WHAT IS LARP?
and why it's worth trying
What if
for a couple of hours or days you could be whoever you want?
What if there was a vehicle to transport us for a moment to a different time, space, a different life? To become someone we have never been, explore the worlds we have never seen, discover things we could only dream of and experience the adventure of a lifetime?
Well, these are the things we can do through larps!
Because one life is not enough
"Larps let me experience things I wouldn't dream of, achieve things I wouldn't dare to reach, and explore the sides of me I never thought existed. Thanks to larps I made friends with awesome people from all over the world, I wouldn't ever meet otherwise."
– Marcin Słowikowski, LarpVenture
photo: Robert Walczak
Take charge
Most media give us the story with limited options to interact with it. Most of the time we can't choose the main character or the story ending. Sure, they are exciting and compelling. Sure, you can find a character to identify with. But how thrilling it would be to take the lead, become a main character, and make decisions to craft your own story?
Immerse yourself
In larp, you are experiencing the story first-hand, with all your senses. You are not watching the character - you are becoming the character. You are walking, talking, interacting with others, and exploring the world by yourself. You are unveiling the secrets, scheming the intrigues, overcoming the obstacles, making friends and foes.
Experience impossible
Scenography, props, costumes, make-up, and special effects - we use all we've got to fuel your imagination and make the fiction as real as possible. The high production value and level of simulation will let you visit the past, the future, the alternative worlds with weird technology, or fantastic universes where magic exists.
Learn through play
Larp is a great tool for personal growth, non-formal education, and team building. It's a perfect training ground for creativity, confidence, emotional inteligence and empathy. It gives you the shift of perspective, chance to learn by experience and make mistakes without real-life consequences.
Feel real emotions
Although it's just a game, the feelings and emotions accompanying our experience are real. You will feel the adrenaline rush of the upcoming apocalypse. Shivers will go down your spine when you face the monster in the forest. You will grieve over the loss of your comrade, cherish the sweet victory, and swallow the bitter pill of betrayal.
In a safe space
The best part of it is - you can experience all that in a safe space. After the story ends, we all can go back home to our family and friends reacher of the experience, with everlasting memories. Knowing more about ourselves and about the world - because even if the stories are fictional, the experiences are real.
Intense emotional experiences unlike anything else
"Imagine the strongest you have felt with a book, or a video game, or a TV series. Now multiply it by ten and extend it over several hours or days. That's what a good larp feels like."
– Santtu Pajukanta
Do I have what it takes?
How does it work?
larp is a beatiful multifaceted thing
"It has many different styles and rules to suite all types of people and genre's. It can not truly be defined as just one thing, it does not all fit into the same box."
– Tash Ferrari
photo: home archive
Why LarpVenture?
Our larps
Our goal is to produce larps that vary in story, setting, genre, and tone. We believe there is not a larp for everybody, but for everyone, there is a larp. Check out the titles and short descriptions. If anything interests you, learn more by clicking an arrow.
A larp encounter of the third kind exploring primal fears and paranoia
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