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Consent in Gaming
Tackle Mature Content with Confidence!
From fending off an attack by bloodthirsty pirates to delving into dank caverns, roleplaying games allow you to explore and experience things you probably don’t want to face in real life—or to approach topics from the perspective of characters who may be very different than your actual self. This shared experience is intended to be fun for all involved, but RPGs can put characters in life-or-death crises, intense emotional situations, or traumatic environments. Whether it’s body horror in a scary game, violence against children or animals in a fantasy world, flirty, romantic, or sexual relationships in any setting—or numerous other challenging scenarios—the line between fun and awkward, difficult, or downright unpleasant can be difficult to identify, and varies dramatically from player to player.
Mature or controversial elements can and should be a part of many RPGs. But how do you know what topics to include or leave out of your games? How do you include potentially difficult elements while ensuring that nobody’s game night is ruined? Consent in Gaming gives you the strategies you need to make sure everyone at the table has a great experience, even when the game goes in a challenging direction.
From fending off an attack by bloodthirsty pirates to delving into dank caverns, roleplaying games allow you to explore and experience things you probably don’t want to face in real life—or to approach topics from the perspective of characters who may be very different than your actual self. This shared experience is intended to be fun for all involved, but RPGs can put characters in life-or-death crises, intense emotional situations, or traumatic environments. Whether it’s body horror in a scary game, violence against children or animals in a fantasy world, flirty, romantic, or sexual relationships in any setting—or numerous other challenging scenarios—the line between fun and awkward, difficult, or downright unpleasant can be difficult to identify, and varies dramatically from player to player.
Mature or controversial elements can and should be a part of many RPGs. But how do you know what topics to include or leave out of your games? How do you include potentially difficult elements while ensuring that nobody’s game night is ruined? Consent in Gaming gives you the strategies you need to make sure everyone at the table has a great experience, even when the game goes in a challenging direction.
13 pages, ebook
First published September 11, 2019
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January 10, 2022
This is a must read for GMs everywhere. For what this is (a toolkit and introduction to consent for RPG gamers) it is really good. I'm going to use the checklist they provided in all future games, always starting with a conversation about difficult topics in a session 0.
February 19, 2024
Fantástica guía para introducir el tema del consentimiento en el rol. Cortita, concisa, aplicada y con referencias para quien quiera aplicar más cosas.
September 30, 2019
4,5 stars. I've read this content previously in Focal Point: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Running Extraordinary Sessions, but it is nice to see it in a stand-alone, free pdf. Plus, this mini-guide has an excellent format in the end to track each player's consent topics. It's not a perfect 5 just for one advice to the game master: not every group is suited to specific themes or settings. The GM has also the possibility of not running a game if he/she feels the group is not suitable, and it's ok. That is taking into account the majority of players, and either look for another group or simply use other setting and other adventures: that is a window for exploring other styles too.
September 12, 2019
Very good advice on handling sensitive topics during an RPG session. I'll try to use at least some of this in my games.
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