Consent policy and mechanics
Last updated October 2025.
Larp is an activity and medium that by its very nature is created to create new experiences, push boundaries, and put our players in situations that they are not used to both physically and mentally.
By participating in our events, we want our players and staff to understand and acknowledge that they inherently may be subject to experiences that can involve physical roleplay, romantic and sexual scenes and situations, scary and frightening content, uncomfortable ideas and scenes, and similar content within the confines of the larp.
We believe that the reason people participate in larps is to push their boundaries and experiences that they normally would not have in their everyday life. However, to handle these matters safely, Journeys & Tales LLC strives to establish a comprehensive framework and set of mechanics that enable our players to reach out, push themselves, and experience these things in a structured and safe manner.
We expect larp interactions to be kept to the areas, venues, channels, and social media setups designated by Journeys & Tales. Any pre-play via Discord, Messenger, or other forms of social media, interactions outside of the designated event space, including interactions taken back to private rooms, or actions taking place after the event, can by their nature not be monitored by us, and fall under our safety framework. They are therefore discouraged, and issues arising from them may not be covered by our policies.
J&T, as well as our players, also acknowledge that the nature of larp will result in residual feelings (often referred to as larp drop and larp bleed) being experienced for days and potentially weeks after the event has finished, and that this is a natural and inherent risk of participating in the larps.
To handle this in a safe, secure, and efficient manner, all Journey and Tales events will utilize consent and safety mechanics, which may be modified from time to time to suit the individual event. The specific safety systems will be detailed for each event, but will in general, consist of:
- Pregame information about content, themes, and baselines for interaction.
- Briefings and workshops.
- Pre-scene negotiations during roleplay