Dungeon monitors

Understanding the topic

Duties may include answering venue questions, intervening in prohibited conduct, or contacting other staff. Training, authority, and availability vary. A title should not be assumed to include medical qualifications or expertise in every activity.

Learn how monitors are identified and how to raise a concern. Their role is distinct from that of a scene participant or your personal support contact. A monitor can enforce venue rules without being responsible for designing or approving every scene.

Ask about reporting routes beyond the person currently on duty. A concern may involve a monitor, an organizer, or conduct outside the activity area. A venue should describe whom to contact where possible. Staff titles do not place someone beyond questions or reporting. If you are unsure what support is available, that uncertainty can inform your choice about participating or attending.

Consent and communication

Participants remain responsible for their own agreements. A monitor’s presence does not authorize an activity, and a monitor does not provide another person’s consent. Follow legitimate venue intervention rather than treating staff as part of the scene.

A practical example

Before entering an activity area, an attendee asks who is monitoring and where concerns can be raised. They still negotiate with their partner and stay within their own knowledge and limits.

Common misunderstandings

“A monitor watching means the scene is certified safe.” The role concerns venue responsibilities, not a guarantee or universal technical assessment.

Safety and risk awareness

Be wary of assuming supervision makes unfamiliar activity suitable. If you need expertise or assistance that the venue cannot provide, change the plan or do not proceed.

Questions to consider

What does this role cover here?

How are concerns raised?

What support is actually available?

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