Hello Drifters and Travelers! Once again we bring you a content warning post, so you’re out-of- game prepared for all of the intrigue and horror we’re throwing your way during this May trade!

Dystopia Rising is by nature a horror and survival larp, and while we DO love to shock and scare your characters, we’d never want to do any actual mental or physical harm to our playerbase. Please remember it’s always okay to opt out of a scene and walk away, with no penalties or repercussions for you or your character. Player safety is first and foremost. If you have any questions or concerns after reading this blog, let us know!

Below are the elements to expect from this event.

Diseases - The plot for this month is very disease themed. We know this can be a sensitive subject, so we have attempted to make sure the content is treated with care.

Sick/hurt Critters - Mods also may include diseased animals. Please use the eyes down mechanic if you are uncomfortable at any time.

Gore - Mods may include simulated gore. These may involve blood and/or body horror that may disturb players. Please use the eyes down mechanic if you are uncomfortable at any time.

Surgery/Medical Roleplay- With diseases comes treatments, and with the wasteland comes need for medical attention. Mods may include medical and/or surgical roleplay.

Psychological Horror - You may encounter psychological aspects such as extreme fear, grief, and especially gaslighting and paranoia. We encourage players to take a moment after intense scenes to decompress so that you can keep enjoying your game without extreme bleed.
Bomb Mention - Mods may include a threat of bombs or lethal traps. We will never put players in real harm, and will not have any loud sounds going off without letting players know first.

Please remember you can always OPT OUT of a scene using ‘Eyes Down’ - placing your hand over your brow and looking down to signal you are leaving a scene for any reason, no questions asked. You may also ask a guide on scene to help find you somewhere to decompress.

We encourage all players to use the OK Check-In system, even when not in an intense scene.

As a reminder, the OK Check-In system works as below:

Player 1 holds the OK hand gesture up to Player 2 (reminder- can be a PC or NPC).

Player 2 has three options:

Thumbs up - “All is good, I’m having a great time.” Continue with the scene.
Hand flat and moving in an “Eh?” gesture - “I’m not sure.” Deescalate the scene, offer to find somewhere to decompress/find a guide or staff to help.
Thumbs down - “I’m not okay/I’m uncomfortable with this scene” - Deescalate the scene, offer to find somewhere to decompress/find a guide or staff to help.

Based on Player 2’s response, Player 1 should do the following

Thumbs up - Continue with the scene.
Hand flat and moving in an “Eh?” gesture - Deescalate the scene, offer to find somewhere to decompress/find a guide or staff to help.
Thumbs down - Deescalate the scene, offer to find somewhere to decompress/find a guide or staff to help.

Players are not expected to be therapists. We just ask that you show kindness to your fellow player and assist them in finding somewhere safe at the bare minimum. If there is an issue you need assistance with, Kendall is our Community Management Director

We will do our best to give content warnings before the modules these warnings pertain to. Please let us know at drmimercypointe@gmail.com if you have any questions and concerns.

With all that said, we can’t wait to bring you safe frights and terror this event! See you soon!