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What is "The Sisters of Rapture?"

Sisters of Rapture is a tabletop roleplaying game supplement written and illustrated by T.Catt and published by Fantastic Gallery. The original D&D/OGL 3.5 version was released in 2008. That was converted to Pathfinder 1e (PFRPG) in 2011 and to Game Room Creation's Modern Path 2.0 system (a version of the PFRPG for modern games) in 2016. A version for D&D 5E was released (under the OGL) in 2022. Digital or print editions of each of these is currently available on DriveThruRPG (see the link in the group description).

Who are the Sisters of Rapture?

The Sisters of Rapture, or SoR, or SRP, are a group of all-female warrior-priestesses that serve the various goddesses (never gods) of love, beauty, passion, fertility, femininity, or other female concerns. They are champions of female sexual empowerment and draw strength from the power of raw sexuality expressed through desire, pleasure, and nudity.

These women are all naked or semi-naked. Isn't that unrealistic?
Well, that's sort of the point. The SoR were created to answer the common complaint regarding the impracticality of the "nude warrior woman" trope in fantasy art. While T.Catt agrees that, in D&D terms, fighting naked makes no sense, there must be a reason the characters depicted in the art would choose to do so. In other words, instead of just complaining about how "unrealistic" it is, T.Catt figured out a way to make in-game nudity work both story-wise and in the rules of the game. First created in the mid-90's, his original solution was an AD&D 2e class, "Warriors of Rapture." Like their modern counterparts, the key element of this class was a divinely-gifted Armor-Class (AC) bonus granted to the Sisters when naked, one that equaled or rivaled wearing armor. With the release of D&D 3rd edition/d20 and its Open Gaming License (the OGL) in 2000, T.Catt realized his creation had commercial potential. With the new version's emphasis on divine magic rather than melee combat, the name was changed from "Warriors" to "Sisters."

What's the purpose of this group?

This group serves to collect the very kinds of fantasy illustration that inspired the Sisters of Rapture in the first place. In many ways, its point is to inspire players of any edition of _Dungeons & Dra_gons (or any TTRPG) to make characters based on this art, hopefully utilizing the material found in one of our books.

Do I need approval to join?

No. If you want to just see posts, don't join, just click "Watch." If you want to be able to submit art (Thank you!), join as a Member. All other levels are considered administrative positions and do require approval. Don't request to join those levels unless you want to the responsibility of helping T.Catt run the group.

What are the rules for posting?

  1. Females only. Characters must be physically female with female anatomy and sexual organs.
  2. Not just nude. Characters must be scantily-clad, and may or may not feature actual nudity, but not just nude. This is key. The characters depicted in the art must look like adventurers that have chosen to adventure with their "naughty bits" exposed or at least wearing something akin to the classic "chainmail bikini." This implies purposeful intent; that she meant to look like this. Full nudity is much less realistic (she at least needs shoes) and implies a different story -like she was interrupted while bathing or sleeping. Likewise, nudity that is the result of damaged clothing or clothing in the process of being removed doesn't work either, again due to the lack of purposeful intent.
  3. No evil characters. Character must not appear to be "evil." The SoR are all good-aligned and worship good-aligned deities, so they cannot appear to be villains. This includes appearing as traditionally evil races, such as demons or drow (with some exception) or bearing "overly aggressive" adornments like spikes or skulls. Likewise, they shouldn't appear to be wearing "BDSM fetish gear" or anything like that. Although there is room for this sort of thing among the SoR, it's not their general look. The Rapturous tend to be more "lace" than "leather."
  4. No iconic characters. Iconic characters like Red Sonja, Deja Thoris, or Lara Croft, might fit the SoR aesthetic, but are too recognizable to serve as inspiration for original characters. Some exceptions may apply, of course.
  5. Characters' setting must support traditional polytheistic religion. That means characters that appear to be from certain settings, like Star Wars or Star Trek, aren't appropriate. Likewise, characters sporting iconography of monotheistic religions, such as Christianity or Islam, are forbidden. Sorry, no sexy warrior nuns.
  6. No misogyny or misandry. Art may include violence and even mild gore, but cannot depict women as the victims of violence. Pictures of dead women riddled with bloody bullet holes aren't sexy and I won't have them in my group. In Sisters of Rapture, the women are heroes, so art depicting women as meek, subservient, or the victims of men, are forbidden. We also won't accept art that depicts women subjugating men (unless placed in the "Rapturous Enemies" folder. See below). The Rapturous aren't misandrists and don't support the concept of "female superiority" or "Femdom." They seek to be treated as equals and thusly treat men as such as well.
  7. Art must conform to dA's rules. That means no sexual penetration, manual manipulation of the genitals, sexual fluids, bodily waste, or underage (under 18) characters.
  8. Please post art to the correct gallery. Traditional medieval fantasy characters go in the "Fantasy" folder. Characters that appear to be of a specific class other than SRP, such as obvious barbarians, wizards, or rogues, go in the "Multiclass" folder. Technologically advanced characters go in the "Modern/Sci-fi" folder. Pirates and cowgirls (including steampunk and any historical period other than medieval European) go in the "Colonial/Western" folder. Depictions of sexy "evil" characters or creatures such as succubi or vampires, go in the "Rapturous Enemies" folder. And finally, depictions of pagan goddesses representing feminine concerns go in the "Love Goddesses." folder. The "Featured" gallery is for administrative use only (it's a collection of T.Catt's favorites). Anything mis-posted will be moved or rejected.

What's your AI policy?

While T.Catt isn't a huge fan of AI art, he believes that the controversy over it is a bit blown out of proportion. The main concern of this group is inspiration and if the image is capable of inspiring someone to create a cool D&D character based on it, then how it was created is irrelevant to this group. That said, if the art is "too AI," like it's just riddled with "stupid AI mistakes," T.Catt is likely to reject it. Honestly, though, dA is, like, 90% AI now, so if we didn't accept AI, there'd be no art posted here at all.

Why was my art rejected?

Probably because you didn't read this FAQ before posting and violated one of the rules, however, T.Catt does reserve the right to reject any submission to the group for any reason, including "I just don't like it." This is pretty rare, though as technique and skill are rarely a factor. For the most part, if it's appropriate and doesn't break a rule, T.Catt will approve it.

Latest FAQ update: July 2024