This has been doing the rounds of the internet for about a week, and I've been asked to talk about it. I considered making my own version, but I think linking back to the original one is actually more powerful. It was created by Sean K Reynolds and Shanna Germain for Monste Cook Gaming. The download links for it are down at the bottom.
So, let's discuss! I've seen a lot of comments where other people have shared this, saying "just have a discussion with you players beforehand", or "yeah, you do this during Session Zero", which I completely agree with. You should be discussing this with all your players, GM included, whether as part of your friendship circle or before you all start gaming together and sharing vulnerability. This is a tool to help that, it's not an absolute requirement if you're already open about this kind of stuff. If you're an average group of friends, there's probably stuff that someone has told to someone but not everyone, or hasn't even talked about, but might still want to avoid, for whatever reasons. So respect that, and at least give people an option. It's really valuable to be able to say "I really don't want to engage in [whatever]" without having to justify it, on the spot, in front of people who you may or may not know well. This can help to build friendships, rather than exposing people to things that can legitimately traumatise them. And for whatever God's sakes, don't be the kind of asshole who pushes people's buttons on this kind of stuff. This sheet could be adjusted to reflect differences in different countries or cultures- down here in Australia, we don't tend to have so much in the way of hurricanes and tornadoes, but we get plenty of great big massive bushfires. In Europe, avalanches are more common, and in South America and India get mudslides. Here, we don't tend to get as much police violence (at least in the part of Australia where I'm from), but I can definitely see that as being an issue having seen American news reports. You should definitely consider where your players are from when you send this out, and be willing to accept that even if you don't think something is a problem, it might be a huge problem for someone else with a different lived experience than you. And if you're willing to wave it off because you don't value that opinion, you're telling your friend that you're not valuing their openness, their vulnerability, and their safety. Don't be a dick about this. Download Links: • MCG shop link https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/consent-in-gaming/ • DriveThruRPG link https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/288535/Consent-in-Gaming Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 21 September 2019. Comments are closed.
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