In which Tory considers the scheduling of a LARP...

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It is a balmy summer evening, full of magic and mystery, and the gates to the Palace of Storms have been thrown open. The lord of this towering castle, perched high amongst howling winds and rocky hills, looming over the fertile southern fields of the Kingdom of Alshen, has decreed a ball to be held upon this night. Here shall gather kings and queens, princes and princesses. Here shall lurk secrets and disguises, love and sorcery. And here they shall revel, waited upon by invisible servants, until the stroke of midnight. And upon the stroke of midnight, who knows what strange wishes shall come true?

A Crown of Hearts is a fairy-tale evening for sixteen players, full of passion, drama, adventure, and metamorphosis. This game deals with some disturbing themes and dark subject matter, and is recommended for mature players.

This is the game that I'm writing right now, and hope to premiere at some point this summer, because there aren't nearly enough games running in the season. A few other notes about various questions and concerns...

- If all goes well, I'll be finishing this game in May. Especially if it is running later in the summer, I should definitely be able to get you complete sheets well before the game. The only way I could see week-of-game-character-sheet-fail happening is if it runs particularly early in the summer (late June) and if something holds me up noticeably with the writing (I wind up moving sooner than expected, I get sick, that sort of thing.)

- Whether it runs on a Saturday or a Sunday, I'll probably be going for a late afternoon to early evening runtime. (So something like 3-7 pm or 4-8 pm.) This is supposedly a standard 4-hour game; of course, it might run a little shorter or longer, depending. Predicting runtime is not one of my GM strengths. There will probably be some sort of dead dog afterwards, for those interested.

- I'd like to be able to run this at Brandeis, but getting space in the summer can be a bit tricky. That's part of why I'd like to get some potential run dates ASAP, so I can space-hunt. If not Brandeis, then somewhere Boston area and, I hope, at least somewhat T-accessible.

- Speaking of which, unless this game is a complete and utter disaster, I *will* be re-running it, most likely within a year.

Given that...

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Comments

I am amused

[laura47.livejournal.com]

3 of the top 4 posts on my flist right now say "Tory" very obviously at the beginning.

The other two were brits talking politics. :-)

Re: I am amused

[wired-lizard.livejournal.com]

Heeee. :-) Because I'm such a conservative British politician.

[londo.livejournal.com]

There was no ticky box for "You've already told me I have a part."

[wired-lizard.livejournal.com]

Actually, this isn't a game in which I already know where I want to cast you. But I'm sure it'll be interesting no matter what. :P

[londo.livejournal.com]

So you have multiple larps in process right now?

[wired-lizard.livejournal.com]

There is this game which I'm writing solo in a month. Then there is Stars Over Atlantis, which mllelaurel and I will be co-writing for next Intercon. So we'll probably do most of the writing on that over summer and next fall. We don't have you unofficially-dream-cast in that one either.

We have various LARPs in the pipe[dream]line, one of which is our weekend-long, Towers of Babylon, which we do have you unofficially-dream-cast in. So that's probably what you're thinking of.

I am a busy monkey.

[londo.livejournal.com]

You're a... something, alright.

[laura47.livejournal.com]

also, any idea where it will run?

[wired-lizard.livejournal.com]

Oh, I should put that in the post, shouldn't I? *failface* Hopefully Brandeis; one of the reasons I want to have some idea of the date is so I can try to get space. If not, will try for somewhere Boston area and vaguely T accessible.

[laura47.livejournal.com]

okay!

left you complicated comments and ran out of space in the box, btw

[breakinglight11.livejournal.com]

Brandeis can be tough to get space at over the summer, though it's not impossible. Just a heads-up.

[wired-lizard.livejournal.com]

I know. Spoke with readerofposts about it, and he'll look into it, but I'll be trolling for backup space too.

[freetobeme18.livejournal.com]

I recommend Spontaneous Celebrations in Jamaica Plain. T-accessible, big rooms, in a nice neighborhood, and space there is cheap and easy to reserve.

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

I want to play, but I am still job-hunting and literally have no idea what my schedule will be like this summer. :( Hoping for weekends free or partially free.

[wired-lizard.livejournal.com]

I do hope they are partially free! Or that you'd be able to get time off for a game or summat. Because I'd love to have you in game. :D

[natbudin.livejournal.com]

A new P&C game? I am so there.

[wired-lizard.livejournal.com]

Squee! :D

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[bleemoo.livejournal.com]

Hi,

I sent you an email last week. My email's been acting strangely. Did you get it and haven't had time to reply yet, or did it not go through? If the former, no worries or rush, I just want to make sure it hasn't disappeared into the ether.

Only vaguely related

[ultimatepsi.livejournal.com]

Do you and mllelaurel want to run a game at Pi-Con this summer (August 20-22)?