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Sensitivity and InclusionHello! My name is Sereia Spinner, and I am the sensitivity consultant for Saturnalia. I’m a historian, consultant, writer, and of course, LARPer. I’ve been LARPing for almost 5 years and like many of you, Vampire the Masquerade was the first LARP I ever participated in. It’s an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to consult on a new take of the first LARP system I ever played, and doing so alongside Reverie and By Night Studios has been immensely rewarding.As …

Organization and VenuesOrganizing, designing, and executing blockbuster larps is no easy task, even in the most conducive circumstances. Orchestrating an event the scope and scale of Saturnalia, from twelve states and one time zone away, has proven to be a herculean task. We’ve spoken across several different mediums as to why New Orleans, of all other cities, would be the most ideal for an event of this nature. The connection to the occult and western vampire mythology is inexorably tied to the …

Growing up in small town in the South, there wasn't a lot of room self-discovery and expression. It you didn't fit into what most people considered normal then you were quickly ostracized and bullied relentlessly by your peers. Hiding my feelings and my blossoming sexuality even from myself lead to many years of depression, anger, and self-loathing. I was afraid to explore certain aspects of who i was in fear that my peers would treat me even worse than they already did. However, my life chang …

When I first joined Miami by Night in September of 2020 I had a decent idea about my identity. Bi and Genderqueer. Simple, clean-cut, nothing to further question. I used she/they pronouns because it made life easier for those around me as I tried to ignore the sting I felt inside anytime someone said "she" or my deadname. Becoming a part of the team at Miami by Night and bonding closely with the staff and players, I finally felt the courage, and in turn, the drive, to proclaim who I am loud and …

CharactersOne of the most important things in larp design (outside the major themes and potentially venue selection) is character design. To help design an experience that had so many venues, participants and potential event flows, Reverie Studios worked with Juhana Pettersson on coming up with what we think is an ideal system for this style of larp.What We've Done PreviouslyFor many of our experiences, Reverie did what we consider to be a more traditional Nordic character design: we sent a char …