Tuesday, September 7, 2010

LARP: VILE at DragonCon 2010

My Character: Dr. Spork, radical experimenter in telekinetic fields that make him INVULNERABLE!

Background: A group of wannabes are trying to get into the world's paramount super villain org, VILE. Only one will be accepted.

Game: This game was put on by the people who run the Forest of Doors LARP, as a one shot and it ROCKED. There wasn't really much in terms of story, and the role play was...very light but thematically interesting. Basically, everyone started with a power, and had to perform capers to gain infamy points.

Every caper required a certain number of powers. So by definition you have to get people to team up with you. You can also make gadgets with tech points. You get tech points by doing things like bringing the GM's drinks, or, most fun of all, rushing out into the con and getting pictures of things like villians giving a thumbs up or down, or 'pranking' good guys. It was extremely fun though it devolved into a bit of really a relaxed party in the last hour, mainly because the GM's were all smashed.