I wrote a game for Kapcon this year and it was pretty well received in Wellington. I was thinking of doing an Auckland run in the near future, if there are enough people interested in playing it, before shelving it and moving on to my next project.
Description
Desperate times, desperate measures. Down on ratings, down on funding, slowing slipping off the airwaves and into oblivion, an ailing television network launched its final gambit: a pressure-cooker reality TV show where the contenders for the grand prize have to spend four months living on a submarine, deep under the ocean.
It’s been four long months of claustrophobic life in the submarine for contenders and crew alike. For the contenders, it’s been a non-stop barrage of interpersonal conflicts, hoops to jump and psychological mind games for the world’s entertainment. For the crew, it’s been life under the network’s sword of damocles. In the tiny confines of the underwater vessel, everyone knew that the pay off is the prize, all else must simply be endured. It has been four long months of gritted teeth and thinking of the money at the end, if only it’s all a success.
And now, at last, it’s all over. With the last of the crew and only three contenders left on board, the winner has just been announced and filming has wrapped. The cameras are off, the submarine has begun its ascent and in just three hours, you’re free. There’s only three more hours to endure.
Argonautica is intended as a intense, experimental larp dealing with mature themes and some horror elements.
Cast List
Glenn Erikson - final three contestant, a man in his late thirties. A former investigative journalist who has come on the show to recover a family fortune. Male.
Goldie – final three contestant, a woman in her mid-twenties. A small-time criminal and trailer park diva who has come on the show 'for the adventure’. Female.
Max Nelson - final three contestant, a man/woman in his/her early twenties. A vocal member of the environmental movement who has come on the show to raise awareness of issues facing the planet today. Either.
Rick Donovan – the host, a popular television personality. Male.
Rebecca Roman-Wilks – the assistant producer. Female.
Tim Shriever – camera and sound technician. Male.
Danni Winfield – submarine technician. Either.
Stacey Clarke – catering and general assistance. Female.
If there’s sufficient interest for another run, I’ll organise a time that works for the interested people. The venue will be my garage which, according to my playtest group, does really well at pretending to be a submarine! 
