Hello Mourners and Travelers. Dystopia Rising is by nature a horror and survival larp - and this month we’re doing our best to really bring you the horror. We have some shocking, scary stuff in store! 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. Thus, we have a few content warnings before our September trade, allowing you to prepare yourself and ask us any questions so all can have a fun and safe game. 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.
Below are the elements to expect from this event.
Parasites - Specifically parasites that host in human bodies and cause harm. This includes elements like eggs, creatures growing within the skin, etc.
Worms - We will have wormlike props that will be fairly gross.
Body Horror - Alongside body horror that comes from parasites, we will have other scenes of mutilation or damage to the body that might disturb players.
Force Feeding - There might be moments when NPCs and/or PCs may be “forced” to ingest an item or effect. We will never force anyone to physically ingest something they do not wish to. Before any scene of force feeding occurs, you will be asked your consent to the scene and be informed OOG what is in the ingestible for allergy and food tolerance purposes.
Extreme Gore - There will be a great amount of fake blood and body parts seen at this event, and it may be detailed in realistic ways.
Disease - NPCs and/or PCs may become infected with a disease. It is a major part of this month’s plot. Diseases involve coughing up blood, roleplaying malaise, and other social roleplay effects.
Clowns - There is a faction of Nemesis that use clown makeup and costumes. They will be present during this event.
Torture - NPCs and/or PCs may be subject to fake 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.
Fake Drug Use - With the release of the Local Drug Plot Cards, 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.
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. Please let us know at dystopiarisingmi@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!