An Epic Greek LARP

[Derek]

There's a "keyword" approach to magic which is very freeform. Basically you say ... something like "By the Gods" as a keyword.

Works for me.

"By Zeus - you have been struck by lightening!"

[Ryan Paddy]

Venue - somewhere with a river, that you have to cross by boat to get to the underworld. Gotta pay the ferryman.

This game is sounding like serious high-powered hijinks.

[Vespers]

It sounds like FUN. a good high-powered game can be fun sometimes. especially when everyone is, because then funny stuff happens. From the way people are talking, I doubt this will play very seriously. We will all be having too much fun stuffing around with ancient greece to have a serious game. It should be much fun

[Ryan Paddy]

"By Zeus - you have been struck by lightening!"

So... Zeus and Ares for smiting, Aphrodite and Eros for lust, Dionysus for drinking and and nature and stuff... I dunno, it would be neat and tidy if each god could grant one type of power to mortals.

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/

[Stephanie]

Zeus for thunderbolt smiting
Hera for smiting as well? She's most well known for motherhood, getting back at Zeus for infidelity and having it in for Hercules
Poseidon for the sea
Hades for death and the underworld
Ares for chaotic/tactical warfare
Athene for wise/strategic warfare
Demeter for fertility
Persephone for young maiden-type stuff, as well as secondary control of the Underworld
Dionysis/Bacchus for drunkeness and having a good time
Aphrodite and Eros for love and lust
Hephaestus for mechanical stuff
Artemis for the moon, the hunt and virginity
Apollo for the sun, music and medicine

There are lots and lots of Greek gods. I guess it depends on how detailed you want to get.

[Matt]

awesome. I want to be achilles. My only weak spot is my ankle.

Also how much historical RP do we need to do. Cause as much as I like all the guys who LARP, I really don't want to have RP being the lover(s) of any of them.

[Ryan Paddy]

I have this weird feeling that it could all be tied together somehow. The gods can confer blessings and curses onto mortals. Mortals can prey to the gods and ask for blessings, but there's always a chance they'll get a curse instead. The gods characters decide.

The blessings comes in the form of powers like the ones we mentioned above, prey to Zeus and he might give you the ability to call down lightning, just once. You have to go back and prey to him again to be blessed again (mortals can only carry one blessing at a time).

Can you recieve blessings from multiple gods? Are the gods limited in how many blessings and curses they can deliver? When you go to the temple to prey to a favourable god, are you then at risk of being cursed by another god that doesn't like you?

I can see that as an interesting balancing game of favour and disfavour. Also, it gives mortals a great reason to interact with the gods fairly frequently, which would make a constant connection between the otherwise somewhat separate god/mortal games.

[Ryan Paddy]

What you need is a big room, divided in half by a cloth. One side of the curtain is the temple, where the mortals enter to pray. Dress it up like a greek temple. The other side is Olympus, where the gods live. Dress it up as the greek heavens. Have a big table for the gods to sit around, arguing. Lots of grapes, red wine, etc. When mortals enter to pray, the gods can hear them through the cloth wall and respond.

Demi-gods like Herakles might be able to actually pass the veil and travel to Olympus, I dunno. Gods might be able to leave and come down into the world in some instances. Wouldn't be epic Greece if Zeus didn't come and get mortal women pregnent. The gods play a game of pawns, getting information from their worshippers and powering them up to have their will done, while cursing those who oppose them.

[Derek]

...Lots of grapes, red wine, etc. When mortals enter to pray, the gods can hear them through the cloth wall and respond.

Mortals who sacrafice wine, olives and grapes would of course be more likely to get their prayers answered...

Wouldn't be epic Greece if Zeus didn't come and get mortal women pregnent.

And a couple of animals as well

[Derek]

awesome. I want to be achilles. My only weak spot is my ankle.

He had a weakness for women as well.

Also how much historical RP do we need to do. Cause as much as I like all the guys who LARP, I really don't want to have RP being the lover(s) of any of them.

It's GREEK dude they haven't invented homophobes yet! Besides, it's not you being bu ered, it's your character

[uncle fester]

Can I be Bacchus?

I like wine, and it seems to like me as well. And I like having a good time.

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[Derek]

Wouldn't it be more fun if we suggested other people to cast into roles?

[Derek]

Wouldn't be epic Greece if Zeus didn't come and get mortal women pregnant.

Most of the Greek stories involve sex:
- lovers scorned
- wives being stolen
- goddesses charming handsome young men
- gods charming handsome young men

There probably needs to be some kind of way for this to happen in game that is tasteful, fun and only slightly embarrassing.

We don’t need to stick to conventional time of course, so if Zeus goes and gets someone pregnant, it can probably all be over in half an hour (in time for someone who has died to decide they want to be Zeus’s next kid).

[Derek]

...Olympus, where the gods live. Dress it up as the greek heavens. Have a big table for the gods to sit around, arguing. Lots of grapes, red wine, etc. When mortals enter to pray, the gods can hear them through the cloth wall and respond...

This could work really well. You could have a map of the world with little figures that represented players.

The gods could take mortal 'guises and wander the world, in which case they could interact directly with players.

I can just see Zeus or Aphrodite deciding they're running low on followers, so it's time to nip out and breed some more...

[Derek]

What sort of venue would you use for this? A one day events or a multi-day event with accomodation? Food?

Maybe somewhere like Awhitu. Anna ran a few games there and I remember getting ferried across to the island by a ferryman (who I didn't pay 'til the return trip).

I like the armour rules. I don't see the need for the blunt/sharp.

I was thinking that blunt trauma would just get better by itself. Sharp would need magic to heal. Probably only complicates things for no gain.

As far as money and equipment goes, I'd be tempted to say you can have whatever you bring providing it is in the correct (Greek) style. People who provide lots of extra stuff can have some magic items as well.


This one is spot on. The XIIIth legion short swords would be okay as well. Staves would be great.