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'''Cut and brake''' are The use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeword safewordsSafewords] for slowing down or stopping is a scene if it's too intense or dangerouscommon feature in many larps to ensure player safety and prevent situations from getting out of hand.==Usage=====Brake===The ''brake'' safeword is used They are non-diegetic signals to indicate that make the person uttering the safeword wants to slow down or change where the game is heading, for instance if the scene is becoming unsafe or uncomfortable. Upon hearing the ''brake'' safeword other players must then try act in a certain way according to slow down and/or change the approach or direction of the scenewhich safeword is used. ==Variations ==* [[Cut]]* [[Brake]]* [[Kutt]]* [[Brems]]* [[Check-in]] ==Controversy ==The ''cut'' safeword means ''stop Even though safewords have been a part of larp rule systems since the scene immediately'', and is used if something goes wrong and/or you want 90s people seem to have a high threshold to actually use them. This has lead to completely stop the scene for whatever reasonquestioning of how effective they really are. When This was one of the scene is ''cut'' the players involved must find out why the scene was cut and/or how to restart or continue playingthemes of [[Solmukohta 2012]] panel debate "The Great Player Safety Controversy Panel". [[Category:TechniquesSafety]]

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