Dungeon

A dungeon is a room or area that is used for a public or private play space to conduct BDSM activities.

Dungeon Monitors

A Dungeon Monitor, or DM is a trained safety expert in many common forms of BDSM that is assigned by the venue owner or event host. Generally they are well-respected, well-vetted members of the community who walk the dungeon(s) at events to ensure rules are being followed, nothing patently unsafe is occurring and that consent is being respected. They keep a trained eye on various scenes and observe to help ensure that everyone is safe.

Ten Tips for Dungeon Monitors

The following suggestions were made by Jay Wiseman of greenery press [1]

• Know the party rules and the house rules cold.
• Don't play or overly socialize while on duty.
• Circulate. If an area hasn't been inspected in the last fifteen minutes, go look at it.
• Don't act with bias (positive or negative) to anybody.
• Intervene sooner rather than later.
• Intervene gently and diplomatically.
• Be ready for emergencies.
• Have proper training and equipment.
• Help provide minor assistance with matters such as food, trash, and music.
• Debrief after the party.