Co-Curated by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk
TTRPG Safety Toolkit
The TTRPG Safety Toolkit is a free resource making TTRPG safety/support tools easy to approach and use.
About the Toolkit
Thank you for checking out the TTRPG Safety Toolkit! The toolkit was created as a way to help compile and centralize some of the safety tools that are available in the tabletop space, and is co-curated by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk.The toolkit is a living resource, meant to change as safety tools and the conversations around them develop and grow. Due to the living and changing nature of the resources and text within the TTRPG Safety Toolkit, we recommend bookmarking the toolkit to your browser instead of downloading the documents to ensure you’re accessing the most up-to-date versions.This is not meant to be a 100% all-inclusive kit, but rather a helpful resource for anyone to make safety tools in games as approachable and easy to use as possible.
Credits, Attributions, and Permissions
Kienna and Lauren do not speak for any of the people who have done work in safety before us or take credit for what they have done, and only ask for credit for the curation and maintenance of the toolkit. The TTRPG Safety Toolkit Guide, Using Safety Tools in Online Play Guide, and the Cards may be printed, redistributed, or otherwise shared with attribution.The source permissions of the Other Resources apply. All works within the TTRPG Safety Toolkit have been included with permission from the original author(s), and any external usage of their tools or works must be attributed to them instead of the TTRPG Safety Toolkit. Check out the full list of credits in the TTRPG Safety Toolkit Google Drive folder.
The Quick Reference Guide
The TTRPG Safety Toolkit has a quick reference guide that gives a 101 rundown of what safety tools are, when they're used, and a selection of safety tools that are used before, during, and after a game.Version 2.5 of the guide is available in the TTRPG Safety Toolkit Google Drive folder, and has been translated into several languages (Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, German, Ukrainian, French, Japanese, and Polish).
FAQ
Q: Can I include the TTRPG Safety Toolkit in my game/website/etc.?
A: If you'd like to reference the TTRPG Safety Toolkit for non-commercial purposes, you're welcome to include a link to the toolkit alongside the credit blurb included in the Read Me document. If you're looking to reference the TTRPG Safety Toolkit in a commercial product, please contact us first.Q: Can I link or refer to a specific resource or tool within the TTRPG Safety Toolkit?
A: If you wish to refer to a specific resource or tool included in the toolkit, check the Credits page in the toolkit to confirm their permissions, contact (if necessary) and credit the original creators, and link to any original resource websites.Q: Can I directly copy and paste your summary of a safety tool or explainer on what safety tools are from the TTRPG Safety Toolkit Quick Reference Guide into my text?
A: Directly copying our written text word-for-word isn't permitted. Feel free to take inspiration from the text to write your own, or instead link to the toolkit with the included credit blurb from the Read Me document.Q: Can I download the TTRPG Safety Toolkit?
A: The toolkit is a living resource, which means that it's updated as safety tools and the conversations around them develop and grow. Therefore we highly recommend not downloading the toolkit and instead bookmarking the link to always have access to the most up-to-date version. While we can't prevent you from downloading the toolkit for personal use, some of the resources within the toolkit can't be downloaded due to sharing permissions from the original creators.Q: Can I reupload/repost the TTRPG Safety Toolkit?
A: Do not repost any version of the toolkit or the Quick Reference Guide.Q: I'd like to add a resource to the TTRPG Safety Toolkit, how can I do that?
A: We love including new resources, whether it's new tools or translations of the Quick Reference Guide. Please email us at contact@ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com!Q: I'm the creator of one of the resources included in the TTRPG Safety Toolkit and I'd like to change or remove it. How can I do that?
A: We're always flexible and able to change or remove things as requested. Please email us at contact@ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com.Q: My question isn't addressed in the Read Me or this FAQ. How can I get in touch?
A: Email us at contact@ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com.
Contact
Please contact us if you would like to use the TTRPG Safety Toolkit Guide or the Cards in your TTRPG, module/adventure, supplement, etc.Any additional work or questions outside of the usage/additions to/permissions for the toolkit will generally not be addressed unless under professional paid consultation. If you would like to hire us for paid consultations, please contact us.