🛡 Session-Zero Toolkit
Before the first dragon is fought, gather your group and agree on the basics: what stays out of the story, how you want to play, and what to do if anyone feels uncomfortable. Ten minutes of honesty now saves hours of awkwardness later.Before you start your adventure, sit down together and agree on the rules for a fun, safe game. It only takes a few minutes!
1. Lines & Veils — safety cards1. Our safety promises
Lines are hard boundaries: topics that never appear in your game, no exceptions. Veils are fade-to-black topics: they can exist in the story, but the camera cuts away — no describing them in detail. Anyone can add a line or a veil, no questions asked, no debate. The DM's only job is to respect them.Some story parts can feel scary or sad. Lines are things that never, ever happen in our story. Veils are things we skip over quickly — like when a movie cuts to the next scene. You can always add a new line or veil, and nobody will ask why. The storyteller (DM) promises to honor them.
🛑 Lines🛑 Never-ever lines
Never included, not even implied. The topic simply does not exist in this campaign.These things never happen in our story. Not even a little bit.
🌫 Veils🌫 Skip-it veils
May happen off-screen, but we never describe it. "You sneak past the battle — and wake up safe." Fade to black.These things might happen off-screen, but we never talk about the details. We just skip to the next fun part!
Build your group's listPick your promises
Tap a topic, then choose 🛑 Line or 🌫 Veil — or type your own and press Enter. Everything saves on this device.Tap a card, then choose 🛑 Never-ever or 🌫 Skip-it — or type your own and press Enter. Your list saves right here.
🛑 Our LinesOur never-ever list
None yet.
🌫 Our VeilsOur skip-it list
None yet.
✋ The pause signal✋ The pause hand
Agree on a signal anyone can use mid-game — a raised hand, or saying "pause" — that stops the scene immediately, no questions asked. The group checks in, adjusts, and moves on.Pick a signal anyone can use during the game — like raising your hand or saying "pause!" The story stops right away. Then we check how everyone's feeling and keep having fun.
Prints a group agreement sheet with your current lines & veils, blank write-in lines, and cut-out pocket reminder cards.
2. Expectation-setting prompts2. How we want to play
Talk through each prompt together and check it off. There are no wrong answers — only surprises you avoid.Talk about each one together, then check it off. There are no wrong answers!
Prints everything: safety cards, the pause signal, and your group's answers to every prompt.