Before any "scene" begins, participants discuss boundaries, hard limits (what they will not do), safewords, and "aftercare" (the emotional and physical cooling-down period).
Observing a scene is often allowed, but touching a participant or their equipment without explicit permission is a major breach of protocol. gay male dungeon
Areas equipped with "furniture" like slings, St. Andrew’s crosses (X-shaped frames for restraint), or benches for spanking and flogging. Before any "scene" begins