Wow, that’s a neat costume!
I’m in the sameboat as Muppet - would love to get a bit more info on my character so I can create a costume in accordance with her personality. I’m currently thinking mostly traditional mafia, with cyberpunk elements, rather than pure cyberpunk.
Sorry about that, must be getting a little ahead of ourselves. If you have not received one already, a brief character description should be sent out this week.
We have assigned character responsibility to members of the LARP team based on faction, meaning that characters from some factions have been sent out, while others are still being worked on.
[quote=“sidicus”]A link to a photo of one of the GM characters, Father Bartholomew Bradley, Consiglierie of the Irish Mob is below. This is a more complicated costume but we hope it provides inspiration for those interested in creating something unique.[/quote]That’s a priest?!? Gosh.
Yes, the Irish cyberneticlly enhanced priest. More a priest on paper than in faith to any one god. We are not expecting everyone to work this hard but the GM has put a lot of effort in so I hope people like it.
Also Anna, I think you definitely have the right idea with the traditional meets cyberpunk for your character. Even the most straight laced sounding character can easily have a futuristic and cyberpunk inspired costume.
As Muppet is wanting, the information we intend to send out should help get you into the the headspace, rather than specifically telling you what color shoes you character should wear. Hopefully this information can provide more inspiration than the name and one line description provided so far.
Oooo! I got my character blurb tonight. I’m so excited!!
Hopefully the blurbs have given people enough information to start thinking about costuming, but if you do have any questions please feel free to e-mail us.
Also we have added history regarding the factions of NeoSteelsburg as well as for the Malindrino Mafia Family, Irish Mob and NeoMafia to the background of the kapcon website.
Its probably too long for a post but if you are interested in knowing the history of the factions you can find it at:
Enjoy
For those interested we have added some information on the background on NeoSteelsburg. This is how people in general see the city, interpret it how you will.
We are posting the background information for Mafia 2071 on the web to give interested players an insight into the world we are using.
This is not required reading, but we hope that it will motivate people into playing in the game we are creating and inspire those who have already requested characters.
This information can also be found on the kapcon website:
kapcon.rpg.net.nz/?q=node/213
“Welcome to the City of Tomorrow.
Welcome, to NeoSteelsburg.”
Since its rebirth, the city now known as NeoSteelsburg has become one of the great cities of our time. Riding the cutting edge of the technology revolution, NeoSteelsburg has become a symbol of what a modern city should be. Thanks largely to the benevolent nature of its corporate investors, the city has grown to be the largest in the Upper South East, held aloft by the billions of dollars from foreign investors and on the backs of millions of American citizens . Backed by such Megacorporate giants as Kobayashi Envirotech, protected by the ever vigilant Safegard Security and powered by the trail-blazing Lockheed Futuristics, Neosteelsburg is a shining star that shows no signs of dimming.
A Brief History
The Original town of Steelsburg was founded in the early 19th century by Sebastian Steel. Steel was a prominent business man and the first Mayor of the town. His descendants live in the area to this day and still hold many valuable pieces of real-estate. The city survived as an overlooked part of the American continent until corporate hands reshaped it to its present form. This change in the city was orchestrated by Kobayashi Envirotech a company that has perfected the procedure for the accelerated growth of genetically engineered pine. Kobayashi Envirotech decided on the region around Neosteelsburg to be the site for its most audacious environmental engineering project yet, the Kobayashi Envirotech Hyper-Forestry Project. In order to move the massive number of engineered pines down to the docks and processing area the company redirected the Steel River to a more convenient location. Due to this the entire center of the city was relocated along with half the its population. This left the old center of town or Old Steel as it is called by the locals, to fall into disarray. But this allowed the now dubbed NeoSteelsburg into grow to the city it is today.
Lay of the Land
NeoSteelsburg lies astride the Steel River, a massive concrete and steel wonder of engineering, as it enters the placid waters of Lake Bellmenton. To the south of the river is the blue collar area that holds the majority of the cities industrial might its hard working folk. Here lie the docks, processing plants and supply centers that are the lifeblood of the city. It is here that the tons of wood that float downstream on the Steel River come to rest. If the south is the heart and blood of the city, then the north is it’s mind and soul. Here the majestic towers of Kobayashi Envirotech, SafeGard Security and countless others, stand as stalwart sentinels to the American way of life. Here decisions that affect every facet of NeoSteelsburg life are made. From the sparkling recycled water of the Marina to the mansions atop the lush green Aurora Heights, the north of NeoSteelsburg is truly a wonder to behold.
Power to the People
A shining city like NeoSteelsburg needs alot of power to brighten its many lights. This power is provided by the kind people from Lockheed Futuristics. With their ground breaking advances in orbital solar collection and energy transferance, coupled with NeoSteelsburgs own Lockheed Island Relay Station, they ensure that the lights never dim. Of course in a growing city like NeoSteelsburg one must always look to the future, and so Alamos Aromics in partnership with Kobayashi Envirotech have almost completed the building of the NeoSteelsburg Fusion Plant, with enough capacity to power the entire region.
The Dark Side of Success
With great success comes great envy, and the same is true with NeoSteelsburg. Although the presence of organized crime has long plagued NeoSteelsburg, SafeGard Security keeps their activities in check. Rumors abound that recent violence in NeoSteelsburg was due to conflict among the groups that run the seedy underbelly of the city in what has been romanticized as a “mob war”. SafeGard spokespeople give us assurance any such events are simply the result of an imaginative media coverage. They say that any news scanners who are taken in by stories of the Irish Mob’s control of the south or Malandrino Mafia Family control of the north, should instead look to SafeGard’s much more reliable statistics on the minuscule amount of crime in NeoSteelsburg. Any comments made about the rise in technology related crime and the emergence of a NeoMafia are simply ignored as laughable.
Hello,
Just to let you know we have been very busy working on the Mafia 2071 LARP, but realize that the date for Kapcon is fast approaching.
Based on previous Kapcon LARPs we are expecting around 60 players for Mafia 2071.
To this end we have created a “core” cast of 60, which we would like to have filled. A list of the core characters can be found at kapcon.rpg.net.nz/?q=node/227 or below.
Additional characters beyond the 60 listed are available, but at this stage we would like to fill as many of the characters below as possible before the LARP.
Also, for any questionnaires filled in after Christmas we will no longer be able to take the time to provide character choices. Instead we will be offering the single character we believe is most suited to you.
If you are planning on playing in the LARP, filling in the questionnaire before Christmas will help us and mean we can offer you a selection of characters to chose from.
We look forward too getting some more questionnaires and seeing you at Kapcon 18, and hopefully the LARP, MAFIA 2071.
Jonathan
MAFIA 2071 CAST LIST
NeoMafia
The Smiling Man (Media Producer, Advisor, GM) Grant Robinson
[color=green]Max Romero, “Mr Charisma” (Leader) CAST[/color]
Sandra Romero (Wife of Max Romero)
[color=green]Jane Romero (Daughter of Max Romero) CAST[/color]
[color=green]Steve “The Cleaner” Harvey (2nd in charge) CAST[/color]
Sam Lee (Beautician, Seductress)
Paul “Running” Walters (Drugs)
Timmy “Two Fingers” Cartel (NeoMafia Accountant)
Rh0nd1a (Online Casinos)
Donnie “Buzz” Scuro (Uber-Hacker)
[color=green]Sam Black (Hacker, Online Protection Rackets) CAST[/color]
Minos “Fish” Fitzferal (Online Botnet Crime)
[color=green]Twitch (Electronic Narcotics) CAST[/color]
[color=green]Jenni Chrome, The Iron Lady (Enforcement) CAST[/color]
Jimmy The Arm (Cyber Surgeon)
Charlie Dread (Enforcer)
Irish Mob
Bartholomew Bradley, The Galway Gunman (Advisor, Priest,Former Hitman, GM) Aaron Orr
[color=green]“Mister” Michael Kyne (Leader) CAST
Laura Kyne, The Bloody Banshee (Michael Kyne’s Mother) CAST[/color]
Sean Daily (2nd in command)
Myra O’Keen, The Goddess (Lieutenant, Prostitution)
Rex Luger (Myra O’Keen’s Husband)
[color=green]Fiona “Sirine” Kyne (Soldier, Socialite) CAST[/color]
Conway “The Meat” Roe (Soldier, Hooker Enforcement)
Gabby “Archangel” McTavish (Lieutenant, Crime in general)
[color=green]Tabitha “Teeth” Shire: (Soldier, Enforcement) CAST
Jimmy “The Bastard” Hanlon (Soldier, Violent Crime) CAST
Paul O’Feil, The Nutcracker (Lieutenant, Leg Breaker) CAST
"Goldmine" Abel O’Feil (Soldier, Non-Violent Crime) CAST[/color]
Marleen Kilkenny (Lieutenant, Accountant)
[color=green]“Thick” Codi McDern (Soldier, Whisky Smuggling) CAST[/color]
Gary ‘Drugbust’ Hennessy (Soldier, Drugs)
Malandrino Mafia Family
Klaus Dhomochevsky, Uncle Klaus (Advisor, Ex Russian Mob, GM) Bryan Pow
[color=green]Maria Malandrino, Mother Malandrino (Leader) CAST[/color]
Stewart Malandrino (Husband to Maria Malandrino)
The Carmine Crew
[color=green]Carmine “King Maker” Giuseppe (2nd In Charge, White Collar Crime) CAST
Terry “Teflon” Bendino (Soldier, Lawyer) CAST[/color]
Maurice “Moon Base” Meloncamp (Soldier, Property Crime)
Maximus Steel (Associate, Corporate Liason)
The Butcher Crew
[color=green]“Bloody” Beatrice Bigio (Lieutenant, Gambling, Murder) CAST[/color]
Robert Gambino, Bobby the Book (Soldier, Loan Sharking)
“Fancy” Louise Grissetti (Soldier, Prostitution)
Nikolai Dhomochevsky, Cousin Nicky (Associate, Enforcer)
The Malandrino Misfits
[color=green]Vincent Malandrino, Baby Boy Vincent (Lieutenant, Son of Leader, Drugs, Smuggling) CAST
Luciana Malta, Little Lucy (Soldier) CAST
Nicky “Nine Lives” Salemme (Soldier, Computer Crime) CAST
Banchiko Kobayashi, Babs the Builder (Associate, Ex Japanese Mob, Enforcer) CAST[/color]
The Mommas Boys Crew
Thomas Malandrino, Tommy Two Guns (Lieutenant)
Perry “Lost and Found” Gerelli (Soldier, Theft)
Sully “The Schmuck” Cerrino (Soldier, Protection Rackets, Enforcement)
The Non Affiliated
Father John Santiago (Head Priest)
[color=green]Chet Washington (Comissione Investigator) CAST
Lauretta D’Orazio (Widow of Big Tony Dorazio) CAST
Charlotte Kain, The Wraith (Freelance Trouble Shooter) CAST
Remi Le Beau, Gamble (Freelance Trouble Shooter) CAST
Steve Rogers (Freelance Trouble Shooter) CAST[/color]
Joshua Coombs, (Freelance Trouble Shooter)
[color=green]Detective Harold Sporco (Senior Dectective, Bent Cop) CAST[/color]
Detective Shannon Maltean (Detective, Sporco’s Partner, Bent Cop)
[color=green]Wade Wilson (Professional Hitman) CAST[/color]
Richard Nakashima (Japanese Businessman, Kobayashi Envirotech)
Chandra (Hacker)
Otto Sargon (Cyber Surgeon, Clinic is in the Church)
[color=green]Dwayne Herbest (Priest’s Assistant) CAST
Jenny the Snitch (Information Dealer) CAST[/color]
[quote=“TequilaDave”]Shakes fists
Curse you Kapcon being in January!!![/quote]
Yeah Why is everything happening in January?! I can’t go to nearly everything because of my huge holiday in the UK over Christmas.
I’m gonna ask my boss if I can have a Friday off to go to the next Mulitverse game up there though.
I received a character blurb some months back which was awesome, but I’m wondering when we get our full character sheets?
Also, a note to the Auckland 5 - I’ve booked us the accommodation 
Hello Anna, unfortunately some faction creators are still working on producing a final draft of the character sheets. We hope to send them out in the near future but at this stage can not provide an exact date.
I have passed your concern onto the rest of the MAFIA 2071 team, so we are all aware of it.
If you do have any further concerns or questions please feel free to post them here or e-mail us as kapconlarp09@gmail.com.
That’s cool, I understand how these things get, just checking my spam box hasn’t eaten it or something 
I look forward to the character sheet and the subsequent game!
Yay, I got my character sheet! I’m looking forward to this so much! I really hope more people sign up for this game, at least three people necessary for my goals aren’t cast yet.
Huzzah! I have my character sheet, too, althought last I heard, my love interest hadn’t been cast. [sighs sadly]
Excellent, everyone should have their character sheet by now (if you have not please e-mail kapconlarp09@gmail.com)
We will be putting up a revised list of remaining characters in the next day or so. Stephanie, I think your love interest been be cast now. I also think the people Minvera interacts with are cast, but may have to double check on that one.
The LARP is getting close fast (5 days to go!) and its disconcerting to feel like (apart from a few un-cast characters we really need filled) we may actually be ready for it.
Squeee! I’m really glad to hear that, I was getting worried that at 5 days out half the characters hadn’t been cast. My friend Thomas who’s only LARPed once before asked to have a character that interacts with me, and he got an email saying they’ve all been cast. This will be a new experience for me, an IC boyfriend who’s an OOC stranger. Also, I haven’t LARPed with this many people I don’t know OOC since I started LARPing in Auckland 3 and a half years ago. This week is going to be so intense for me. I’m doing 2 summer school papers and have 2 assignments due on the 20th, so I’ll have to finish them before I go.
Cool, you sound very committed and I hope our LARP can live up to your expectations.
We have had what I assume is the usual influx of requests in over the weekend and its looking like most if not all roles will be filled.
Our most pressing concern is there are 3 female only roles with romantic interests that have not been cast yet, and our big drive is to ensure these are filled to allow the plots to happen.
If you know anyone who may be keen to play and Irish Madame, Irish Accountant or Crooked Cop please get them to e-mail us at kapcon.rpg.net.nz/?q=node/178
Will post a more detailed information on remaining characters in the next day or so.