It's RPGaDay season again. Here's a link to the blog post with the current year's prompts.
Today's prompt is Ally.
The text below is from the sign up for Revelation, our Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark based convention, but it's repeated through the others.
Revelation is part of a diverse, inclusive and welcoming community. We are committed to providing a welcoming experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neurotype, physical appearance, body, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language or religion.
In games, Discord and Facebook, be mindful of words and consequences. Opinions and discussions should be done in a spirit of support, kindness and inclusivity. Be positive and supportive of others.
Everyone participating in the event - including the Discord server and Facebook group - is required to abide by this code of conduct and the Harrassment and Inappropriate Conduct Policy.
One of the non-negotiable aspects of how we've shaped the Garricons is that they should be inclusive and safe spaces for anyone who wants to play roleplaying games. There've been a variety of tools we've used for that from Graham's opening speech, through tagging on scenarios as a content warning, to a harassment and inappropriate behaviour policy.
They're the aspect of the conventions that cause the most noise. We're often challenged to be better and also why we need this. The latter is easier to respond to, as we've had examples of issues where issues have happened and have been dealt with quietly in the background by the con team. They aren't examples we're going to discuss, but in every case they caused deliberation and a lot of thought.
Challenges to be better are good too, but sometimes it can be hard, as the discussions get quite emotive and people sometimes get personal if you test or explore around why they have a particular request and how it would work in practice.
My hope is that we continue to get better and to act as an ally to those who need it, creating a safe space around our love of sharing stories and adventures together even when the rest of the world seems to be getting increasingly divisive.
22 August 2025
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