Like, should they be literally written into the book or just be voluntarily applied by groups? I think it should be the former, because I worry about tables that don't know about these best-practices running full-steam ahead into some very traumatizing narrative territory - ThreadSky

grahampayne.bsky.social • 75 days ago

Like, should they be literally written into the book or just be voluntarily applied by groups?
I think it should be the former, because I worry about tables that don't know about these best-practices running full-steam ahead into some very traumatizing narrative territory

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theeveningprimrose.bsky.social•65 days ago

I do a pretty exhaustive session zero where I WRITE DOWN my players red lines and yellow lines and keep that list on the table I do session prep at.

Turns out communication is really important!

grahampayne.bsky.social•64 days ago

Yeah, it's good to keep a list that you can referense whenever you're unsure. Better than trusting that to memory.

It super is!

I also make sure to let my players know that the list of dos, don'ts, and maybes isn't set in stone, and they can change them at any time

cocolyte.bsky.social•54 days ago

I feel like you gotta warn your players about the general vibe things are going to go in at the very least. Like, if you're gonna have genocide and tragedy and whatnot, you cant just throw that in there without telling them it. It's jarring at best and really upsetting at worst.

grahampayne.bsky.social•54 days ago

Oh, agreed
I'm working on a safty system in my game that gives people different levels of what themes they can roughly expect to be included in a game, in addition to walls and veils for more specific phobias and discomforts.
Tools like this, to me, are very important for any kind of horror game

drcappilyunknown.bsky.social•75 days ago

So, I’m a huge nerd and also a theatre practitioner / intimacy choreographer. I actually wrote an entire article about the combination of ttrpg, safety tools, and basics of intimacy choreography for tables!

grahampayne.bsky.social•75 days ago

Oh! That's great!
Could you link it to me? I'd love to read it

drcappilyunknown.bsky.social•75 days ago

https://journals.calstate.edu/jcbp/article/download/3640/3510/12399. -that should work?

grahampayne.bsky.social•75 days ago

Thank you!

drcappilyunknown.bsky.social•75 days ago

No problem!

theravenpirate.bsky.social•75 days ago

It’s also something that should be reiterated for specific sessions on the day. Campaigns can last for years and it can be hard to remember the initial contract that deep into it

grahampayne.bsky.social•75 days ago

Ooo, that's a great point, Raven!

notjustanacrobat.bsky.social•75 days ago

absolutely! I think this needs to be a discussion at all tables :) and should be in the rulebooks

grahampayne.bsky.social•53 days ago

Agreed! I also think that different systems will have different needs regarding how in-depth they are with safety tools. But I think some tools should be standard, no matter what system

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