:Offical Blog
While some of this information may be posted on Fetlife, Stefanos & Chey's Promo Blog. Here is where you find the official information. Email mastersdensf@gmail.com for more questions.

General Tips for Tops

How to succeed at Master's Den:

Master's Den is a play event and nearly all people want to play at the event. The motto of Master's Den is Socialize, Learn & Explore. This should help!

The Basics:
  • Talk to other Dominants and get introductions to a submissive. An introduction goes a long way to insure safety.
  • Share information about yourself and styles with other Dominants to earn references.
  • Don't wait for a submissive to approach you; it is your privilege to do so.
  • Remember the submissive is a person, they want to play or they would not be wearing a card, ask them what they are looking for tonight.
  • If you are at an Auction, bid till you max out your wallet of Den Dollars or you win. Don't worry about rejection.
    • Consider talking to other Dominants about a loan, pooling your money to buy her together
Negotiationg a Scene:
  • Consider your strengths and likes.
    • Do you like to flog, seek service, love to spank, want to tie her up?
  • Ask them there Strengths and likes.
    • Do you think you are a lover of pain, humiliation or rope? Are you flexible?
  • Always keep it simple.
    • Don't try to do everything the first time. Save something for the next time. If your are respectful and work to please both of you there will be a next time.
  • Don't go outside of your comfort zone to get the submissive.
    • If you are thinking about doing a scene that is not putting your best (or at least good) foot forward you are likely to give them a reason to be disappointed.
    • If you are new tell them! Ask them what they like.
  • Ask them what they like.
    • Do you like impact? What kind? How are hard?
    • Do you like taking orders? What orders have you been given you didn't like? What orders have you been given you do like?
    • Do you like bondage? Where? How long? Is the bondage to hold you or adorn you?
    • What's your favorite scene you ever did?
  • Show them your toy bag and ask them questions.
    • What toys interest you?
    • What have you done with a toy like this before?
    • Is this toy new to you? Do you Want to feel it?
  • Always Ask About Safewords
    • If you respect limits and insist on them you will earn respect.
  • Never Negotiate in Scene.
    • It is never good form to add something in mid-scene you did not discuss before. She may ask for it now and have buyers remorse later!
  • Ask About Medical Restrictions.
    • Are you injured? Do you have pain now? Where? How do I avoid making it worse?
  • Ask About Leaving Marks.
  • Ask if They are Single.
    • If they are not single, bring their Dominant in on the negotiation. He can help a lot!
    • If you are new invite him to help!

How to use your Den Dollars?

First, Den Dollars are earned through your contribution to Master's Den. Second, they are never lost or taken from you and always roll over to the next event. Third, Den Dollars are meant as a commodity to be used not hoarded just for Auction.

Contributing to Master's Den to earn Den Dollars:
  • Attend Dom's Domain from 730pm-800pm on the night of the event to earn 500 Den Dollars.
  • Volunteer for 1 hr to earn 50 Den Dollars and free admission to Master's Den.
  • Volunteer for 1hr and pay the SF Citadel your admission to earn 500 Den Dollars.
  • Play with Single Submissives, bring them to me and I will give you Den Dollars at least 1000.
  • Find ways to improve Master's Den and help to implement them; I will give you extra Den Dollars.
  • Offer contests ideas, implement them and I will reward your work in Den Dollars
  • Go to classes about DMing, D/s and other things that you think will improve your skills for Master's Den; bring me a flyer signed by the instructor and I will reward you with 1000 Den Dollars per flyer.
  • Donate to the SF Citadel in U.S. Dollars and I will give you 100 Den Dollars per $10 up to a maximum exchange of 3000 Den Dollars.
  • Create a great scene and tell me about it; I will reward you Den Dollars. I love hearing our guests are having a great time.
  • Your attendance alone does not guarantee a wallet increase -- your contributions do.
  • Selling your property/submissive (even one you have for the night or met at Master's Den that night) at Auction or at any time earns you Den Dollars equal to the sale.
Roll Over from Master's Den to Master's Den:
  • Your Den Dollars never lose value from Master's Den to Master's Den. 
  • I keep your Den Dollars in safety so you can always count on having them at each Master's Den you go to. providing you turn them in when you leave to the blue box near the exit.
  • Your contributions at each Master's Den can be continually rewarded at each new Master's Den event. I.E. Dom's Domain, Contests, Classes, Play, Volunteering, Donations to SF Citadel etc.
How are they a Commodity:
  • Den Dollars are money to be used to get you things at Master's Den.
  • Every one wants more Den Dollars for Auction, and those who work the hardest have the best chance to get it. But why do you need Auction to get that submissive? Use your reputation, charm, references, and skills to get play dates too.
  • If you have Den Dollars consider loaning/using them in exchange for knowledge, learning a new skill from another Dominant, interest, to be a philanthropist and earn prestige as a generous gentlemen.
Den Dollars are not just for Auction. If  Den Dollars were U.S. Dollars, 20,000 would make you wealthy and 2000 would make you middle class. But consider the Den Dollars as disposable income, money meant to be lost, given away or spent frivolously. There is no stock market at Master's Den or interest bearing accounts so you get money by earning it or spending it.
  • Use Den Dollars at Casino to take a chance to earn big or small through Blackjack or Human Ping Pong or a game you create that the House backs.
  • Consider your skill set an offer it as collateral to other Dominants for some of their Den Dollars.
  • Consider spending your Den Dollars to learn something from another, you can always get more Den Dollars.
  • Bet with each other on games you make in the Dungeon.
  • Use 10,000 Den Dollars to by a Free Admission to Master's Den (you must negotiate with me before hand).

Master's Den Info Please Keep

Greetings All,

I would like to thank all of the volunteers and staff (no less than 13 at any time) without whom MD Events would not happen. Revelry 07 was a good time, but it did seem a bit emptier than normal. This happened in August 2006 as well. I think it is because I scheduled MD too close to Burning Man. So I have moved next years already (please note the schedule below).

We strive to make MD Events a safe & respectful environment through pre-classes, volunteers at the events, emails, tribe.net postings and personal communications. I hope we have proved to have achieved this since our beginnings in 2005. So, I would like to invite everyone to help the events grow by communicating your experiences of learning, exploring, & socializing at Master's Den to new and old friends so we can add to our great community.

Many guests have continued to ask about the Den Dollars. So I will add a few words about how to earn them from The Master's Den, their purpose and use. Many people have fantasies about being bought or sold or buying and selling a submissive. The Den Dollars provide this fantasy and can provide a faux-income at MD events. Attending each event does not earn you more money as a dominant per say, but pre-events will earn you 500 for listening to us tell you about and given you tips on MD. Also, you can earn 500 by volunteering (or your submissive) for an hour and paying to enter, and lastly Maestro Stefanos will pay you for playing with single submissives. After all, single submissives are protected by the Maestro and I would love you both to tell me about the great time you had together. More importantly people ask what to do with the money at Revelry & Casino; Auction is pretty obvious to us all.

Well, consider using the money to bet on games that you create (service, human ping pong, how many people will use the objectification girls ...). Have your submissive or talk a single submissive into being auctioned at Revelry and/or Casino and keep the money for yourself. I'll gladly help if you don't want to Auction her. Play black jack at Casino. Contribute to the atmosphere of D/s and shamelessly ask me for Den Dollars for your efforts. Loan Den Dollars for services or interest to other dominants (some of you have the Den Dollars to do it). But first and for most remember this is an event to socialize, learn & explore with other dominants and submissives. The money is a fantasy aspect that I added. The Auction does not have to be your focus. Many people come to Auction for the first time and find themselves at a disadvantage because many of you have been coming since the beginning. Encourage new attendees to come more often to earn more Den Dollars. Den Dollar allocation for the night of Master's Den: Auction is not fair in the since that everybody is always on equal footing. Everybody was once equal, now things are favorable to those who are here the most. There are plenty of ways to catch up and pass the average attendee. 500 for your first MD, 500 for pre-events, 500 for volunteering and paying, Casino night, playing with single submissives & contributing to atmosphere can set you apart quickly.

About the submissives and dominants at MD Events --- Remember socializing is more than talking; create networks of friends for future play dates at MD or otherwise. Exploring is meeting new people & seeing what fun you can create out of the event with each other. Learn new skills from other dominants and submissives about their visions of D/s and S/M. We welcome all levels of experience so some submissives and dominants are more knowledgeable then others. Talk to them and share your experiences to elevate us all. MD does have a baseline protocol that we respect collars and previous negotiations between groups (2 or more people), Maestro Stefanos protects all single submissives and we insist on respect between all attendees.

The Cards and check-in services: Some previous attendees have asked about these. Upon entering MD events the dominants and submissives are asked to check-in at different areas. The dominants check-in from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM to receive their Den Dollars and give their email contact information (to receive promo info). The submissives are sent to the submissives den to give their email contact information (to receive promo info). To be asked if they are up for public service & play. If they chose to do so then they are given a card(s) to indicate what they willing to submit for negotiations. No one is forced to do this, see baseline protocols above. The cards have the following meanings and are meant as an ice-breaker for negotiations, not a hard and fast rule. Queen of Clubs: The woman is willing to submit to negotiations about S/M and Bondage. Queen of Hearts: The woman is wiling to submit to negotiations about Sexual Service, Queen of Diamonds: The woman is wiling to submit to negotiations about Service. Queen of Spades: The woman is wiling to submit to negotiations about Sexual Service, Service and S/M & Bondage. A Women without a card is not up for public negotiations and is there to socialize, learn & explore without play. A collared submissive may wear the cards and write to negotiate with their dominant should their relationship require it. These services are offered to help dominants and submissives to meet and enjoy the event to its fullest.

  • The Submissive's Den: This area is provided to offer a safe haven for single submissives. Often a dominant is a safe haven, but single submissive do not have this so the Submissive Den is there for them. Collared submissives may use it as well. We offer a private bathroom, water, chocolates and socialization. A Den Mother is always present to assist these submissives.
  • Den Mothers: A group of female Volunteers who provide guidance to the party attendees. They provide emotional support, matchmaking, and help the Maestro to run a safe party. They are identified by the Red Rose they wear.
  • Den Masters: A group of male volunteer who provide guidance to the party attendees. They provide emotional support, matchmaking and the help the Maestro to run a safe party. They are identified by the Red Carnation they wear.
  • The Maestro: Stefanos, the man who hosts, guides & Emcees the party with the help of many. He in the Master of none but his domain, The Master's Den.
  • Both Den Masters and Den Mothers are the hands, eyes and ears of The Master's Den and The Maestro.
  • Master's Den Series:
    • Revelry: A formless MD Event that starts the series of three that is Master's Den. We often have contests with prizes to showcase the submissives. Service Contest, Postures and Master Says are some of the contest we may have.
    • Casino: An event that features a full service blackjack table that uses Den Dollars as the main focus. We offer additional events to bet Den Dollars as well.
    • Auction: A MD event where the focus of the night is an Auction. We start at 9:00 PM with a line up and 9:15 PM with the Auction.


      Thanks for your time and energy reading this. Please save it for future reference.

      Sincerely,

      Maestro Stefanos

Master's Den is World Famous

Many San Franciscans know about the Master's Den parties. Over 500 people from all over the country and world have attended what is now labeled (not by me) the Best Celebration of Female Submission and Male Dominance in America, England and Germany. The Master's Den is not a fetish event; although we have had some amazingly dressed guests. The Master's Den is a true Dungeon Event with 5400+ square feet on 2 levels.

Expect to meet honest people seeking to enjoy the pleasures of D/s in a revelrous Dungeon Environment. Contests of beauty and service, Auctions, objectification, a shadow economy of pleasures await you and yours when you enter the Master's Den. We offer hand prepared appetizers, some of the finest dungeon equipment in the San Francisco Bay Area and an endless supply of debaunchry hosted by Maestro Stefanos and his submissives.

Email mastersdensf@gmail.com

Thank You!

Greetings,

I want to thank you for your support, attendance or consideration of Master's Den Events past and present. It has been through you support that Master's Den has prospered and become the community and event it is. I get many emails and tribe messages every week thanking me for the time I put into this event. I want all of you to know that many people are behind this production. It is the brain child of August Knight from the Sf Citadel and many other volunteers who put in an enormous amount of time and energy in between events. Some of the people who have made this event what it is include (alphabetical order): Andrew, August, Bob, Charlie, Chey, Cy Mike, Eternity Collars, Freckedgirl, Harry, Jeff, JesseKatt, Joe W, Kim, Kyhm, Laura, Maggie, Master Daddy Tim, Master Erik, Matt, Megan, Michelle, Monte John, Naomi, Pandora, Phil, Sam, Simone, Shatter, Sue, Suzie, Trixxie, Troll. Not to forget the incredible volunteers, masters, & submissives who put themselves out there at each event.

I cannot thank you all enough for energy, time and support. I am indebted to you all.

Thank you for making our dream a reality.

Maestro Stefanos