GAMING

These are the 6 "Golden" rules which are to be followed during game:

1. No Touching! Nobody playing in the LARP is allowed to physically touch anyone else in the LARP for any reason, no exceptions. This is why any combat or conflict is resolved with games of rock-paper-scissors.

2. No Stunts. Your character might be able to jump 50 feet in the air, do a somersault and pose while landing on both feet, but unless you’re THAT well trained, you can’t. Also, if you ARE that well trained, kudos to you, but this isn’t the time or place to be showing off. It’s in everyone’s best interest to keep the LARP safe.

3. No Weapons. The LARP follows all of the rules of the con, including the weapons policy, but it goes one step further. Nobody is allowed to even PRETEND to hold a FAKE weapon as if it is a REAL weapon. If you have a fake weapon as part of your costume which is allowed by con policy, that’s great, you can keep it on you. But again, for the sake of safety, we ask that you keep it out of game play.

4. Be mindful of those not playing. If you’re playing in the LARP, have all the fun you want, but do bear in mind there is a con going on around it and a lot of people won’t be in the LARP. This means you shouldn’t act as if everyone is playing. The best way to avoid this is to try and keep most of the action close to the LARP area in the Convention Center (and yes, the LARP will have its own specialized area).

5. Remember it’s just a game. In the LARP, there won’t be prizes for winning or losing. In fact, like most RPG’s, it will sometimes be hard to tell who exactly won or lost. Don’t take the game too seriously. If something bad happens to your character, don’t worry about it. It might make for an interesting plot twist later on in the game. As long as you’re having fun, that’s all the matters.

6. Listen to the Game Masters. Running the game will be a dedicated team of game masters who will be doing their best to keep track of all of the dealings going on. They need every player’s help in order to do their jobs. If you don’t listen to the rules, or don’t pay attention to them, then the game will only seem like it’s taking forever.

Beyond these 6 rules, everything else can be learned easily enough at the con. The rules are meant to be as quick and simple as humanly possible.

1. Characters from existing Anime, Manga, and Video Games are allowed with the following restrictions:

2. All characters must have a Japanese Creator and have been initially published in any media Japan (unless the character has existed for over 80 years)

3. All characters must have a motivation beyond "Kill everything and everyone."

4. Characters must not be all powerful.

5. Characters should not have the focus of significantly altering the focus or powers of other characters.

6. The character must be able to exist in a PG-13 rated movie and be allowed the exact same abilities they have in their media with no alteration.

The Tekko LARP GMs have the final say as you whether or not a character is playable.

For a list of pre-generated characters who are definitely allowed, please  visit this page .

If the character you wish to play is not on this list, you may request them to be created for you with pre registration, but keep in mind if you do not pre-register you will be restricted ONLY to the list at the link above when you join in at-con.

Our LARP is NOT free form. It is a GM-directed LARP with a rules system which is used to adjudicate success or failure for most actions. Action results are determined by games of Rock-Paper-Scissors played either between two players or between the player and a GM. The system is designed to try and keep the number of games of Rock-Paper-Scissors down to a minimum so action scenes do not drag out longer than necessary.

The Anime LARP runs from about 4 PM on Friday until about 1 PM on Sunday, with the LARP room closed overnight so people can get some sleep. While the LARP is open, GMs will be available to moderate player conflict, and to run moderated scenes (or "mods") which are scheduled to occur about every 2 hours. Other "secret" mods may occur when players wish to perform a task outside of the bounds of the typical mods. Over the weekend, these "mods" create an ongoing storyline which build to a conclusion on Sunday. While player versus player conflict is possible, it is not the point of the game as the GMs provide adversarial characters and creatures for the players to deal with.

LARP stands for Live-Action Role-Playing. It is a lot like a normal Role-Playing Game such as Dungeons & Dragons, but instead of having everyone seated around a table with pencils and dice, everyone gets to interact with each other on a face-to-face basis, with everyone playing their role physically and in near real-time. This allows for very large groups of people to all be involved as players come and go.

This particular LARP will be based on Anime and Manga, along with a bit of Video Games, with characters both famous and obscure. Players get to choose who they play, receiving a character sheet which spells out the powers and abilities of that character.

Thank you!

As much or as little as you’re willing to put into it. Character signup will be on Friday, sometime in the early afternoon. Game play will officially start in the late afternoon. (Times are subject to change but traditionally pickup starts close to 1PM and the game starts close to 4PM.) The LARP will run through Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and events will happen throughout all three days. Attendance is not mandatory if you sign up, but the more you play, the greater the odds are that you’ll be around for something neat.

Registration for the LARP only requires that you’ve registered for the con.

Possibly, the list of characters available can be found above, but if you don’t pre-register, we can’t say for sure that a character will be available for you. If you wish to request a character that is on the list, feel free, but again, you MUST pre-register to give us time to write up the sheet. Bear in mind that this LARP is meant for Anime, Manga, and Japanese Video Game characters only, so if you’ve a character in mind from Japanese pop-culture, or American produced cartoons in mind, they won’t be on the list.