What is an Open Table Game

## The Basics

The Monsterhearts University (MHU) game is an open table adaptation of Monsterhearts 2 by Avery Alder, simulating a large university filled with monstrous humanoids. The game features several sessions of Monsterhearts per week with a rotating cast of dozens of player characters (PCs). The goal of the MHU game is to explore the lives and identities of exceptional young adults (aged 18-29) through an unpredictable, play-to-find out, player-character driven game. The game places a special emphasis on the internal psychological and philosophical struggles of its PCs. The size of the game allows for the creation of complex plots which could not be contained in a smaller paranormal fantasy romance drama story and strives to create a sense of interconnectedness among its sessions. While there are meaningful emotional stakes for the PCs, the game may still sometimes turn light-hearted for individual scenes. Still, the game of Monsterhearts at its core is designed to deal with mature subject matter, often dark or emotionally heavy, including (but not limited to) abusive relationships, alcohol and drug use, assault, racism, homelessness, sex and intimacy, manipulation, and death. For this reason, the game may be considered the equivalent of an R-rated film. This does not mean it is no-holds barred, however. For more information on content warnings and restricted subject matter, please see our section on Safety Tools.

### Community Rules and Guidelines

The Monsterhearts University game and all of its in-universe and out-of-universe interactions follow the same rules and guidelines as the rest of the One Shot Club. These include, but are not limited to:

* Hate speech will not be tolerated.
* Do not harass others.
* Appropriately censor material that may be viewed as sexual or NSFW and avoid explicit sexual material altogether.
* Do not share pirated content in the server.
* Credit the artists of any work you share.
* Do not gatekeep.

Clarification on any of these rules can be found in the One Shot Club server.

For additional questions, please contact a moderator of the server.

### Rules for Participating in Games

All of our games will take place via Discord voice chat for audio and Roll20 for character sheet information and dice rolling. All players will need to be able to access both of these platforms in order to play in MHU games.

We require that all players maintain a general level of audio decency for games in which they participate which includes using appropriate equipment and playing in a reasonably quiet space. Players whose audio detracts from the enjoyment of the other players may be required to play using push-to-talk or may be issued a warning or other disciplinary consequence depending upon the severity and continuation of the issue.

Unless otherwise noted or requested, all of our games are open to spectators. When spectating a game it is expected that you will remain muted throughout the game and stay unmuted until given permission to unmute by the game’s GM. Spectators are encouraged to participate in the #during-game-talk channel on Discord, but the Roll20 chat is reserved exclusively for players in that game.

By participating in our games you consent to having your Discord voice audio and #during-game-talk text messages recorded and shared via YouTube or similar platforms. The games GM and/or the person recording the game will let players know when a game is being recorded as a courtesy, but consenting to being recorded can be a requirement for participating in MHU games. These recordings will generally be shared as “unlisted” videos via our channels on the OSC Discord server. The purpose of these recordings is to provide players who are not in the session the ability to listen to the sessions and to provide prospective players with a sense of how MHU gameplay flows.

We expect players who are signed up for a session to arrive on time, be ready to begin gameplay at the scheduled start time, and be present for the entire scheduled session time. We understand the need for exceptions and will attempt to accommodate them. Players who are more than 15 minutes late for a session may be replaced with a reserve slot player or be removed from the session at the GMs discretion. Players who habitually miss sessions they are scheduled for without explanation may face warnings or other disciplinary actions.