Safety Tools for "End of the Line", a new game from NUELOW

NUELOW Games will be releasing a new horror roleplaying game, End of the Line. Once again, there was a discussion about whether or not we should include "safety tools". We came to the agreement that Steve Miller's long-standing policy of leaving such things up to individual groups to figure out such things would once again win out... but we can still put them here on the blog.

SAFETY TOOLS
End of the Line deals with death, trauma, and horror. Use one tools or more of these tools to ensure everyone has fun:

 

 
LINES AND VEILS
Before play, discuss:
   Lines: Content that won't appear in the game at all
   Veils: Content that can exist but happens "off-screen"

Common lines/veils: Harm to children, Sexual violence, Specific phobias, Graphic gore, Suicide

 

X-CARD
Place a card with an X on it in the center of the table. Anyone can tap it at any time, no explanation needed. When tapped, the GM stops the current scene immediately and "rewinds" to redo the scene or "skips ahead" so it happens off-screen.
   No questions asked, no judgment

 

 

OPEN DOOR POLICY
Anyone can leave the table at any time for any reason. They can return when ready, or not at all. No explanation needed.

 

 
CHECK-INS
The Facilitator should check in with players regularly with questions like, "Is everyone okay with where this is going?", "Is this too intense?" and "Do we need a break?"

 

DEBRIEF
After each session, take a few minutes to: discuss what worked and what didn't; share favorite moments; address any concerns; and separate fiction from reality.

If you want more of NUELOW Games' take on safety tools, you should check out Safety Tools: The Roleplaying Game. We guarantee that it's the safest RPG you've ever played! Click here to read more or to get your own copy!