Safety Tools and Wellbeing - A Curated List
A downloadable Safety Tool Resource
This is a work in progress. I intend to provide an easy list of resources for safety tools to use before, during and after play.
You can find a selection of Safety Tolls published by several users on Itch.
Tools published on Itch
Tools
This is a list of Tools straight from "Making your game fun for everyone", found at the Black Armada website.
- The TTRPG safety toolkit by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk
- Support tools compilation by RPG Natalie
- Bleed as described by Sarah Lynn Bowman
Tools for use before play
- CATS (Content, Aim, Tone, Subject matter) by Patrick O’Leary
- Content Warnings as used by the Gauntlet RPG community
- Tags as used at Garrison RPG conventions
- The same page tool by Chris Bankuei
- Lines and Veils by Ron Edwards
- When the Dark is Gone by Becky Annison (in the Seven Wonders anthology)
- Script Change Toolbox (ratings) by Brie Beau Sheldon
- Flags as described by Chris Bankuei
Tools for use during play
- The Luxton technique as explained by PH Lee
- More on the Luxton technique
- The X Card by John Stavropoulos
- The N Card by Mysty Vander and Adam Cleaver
- The O Card by Kira Magrann
- Script Change Toolbox by Brie Beau Sheldon
- Archipelago ritual phrases by Matthias Holter
- Cut and Brake as described by Lizzie Stark
- The consent flower by Taylor Stokes
- The Ok check-in by Maury Brown, Sarah Lynne Bowman and Harrison Greene
- Tap out as described by Johanna Koljonen
- The open door as described by Lizzie Stark
- Look down as described by Johanna Koljonen
- I will not abandon you as described by Meguey Baker
- Feelers, by Hexavexagon
Feedback
- Roses and Thorns feedback technique
- Stars and Wishes feedback technique by Lu Quade.
Debrief
- Game wraps as described by Fair Escape
- Debrief: returning to the real world by Sarah Lynn Bowman includes the idea of a debrief buddy
- Sharing the cognitive load by Gerrit Reininghaus covers debriefing
- Dear Jane letter as described by RPG Natalie
- EARS (Explain, Agenda, Reflect, Support) structured debrief tool by Joshua Fox
Articles and Blogs
These are some blogs, articles and discussions related to the use and application of Safety Tools.
- Sharing the Cognitive Load - A bit more info on what to use before, during and after a session.
- TTRPG Play Culture: Safety and Consent - Safety tools and play cultures discussion/personal experience and an example of when it went wrong.
- Supplementing CATS: What does a given rpg ask of its players?
- PTSD, access to role-playing games, and the Luxton technique by P.H. Lee
| Status | In development |
| Category | Physical game |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (17 total ratings) |
| Author | TheGiftOfGabes |
| Tags | Cats, consent, lines-and-veils, luxton-technique, Non violent, safety, safety-tools, tabletop-role-playing-game, Tabletop role-playing game, x-card |
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Itch Collection - Safety Tools and Wellbeing for TTRPG
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Development log
- Fixed broken links and a typoJun 10, 2022

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Hi! Here’s a tool to analyze further Lines & Veils / Headlights: Jay Dragon’s Palette grid https://possumcreek.medium.com/the-palette-grid-a-safety-tool-e66520c6971c
Oh yes! Well spotted, I’ll add it!
When did you begin this collection? I’m trying to cite it for research. (Amazing job, this list is like my lifeline)
Well, according to itch it was Jun 2021. Dang I didn't realize it was that much time! I gotta add the Play Role template sheets I made recently too.
Thank you!
Couldn’t find this one in the list: https://hexavexagon.itch.io/feelers
It’s not on the list but it is on the Collection: https://itch.io/c/1655621/safety-tools-and-wellbeing-for-ttrpg
Thanks!