Saying Yes: Enthusiastic Consent and Risk Mitigation | Virtual Horror Con 2022
9It's easy to think of safety mechanics as a big old NO. You can't do this, you can't do that, no fun allowed, etc. What if we reframed that? What if, instead, we saw safety mechanics as an invitation to go deeper, rather than a keep-out sign? In this panel, we'll teach you how to use communication, risk mitigation techniques, and informed consent to enhance your gaming experience.
Jacqueline Bryk (She/Her/Fae/Femme), Rue Dickey (They/He), Nick Francia (He/Him/They), Steffie De Vaan (She/Her), Jess Comstock (They/Them), Paula (She/Her)
Virtual Horror Con™ is a three-day tabletop RPG online convention powered by Gehenna Gaming. This uniquely virtual convention can be experienced on any screen no matter where you are. We pioneered the virtual convention during 2020 with the first Virtual Horror Con with three days of tabletop gaming and horror! This event connects fans of horror and TTRPG players with game developers, artists, and publishers, with horror-themed actual play streams, live panels, and virtual TTRPG one-shot sessions running the whole weekend!
Today's Panels:
9:30 AM EST - The Wheels That Break Us: Dystopia and Systemic Horror
11 AM EST - Gehenna Gaming Interviews: The Writers of Liminal Horror
12:30 PM EST - Can it Larp? - How To Turn Source Material Into a Larp
2 PM EST - Saying Yes: Enthusiastic Consent and Risk Mitigation
3:30 PM EST - Communication at the Table: How to not be "That Guy"
5 PM EST - Live Alchemy!
6:30 PM EST - Adventurer Guide to Charity Streaming
8 PM EST - Coming Attractions
This year, Virtual Horror Con is supporting Don’t Be a Monster - a bullying prevention charity near and dear to our dark hearts.
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Gehenna Gaming provides unique horror gaming experiences to fans of TTRPGs with a focus on safety, consent, and inclusivity. We produce a variety of actual plays on our Twitch channel and horror podcasts where we interview experts in the horror genre, deep dive into horror media, and more. Our primary focus, however, is live gaming events where we organize and run hundreds of tabletop RPGs for horror fans at game stores and conventions around North America. We partner with game designers, distributors, content creators, and industry influencers in order to entertain, empower, and educate fans and players of tabletop games.
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