nordiclarpyearbook2015

Perspectives
The more original elements in this larp
were:
-The mechanism of negotiating the intensity
level on the spot; a principle that
we stressed throughout the workshop and
during play. If you were assaulted, you could
use the code-words “intensify” to provoke
harder play or “break” to cool down. Everybody
wore a tag telling what level of intensity
they would like to reach in play. In
this way, explicitly violent scenes could be
played within safe boundaries.
-The mechanism of operating with three
time-frames: Early - cool play; mid-part -
upheated play; late - violent -all hell looseplay.
By stating this so explicitly, players became
aware of each others boundaries, and
awesome scenes happened.
-How we stressed that the play-style should
be serious. If your character cries, make it
look real - don’t make a parody.
-That we suggested that the dress code
should be between casual and glamourous
depending on the character. It was important
to us that there were at least a handful
of really glamourous characters present.
-The decicision that status-description
should be an important part of the workshop,
but with several different criteria;
wealth, beauty and cool leasure-interests.
In this way, different characters were able
to define their own status hierarchy based
on their character’s values, rather than being
given a static status hierarchy. We explicitly
did not want to have any specific educational
or moral goal for the larp; it was
supposed to be a playground for emotions,
relationships and events.
Tom Parker has decided that he will provoke forth the truth about his children this evening. He needs to
know more of who they are if he is to decide who is to become his sucessor. (Photo: Frode Enge Taksrud)
Andreas has been loose with his mouth. On Morten’s
call, a thug appears on a motorcycle. “You owe me
150,000! Pay them now or I’ll beat the guts out of you!
And from now on, make sure that you tell nobody nothing!”
(Photo: André Lilleland)
CREDITS: André Lilleland, Jørn Varhaug
DATE: August 29, 2015
LOCATION: Sola, near Stavanger
DURATION: 5 hours incl. 45 min workshop
beforehand
PARTICIPANTS: 19 (capacity for more
players)
BUDGET: 450 €
PARTICIPATION FEE: 36 € regular price,
26 € subsidized price
GAME MECHANICS: Family dinner; involving
intrigues spread among the
players.
“You know that you have been to a soap
opera larp when dad is an alcoholic who
sleeps with your sister’s best friend, and
mummy spends all the family’s money
while she enjoys boys that her daughter
(who is also granddad’s daughter) takes
home.”
- Participant’s Comment
ARTICLE FRONT PAGE:
Comment from the player: “ Also, you
learn that uncle and aunt are half-siblings.
And everybody gets from their
concepts when you announce that you
won’t come home for Christmas!
(Photo: André Lilleland)
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