Polycule Onboarding
AKA: consent is everything
If you haven’t seen this amazing on boarding powerpoint about joining the greater Seattle polycule, it is something. Here’s a map of a polycule.
I’m going to break it down to make it useful for you and your group.
Consent and respect
“This group of relationships is built on the principles of respecting each other, and interacting within the bounds of what others have consented to”
I.E. If you don’t want to be a part of a group, yeah get out. I’m respecting your time by not flooding you with too much to read or too many requests to roleplay, and you’re respecting me by giving me accurate information when we schedule out our games.
Boundaries
Maybe you’re in a group where you do a fade to black for sexual stuff or trauma. That’s okay. You know what’s not okay? Not making sure that everyone is on board with how far you want the bard to get with the dragon. Or joining a fantasy writers group and then pumping out erotica.
Expectations
You have them. If you’re not talking about what you need to get out of a group, then you’ll probably get run over. Speak your mind!