You play proper Victorian attendees at a soiree. Think a Downton Abbey/Eastenders/Agatha Christie mashup. Someone ends up dead, but secrets abound and protecting your reputation may be more important!
You sold your body, your mind wiped clean. Now your contract is up—your past self awaits. Were you desperate, dangerous, or worse? When the truth comes out, will you even want your old life back?
Description:
The author wrote this as a tribute to Dollhouse and Altered Carbon. In the near future, your body was not your own. You sold yourself to the Company, your mind erased, your identity wiped clean. Again and again, they imprinted you with new personalities, sent you on missions, then erased you once more. You’ve been assassins, lovers, thieves, and spies—never knowing who you truly were. Now, your contract is up. The Company offers you a choice: reclaim your original identity and walk free or stay in the dark. When the truth comes out, will you want your old life back? A high-concept thriller of identity, power, and consequence, this game is perfect for players who crave intrigue, moral dilemmas, and a cinematic sci-fi experience.
NOTE: If you've played in the past and want to be a scientist (or just want to observe this run), see LRP26ND311178!
They sold their bodies. You wiped their minds clean. Now their contract is up, and you have to tell them if they were desperate, dangerous, or worse.
Description:
This is a special addition to the game as requested last year. It's a great way to play it again from a new angle or to participate from the sidelines while a friend or family member goes all in on the Did I Fall Asleep LARP (LRP26ND311177)!
A game of difficult choices made on your own. Contemplate a moral dilemma while the other players whisper thoughts in your head. You have ten minutes. Make. Your. Choice. Then rotate.
Description:
What would you do if a coworker stole your idea? Your kids said they liked their other parent more? The cashier got your order wrong ... again?
Before you decide though, consider other points of view. What if your coworker was going to get fired without a new idea, you did feel like you didn't spend enough time with your kids, your partner was a jerk, the cashier thought you were someone else, or you reminded the cashier of their ex?
Scenario Set 3: Mythic Journeys / Richard Becker, such a hit we're bringing it back! Check out LRP26ND311180 for a different set or play these again but take on another role!
"I had the pleasure of playing The Road not Taken, run by MorganJ at Gen Con 2024. This game was my absolute favorite of my entire Gen Con experience. It was such a cool idea, and the setting/ambiance was perfect. I would love to play it again!"
Guess what? They did!
A game of difficult choices made on your own. Contemplate a moral dilemma while the other players whisper thoughts in your head. You have ten minutes. Make. Your. Choice. Then rotate.
Description:
What would you do if a coworker stole your idea? Your kids said they liked their other parent more? The cashier got your order wrong ... again?
Before you decide though, consider other points of view. What if your coworker was going to get fired without a new idea, you did feel like you didn't spend enough time with your kids, your partner was a jerk, the cashier thought you were someone else, or you reminded the cashier of their ex?
Scenario Set 2: the (Aaron) Vanek Version, such a hit we're bringing it back! Check out LRP26ND311179 for a different set or play these again but take on another role!
"I had the pleasure of playing The Road not Taken, run by MorganJ at Gen Con 2024. This game was my absolute favorite of my entire Gen Con experience. It was such a cool idea, and the setting/ambiance was perfect. I would love to play it again!"
Guess what? They did!
You play proper Victorian attendees at a soiree. Think a Downton Abbey/Eastenders/Agatha Christie mashup. Someone ends up dead, but secrets abound and protecting your reputation may be more important!
Description:
Arsenic & Lies is a great introduction to LARPing for new players for the same reason people who've LARPed a lot might like it -- there are almost no rules to learn, and there are no hard and fast goals or winning.
LARP is sort of like a tabletop roleplaying game or improv -- you're playing a fictional character, and you say what they say and do what they do.
Arsenic & Lies is a chance to dish hot Victorian gossip about your family members and the local townsfolk while trying to keep your own nose clean! Is it true? Maybe! Is it fun? Yes!
Characters will be chosen there, and we'll establish a couple of relationships, goals, and secrets characters might have then. There's nothing to memorize ahead of time, but if you'd like to come in costume, I'm sure everyone would be amazed. It's definitely not required though.
You sold your body, your mind wiped clean. Now your contract is upyour past self awaits. Were you desperate, dangerous, or worse? When the truth comes out, will you even want your old life back?
Description:
The author wrote this as a tribute to Dollhouse.
In the near future, your body was not your own. You sold yourself to the Company, your mind erased, your identity wiped clean. Again and again, they imprinted you with new personalities, sent you on missions, then erased you once more. Youve been assassins, lovers, thieves, and spiesnever knowing who you truly were.
Now, your contract is up. The Company offers you a choice: reclaim your original identity and walk free or stay in the dark. Were you desperate, dangerous, or something worse? And when the truth comes out, will you even want your old life back?
A high-concept thriller of identity, power, and consequence, this game is perfect for players who crave intrigue, moral dilemmas, and a cinematic sci-fi experience. In the end, the real question isnt just who you werebut who you want to be.
A game of difficult choices made on your own. Contemplate a moral dilemma while the other players whisper thoughts in your head. You have ten minutes. Make. Your. Choice. Then rotate.
Description:
These are the The Road Not Taken scenarios for Mythic Journeys written by Richard Becker.
This was such a hit last year we're bringing it back! If you played last year and want a different set of scenarios, check out the other listing! You could also play the same set though and take on a different decision or other voices.
"I had the pleasure of playing The Road not Taken, run by MorganJ at Gen Con 2024. This game was my absolute favorite of my entire Gen Con experience. It was such a cool idea, and the setting/ambiance was perfect. I would love to play it again!"
Scenario Set: Mythic Journeys by Richard Becker
A game of difficult choices made on your own. Contemplate a moral dilemma while the other players whisper thoughts in your head. You have ten minutes. Make. Your. Choice. Then rotate.
Description:
This was such a hit last year we're bringing it back! If you played the Mythic Journeys scenarios by Richard Becker last year and want a different set of scenarios, this is it! If you haven't played The Road Not Taken at all, you're welcome at either!
Scenario Set: Original by Mike Young
Like Altered Carbon, in a not-so-distant future people can sell their bodies to let others implant their consciousness in them and be reimplanted after the "term of service" ends. Your time is up.
Description:
When you first sold your body into their service, the Company wiped your brain of all personality and memories. Then over and over they imprinted you with new minds, sent you out on dubious missions, and wiped your brain again. Now that your term of service is over, you are being given the chance to become who you originally were and to be released back into the world. But what sort of terrible situation were you in before? Were you just down on your luck, or were you a hardened criminal? And when you find out who you were, will you want to return to your old life?