Code of Conduct

Mystfall Code of Conduct

Our Pledge as a LARP

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as volunteers and executives pledge to making participation in our LARP and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, athleticism, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

Our Standards for All

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment include:

Using welcoming and inclusive language

Focusing on enthusiastic consent, permission for any physical roleplay.

Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences, especially in terms of LARP philosophy and playstyle

Gracefully accepting constructive criticism

Gracefully moving forward and swiftly after being corrected on a pronoun, a rule or behaviour

Focusing on what is best for the community as a whole, thinking about how your actions and words affect others before you take them.

Playing to Lift each other up, complementing behaviour you want to see.

Avoiding a mindset of trying to 'win' at LARP or treating yourself as the main player and other players as expendable NPCs

Addressing accessibility in an equality focused, individual case by case manner.

Making space for folks who need accessibility accommodation to represent themselves and have agency of their own requirements.

Showing empathy towards other community members

Being empathetic towards yourself

Avoiding non constructive feedback to others and Mystfall, when approaching others with feedback have constructive solutions for issues you are bringing up

Partaking in self care. This can be as small as taking a time out, having a drink, eating food, taking your medication on time or even voluntarily removing oneself from the game or multiple games.

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Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants or members include:

The use of hyper sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances (Always ask for permission before engaging in any overt and directed sexual or flirtatious RP.)

Trolling, insulting/derogatory OOG comments, and personal or political attacks OOG (In game remarks should be only made in universe, knife ears is ok - real slurs are not.)

Race-Face, OOG racism or discrimination

Public or private harassment

Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical address, phone number etc without prior permission

Excessively talking out of game in public roleplay areas with other IC players around. (Move to a private area.)

Dismissing folks who need to do an OOG check in due to bleed-out.

Smoking outside the designated smoking areas

Abusing consent mechanics in any way

Exploiting IG mechanics to the detriment of, the spirit of the game, staff, players or volunteers

Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate or unsafe in a camping, or semi-professional setting

Our Responsibilities

Mystfall is responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.

Executives, Heads of Volunteers, Rules and Ombud have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, ideas, lore, wiki edits, character backstory, issues, species submissions and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any contributor for behaviors that they deem threatening, harassing, offensive, or intentionally harmful.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies both within game and in public spaces when an individual is representing the LARP or the community. Examples of representing the LARP or community include: using an official Mystfall e-mail address, posting via or on an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event this includes rules meetings, socials and Mystfall events.

Representation of what constitutes a Mystfall event or extension of community may be further defined and clarified by executives. (Eg. Twitter, Discord Socials, Conventions, etc)

This Code of Conduct also applies outside Mystfall spaces when the majority of Executives has a reasonable belief that an individual’s behavior may have a significant negative impact on Mystfall or its community, including but not limited to the safety of current and former Mystfall members mentally or physically.

Conflict Resolution

We at Mystfall do not believe that all conflict is bad; healthy debate and disagreement often yield positive results even after the fact. The creative process and improvisation often will lead to some conflict, disagreements but also problem solving.

In-Character conflict is also not inherently bad, you may not necessarily enjoy all conflict roleplay but you are also empowered to remove yourself or use our calibration tools to exit or modify the roleplay at anytime, it is not the job or official responsibility of an AD, Ombud or others to determine when one self removes.

Removal of oneself from roleplay does not necessarily negate the consequences to a character but players will not be punished OOG for removing themselves from any activity they do not wish to partake in.

Insults, within game may be used. (Knife ears.)

However, it is never okay to be disrespectful or to engage in behavior that violates the Mystfall's code of conduct. (IE. purposely and intentionally misgendering or using real life slurs.)

If you see someone violating the code of conduct, you are encouraged to address the behavior directly with those involved at the time of breach, this protects both the integrity of our Code of Conduct and the potential victims of harassment. If something feels uncomfortable - say something immediately.

Many minor issues can be resolved quickly and easily, and this gives people more control over the outcome of their dispute. If you are unable to resolve a matter for any reason, or if the behavior is threatening or harassing, report it immediately. We are dedicated to providing an environment where participants feel welcome and safe. Reports can be issued to bud@mystfall.ca, The anonymous report box at full games, or via an executive proxy to ombud, the report must be written or transcribed for insurance and legal reasons please write down the report for Ombud.

Mystfall will then work with a committee consisting of The Ombud and Executives to resolve this issue. If for any reason you are uncomfortable reaching out to the Ombud, please email another executive but preferably in this order of comfort, President, Treasurer, Secretary, Marketing.

We will investigate every complaint, but you may or may not receive a direct response. We will use our discretion in determining when and how to follow up on reported incidents, which may range from not taking action, taking private action directly with the reported person to permanent expulsion of that person from Mystfall.

We will notify the accused of the report and provide them an opportunity to discuss it before any action is taken. The identity of the reporter will be omitted from the details of the report supplied to the accused. In potentially harmful situations, such as ongoing harassment. discrimination or threats to anyone’s safety mentally or physically, we may take action without notice or discussion.

An official ombud report is a very serious thing, it is emotionally taxing for all Executives involved. If a dispute can be resolved by having a conversation, either over text or at site please do so. Reports should be reserved for serious issues such as sexual harassment, assault, racism, criminal activity during Mystfall activities including online roleplay. Intentionally and knowingly submitting a false report, abuse of the reporting system to address others non ombud level of In Character actions or using this system as a form of additional harassment will be dealt with harshly up to and including a permanent ban from Mystfall.