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gm:conduct_and_themes_policy [2024/04/13 13:39] – gm_lianagm: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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   * 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 =====
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 ===== Sensitive themes which are permitted in backstory and conversation but may not be depicted ===== ===== 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.  
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 +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.  
   * In-universe discrimination    * In-universe discrimination 
-      * on the basis of gender or sex +      * on the basis of gender or sex (e.g. misogyny, transphobia) 
-      * on the basis of sexual orientation e.g. homophobia +      * on the basis of sexual orientation (e.g. homophobia)
-      * on the basis of gender identity e.g. transphobia+
       * 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
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       * 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
-    * Childbirth is a permitted in backstory and as a topic of conversation, but discussion of traumatic childbirth is not permitted. +      * Childbirth is a permitted in backstory and as a topic of conversation, but discussion of traumatic childbirth is not permitted. 
   * Pregnancy   * Pregnancy
-    * We ask that no characters are pregnant during the transfer. +      * We ask that no characters are pregnant during the transfer. 
  
 ===== Sensitive themes permitted in both backstory and uptime ===== ===== Sensitive themes permitted in both backstory and uptime =====
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