Freeforms
Freeforms
Freeforms - single session larps with 8-100 prewritten characters lasting anything from a couple of hours to a whole weekend. I've been playing and writing and running them since 1992.
You might have heard them called "interactive theatre" or "palor larps" or "lit larps". But we've been calling them freeforms in the UK since before 1992, and that's what I still call them.
Freeform Games
Freeform Games sells freeform larps masquerading as murder mystery party games to normal people. I started it with Mo Holkar in 2001!
Writing Freeform Larps
Writing Freeform Larps explains my process for writing a freeform larp.
Venice
Venice is a freeform larp for 15 players set in mythic sixteenth century Venice. It was written at Peaky 2013 with Kate Dicey and Tym Norris with assistance from Debbie Hollingworth .
Venice - the game files
Midsummer Mischief
Midsummer Mischief is set in the 1930s world of the leisured upper-class as immortalised by P G Wodehouse. It is set at Blandings, a house in Shropshire where events are leading up to the annual summer fete. For 25 players. Written with Nathan Gribble, Heidi Kaye and Paul Snow.
Midsummer Mischief - the game files
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Party Freeform is a 25 player freeform set in the world of the Buffy and Angel tv shows, created by Joss Whedon. Written with Tony Mitton.
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Party Freeform game files
Mars Attracts
Mars Attracts is a freeform larp exploring the nature of romance and space exploration for 12 players. It was written at Peaky 2015 with Graham Arnold, Kath Banks, Graham Charles and Mo Holkar.
Mars Attracts - the game files
Ability Strips
An easy way to add abilities to any freeform larp.
Ability Strips - download on itch.io
The Fermi Solution
A series of linked first-contact freeforms. Find out more here.