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Skeleton Song: Trauma-Themed LARP Game

This document provides safety notes and references for a game jam submission about trauma inflicted by a male serial killer. While focusing on the killer's themes rather than graphic details of murders, the game may involve sexual violence, physical violence, abuse, gaslighting and death. Facilitators are needed to handle these themes responsibly. References include criminal minds, Ted Bundy tapes and works about survival after darkness.
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Skeleton Song: Trauma-Themed LARP Game

This document provides safety notes and references for a game jam submission about trauma inflicted by a male serial killer. While focusing on the killer's themes rather than graphic details of murders, the game may involve sexual violence, physical violence, abuse, gaslighting and death. Facilitators are needed to handle these themes responsibly. References include criminal minds, Ted Bundy tapes and works about survival after darkness.
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rs.

"
Tha
nky
ouf
orp
la
yi
ngSke
le
to
nSong.Re
memb
ert
opl
ea
set
akeca
reo
fyour
se
lfa
nde
ac
hot
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r
a
ft
erth
isga
me.Ifyo
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dtot
al
k ’
,I
llbear
ou
nd"
.

4
Fa
ci
li
t
at
or
,cu
tou
tth
es
eme
mor
yst
ri
p
Me
mori
sa
nds
c
e
a
t
s
t
ert
he
mint
hes
amep
il
east
hea
rts
upp
li
es
.

I
nade
qua
te
Wh
end
idy
ouk
nowy
ouw
ere
n’
ten
oug
h?Wh
oto
ldy
ou?H
owd
idy
ouc
ont
i
nuet
ofa
ila
ft
er
war
ds
?

Bore
d
Wh
end
idy
ouf
ee
lyo
uha
dou
tg
ro
wny
ours
ur
ro
und
in
gs?Wh
er
edi
dyo
ugon
ext
?

Lovi
ng
Wh
end
idy
ouf
ee
lmo
stl
ov
ed
?Ho
wdi
dth
eyd
is
app
oi
nty
ou?
Di
dyo
uev
erf
i
ndt
ha
tlo
vea
gai
n?

Furi
ous
Wh
atl
it
tl
ethi
ng
sen
ra
geyo
ubey
ondyo
urbe
tt
ern
at
ur
e?
Gi
vea
nexa
mpl
eofati
meyo
ulas
hedou
t.

Hop
eful
Wh
atb
igt
hi
ngdi
dyouwa
ntb
utne
ve
rget
?
Wh
atw
as“g
ooden
oug
h”i
nco
mpa
ri
so
n,a
ndho
wdi
dyo
uma
ket
heb
esto
fit
?

E
nvi
ous
Wh
oha
dwh
aty
ouc
oul
d’
nt
?Ho
wdi
dyo
utr
ytog
eti
t
?

C
lose
Wh
odoy
out
ru
stmo
st
?Ho
wco
ul
dth
eyh
avef
ai
le
dyo
u,b
utt
he
ydi
d’
nt
?

Mi
serabl
e
Wh
ati
sahu
rtyo
uca’
ntl
etgoof
?
Wh
ydo
esi
thur
tsomuc
hnow
, e
ve
naf
te
rde
at
h?

Fri
ghte
ned
Wh
atf
ri
gh
te
nedy
oumo
ret
ha
nyo
uro
wnd
eat
h?Wh
ydo
esi
tse
ems
mal
lno
w?

Se
rene
Wh
er
ewoul
dyo
ugotobeal
on
e?Whydoy
ouh
opey
ouw
il
lbeb
ur
ie
dcl
os
eby
?
Wh
atha
ppyme
mor
ywi
llr
ema
inth
er
e?

E
nthusi
asti
c
Wh
ofi
r
stt
ol
dyout
ha
tyouwee“
r to
omu
ch”
?
Wh
yha
vey
ouhe
ldo
ntot
hat
?Cou
ld
n’
tyo
ubemo
re
?

Susp
ici
ous
Wh
end
idyo
uli
st
entoyo
uri
nst
i
nct
swhe
noth
erp
eop
let
ol
dyo
uyo
ush
oul
dig
nor
eth
em?
Wh
atg
oodb
utu
nex
pec
te
dthi
ngca
meofth
at
?

Unde
rst
andi
ng
H
owd
oyo
ube
str
el
at
etop
eop
le
?Inw
hatu
nl
ik
el
yci
r
cums
ta
nced
idy
oume
ety
ourb
estf
ri
en
d?

I
nde
pende
nt
Wh
atme
mor
yde
fi
ne
syo
u?Wh
ydoo
th
erp
eop
led
is
mis
sit
?Wh
ydoy
ouh
ol
don
toi
tli
keat
al
is
man
?

E
cst
ati
c
Wha
tisy
ours
in
gl
egr
ea
te
sta
cco
mpl
i
shme
nt
?Wh
ohe
lp
edy
ou?Wh
ywi
l
lth
eys
ti
llc
el
eb
ra
tei
tev
ena
ft
ery
ou’
r
e
de
ad?

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