PAX West '25 Intersection Storyteller Application

Thank you so much for your interest! PAX Together Intersection Storytellers are attendees who run tabletop games in the Intersection space. The Intersection and the Intersection Games Library, is a BIPOC, LGBTQIA , women, disability, and neurodiverse inclusive supportive safe space. Storytellers are not expected to lead games outside of their comfort zone but will be asked to keep the safety of the space in mind.

Please complete this form if you're interested in being a Storyteller for a tabletop game hosted in the Intersection Games Library.

The PAX Together Intersection features members of those communities as either creators or characters. In The Intersection, we're committed to providing a safe space for people of underrepresented and stigmatized communities, and those questioning, to gather and play games or characters that they might be hesitant to play on the Show Floor. We reserve the right to remove any facilitator, player, and/or game which fails to uphold that standard.

Once you have submitted this application, the PTI Games Library staff will reach out to schedule an information session with you to review your submissions and schedules requests.

Storyteller Application deadline has been extended! 


If you have any questions about the Storyteller application process, please email [email protected].

On-site Contact: Discord & Phone

Please ensure you have notifications on. We will contact you during PAX as necessary (i.e. session cancelled, the GM is not there at the scheduled time). You will be added to a Discord channel to facilitate these communications.
Game Information

If you would like to apply to be a Storyteller of more than one game, please complete and submit a form for each game.
PLEASE NOTE: Power will not be available at any of our tables, plan for an Unplugged experience. Additionally, your game needs to be run at the table - we are not able to support LARP at this time. Our standard table size is 8 players including the Storyteller. If you would like to run a game for additional players, or your game would require some movement (e.g., Blood on the Clock Tower) please indicate that below so we can discuss how to facilitate that.
Safety Techniques & Conduct

PTI Games Library is committed to player safety and Storyteller safety. We will have a meeting with each Storyteller before the schedule goes live during which you may address any additional concerns or share any context you feel comfortable with at that time as well.
Safety Tools
The PTI Games Library has developed a safety tool system specifically for use within our space. Please checkout out Safety Tools here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1awf6NKr_VNRyXCDeo-Wq_h83h4MKLXI-

Storytellers will be required to go through a training and quiz on the use of our safety tools before the event. The following Safety Tools will be required within the PTI Games Library for all Storyteller games:
1. Consent Checklist,
2. Modified X-card System,
3. Storyteller Safety Coasters,
4. Aftercare Guidelines.

Additional information will be provided during the Information session with a PTI Games Library Mage.

Accessibility

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot guarantee that PAX will be able to accommodate all needs, but we will submit all requests of those individuals selected to be Intersection Storytellers.
Special Accommodations and Requests

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot guarantee that PAX will be able to accommodate all special accommodations and request, but we will submit all requests of those individuals selected to be PTI Storytellers.
Game Session Scheduling

All PTI Games Library TTRPG games are required to use the TTRPG Consent Checklist and Safety Techniques. To accommodate this, there is an additional 15 minutes built into each game timeslot to allow participants to complete the checklist, and for the storyteller to review these responses. Example: a 2 hour game scheduled at 10:15am, using the first 15 minutes for the Consent Checklist, will begin running at 10:30am and conclude at 12:30pm.

Storytellers are expected to arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time.




Safety, Security, and Wellness

The Rules of PAX can be found at https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/info/safety-security-and-wellness.html#The-Six-Rules-of-PAX with further explanation and legal Terms of Service available here: https://west.paxsite.com/content/dam/sitebuilder/rna/pax/pax-west/2024/docs/PAX-West-2024-Attendee-Terms.pdf.coredownload.132904972.pdf.