fall in love.

12. The Shattered Heart: Having loved and lost, they'll willingly indulge in sex, but view honest affection with suspicion, and Love with extreme prejudice.

13. The Wildcat: Free-spirited and kind-hearted, they have a knack for uncovering perilous secrets -- and attracting the dangerously powerful.
14. The Sleeping Beauty: Calm, cool, collected, and oblivious, they're fixated on a love forever out of reach -- until they're kissed.

Some other options are:

Zodiac types

Typology Types

Elemental types

Blood types

Motives for Sex

To do the story right, you have to come up with Motive for sex; a Reason or a Good Excuse for WHY the characters want/need to have sex. "Because their body wants it" is Not good enough! WHY does that body want sex?

Here are just a few perfectly legitimate reasons to need sex in a story. 

• To salve a troubled heart.
• To comfort someone during a crises.
• To calm a savage God or Monster from a rampage.
• To gain a magical tool or power.
• To transform. 
• To return someone to human shape. 
• To activate or break a Spell.
• To Feed on sexual energy. 
• To stop someone from doing Evil.
• To convince someone to do Evil.
• As a reward for doing Good or Evil.
• To gain control over someone's heart or bank account. 
• To express feelings that can't be expressed through words.
• To express thanks for being rescued.
• To show the level of intimacy in a progressing Romantic relationship.

Sex PLOTs:

 Erotic Short: Good for Kinetic Novels.

1. They meet.

2. They hump.

3. What happened after.

The End

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Erotic Dating Sim?
Simply use the above pattern as a complete route for each pursue-able character, then apply lots of flags to push the player character back and forth between routes. Once a choice is finalized, add a Confession scene that becomes a tender humping scene and you're done!

Multi-Route Erotica: 

1. Main Character meets each potential conquest.

2. Main character goes after one (or more) of the potential conquests and seduces (or is seduced by) one or a few.

3. Troublemaker(s) and/or other potential conquests cause complications that keep main character from getting laid.

4. Conquest(s) and/or Main Character stalk each other and angst over how much they Really want to hump.

5. New revelations (exposed secrets) bring the main character and chosen conquest(s) back together--and they hump.

6. The climactic moment where a plot-twist is uncovered and/or a confession is made.

7. Complications are resolved, Relationships are solidified.

8. Everybody humps.

The End.

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To make the story longer, just add more humping.

Writing SEX:

Warning!!!

Do NOT depend on Art to carry the 'sexy' across, 
Especially during a First Encounter!

Guys are fine with a few hot pictures and strictly dialogue (& sound effects), but women need Description: sensations, emotions, feelings...etc. too. They need the scene written out and described in loving detail.

In fact, if you describe the sex scene well enough, you can actually get away with only one or two static images for the whole scene. (Think in terms of ordinary erotica novels with only one cover image for the whole story.)

Now then...

Writing the Sex Scene

ADV mode
Most Visual Novels separate a character's dialogue from their thoughts, feelings, and actions and rely on the images for description. If you plan to use the standard ADV dialogue box during your sex scenes, that's fine. Just remember to keep everything in strict Chronological order or you will confuse your readers as to what's going on.

Novel mode
If you're going to use a static image and write your scene out in Novel Mode to -- you DO NOT separate a character's dialogue from their thoughts, feelings, and actions. Nor do you rely on the image for description. You write the scene exactly the same way you would a for an unillustrated story you'd post on the 'net, or for a book.

Watch your GRAMMAR! 

I don't care how other eroges are written, most of them were originally in Japanese and kept the Japanese style of punctuation. Their way of using grammar is incorrect for English. 

For example: 

• Japanese quotation: [I love you... I really do.]
• US English quotation: "I love you, I really do."
• UK English quotation: 'I love you, I really do.'

English dialogue always has Quotation Marks, and an Ellipses [...] is never used as a comma. Ellipses are only ever used to replace omitted or skipped words -- not anything else. 

In addition, ONLY the POV character gets internal thoughts and opinions! If you add anyone else's thoughts, you've just committed the heinous crime of HEAD-HOPPING.

Okay, onto the fun part!

Writing in Novel mode

The easiest way to write any scene is by starting with a list of Actions. Why a list? Because...  

Each Character gets their own Paragraph
of Actions AND Dialogue!!!

When you write out all the actions in the order they actually happen, then paragraph them together by character, what you end up with looks very much like a List -- and it's supposed to.

He did this.
She reacted this way and did that.
He reacted this way and did the other…
Etc... 

Once you have all the actions for your scene listed THEN add the description and dialogue. If your sentences end up short and choppy, it means you didn't add enough description, such as body-language or internal thoughts.

Write each scene IN DETAIL!

As in, every sight, every sound, every scent, every sensation. Describe the setting where the humping will happen BRIEFLY, then focus on the characters and stay focused on the characters.

You don't need the word "Said". 

When writing in ADV mode, you already have the speaker's name posted at the top so not using the word "said" goes without saying. However, you don't need "said" in Novel mode either.

As long as you have an action with your dialogue, even if it's just a simple facial expression  the one doing the speaking will already be identified -- especially if you put the actions FIRST and write the dialogue After.

Jason rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah, I really believe that."

Don't Forget...! ONLY the POV character gets internal thoughts and opinions! If you add anyone else's thoughts, you've just committed the heinous crime of HEAD-HOPPING.

Ready? Set? GO!

Things to keep in mind while Writing...!

Describe the scene in Chronological Order:

1. He did this.

2. She reacted this way and did that.

3. He reacted this way and did the other…

4. Etc...

Write each scene only ONCE.

You don't need to keep writing the same scene over and over in each participants' POV. They'll only get skipped by your readers in favor of the main character's POV anyway.

Pick ONE Point of View per scene!

This will keep your readers from getting confused over who did what and who felt what especially when it gets hot and heavy.

Write what you KNOW.

Avoid hate-mail: Do Your RESEARCH!  If you write something anatomically impossible or something you're totally ignorant about, at least one of your readers will most definitely let you know. Guess how I found out?

Words to AVOID:

MEMBER: It's a dick, a prick, or a cock, and sometimes a ‘length’. NOT a 'member' and NEVER a 'Manhood.' 'Member' and 'Manhood' are words used by ancient granny romance authors and under-aged fan-fiction writers.

PENIS: This is word that should only ever come out of a doctor's mouth.

VAGINA: This is another word that should only ever come out of a doctor's mouth.

WOMANHOOD: It's a pussy, a sex, a cleft, a core, a center, an entrance, and for the very brave; a 'cunt*'. Not a 'slit', that's derogatory, and NEVER a 'Womanhood.' 'Womanhood' is another word used by ancient granny romance authors and under-aged fan-fiction writers too embarrassed to write the proper terms.

*Note: Some people consider 'Cunt' derogatory. I'm not one of them. However, I do see the word as very coarse and emotionally powerful. I advise using it only during extreme moments, such as right before or during orgasm.

APPENDAGE: Whether it's an arm, a dick, an ear, or a foot -- name the frikkin limb!

LOCKS: Locks are tiny portions of hair that tend to curl. Children have locks, not grown adults. Adults can finger a single lock or a tendril, but what they have on their heads is hair, and if it's really long, a mane.

If you're too shy to write dick, prick, cock, or pussy, 
DON'T write Sex.

Getting into the Mood:

Hump with your significant other, watch porn, or read your favorite erotica just before you sit down to write. (If you're not old enough to watch porn, you're not old enough to be making Eroge games. Seriously.)

Put on some music that suits your story.

Close the door, shut off the phone, and don't get online. Interruptions will make it hard to maintain that special mood.

Enjoy yourself! If it's not fun for you to write, it won't be fun for anyone to read.

In Conclusion...

Coming up with a viable reason to make sex important to a story's plot can be a tough challenge. Most stories tend to be goal-driven toward an accomplishment, (save the world, save my family, escape the bad-guys...) or toward a prize, (if I do this I get the kingdom, I get the girl, I get the Maltese Falcon...) Making sex part of a story's plot is MUCH harder. An easy way is to make sex necessary to get to their goal. However, the Best way is by making Sex the CAUSE or the RESULT of everything that happens in the story.

Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: As with all advice, take what you can use and throw out the rest. As a multi-published author, I have been taught some fairly rigid rules on what is publishable and what is not. If my rather straight-laced (and occasionally snotty,) advice does not suit your creative style, by all means, IGNORE IT.