Code of Conduct

Larp Shack is dedicated to providing a harassment-free play experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof).We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form.

Sexual language and imagery outside of consensual game-specific and previously agreed-upon content is not appropriate for any Larp Shack activity, including games, workshops, or related online media.

Event participants violating these rules may expelled from the event at the discretion of the Larp Shack organizers.

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the Larp Shack organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the event.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the Larp Shack staff immediately. Event staff include Kate Hill and Jason Morningstar.

Larp Shack staff will be happy to help participants contact local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.

We expect participants to follow these rules at Larp Shack venues and in Larp Shack-related social spaces.

This code of conduct was adapted from the exemplar CoC at http://confcodeofconduct.com/

Larp Shack is a community built on a few principles we expect everyone to understand and follow.  Our goal is to create a welcoming, friendly space in which we can have fun, enjoy each other’s company, and be emotionally vulnerable in-game and out.

To these ends, here at Larp Shack, in and (especially!) out of game...

We respect one another. We may have differences, but we respect each other as human beings and listen to what everyone brings to the table.

We trust one another to be acting in good faith. We all have our own backgrounds and thoughts which might make us react in certain ways. Trust that someone generally is not trying to hurt you as a person. You don’t have to like everyone.

We step back when we need to. If you find yourself getting annoyed/heated/distrustful of another person, take a step back.  Go get some water, take a walk, talk to a friend.

We listen to one another without assumption.  We allow people to speak and make sure that all feel welcome to contribute to a conversation.  We pay attention to others and practice active listening and empathy.

When we disagree with someone, we express disagreement with the idea, not the person and avoid blaming and inflammatory language.

We do not ask individuals to speak for their perceived social group, and do not make assumptions about social groups they may belong to.

People before the game, always. This means that if the above points appear impossible to honor, a dispute seems intractable or tempers are flaring, it is always the right choice to end the activity. Even if this ends a game, or ends an event.

In general, we ask for people during Larp Shack to aim for dialogue and not debate*.  This means...

Dialogue means to listen to, to understand and to avoid interrupting other participants.

Dialogue means to remain open-minded to the perspectives of other participants.

Dialogue means to separate what we hear from other persons from our judgement on why this person makes a certain statement. Many misunderstandings are based on the temptation to interpret the motives why someone makes a statement.

Dialogue means to focus first on interests and needs instead of solutions. Many dialogues fail because the participants rush too early to conclusions and solutions.

If a participant behaves in ways that contradict our community standards, the Larp Shack organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the participant or removing them from the event.