Something is Wrong Here

RPG system: LARP
Participants: 5-6 players

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Be-Con (2019), Residence Inn by Marriott Chicago O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois, United States

Jess Pestlin

Continuum (2023), Leicester University Hall of Residence, Oadby, United Kingdom

Jenny Dunn

Description

This non-linear game is meant to tell an unsettling story of identity confusion and dark surrealism. Come prepared to play a troubled character, interact with the other players and scare yourself.

In this game you'll play troubled humans who struggle with their dark pasts and inner demons in order to make meaningful, potentially healing connections with each other. At some small town diner with a neon sign, in a broken down car on the highway, in someone's wallpapered living room, at the old roadhouse down the way, unsettling scenes of Americana unfold as the game heads down it's inevitable nightmarish path.

This game is played in 4 hours with 5-6 players and the line between player and character is intentionally drawn thin, causing feelings to bleed from one to the other. This game is atmospheric, emotional, and personal.

The game's themes and characters are inspired by the horrific surrealism of David Lynch's work, specifically the quirky and supernatural characters from Twin Peaks, the nightmarish identity confusion from Mulholland Drive, and the lurid truths that lie beneath mundane Americana in Blue Velvet. However, knowledge of his work is not a requirement and this game is highly accessible to new players.

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