The Rules of D&S.
Safe, Sane & Consensual.
Negotiation of these games is essential, to make sure
that an experience that outwardly appears negative,
is in
fact a positive experience for the people involved.
The
rules of the game in any sport require a certain amount of
negotiation.
With most sports, the rules are very clear.
Tackling your opponent during the game may be acceptable,
tackling your opponent at half-time or after the game is not
acceptable,
unless the two of you have agreed that's a good
thing to do, beforehand.
Otherwise, it's called "assault".
Lets look at some of the logistics and requirements of
role playing behavior between adults.
The first requirement
are these three elements.
We require that every activity be
Safe, from a hygiene and safety point of view,
and from the
point of view of not doing any long term damage.
Nurse Serpent would like to take this opportunity to remind you that it is best to avoid any sexual activities, quasi-sexual activities or role playing scenes that involve any exchange of body fluids.
Dressing up as superman and bungy
jumping without a cord
would not be
considered a Safe role playing activity.
Some would argue it
is neither a Sane role playing activity.
We require that the activities be Sane, that they not
subject the subject to any emotional hazard.
...Beyond that,
I'm not going to define sanity for you.
You know what your
limits are.
I've done singing telegrams, which are
considerably less consensual, as I see them now.
Going in
and embarrassing the heck out of people, quite
unexpectedly and without their permission.
People do sometimes tend
to be embarrassed when someone comes up to them and
unexpectedly starts singing to them.
The
most important item, is that the activity be consensual.
That is, all players agree to play.
They agree to the rules,
and they also agree to what activities they wish to
participate in.
These would be called the desired
activities. Very important.
Activities the sub. is not willing or able to participate in are called the Limits.
[A common limit worth considering that most
homophobic straight men deny themselves of approximately 40%
of their potential for sexual pleasure,
which can only be
attained through stimulation of the prostrate gland.)
They provide the boundaries or the framework of the role
playing game,
and are in fact an essential aspect of the
rules.
Of course, there are also bound to be a lot of neutral
activities,
which are not dangerous or troubling to either
party and may or may not be included in the experience.
In
these role playing activities, one partner (Myself) is dominant, makes all the decisions, and is always
right, and the other partner (you) does what they are told,
and submits to the will of the dominant.
Should a limit
unexpectedly come up while in session,
for that purpose we
have a "Safeword."
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