So is the game illegal in Europe/UK?

[xebedy]

https://www.jdspicer.co.uk/site/blog/crime-fraud/guide-to-uk-pornography-laws#Is%20bestiality%20legal%20in%20the%20UK?

Is bestiality legal in the UK?
No. Bestiality porn (often incorrectly spelt as beastiality porn) falls under extreme pornography law.

The law makes it illegal to possess images of people performing sexual acts on an animal, whether dead or alive. It is the task of the judge or jury to decide whether an image is pornographic.

Bestiality pornography can also fall within the Obscene Publications Act 1959. Guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) states that where an act shown in a publication is illegal, it is likely to be obscene.

[DeadBeat61]

Is reading the bestiary illegal too?

[Djayc85]

Good job no such thing happened in the game then

[Hobocop]

There are no images or film of real animals in Baldur's Gate 3.

Nor is the act in question shown in frame.

[MeatGolem]

Good thing BG3 doesn't fit that legal definition. Phew. Really dodged a bullet there. If you really care then call the police instead of trolling forums, maybe?

[xebedy]

Originally posted by DeadBeat61:

Is reading the bestiary illegal too?

If it's pornographic...

pornography
pôr-nŏg′rə-fē
noun
Sexually explicit writing, images, video, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
Lurid or sensational material. Often used in combination.

[Time Traveler]

Originally posted by xebedy:

https://www.jdspicer.co.uk/site/blog/crime-fraud/guide-to-uk-pornography-laws#Is%20bestiality%20legal%20in%20the%20UK?

Is bestiality legal in the UK?
No. Bestiality porn (often incorrectly spelt as beastiality porn) falls under extreme pornography law.

The law makes it illegal to possess images of people performing sexual acts on an animal, whether dead or alive. It is the task of the judge or jury to decide whether an image is pornographic.

Bestiality pornography can also fall within the Obscene Publications Act 1959. Guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) states that where an act shown in a publication is illegal, it is likely to be obscene.

I'm not for it either, but it If the optional, make-believe sex scene between a druid and a vampire causes legal issues, then LS can just remove it from its content in those regions. Movie and game companies do that a lot; it's not going to be a big deal for them one way or another.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

*sigh* here we go again....
Are you saying Larian used a real life bear for that scene?
Also for the law to apply they would have to actually show the action, not just imply it.
There have been plenty of other examples just like this in games and other media and they all are perfectly legal.

Here for your education:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5SuU03hR4

[Edstyles]

People who dont know the law should not post at all . Leave politics aside . Larian knows what they are doing.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Originally posted by xebedy:

Originally posted by DeadBeat61:

Is reading the bestiary illegal too?

If it's pornographic...

pornography
pôr-nŏg′rə-fē
noun
Sexually explicit writing, images, video, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
Lurid or sensational material. Often used in combination.

There is nothing shown

[xebedy]

Originally posted by Djayc85:

Good job no such thing happened in the game then

pornography
pôr-nŏg′rə-fē
noun
"Lurid or sensational material."

[Mr_Pennywise]

so your saying as it illegal in real life it should be illegal in games ???

ok stop all games that have killing in it plz

can we please stop with this rubbish

[xebedy]

Originally posted by Dαятн Wαfflεmαncεя:

*sigh* here we go again....
Are you saying Larian used a real life bear for that scene?
Also for the law to apply they would have to actually show the action, not just imply it.
There have been plenty of other examples just like this in games and other media and they all are perfectly legal.

Here for your education:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5SuU03hR4

At what point do you think it must be real life to be pornographic?
pornography
pôr-nŏg′rə-fē
noun
"Lurid or sensational material."

[Aldain]

Originally posted by xebedy:

The law makes it illegal to possess images of people performing sexual acts on an animal, whether dead or alive.

...Is it wrong that I'm disturbed that this needed the dead or alive qualifier?

[xebedy]

Originally posted by Dαятн Wαfflεmαncεя:

Originally posted by xebedy:

If it's pornographic...

pornography
pôr-nŏg′rə-fē
noun
Sexually explicit writing, images, video, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
Lurid or sensational material. Often used in combination.

There is nothing shown

There is lurid material of a bear about to mount a humanoid.... isn't there?

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Originally posted by xebedy:

Originally posted by Dαятн Wαfflεmαncεя:

*sigh* here we go again....
Are you saying Larian used a real life bear for that scene?
Also for the law to apply they would have to actually show the action, not just imply it.
There have been plenty of other examples just like this in games and other media and they all are perfectly legal.

Here for your education:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5SuU03hR4

At what point do you think it must be real life to be pornographic?
pornography
pôr-nŏg′rə-fē
noun
"Lurid or sensational material."

Funny how you left out the Sexually explicit part all of a sudden...