Sensitive Topics and Pause for Second

Pause for a Second Use this verbal cue to interrupt the current in-world scene, break character and discuss the current situation. Players or the DM can say the phrase "pause for a second", and we will take a break in the action to discuss what is happening.
This can be used if the description is getting to much. For example, "Pause for a second. I don't need to hear the details of torturing the NPC for the information." Or if you want to make sure everyone is on board for the current situation (even the quiet folks). For example, "Pause for a second. Is everyone OK making this deal with the tyrant who just enslaved all the halflings?"
There is no judgement to ask us to pause the game and make sure we are all on the same page.
Sensitive topics The following table is of sensitive topics. Reach out to me if any of the topics would be better shifted to Hard Line, Veiled or if you'd like me to add another topic to this table.
I want to make sure everyone is comfortable during the game.

• Hard Line - will not be part of the game
• Veiled - part of the game, but not described directly, or we fade to black, or is referenced in conversation).
• N/A - this may occur in the game and I will not take any specific precautions

Sensitive Topic	Hard Line or Veiled	Sensitive Topic	Hard Line or Veiled
Blood	n/a	Murder	n/a
Body Horror	n/a	Paralysis	n/a
Burning	Veiled	Physical Restraint	n/a
Cancer	Veiled	Racism	n/a
Cannibalism	Veiled	Rats	n/a
Claustrophobia	n/a	Real-world Relgion	Hard Line
Death by exposure	Veiled	Ritual Sacrifice	Veiled
Freezing	Veiled	Self Harm	Veiled
Gaslighting	n/a	Sexism	n/a
Genocide	Veiled	Sexual assault	Hard Line
Gore	n/a	Sexual contact	Veiled
Harm to animals	Veiled	Slavery	Veiled
Harm to children	Veiled	Spiders	Veiled
Homophobia	n/a	Starvation	Veiled
Incest	Veiled	Terrorism	Veiled
Kidnapping	n/a	Torture	Veiled
Mental domination	n/a	Transphobia	n/a