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X-Card

The X-Card is a technique for moderating content while playing tabletop role-playing games, also known as a safety tool. Gameplay pauses when a player touches a card marked with an X, enabling the group to remove any uncomfortable material from the narrative and/or address players' mental and emotional wellbeing.

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Designers
John Stavropoulos
Genres
Tabletop role-playing game
Media type
Safety tool
Years active
2013 to present

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Gameplay

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Reception

Games containing the X-Card

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X-Card

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples59
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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X-Card

Top relations

related to history · 29
X-Card → Also, Best Free Game, Consent, Creative Commons Share Alike, Dragons, Dungeons, ENNIE Award, Evil Hat, Evil Hat Productions, Gaming, He, In, It, John Stavropoulos, Lines, Monte Cook Games, Product, Ravenloft, Roll20, RPG Safety Toolkit
related to Reception · 14
X-Card → BDSM, CBC Life, Cullen, Dicebreaker, DM, Do, GeekDad, LGBT, Maddie Cullen, Mollie Russell, Rascal, Rory Bristol, The X-Card, Wargamer
related to Gameplay · 8
X-Card → Consent, Gaming, It, On, Players, Stavropoulos, The X-Card, TTRPG Safety Toolkit
is a · 2
X-Card → auxiliary ruleset added to roleplaying or simulation games that allows all players, technique for moderating content while playing tabletop role-playing games
Designers · 1
X-Card → John Stavropoulos
Genres · 1
X-Card → Tabletop role-playing game
Media type · 1
X-Card → Safety tool
Years active · 1
X-Card → 2013 to present

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safety tool game games stavropoulos players tools content player also stated uncomfortable gameplay 2013 including use play playing card group

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
X-CardDesignersJohn Stavropoulos1.00infobox
X-CardGenresTabletop role-playing game1.00infobox
X-CardMedia typeSafety tool1.00infobox
X-CardYears active2013 to present1.00infobox
X-Cardis atechnique for moderating content while playing tabletop role-playing games0.90text
X-Cardis aauxiliary ruleset added to roleplaying or simulation games that allows all players0.90text
the X-Cardinstance ofAcademics Matthew Guzdial et al also highlighted the limitations of safety tools0.80text
othersinstance ofAcademics Matthew Guzdial et al also highlighted the limitations of safety tools0.80text
X-Cardrelated to GameplayThe X-Card0.60section
X-Cardrelated to GameplayPlayers0.60section
X-Cardrelated to GameplayTTRPG Safety Toolkit0.60section
X-Cardrelated to GameplayStavropoulos0.60section

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