Some topics or situations are comfortable for some people but not others. These pages identify those topics and situations, and discuss how we will deal with them (if at all). These pages should be updated to remain current with the group dynamics.

These guidelines apply equally to both the game master and the players!

These events, situations, or topics will not be depicted where the characters can see they are occurring. They will not be depicted where the characters could see that they have ever occurred. Ambiguity about them is forbidden for all participants. They are not occurring now, they did not occur in the past, and there will be no discoverable evidence to support that they ever occurred. Players must not perpetrate these events or situations through their characters, and must not write these events, situations, or topics into their backstories.

Not in direct view of the characters. The events or situations may occur in a location where the characters cannot directly observe them. They may also occur at a time when the characters cannot directly observe them.

Events may be shifted in space and/or time. Some topics must be shifted in both if they do appear.

Character backstory may include these events or situations, as long as they are not specifically forbidden.

The characters may be aware that a certain situation is occurring by indirectly perceiving it in real time. For example, they may hear certain sounds suggesting the situation in another room.

The characters may be aware that a certain situation occurred in the past by receiving information or discovering evidence about them. For example, an NPC may describe events of the recent past, or speculate about events in the near future that seem likely.

In direct view of the characters, happening in real-time. This does not represent a guarantee that such events, topics, situations will appear in any given session, only that they are not forbidden and there is no requirement that they must be shifted to off-camera. The DM may introduce the element, or a player may introduce it.

If any of the situations listed as allowed below present difficulties for you as a player, speak up now and we can work to accommodate you.

If your character initiates or participates in allowed situations, but you object when your character is on the “wrong end” of them, then you do not actually have a problem with their existence in the world.

In general, this is how the matters in the tables below will be approached:

Symbol	Meaning
❌	Forbidden
💨	Shifted
✔️	Allowed

But there may be some situational modifiers:

Modifying Symbol	Additional Conditions
🤝	All involved players and DM must consent
🔞	All involved players and characters must be adults
🤔	DM’s discretion
🙈	Must be shifted in space
🔒	Essential to the TTRPG experience

If not all the situational modifiers can be satisfied, then you should assume one level stricter. For example, if something is labeled as 💨 🤝 (may occur if shifted, when all parties consent) but one of the players does not consent, you should treat the situation as forbidden (❌).

Consent is never assumed. A person must grant consent clearly and explicitly, unimpaired and not under duress. They may withdraw the consent at any time. If they do withdraw it, honor the withdrawal immediately.

Subject Matter	Approach
rape	❌
sexual assault	❌
violence against children	❌
PC-PC romance	❌
PC-NPC romance	❌
NPC-NPC romance	💨 🔞
LGBTQ+ characters	✔️
disabilities	✔️
morally questionable behaviors	✔️
religion and/or spirituality	✔️
brief deprivation of agency	✔️ 🔒
choices with possibly-unforeseen consequences	✔️ 🔒
making choices with imperfect information	✔️ 🔒
other bad things happening to adults	✔️ 🔒

Subject Matter	Approach
intimate partner physical abuse	❌
intimate partner emotional abuse	❌
prolonged deprivation of agency	❌
torture	❌
PC-PC bullying	❌
non-violent bad things happening to children	❌
consensual sex	❌
bigotry	💨
NPC-NPC bullying	💨
substance abuse	💨 🔞
alcohol use	✔️ 🔞 🤔

Subject Matter	Approach
intimate partner emotional abuse	💨
intimate partner physical abuse	💨
non-violent bad things happening to children	💨
prolonged deprivation of agency	💨
torture	💨
consensual sex	💨 🔞 🙈 🤔
NPC-NPC bullying	✔️
alcohol use	✔️
bigotry	✔️
substance abuse	✔️
PC-PC bullying	✔️ 🤝

If it is not mentioned here, then we haven’t encountered it and/or nobody has mentioned it. Discuss with the group before introducing the element so that it can be properly classified. Open, honest communication is a good first step.