Content Standards for Kid Games

Content Restriction List - Kid Games 

None of the below are allowed

Alcoholism and drug use 

Detailed descriptions of the symptoms of alcoholism or drug addiction, or the detailed description of the consumption methods of hard drugs. 

Animal abuse NA

Any form of needless or purposeless violence towards animals. Hunting is fine, killing an opponent’s mount during combat is okay, beating or killing dogs on the street for no reason is not.

 Explicit gore or torture or violence

Detailed and graphic descriptions of bodily mutilation, often with a focus on internal organs, large amounts of blood etc.

 Sexual activity (Consensual or not)

Descriptions of any sex act involving any entity whatsoever.

  Homophobia, transphobia, racism or sexism

Descriptions of acts of homophobia, transphobia, racism or sexism including slurs, parroted stereotypes etc directed at any entity. Note that speciesism is a different thing, see the clarifications section below.

 Kidnapping

The abduction of children. This should never happen to a PCs child if they exist.

 Mature Themes

The inclusion of mature concepts such as genocide, slavery, prostitution, ideologically sensitive themes etc can occur under the banner of mature themes. In this context it is only permissible as background/story information and is not a back door to have the PCs become a part of or perpetrators of these things. For example, having an NPC be of a race that was almost completely wiped out in a war is fine, having the PCs take part in wiping out a species is not. Having the PCs fight to free slaves from a madman's prison is fine, having them help get slaves or become slaves is not. Do not use this as an excuse to introduce content that is "Edgy". 

 Miscarriage or abortion

For the benefit of those who have experienced either of these events, any description or reference to them is not allowed.

 Child abuse

Allusions to the mistreatment of children.

 Real world religion

Any inclusion of real world religions including but not limited to Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism etc. Fictional religions are fine, but do not make thinly veiled approximations of any real world religion.

 Self harm and suicide

Intentionally causing injury or death to oneself due to mental health, lack of self-esteem, guilt etc. A noble sacrifice for the protection of another individual/group etc is not considered suicide in this context.

Racism vs Speciesism

For our purposes speciesism is considered as the notion that one in-game sentient species is superior to another. Racism is the notion that one race within a species is superior to another. Neither is allowed in kids games.