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A backronym for Second Wave Of Roleplaying Design - DIY Rules Everything Around Me, SWORD DREAM, or *DREAM for short, is a term and social media hashtag for a movement of designing role-playing games (RPGs) with a focus on tolerance, accessibility, and diversity.

While there is no official standard, participants have adopted the following principles:

Stands against hate & prejudice in all forms.

Works to be radically inclusive.

Encourages the use of sensible tools for communication and consent.

Opposes harassment and strives for non-toxic discourse.

Values creators & their work.

Values experimentation in game design & worldbuilding.
Isn't defined by, but is interested in: anti-canons, emergent story, generative worlds, kitbashing, non-violent play options, and more.

There is no one *DREAM. Anyone who commits to these principles is *DREAMing .
Games that subvert traditional RPG tropes and seek to add diversity and accessibility to the form are considered SWORD DREAM games.
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Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.
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