Hello Mourners and Travelers! Once again we bring you a content warning post, so you’re out-of- game prepared for all of the fear and horror we’re throwing your way during this September 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 player base. 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.

Gore - Mods may include simulated gore. These may involve body horror that may disturb players. Please use the eyes down mechanic if you are uncomfortable at any time.
Claustrophobia - There will be a mod in which PCs may have to traverse small and/or tight spaces throughout scenes. We will never put players in actual dangerous or unescapable situations, but please check in with yourself if these will make you uncomfortable.
Goop - There will be a mod with a toyetic experience involving slime-like substances, or “goop.” Your costume may get some of this goop on it.
Fake Drug Use - Mourning Glory is home to many Local Drug Plot Cards. As such, there will be fake drug use and manufacturing seen at this event. We prohibit the use of all actual drugs and alcohol at our events.
Emotional Roleplay - Emotional roleplay is common at Dystopia Rising events, but we will be challenging concepts, such as faith, that may be extremely close to characters’ hearts. We want to remind players that if you’re feeling negative bleed that may effect you or those around you, you should always take a step back and practice self care first.
Violence - NPCs and/or PCs may be subject to acts of fake violence, such as simulated torture. We will never actually put anyone at risk, and all scenes will be using the OK Check-In system to make sure everyone is having a safe and fun time.
Psychological Horror - You may encounter psychological aspects such as extreme fear, gaslighting, paranoia, grief, and more. We encourage players to take a moment after intense scenes to decompress so that you can keep enjoying your game without extreme bleed.

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 Player Relations manager.

We will do our best to give content warnings before the modules these warnings pertain to.

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