Category: Documentation

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Documentation for Gone

used facial tissues

Content warning should include: may involve actual crying

Documentation for Gone, a role-playing scenario about loss, grief, and family

Designed by Klaus Meier Olsen
Organized by TLS

30 June 2019
Four players + a facilitator
Minneapolis

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Documentation for The Homeowners Association

Four people with exaggerated body language
Four people with exaggerated body language
Left to right: One, We, You, I
You catches a glimpse into We's personal life
Four people with exaggerated body language
Left-to-right: I, One, We, You

It was surprisingly sweet and emotional, despite being callously funny at the beginning. —Jon Cole

Documentation for The Homeowners Association

Designed by Marie Skouenborg
Organized by TLS

22 May 2019
Minneapolis
4 players + facilitator

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Documentation for Uwe Boll’s Christmas Special

UWE B XMAS SPECIAL
The director brings his masterpiece to life
L-to-R: Uwe Boll, Kirk Cameron, Miss Richfield 1981, Danny Devito, James Franco, John Oliver, loyal AD Jerry. Not pictured: Alan Rickman, Hugo Weaving

Documentation for Uwe Boll’s Christmas Special
A holiday game inspired by every film critic’s most beloved director

Designed by Evan Torner and Kat Jones
Organized by TLS, Josh Krehbiel, and Kathy Shane

December 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nine players

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Documentation for Screwing the Crew

two mostly empty liquor bottles
a table with snacks and slips of paper
a circle of people passing a ball of yarn
building a history
a circle of people connected by a web of yard
relationship web
brunost and crackers
Nordic cheese for a Nordic larp
two people with drinks on a beanbag chair
two people sitting close on a sofa
two people dancing
dancing
two people arguing on a sofa
what the future holds
two mostly empty liquor bottles
liquor on the table

Documentation for Screwing the Crew
A game about friends and lovers

18 November 2018
Eight players
Minneapolis Minnesota

Designed by Elin Nilsen and Trine Lise Lindahl
Organized by Katherine Shane, Shawn Stokes, and Cat Stuntebeck

Photography by Micah, Kathy, Tayler, and Larry

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Documentation for Paratopia

The Abortionists
Underground clinic mechanic
Greg's girlfriend Hailey explains why Todd needs to go
Greg explains to his parents why Todd needs to go
Greg texts his brother Todd
Todd texts his brother Greg
The life of Alex Park, teacher
Alex Park reflects if it was all worth it

Documentation for Paratopia, a larp design nano-con

Organized by TLS and Katherine Shane

3 November 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Seven attendees

Events

  • Playtest: The Abortionists by Jon Cole and Kelley Vanda
  • Playtest: Better Tell Todd by Josh Krehbiel
  • Roundtable: game concept feedback for unfinished design by Shawn Stokes
  • Workshop: Ars Tegumi, presented by Jon Cole
  • Roundtable: creative process, facilitated by Tayler Stokes
  • Playtest: It Was a Beautiful Mistake by David Rothfeder
  • Playtest: Magnum Opus by Tayler Stokes
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Documentation for Old Friends: Behind the scenes

Sometimes it’s just a lucky coincidence when your r-map resembles a pentagram

Documentation for Old Friends, part 3 of 3: Scenography

Lighting and scenography by l.p.lade

Very special thanks to Tayler and Greg Stokes for assistance with facilities and logistics

Soundtrack: “1 Ghosts I,” “36 Ghosts IV” by Nine Inch Nails

Photography by l.p.lade

20 October 2018, Saint Paul, Minnesota, five players

Original announcement

Documentation part one: Photos
Documentation part two: Video