So, this has been bothering me lately. While I'm definitely not the most active user on the site, I've been a part of this community for several years now. And after all this time, I'm still confused on the topic of violence within the setting.
While I know that violence is not the focus of the setting, it still seems to be an ingrained part of it. KC himself has it written where the war between Man and Monster is still ongoing; with the Order still actively hunting and killing Monsters, and Monsters violently and even lethally defending themselves when necessary.
So outside of all the sex that the setting focuses on, that huge conflict is still happening. And yet, from what I've seen, when someone depicts that conflict in any shape or fashion, it often leads to a widely negative response from the community.
And that's what's led to my confusion, as I'm getting mixed signals from this site. On one hand, after reading the rules thoroughly and even speaking with one of the old admins, I could find nothing that forbids the depiction of violence, against Monsters or otherwise; so long as such depictions aren't overly and unnecessarily graphic.
But on the other hand, I've seen many people on this site claim that since violence isn't the focus of the setting, that it should basically be left out entirely.
So that brings me to the bottom line. I really want to pursue writing my story and posting it here. But that story contains violence, which includes both blood and death. But like the setting itself; it doesn't focus on those things, but it does include them. So before I even start to move my story from my head to the page, I kind of want to know how well, or how poorly something like that will be received here.
As such, I'm completely open to discussion on this matter, and I'll be more than happy to hear anything you all have to say about this.
Cheers!
PS. Sorry for the long post.