Code of Conduct


No More Damsels creates a supportive environment for women, transgender and non-binary people to enjoy tabletop games. Our events are open to all, but aim to lift up the voices of gender diverse players, who are often underrepresented at regular tabletop events. To allow us to do that we ask that you help create a positive culture by respecting your fellow players and make sure everyone at the table is having a good time! In short, be kind to one another.

Thank you

All attendees

No More Damsels is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Anyone who is unable to uphold this code of conduct will be asked to leave our event at the discretion of the No More Damsels organising team. Attendees are responsible for knowing and abiding by these rules.

Harassment includes:

  • Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion.

  • Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment.

  • Deliberate misgendering or use of ‘dead’ or rejected names.

  • Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behaviour  in spaces where they’re not appropriate.

  • Physical contact without consent or after a request to stop.

  • Threats of violence.

  • Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm.

  • Deliberate intimidation.

  • Stalking or following.

  • Harassing photography or recording.

  • Sustained disruption of discussion or game.

  • Unwelcome sexual attention.

  • Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others.

  • Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease.

  • Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent.

  • Wearing or displaying offensive slogans that relate to gender, gender identity, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, age, race or religion.

  • Wearing or displaying symbols of a current or historical group that practices hatred, hostility or violence due to a person’s gender, gender identity, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, age, race or religion. This includes symbols that are part of a cosplay or historical re-enactment.

Game Masters

Please ensure that your game does not stigmatise, alienate, or marginalise any individual or group. In particular:

  • Inform us in advance if your game will include plot points of racism, sexism, homophobia, sexual assault or harassment, or abuse. We reserve the right to reject your game if we believe it is inappropriate for the event we are running. 

  • Respect the boundaries of your players.

Use of Miniatures

If you are a game master or an attendee using miniatures as part of either a wargame or a role playing game, please ensure that the models used do not stigmatise, alienate, or marginalise any individual or group. In particular:

  • Inform us in advance if your miniatures include any real world military or political symbols.

  • Inform us in advance if your miniatures includes themes of nudity, racism or sexism.

We reserve the right to reject your game if we believe the miniatures you are using are inappropriate for the event we are running.

X Cards

To ensure our games are fun for our players, all role play game tables are required to have an X Card. If you feel a game is going in a direction that makes you uncomfortable, you can use an X Card to make your concerns clear. Visit our Table Tools page for more information on how to use X Cards: https://www.nomoredamselsrpg.org/table-tools.

When using the X Card:

  • Respect the concerns of the person who has used the X Card.

  • Do not harass people for using an X Card.

If you are harassed during a game and the X Card does not help, please speak to a member of the NMD team immediately. You should always feel free to leave a game you are not comfortable in. We will try and address the problem as soon as possible. 

Reporting

To discuss any incidents or behavior in violation of this code of conduct, please contact any of the No Damsels team, either in person at the event (we will identify ourselves at the welcome), by emailing nomoredamselsrpg@gmail.com or send a message using our contact form. If the person who is harassing you is on the team, they will not be involved in handling your incident. We will respond as promptly as we can. We will respect confidentiality requests for the purpose of protecting victims of abuse. 

If you feel anything is missing from this code of conduct, please contact No More Damsels at nomoredamselsrpg@gmail.com. It was last updated on 23/11/2021.

This code of conduct is based on the one created by Geek Girl Meetup: http://www.geekgirlmeetup.co.uk/code-of-conduct.