Larps

existential

There was a deep darkness. Then a burning light. And now you're here.

Whatever you thought the afterlife would be, this isn't what you expected. Your soul feels restless, fraying. Unless you manage to connect it to a proper afterlife soon, you'll be stuck like this forever.

This is a mildly serious, vaguely philosophical game about exploring the afterlife, figuring out why you died, and deciding where to go from here.

Afterlife is a lightweight 2-hour secrets-and-rituals game for 11-17 ... (read more)

The Awful Truth (Hank Kuhfeldt, 2006)

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What is an addiction? Is it a chemical or mental dependence or is it a desire to return to a place where your hurts were less and you could be somebody? Why does the latchkey school boy day dream about faraway places and adventures on his own? Why does the junkie need that next fix? Where do you go when you dream? What about when you are high?

Faeries are real. They are not the sad sack parodies of life that some games make them out to be, nor are they merely carefree sprites that exist only ... (read more)

Death of Rivka (Alleged Entertainment, 2019)

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Our universe consists of many overlapping universes and timelines. Every time a person makes a major decision, their soul splits in two or more pieces, with each part following one decision. After death, those pieces all reunite.

Rivka, you have lived a full life. Or rather, many lives. Now, at the time of your death, it is time to return to yourself and reunite with your experiences. Once you have fully rejoined yourself, you may move on: to join with your other selves in another life or to re... (read more)

Play Date (Alleged Entertainment, 2016)

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Why do children have imaginary friends?

Sometimes imaginary friends are there to help kids work through issues they can’t handle alone. Sometimes a lonely child is looking for company. Sometimes it’s because their real friends have imaginary friends. And sometimes, maybe, they’re just for fun.

In Play Date, a group of kids have been left with a teenage babysitter for an afternoon. There will be toys, craft time, pizza, and maybe some existential angst.

Play Date is a game about children deali... (read more)