I’ve obviously been hanging around too many Larpers lately (not that I’m saying that’s inherently a bad thing), as I’ve been having crazy ideas about interesting larps to run all day. Consider this, then, a “call for interest” regarding what I feel to be one of the better crazy ideas …
[size=85]Presenting …[/size]
[size=150]Initial Signs Promising[/size]
A Psychological Thriller of a LARP, by Ignifluous
“Welcome to City West Clinic, and congratulations for choosing the preeminent specialist medical facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Our professional doctors, clinicians and specialists are the leading men and women of their fields, and during the five years City West Clinic has been operating, they have performed many medical miracles, restoring hope and health to hundreds of patients just like you.”
You have been referred to City West Clinic by your doctor, your hospital, or your friends, and have endured the high fees, long waiting list, and obscure bureaucracy to visit the “Miracle Clinic” - the one place that might be able to help you.
You arrive for your appointment, thinking about the strange symptoms you’ve been experiencing, or maybe fretting over the diagnosis your doctor gave you last visit. Taking a seat in the pristine, if spartan, waiting room, you marvel at the diverse slice of humanity seated with you, and wonder why they are here. Hopefully the wait won’t be too long …
The door opens, and a man in a suit is lead in by a doctor. “Initial signs are promising, sir, but if you could just wait here, we’ll call you back in shortly for some more tests.” The man sobs quietly to himself, and the others in the waiting room shift uneasily, but … almost as if it wasn’t unusual. Like it was … expected. The lady in the corner, the one with the briefcase, glances across briefly, then pulls out some crayons and starts scribbling on the wall.
Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea, after all. As you get up to leave, the Doctor is suddenly at your side, grasping your elbow firmly. Smiling at you, guiding you through the door, he says "Your specialist will see you now; welcome to City West Clinic … "
This will be a suspenseful larp, entirely taking place in the Waiting Room of the City West Clinic, with the exception of being removed from the Waiting Room for a short while to be assessed/treated/tested with regards to the medical condition or symptoms that have brought you to the Clinic. This could consist of the GM informing you what’s going on, and advising you on any new effects your condition or the tests/treatment/assessment have caused, before returning you to the room so that you can have fun RPing your new “issues” (and if you’re lucky, the doctors might even be able to successfully “help” you ).
Numbers will be very limited, probably to only 8 or 10 players, and maybe 2 NPCs, and would probably only be an hour or two long. Datewise … probably towards the end of this year, or beginning of the next - due to its sort timespan, it could probably even fit on a weeknight.
Anyhow … before I spend hours of effort planning a larp for noone …
Who’d be keen to participate in something like this?