Larp House Presents: A Crow Funeral (PBS edition)

This special run of the game is a exhibition game that will be filmed by Twin Cities PBS as part of a segment they are doing on Larp House. All participants must consent to being filmed and interviewed.

A fellow crow has died and we will gather to mourn their passing, but more importantly to understand why they died. Not in a metaphysical way, but in a practical way – what killed this creature and how can we ensure it won’t kill us as well? We are crows and this is the crow way.

What

A Crow Funeral, a live-action game about arguments, empathy, and corvids for 2 or more players

When

1 October 2019, from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm (including interviews)

Where

A private residence in Richfield, Minnesota. Details will be provided to participants.

Registration

If you are interested in playing, please fill out our A Crow Funeral registration form ASAP. We’ll let you know if you are in the larp as soon as we can.

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23 September 201923 September 2019

Documentation for Slayer Cake at Be-Con

15 September 2019
Be-Con
Rosemont, Illinois

23 players

Photography by Cat Stuntebeck (and Jack Phillips)

Costume pieces sacrificed to the gods of metal:
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22 September 201922 September 2019

Documentation for Be-Con 2019

Woman in surgical mask and black rubber gloves sits to back of another woman with a man facing camera in background

A weekend-long larp convention in the Chicago area

Rosemont, Illinois
13-15 September 2019

Glamourous Night
Designed by Jon Cole
Organized by Jon Cole and Cat Stuntebeck
16 players

Pop!
Designed by Alex Roberts
Organized by Jon Cole
11 players

Intense love letter on hotel stationery — ephemera from Will That Be All?

Will That Be All?
Designed by Graham Walmsley
Organized by Larry Lade
8 players + facilitator

All Options
Designed and organized by Jon Cole
3 players

Slayer Cake
coming tomorrow!

8 August 20197 August 2019

Salon du Larp House: Glamourous Night playtest

Wizards, humans, magical creatures, and faeries attend a mundane community’s summer solstice festival. Magic is in the air, voices are stilled, and dreams can come true at a cost. Tonight shifting auras will grant attendees terrifying mystical power to pursue their desires. How far will you go to get what you want? When you are all-powerful, what is actually important to you?

What

Glamourous Night is a larp about faerie magic and wizards’ hubris for 15-25 players. It is an abstract and musical experience exploring the themes of temptation and choice. This event is a playtest for an unfinished larp designed by Jon Cole.

In Glamourous Night, players use two movement techniques to perform ensorcelling magic as their characters. Characters will experience joyful exploration and tempting darkness as they share, subjugate, and are subjugated.

When

Sunday September 1st, 2019, from 1:30 to 6 pm

Background

This is an alpha playtest of a larp. Glamourous Night isn’t finished, and this will be one of the first times it is played. There might be big holes missing or rough patches in play. If this larp sounds interesting to you even though it may not be a coherent start to finish narrative experience, we will be very glad to have you join us!
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25 July 2019

Documentation for Sarabande

two people embrace as third person in foreground burns a paper document

whiteboard diagram of a number of small stick figures > a single large stick figure next to a guillotine — the logic of revolution

three people in light costumes — The aristocrat, the philosopher, and the lover discuss

two people dancing while a third watches — The lover and the adventurer dance as the aristocrat looks on

person standing on chair holding piece of paper — The philosopher at a high point

person reading from paper as two others watch — The soldier reads revolutionary propaganda as the adventurer and revolutionary look on

man reading newspaper — The revolutionary looks through the news of the world

two people in headed discussion over green drinks — The lover and the aristocrat discuss

person holding rolled map discussing with two others — The lover, the adventurer, and the aristocrat

person with rolled map standing over kneeling person in veil

handwritten document titled MANIFESTO, burned letter, and bowl of water with floating candles — Revolutionary manifesto

paper with hand written symbols including heart and cage

two people dancing — The adventurer dances with the aristocrat

two people toasting with green drinks — The revolutionary toasts the philosopher

handwritten symbols involving boot and dollar signs

three people discussing over a map — The adventurers map

a cartographic map of region of Germany with heart drawn on it — In foreign lands, people are happier

prop newspaper with handwritten story about poverty — Distressing news of the world

pocketwatch on table with electric candles and candles in bowl of water — The philosopher's watch

handwritten rant about CHANGES NOTHING — The philosopher's rant

intoxicated person holding green drink and embracing another person — The lover helps the drunken philosopher

person reading speech with fist in the air as another watches — The soldier takes up the cause while the worker watches cynically

two people sitting together under a parasol — The worker and the lover share a moment

Documentation for Sarabande, a live-action game about truth, love, freedom and beauty, set in 1890s Paris

14-Juillet 🇫🇷 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Seven players + a facilitator

17 July 2019

Documentation for Gone

Content warning should include: may involve actual crying

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

30 June 2019
Four players + a facilitator
Minneapolis

29 June 201929 June 2019

Meg vlogs about Larp House

Meg talks about her first time larping at our recent Larp House Presents: The Hirelings!

17 June 2019

Documentation for The Hirelings

10 people in light costumes spoofing fantasy genre

The Hirelings, a live-action spoof of fantasy role-playing games

9 June 2019
Minneapolis

Ten players

9 May 20199 May 2019

Larp House Presents: The Hirelings

"Five Soliders and a Turk on Horseback" by Albrecht Dürer

In a world of perilous adventure and dark dungeons filled with precious riches, one group of aspiring adventurers are having their first day in a new job, and it’s not quite working out as planned.

The Hirelings is a role-playing game in which you play out the preparations and the aftermath of a failed dungeon crawl.

It draws heavily upon clichés from fantasy role playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, video games, comics, and fantasy literature. In addition there are also elements from modern life, like job interviews, group therapy, sports, and team building. The characters in the game are all novice adventurers, who are preparing to head out on their first real quest.

What

The Hirelings, a live-action fantasy comedy role-playing game for three to ten players (The more the merrier!)

When

Sunday, 9 June 2019 from 3 pm to 6 pm

Where

A North Minneapolis nonprofit located near Broadway and Emerson. Players will be given details after they are registered.

Parking on site. Metro Transit lines 5, 14, 30, and 32 stop nearby.

Registration

If you are interested in playing, fill out our The Hirelings Sign-Up Form by Sunday, 2 June 11:59 pm. This larp will run as long as we have a minimum player count by this deadline, so please register by or before June 2nd if possible!

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2 May 201911 May 2019

Larp House Presents: The Homeowners Association

row houses, the street lined with plastic waste bins

UPDATE: This event has been re-scheduled to May 22. Registration is live!

“I think it is about time something was done about the filthy road signs in the neighborhood. I think it’s a bloody disgrace.”

“One might say that one should leave such things to the proper authorities since they have the responsibility.”

“You could pay some of the adorable children from the neighborhood to sweep the area with a nice bucket of soapy water and a sponge; then you would have it fixed in a jiffy.”

“We will get to all that later, surely, but first we have some more important things to discuss.”

The Homeowners Association is at once a humorous caricature of those embroiled in a petty bid for power and a personal drama in which those same people struggle with the demands of their personal lives.

Each board member is defined by their particular manner of phrasing and use of body language, which makes them look rather ridiculous to one another, especially in the board meetings where tempers run high. What begins as a mutual attempt by the board members to desperately try to impose their will on the board meetings and by extension their neighborhood becomes something different as they get to know each other outside of board meetings. What will happen to all of their plans, ideals, and conflicts when they suddenly know their opponents on a personal level?

What

The Homeowners Association is a comedic live-action scenario about low-stakes high-drama arguments for four players.

Winner: Otto Award for Best Characters, Fastaval 2017
Winner: Otto Award for Best Scenario, Fastaval 2017

When

Updated: 22 May 2019 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Where

Updated: Minneapolis Central Library at 300 Nicollet Mall

Directions

Paid parking is available; we encourage a car pool or transit!

Registration

There is no cost for admission to this event.

If you are interested in playing, fill out our The Homeowners Association sign-up form before Tuesday, 14 May 11:59 pm. This larp will run as long as we have a minimum player count by May 14, so please register by or before then if possible!

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