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gm:conduct_and_themes_policy [2024/04/13 12:53] – gm_annabelgm:conduct_and_themes_policy [2024/04/13 13:55] (current) – [Sensitive themes which are permitted in backstory and conversation but may not be depicted] gm_liana
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   * Extreme gore   * Extreme gore
   * Terrorism in all its forms, including state terrorism   * Terrorism in all its forms, including state terrorism
-  * Childbirth 
   * Miscarriage and stillbirth   * Miscarriage and stillbirth
   * Forced abortion   * Forced abortion
   * Medical malpractice   * Medical malpractice
-  * Discrimination on the basis of real-world ethnicity or race 
-  * Discrimination on the basis of real-world nationality, religion or faith 
   * Eating disorders   * Eating disorders
-  * Dieting 
   * Incest   * Incest
   * Torture   * Torture
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   * Real-world current figures and events, as well as real-world historical figures and events   * Real-world current figures and events, as well as real-world historical figures and events
     * Transference takes place on an Earth-like planet but not on Earth; no characters will be aware of or familiar with real world events or figures, and no places or societies are meant to be directly analogous to real world places or societies.     * Transference takes place on an Earth-like planet but not on Earth; no characters will be aware of or familiar with real world events or figures, and no places or societies are meant to be directly analogous to real world places or societies.
 +  * Discrimination on the basis of real-world ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, faith, gender or sex (e.g. misogyny, transphobia), sexual orientation (e.g. homophobia), physical disability, neurodiversity, or mental health condition 
 +      * Discrimination on the basis of in-universe equivalents is permitted in a limited way; please see below.
  
 ===== Sensitive themes that may occur ===== ===== Sensitive themes that may occur =====
  
-These are themes that we suspect may become relevant in Transference. +These are themes that we think are likely to come up during the course of the game.  
-  * Xenophobia +   
-    * It is not permitted for any characters to be discriminatory or bigoted towards any other characters on the basis of gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, mental health condition, or neurodivergence outside of backstory. (See the following section for more information.) + * Xenophobia 
 +    * It is not permitted for any characters to be discriminatory or bigoted towards any other characters on the basis of any of the protected characteristics listed below during the course of the game.
     * However, it is permitted for characters to show distrust of outsiders purely on the basis of their not previously belonging to the community, as we do not want to ban the tensions which may arise as a result of the Transference.     * However, it is permitted for characters to show distrust of outsiders purely on the basis of their not previously belonging to the community, as we do not want to ban the tensions which may arise as a result of the Transference.
     * If you want to explore themes of discrimination with your character, please discuss in advance with the GMs.     * If you want to explore themes of discrimination with your character, please discuss in advance with the GMs.
  
-===== Sensitive themes which are permitted only in backstory =====+===== Sensitive themes which are permitted in backstory and conversation but may not be depicted =====
  
-You are allowed to include these themes in your character’s backstory, and these themes may form part of NPC backstories. This means that these themes may come up during the game as topics of conversation or things some characters handle, but will not be depicted beyond references in conversation. However, please remember that Transference is intended to be a relatively light-hearted (if bittersweet) game and some players may prefer not to interact with these themes.  If you are ever asked to change the topic and stop a conversation, please respect this request. Additionally, if you intend to include any of these themes in your character's backstory, we ask that you discuss this with the GMs in advance so that we can discuss with you how you want to interact with the theme.   +You are allowed to include these themes in your character’s backstory, and these themes may form part of NPC backstories. This means that these themes may come up during the game as topics of conversation or things some characters handle, but will not be depicted beyond references in conversation. However, please remember that Transference is intended to be a relatively light-hearted (if bittersweet) game and some players may prefer not to interact with these themes.  If you are ever asked to change the topic and stop a conversation, please respect this request.  
-  * In-universe Discrimination  + 
-      * on the basis of gender or sex +If you intend to include any of these themes in your character's backstory, we ask that you discuss this with the GMs in advance so that we can discuss with you how you want to interact with the theme.   
-      * on the basis of sexual orientation e.g. homophobia +  * In-universe discrimination  
-      * on the basis of gender identity e.g. transphobia+      * on the basis of gender or sex (e.g. misogyny, transphobia) 
 +      * on the basis of sexual orientation (e.g. homophobia)
       * on the basis of physical disability,  mental health condition, or neurodivergence       * on the basis of physical disability,  mental health condition, or neurodivergence
       * on the basis of ethnicity, race, nationality, or faith       * on the basis of ethnicity, race, nationality, or faith
-         * Because Transference is set in a world similar to ours but with an entirely different history, discrimination is always on the basis of in-universe versions of these phenomena. For instance, the world religions of the real world do not exist in the Transference universe, and therefore discrimination on the basis of faith must be an in-universe faith. If exploring these themes in backstory please do not reference specific real-world events characterised by discrimination. Discrimination in the world of Transference can be broadly understood to be created by a distrust of difference, not by any of the real-world historical events that generate discrimination in the real world.  +         * Because Transference is set in a world similar to ours but with an entirely different history, discrimination is always on the basis of in-universe versions of these phenomena. For instance, the world religions of the real world do not exist in the Transference universe, and therefore discrimination on the basis of faith must be an in-universe faith. If exploring these themes in backstory please do not reference specific real-world events characterised by discrimination. Discrimination in the world of Transference can be broadly understood to be created by a distrust of difference, not by any of the historical events that generate discrimination in the real world.  
   * Emotional/physical abuse, e.g. domestic abuse or bullying   * Emotional/physical abuse, e.g. domestic abuse or bullying
       * The abuse may not be ongoing during the game itself. It is permitted to either have this as something in your character’s past or to have your character be separated from their abuser by the Transference, but it is not permitted to have their abuser present in the game, and it is not permitted to play an abusive character.        * The abuse may not be ongoing during the game itself. It is permitted to either have this as something in your character’s past or to have your character be separated from their abuser by the Transference, but it is not permitted to have their abuser present in the game, and it is not permitted to play an abusive character. 
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       * We recognize that the effects of the Transference may have some similarity to housing instability. Anchor Rock is the kind of small community that will ensure that every person has a roof above their heads, even if the situation feels impermanent.       * We recognize that the effects of the Transference may have some similarity to housing instability. Anchor Rock is the kind of small community that will ensure that every person has a roof above their heads, even if the situation feels impermanent.
   * Other means of removing agency   * Other means of removing agency
-      * The Transference event could constitue a loss of bodily agency, since a transfer is relocated with no volition of their own, however, this is expected to be a unique incident. Whilst the environment may change in ways out of control to the characters, there should be no other incidences of loss of bodily autonomy. Manipulation of the mind is not expected to come up. The Dreamer and Touch The Veil quirks will allow more interaction with the existentially large cosmos, which is outside of character control (and perhaps of the mind's comprehension), but they will not involve mind-control or other loss of mental or bodily autonomy. It is permitted to discuss the sense of loss of control that might be provoked by the transference, but please do not depict mind-control or loss of agency, as these are not themes we intend to explore.+      * The Transference event could constitue a loss of bodily agency, since a transfer is relocated with no volition of their own, however, this is expected to be a unique incident. Whilst the environment may change in ways out of control to the characters, there should be no other incidences of loss of bodily autonomy. Manipulation of the mind is not expected to come up. The Dreamer and Touch The Veil quirks will allow more interaction with the existentially large cosmos, which is outside of character control (and perhaps of the mind's comprehension), but they will not involve mind-control or other loss of mental or bodily autonomy. It is permitted to discuss the sense of loss of control that might be provoked by The Transference, but please do not depict mind-control or loss of agency, as these are not themes we intend to explore.
   * Indiscriminate violence   * Indiscriminate violence
 +  * Dieting
 +  * Childbirth
 +      * Childbirth is a permitted in backstory and as a topic of conversation, but discussion of traumatic childbirth is not permitted. 
 +  * Pregnancy
 +      * We ask that no characters are pregnant during the transfer. 
  
-===== Sensitive Themes permitted in both backstory and the main game =====+===== Sensitive themes permitted in both backstory and uptime =====
  
 While the GMs are not intentionally bringing the following themes into the game, they are permitted and may come up unpredictably.  While the GMs are not intentionally bringing the following themes into the game, they are permitted and may come up unpredictably. 
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   * Consensual sexual activity   * Consensual sexual activity
     * While this may occur and be referenced in game, it will not be detailed. If it occurs in turnsheets, it will be handled in a fade-to-black style.     * While this may occur and be referenced in game, it will not be detailed. If it occurs in turnsheets, it will be handled in a fade-to-black style.
-  * Pregnancy 
-    * Due to the in-game nature of The Transference event, a Transfer cannot have been pregnant when the game starts. Pregnancy may come up if players so wish, however, we ask that players don't depict traumatic pregnancies, and childbirth will not be depicted. 
  
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