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Photo by Allana Marie

War Games - The OODA Loop

DR NY April 5, 2023

Larp is about making meaningful decisions: your character is presented with a challenge and you have to decide how to act. During a war game like our June Premiere event, Dogs of War, you’ll be given the chance to make choices that will decide the Battle of Requiem.

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In Setting Info Tags war games, design, steering, Premiere, player tips
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Photo by Shawn Smith

War Games - What To Expect

DR NY February 22, 2023

We’ve just released a Save-The-Date for our June Premiere Event, The Dogs of War, where we’ll spend the entire event telling the story of the Battle of Requiem. While this is far from the first time a Dystopia Rising chapter has simulated a battle, we want to approach this event differently. Often, larps about war focus on big battle scenes… that’s not what we’re going for. We want to bring you the tension and intensity of a wartime scenario, punctuated with brief and brutal episodes of violence.

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In Setting Info Tags war games, design, setting, steering, Premiere
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Grave-Diving

DR NY January 4, 2023

The Grave Mind is the weirdest part about Dystopia Rising, and players love weird stuff. It’s where our world becomes unique and unpredictable.

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In Setting Info Tags gravemind, genre, requiem, storytelling
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A LARP Conundrum: Skill Calls and You

DR NY September 27, 2022

Hello Readers! We are back with another blog post, and this one serves a couple of purposes; transparency and bringing attention to collaborative play.

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In Setting Info Tags cvc, families, narrative, setting, storytelling, crime
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Emotional Damage

DR NY September 19, 2022

It’s clear to us that our players have enjoyed the “Fuck Around And Find Out” mentality and ability to opt in that came with Red Line. While thats still very much on going, we would like to offer another opt in for “Fuck Around And Find Out” that’s a bit more in theme for the spooky season.

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In Setting Info Tags cvc, families, narrative, setting, storytelling, crime
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Unfinished Business

DR NY September 5, 2022

With a new season of Dystopia Rising New York beginning, there’s a few items that haven’t been taken care of.

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In Setting Info Tags cvc, families, narrative, setting, storytelling, crime
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Photos by Shawn Smith

Honor's Fall Recap

DR NY August 24, 2022

Over two hundred survivors descended upon the town of Requiem, as the Families observed their annual tradition of Honor’s Fall. While murder and death cast a shadow on the event, there were also fortunes found in the Hot Zone, revelry at the Bacchanal, and a very special concert. Here’s what you encountered this past weekend.

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In Setting Info Tags Honor's Fall, families, narrative, politics
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Aim to Misbehave

DR NY August 3, 2022

Requiem doesn’t really have laws… it has rules. The Treaty of the Fold binds the Families of Requiem together under the rule of the High Lord Executioner, but historically, people ended up here because they got run out of somewhere else.

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In Setting Info Tags cvc, families, narrative, setting, storytelling, crime
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Honor's Fall - What You Need To Know

DR NY June 22, 2022

For the past twelve months, we’ve talked about Honor’s Fall… it’s the climax of the year for Dystopia Rising New York. However, every year, Honor’s Fall changes a little, and it’s important to understand the “rules of the game.” We want to make sure all players, both in- and out-of-character, know what to expect this August.

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In Setting Info Tags Honor's Fall, setting, politics, requiem, treaty of the fold
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The Contenders

DR NY June 8, 2022

If you pay attention to the politics of Requiem, you’ve probably heard someone mention “the Thirteen Families.” The problem: there aren’t Thirteen Families. The number shifts, and depends on how you count them… so we’ll just talk about Patron Families that exist right now. As of the summer of 2022, we have nine Patron Families - six Families with NPC Heads (Anastasia, Boonhelm, Molon, Volkov, Warren and Zodiac) and three with players leading them (Brokentooth, Devils and Lonely Streetz). So with only nine Patron Families, what happened to the other four, and where do we go from here?

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In Setting Info Tags families, requiem, treaty of the fold, Honor's Fall, setting
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