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by apocolyps6 1884 days ago
The difference is that people (usually implicitly, sometimes explicitly) consent to some topics and not others. Most tabletop roleplaying groups have an understanding about what topics and behavior are appropriate with that group. There are also more formal tools/mechanics to help groups agree on what sort of stuff is too unpleasant to include in the game.

Most tabletop roleplaying games have mechanics about killing things but no mechanics about sexual violence, so that tends to set expectations too.