Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct

CORE BELIEFS

People are more important than LARP. Your safety and enjoyment always outweighs the game itself. Nothing is sacred if it gets in the way of these things.

Each person’s body is their own. They alone may set their boundaries and say what makes them comfortable. No one person's enjoyment should ever interfere with another's comfort.

Transparency about all themes involved in the game is important.

We will always do our best to maintain these promises and have proper channels for reporting abuse of them, by players or staff.

Out of game harassment, abuse, or assault of any participant – or using the alibi of character to harass, abuse, or assault a player – will never be tolerated.

Everyone will be held responsible for their actions and the consequences of those actions, player or staff.

Consent must always be freely given, vocalized, and considered inviolable.

No one should ostracize or retaliate against anyone for setting a consent boundary or for making a report of harassment or abuse.

Your Promises to Others

I will give a clear and honest “yes, please” or “no, thank you” when I am asked for my consent (and able to do so), and negotiate more specifics if I feel they are needed.

I will assume the answer is no if no answer is given / able to be given to a consent question.

I will respect the boundaries another person sets and accept that my boundaries may be different from someone else’s.

I will not touch another participant outside of the standards of game, both in-game or out of game, without their consent.

I will not tease, gossip about, ostracize, or retaliate against someone who has set a consent boundary.

I will recognize that my life experience differs from another person’s experience, and that they may make different decisions than I would as a result.

I will accept another person’s decision about or expression of their comfort or safety as valid.

I will support those who have come forward with a report of harassment, abuse, or assault by listening, trusting their experience, and offering my assistance.

I recognize that I may harm another community member, whether I intend to do so or not, and that my behavior is my responsibility.

If I am informed that I have harmed someone, I will reflect on my own behavior and seek to change it.

I will not deflect, blame, or become defensive if I am informed that I have harmed someone.

I will confront another community member if I witness them behaving in a manner that is against our community’s Code of Conduct.

I will ask other community members about their well-being if I observe them being sad, distraught, angry, unusually quiet, or otherwise upset.

I recognize that some people have invisible mental or physical disabilities that affect their experience.

I will not continue a behavior that I have been asked to stop.

I will not use alcohol during game, nor as an excuse for my poor behavior towards another.

I will not use the alibi of roleplay to harm another player.

For character-to-character interactions involving sexuality, romance, or violence, I will negotiate consent with the other player either before or during the game.

I will not force my feelings, ideas, or desires upon another community member.

I will not use my size, voice, body, or power to deprive another community member of their autonomy or consent.

I will be an ally of victims, an advocate for respectful behavior, and a voice for those who are unable to come forward themselves.

My Promises as Director

With my community, I will create and maintain this Code of Conduct that outlines expected, encouraged, and prohibited behavior.

With assistance, as needed, I will create a reporting procedure for my game which condemns harassment and establishes a clear and confidential way for participants to come forward if it is violated.

I will designate one or more people on my team as Safety Coordinators (Safety and Social) and give these people the resources and respect they need to conduct Community Safety business.

I will require that players of my LARP adhere to the Code of Conduct to continue to play.

I will enforce the LARP’s Code of Conduct consistently and judiciously, taking into account the facts and context of each situation, but without playing favorites or excusing behavior for some but not others.

I will list content and themes prior to my games, and will make player lists available to other players.

I will support the decisions of my Safety Coordinators and back them up within the Community of my LARP and the larger LARPing Community.

I will ensure that a Safety Coordinator is present and accessible at my LARPs, and that there is a designated space set aside for people experiencing distress.

I will create appropriate mechanics for players to opt-out of scenes for any reason during the LARP. These mechanics will not penalize the player for using them.

I will be a model of behavior for my LARP community, I will take seriously any reports of harassment or abuse, and I will advocate for Community Safety within the larger LARP community.

I will do my best to work with other LARPs and act in fellowship with bans/warnings of problematic players.