Adventures in organizing interactive dramas

On this webpage you can find all kinds of interactive dramas, role play events and larps, I’ve been involved in creating. At this moment, the 13th of april 2019, the page is far from done. But, at least it now shows almost all events.

To Be Done

Quizmasterrr, Dreamland, Feria@The Smoke, Theatrical course for Roleplayers, The Alexandria Gates – Night edition, Filmic Larp: 18 Hours – 2, The Alexandria Gates 2/2.5/3, Let’s Dance, Casino Mortale, Catharsis, Listen

Debt

This drama is set in the future, about 12 years after now. The world is largely as we know it, apart from a few things.For instance: locking up criminals in a prison is much less common; there is a good alternative, a better way. For some crimes, there is the punishment of the “Emoti-On”. A…

The Alexandria Gates

The end of the 19th century, a boat just outside the port of Alexandria. Magic is seeping out of this world, and the Ottoman empire is on it’s last legs. A role play event about loss and new beginnings, about magic and the disappearance thereof. All while sailing on the IJsselmeer. Conspirators: Bas Paap, Laura…

Cinematic larp: 18 hours

“18 Hours” is a psychological drama in a post apocalyptic zombie setting.Through cinematic scenes, we create a oppressive atmosphere, a dangerous world, where a group of people try to survive. The players have little or no influence on the development of the events, but each event will have an influence on the characters themselves and…

The Journey

A group of people wanders on an infinite plain, looking for the civilised world. They all have a different background but landed in the cargo hold of a truck together with others, a truck that will take them over the border – on the way to a new, better future. After crossing the border and…

Feria, a sect

Every Sunday, on a farm somewhere in the countryside, Feria has a special session, where all can relax and think about the one true God, and their place in the new world. Mediation and reflection are a big part of these sessions. All is well, and will be. No-one has any secrets for the others……

Rooms / Waiting

6 people 4 rooms 6 secrets I produced, wrote and organized this event.

Action Reaction

Two buildings, in one a group of activists, in the other: the police. Will they co-exist peacefully, or will the situation escalate…Oh, and the 1978 soccer match of holland vs argentina is playing on the radio! I co-produced, co-wrote and co-organized this event.Conspirators: Bas Paap, Jantine van den Bosch and Laura van der Vet .

Café René

Inspired by http://larpfactorybookproject.blogspot.com/2013/10/cafe-rene.html we organized our own version of this role play event. I produced, co-wrote and organized this event. Conspirators: Anne Wouters-Möhlmann, Bas Paap, Johan Wouters, Laura van der Vet.

The Company Outing

When your company puts all the nay-sayers, the whistleblowers, and the lazy workers on one bus for a company outing, together with a certain group from r&d, you just know something’s up.This role play event was a thriller, a horror, where none would survive… I produced, co-wrote and organized this horror event. Conspirators: Chris Schaekens,…

Some Enchanted Evening

Two rooms, two groups of people. Each character played twice. And at some point during the event, some of these players got switched between rooms. And back again. Sometimes one would make decisions for the other. Never the same, although they were duplicates.All this, during a birthday party, a nightmare, where every archetype had become…

Strangers in the Night

You wake up in a dark place. No lights at all. No memories of who you are or what has happened. Eleven others, in the same place. Some are hurt, others locked up in a separate room, bound to chairs. Subterranean, a bunker. Someone has a gun…An interactive drama, where the players themselves didn’t even…

Fly me to the Moon

Shell, Greenpeace, some government officials, in a plane somewhere over the Atlantic. Adultery, rivalries, addiction, despair, heroism, lies, damn lies, talking memories, and more, were all on that plane. I produced, co-wrote and co-organized this event as our second Indra event. Conspirators: Anne Wouters-Möhlmann, Nina Moelker and Patrick Deeters.

Shocktherapy

A variation on the systemless scenario designed for Necronomicon 13 by James O’Rance, a Sydney-based designer who has been running games at roleplaying conventions since 1996. An interactive drama, set in a psychiatric hospital, during a group therapy. I co-produced and organized this event as our first Indra event.Conspirator: Anne Wouters-Möhlmann.

Belvedère (I, II, III, IV)

Belvedère is a role play event that is organized twice a year. The setting is the court of Louis XIII. No fantasy, high intrige and political play. As co-writer and prop builder I helped create this wonderful event 4 times. Belvedère I, II, III and IV.

Wolfhagen (I, II, III)

A 18th century historical role play event, set in the south-east of the Netherlands. Witches, goat-riders, spies and more would visit this lovely little village. I’ve helped organize and write this role play event.

Puerto Diablo (V – IX)

A semi-historical role play event, set in the 17th century at east-coast of the Americas. I’ve helped organize and write, the events V, VI, VII, VIII and IX.

Elerion (16-41)

Elerion is a classical high fantasy larp. It’s been active since 1994, and we organize 2 events, every year. I’ve been an producer, organizer, writer, prop builder for the events 16 up to 41.

Eternica

Eternica is a classical boffer larp. I was one of the writers for the scenario of “Eternica 9: AutumnShades”.