Slideshow for In Media Res "Tabletop Games" theme week.

1. "The Bitch Rule" and Monsterhearts:
Modern Queering of Tabletop Games

2. “The Bitch Rule”
The Bitch Rule is an option that makes a female PC or NPC
very moody. DMs may make this a requirement for all females.
Other alternatives are making it an insanity, disease, or curse.
The Bitch Rule works best for chaotic characters because they
seem to have what it takes to work.
from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge: The Complete Guide to AD&D Sex Created for Advanced
Dungeons & Dragons by Reid Bluebaugh

3. “The Bitch Rule”
The following are the steps to develop a moody female:
• The female character must roll 1d6 every eight waking hours for
an attitude.
• The female may reroll if a situation has been unusually stressful
(i.e. after melee, during an argument, etc.).
• Any person who comes in contact with the female (ex. other
player characters) may request a reroll once per day. Only one
reroll may happen each day. The reroll represents people who
influence the female thereby changing her moods (for better or
for worse).

4. “The Bitch Rule”
• For a roll of 6 on the table, roll 1d6 again. A 1 indicates an obsessive
behavior. Thus, she becomes obsessive about whatever the party is
doing at the moment to the point of not letting anyone or thing in her
way of trying to accomplish her goal.
• Moods
• 1 – Happy, cheerful, helpful
• 2 – Self-pity, unhelpful, brooding
• 3 – Pissed-off, vengeful, cruel
• 4 – Playful, energetic, daring, foolhardy
• 5 – Vain, proud, lazy, bored,
• 6 – Restless, takes control impatient (requires obsession check)

6. Monsterhearts
“Monsterhearts 2 lets you and your friends create stories about sexy monsters,
teenage angst, personal horror, and secret love triangles. When you play, you
explore the terror and confusion of having a body that is changing without your
permission.”
• Physical Attraction
• Controlled randomly through dice roll
• because as a teenager you don't get to choose what turns you on
• Sexual Exploration
• Each character type has a sex move with special abilities
• Consent

7. Safe-hearts
A guide to boundaries and vulnerability
in Monsterhearts.
• Responsibility
• Setting Boundaries
• Breathing (Taking a Breath)
• Recovery & Communication