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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9849644" data-attributes="member: 7635">Nah. This was session zero. We had not started this game yet and the comment was in reaction to a list of possible triggers, not anything that had come up prior. We had played together previously, but this was my first time DMing for her and since we're not close, I did the checklist. (I've also done the checklist with everyone once, even people I've known all my life, because people sometimes don't know they have any issues with something until it's brought up). I have found the lines and veils are useful for that reason; even I have looked at the list and saw things I would rather not deal with in graphic detail, as player or DM. For example, I may describe someone as "being tortured" or having signs of torture, but I won't go into detail because it bothers me to do so. (I'm not a fan of the Saw films, if that isn't obvious). If I was playing in a game and the DM started graphically describing a torture scene, I'm pretty sure I'd say "yeah, we get the picture. Can we roll for initiative now?" To move past the violence p0rn. That's my X card. The world is violent and brutal, but the description of it doesn't need to be.</blockquote>