#parlor larp

The auction items had really fantastic and setting appropriate props chosen. It was fun to mention to the player looking for a soul that “that bottle looks quite interesting, don’t you agree? By the way, have you spoken with that kindly Devil yet?” I was a correspondent after all, so facilitating communication between people was a good extra goal to give myself. I would highly recommend that anyone who plays a LARP considers adopting this as a goal as well; getting the right people connected with each other is where Parlor LARPS shine brightly.

There was also a section of the room set aside to function as Parabola, so that people could share honey-dreams and certain factions could be included. They handwaved a little of the normal function so that players who didn’t want to do fictional drugs could still go to parabola and be included, and I think that was a smart choice.

Everyone was so much lovely fun to play with, cagey and secretive but honestly all so willing to work together, which you love to see. I often play folks with big secrets, so it was really fun to bluntly tell my goals to anyone and everyone I met. I also used my knowledge of the setting to speak cryptically about The Correspondence, giving my poor Nightmares 6 character too much to ever dream of communicating clearly.

Folks seemed to enjoy my character! I promised to share my research openly if I obtained the book, but I didn’t really have to do a lot of wheeling and dealing to get several learned Londoners funding my research. I also had my fude nib inked with my very own violant, and made a few echos jotting off quick (non-canon) correspondence symbols to those curious to learn “new words.”

The auction was still neck and neck, as an alchemist and I continued to outbid each other. Peace terms were offered, and rejected. After a heart-pounding bid in the last ten seconds of the auction, the forbidden volume was all mine. The GM informed me that my character was now aware of the nature of the Judgements and The Great Chain, and that the volume made an exceptionally compelling argument for the breaking of said chain.

My character subsequently (well, with an eye on the clock and an effort to ensure things were timed well enough that I wasn’t interrupting other plot lines) had a complete breakdown, telling all who were interested to bring as much prisoner’s honey for everyone who “wanted to know the truth.”

I cannot relate to you the specifics of what happened to those dozen people who found themselves sharing a honey-dream as I read. The only thing that can be said with certainty was the chanting, first quiet, then terribly loud, fists pounding against the surfaces of the Is-Not…

Break the chain.

Break the chain!

BREAK THE CHAIN!

Long story short, lovely party and charming company, would love to attend the next New Year’s of 1899.

BOFFER LARP

At Fractured I have Thistle Roseblood. She is a Bogie from the Blighted Fen (a dead fairy from the cajun swamp as an OOP reference) She is a Survivalist and she specializes in finding lost and missing people. Right now she is in a weird spot because she had her first failure in saving someone since the woman she found, which was the wife of someone she looks up to, couldn't be saved and she had to watch him kill her.

At Forest of Doors, there is Devanavasi. She is an Apsaran from Undersea (Think Disney's Atlantis with a lot of Hindu influence) She is a Diplomat to the spirits of the world, as well as a bit of a scholar. She was hired by another PC to spy on someone's research, but she has actually taken a liking to the subject matter she is researching. Depending on what she finds, she may just give her payment back to that PC (an item she really really wants) and tell him where to put it. 

PARLOUR LARP (I like to spell it the French way damnit)

In Sabbat (vampires), which I play tonight (yay!), I play a character only know as Septimus, or if you want to piss her off, you can call her Seven. She is a Pander.(clanless) Her sire was an Anarch Malkavian (aka Clan Crazy) named Charlie Bronson. She is in a pack with another Malkavian, a Gangrel, and another Pander. It's a unique character as she doesn't know she can use one of her powers but she uses it reflexively. More on that later.

In Cam/Anarch (more vampires), I play a Toreador (Clan Artsy Fartsy) named Saorise O'Connor. She is 2 points blood bonded to a Malkavian named Rusty. She is pretty happy with her life right now. She just spent around a month painting a bunch of churches and her art is amazing so hopefully they will enjoy it. The big 3 point blood bond will happen soonish, as soon as her sire says that Rusty is worth it. <3 Rusty and Saorise, it's probably the most fun parlour LARP right now for me.

In Werewolf, I play(or played rather, since this game is suspended right now) a Fianna (Irish McIrish) Cub named Aisling MacCreedy (Gaelic names FTW). She and her cousin Don and both kind of fuck ups, and Aisling is a super late bloomer. You typically change around puberty, and she just chaged at age 23. She is in an Irish folk band named Drunken Pub Glasses who play stuff like what The Dubliners do.

In Mage, I play a girl named Pages. She is a Mastigos (Uses Mind and Space, usually assholes) Mysterium(Book hoarder) She is....well an asshole. She commonly uses Mind magic to get her way, and does pretty bitchy things with it. She has a spirit familiar named Jedidah (Jed-di-dah) that is a German Shepard. She loves that damn thing to death. She almost killed a dude over hurting her dog once. 

In Changling, I will be playing a Fairest (fairy like) Dancer (...dancer) named Vivandere. You can thank Tchaikovsky for that character concept, specifically Waltz of the Flowers. I really don't have a lot to say about her since I haven't played her yet.

TABLETOP RPGs

In my Tuesday Forgotten Realms game, which is FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC, I play Marune, a Tiefling (demon) Rogue Knife Master (a sub class of Rouge that deals with knives) She is Chaotic Neutral, but is leaning so hard towards good it might as well be good. She used to be a slaved assassin for a Red Wizard named Derraxian, but she escaped when she was told to kill a child and she refused. She just got a new toy called Blackveil. It's a knife that lets you go invisible once a day. She is never getting rid of that shit.

In my Wednesday Pirate themed game, I play 'Ragin' Jane Scarlett, a human Sea Reaver (pirate barbarian essentially). She is a mountain of a woman and is commonly referred to as having no neck, but she isn't super dumb nor is she ugly. I enjoy dishing out the MASSIVE damage a barbarian can do. It's a simple relaxing game and character.

In my Thursday game I play Kita Sparkbottom (a gnome sorcerer). She is a tiny little gnome who is usually carried around by our party's Orc, who is the tallest memeber at 6'6" and Kita is the smallest as 2'5". She is Chaotic and claims that all of her actions are the will of her deity, but she doesn't worship one.

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