This post provides information about the risks associated with using rope in a scene.  It adds to the information presented in the Negotiation & Scene Planning tutorial.  You need both.  If you intend to put rope on anyone who has a pulse (including yourself), study everything on this page.

Rope bottoms: If something goes wrong, YOU will be the one injured. STUDY THIS PAGE, as well as the one on Nerves & Circulation.

There are risks associated with rope bondage. You need to understand what they are, how to reduce them, and what to do if something goes wrong. And something will go wrong eventually, because:

Rope Bondage is Not Safe

Understanding risk is a crucial part of engaging in bondage ethically. If you do not know the potential outcomes of the activities you engage in, then you are not informed, and cannot give informed consent.