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When/Where
The event location is the Forum Bergshausen, Alfred-Hitz-Platz 5, Duisburg in Germany.
The check-in is from 2 pm till 5 pm. Before the game begins we have mandatory workshops with all participants around 5.30 pm.
The game will end Saturday evening with an afterparty.
Sunday morning you can travel home.
Food and Accomodation
The game is indoors in a decorated event-location. You sleep offgame in tents and "bunk beds" provided by us, outside the Location. You must bring your own sleeping gear. Cyberpunk food and drinks will be provided. We will try our best to cater to any food allergies and restrictions you might have.
Language
The game is bilingual in English and German, but mainly English.
This means that whatever language you speak, your character speaks it as well - if you can't understand one, you'll need someone to translate ingame.
Amount of Players
For the Prelude, we aim at 60 participants.
Tickets
First Registration will happen via a questionaire and is open for 7 Days. If there are more participants than players, we'll draw participants at random.
The ticket price is 120€ + Pay What You Want.
Requirements
Modern Smartphone with W-LAN capability and Greylight App installed / login to HTML5 Website.
Get into the Mood
Listen to our Spotify playlist while you read the homepage and geht into the world of the Greylight district.
The World
Greylight 2142 is a live action game set in a cyberpunk world, where you will experience oppression, greed, ambition and loss. In this world, magic has awakened and is real.
The Prelude
The Prelude follows the story of city block GL-R8, called the Greylight district, a small part of a big megaplex. For the last 15 years, they’ve been administered by the city, a privatized entity who sprung out from the nation some time ago. Now the city is pushing out more and more districts, selling them to the highest bidder. Rumour has it that Greylight is next, and that there are currently talks with Megacorp for exactly that.
Technology
A cyberpunk, transhuman fantasy, in which technologies like Cyberware and Conciousness transfer are not fiction any more.
Races
Through genetic experiments and uncareful usage of magic, new races were created - Orks were an accident, causing a global crisis, whereas elves were made to be perfect by the most wealthy individuals.
Magic
Magic has awakened in the world, giving those who are gifted unimaginable powers. Regulation of this has become key, making sure these gifts are only used by those who are wealthy enough to afford it.
Androids
Androids - mindless humanoid robots - started to become sentient in the awakening, causing questions about their rights and how they should be treated.
The Game
Greylight 2142 - The Prelude is a Fantasy Cyberpunk game with many modern larp influences. It is a precursor for the much larger Greylight 2142 happening next year. In The Prelude we are exploring a small part of this world - we will have all the systems and elements that the full game will have, and you'll experience a small bit of the world's history.
This also means that The Prelude is inherently a test - while we try to offer you a full experience, there might still be some glitches and hiccups, and even some changes happening during the game.
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Character Types
You can choose from 5 different charakter types to play. Each charakter type comes wich certain requirements and themes.Humans
about 70%
Short Description
Humans make up the majority of the population and can be found in all places where life can thrive. They can be found in all social classes with all kinds of alignments.
Themes
Humans don’t have special themes associated with them.
Read MoreMages
about 2-3%
Short Description
With “The Upturn”, magical power came into this world - every race has their own way of doing magic - human magic is ritualistic, ork “magic” shamanistic and elfs have innate magical qualities.
Usage of magic is highly controlled and every human mage needs to be registered for all their capabilities.
Themes
Power, Responsibility, Exclusion
Read MoreOrks
about 15%
Short Description
Born out of a lab accident, the mutations have spread around the globe and by now have their own name and culture. Orks are still subject to heavy racism and ostracized wherever they go.
Playing an ork means you’ll experience that oppression first hand, but you’ll also be part of a strong and loyal community of like-minded beings.
Themes
Racism, Identity and Heritage, Community
Read MoreElves
about 2-4%
Short Description
“Elves are not born - they are made” -- that is true - and usually there was a huge amount of credits involved. Elves are genetically engineered super-beings, all capable of wielding magic and all projecting an aura of presence and authority. That also makes them the most ruthless and arrogant capitalists in the world.
Playing an elf means you´ll be a figure of authority wherever you go. You’ll look down on everyone else, and always be involved in cutthroat interactions with other elves.
Themes
Hubris, Racism, Intrigue
Read MoreAndroids
about 2-3%
Short Description
Mass-produced as a cheap workforce, a small percentage of the robots have started to awaken, thinking for themselves and eventually getting at least very basic rights, though still being heavily oppressed
Playing an awakened android will be a very tough and interesting experience - you will be oppressed in a lot of ways, and will have to learn about the world around as well as within you.
Themes
Self-Discovery, Oppression, Belief
Read MoreFactions
You can choose an Affiliation of 9 different factions to play. Every faction has their very uniqe themes and requirements.Megacorp
Corporation
Short Description
One of the largest corporations in the world, owning huge swaths of land and employing tens of thousands. Always looking to extend their influence.
Playing as part of Megacorp will put you into a high-competition intrigue surrounding. Like the big kraken, they have their fingers in every pie and know everything.
Themes
Power, Ambition, Intrigue
Read Moreexample character outline
Iagatomi
Corporation
Short Description
The largest manufacturer and maintainer of electronics and androids. They are trying to control the spread of the android awakening.
Playing part of them puts you smack in the middle of all the issues regarding androids - maintenance technicians who directly work with them to suppress their development, internal investigators who try to find out if someone got too attached to the subjects, etc.
Themes
Suppress Development of others, Modern Slavery, Subversion
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Everlife
Corporation
Short Description
They are a local, small corporation manufacturing mag-tech equipment and handling the consciousness transfers in the district.
As part of Everlife you will have to make a lot of very hard and complicated decisions - lately, business has not been running well and something needs to be done to secure the corporation's future. Where will you turn?
Themes
Responsibility, Moral, The Price of Progress
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Citizens
Street
Short Description
The people living in the Greylight district are the ones most affected by all the struggles. They have no power here - but they have each other.
Playing a citizen will mean that you are part of a community that is a playball of the big players - they don’t have a lot of control over their own life and every bit of control they have has to be earned. They will have a lot of dramatic play with each other - their focus are the personal stories and relationships with the others.
Themes
Ambition, Community, Survival
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Galen Medical
Street / Corporation
Short Description
A small corporation which offers health services to rich and poor alike. “Humanity” is one of their founding pillars.
Being part of them, you’ll be someone who places their trust into higher ideals than themselves, you’ll be an optimist who thinks they can change the world to better. You might be a First Aid Officer, helping when the need is most dire, fulfilling emergency contracts (Customers who activate emergency distress beacons) and making sure folks get the care they need or a doctor stationed in the HQ, who helps the poor and also the rich and famous.
Themes
Altruism, Care, “Defiance against the Status Quo”
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The city administration
Street
Short Description
The city has been privatized 15 years ago - various administrators are in charge of holding up the organization of each district.
Playing an administrator will mean that you are in the thick of the struggle around the district - it will affect you personally the most and many people will look up to you to do something which you are not able to do.
Themes
Responsibility, Powerlessness, Community
Read MoreFalcon Security
Corporation / Crime
Short Description
Falcon provides A-Level security in the whole Greylight district. That is - for all areas they are paid to “protect”, or at least “squeeze offenders for their last credits”.
Playing a character in Falcon means you’ll be often out on the streets, patrolling and making sure everyone is safe - well, at least that everyone is punished properly. Falcon always has to strive a balance - push the street too hard and they’ll push back - push it too light and they’ll erupt.
Themes
(Ab)use of Power, Belonging, Despotism
Read Moreexample character outline
Ork Gangs
Crime / Street
Short Description
Orks are often pushed out of normal society into a life of crime. In those gangs they form their own communities and have strong bonds with each other, valuing respect and KROR.
Playing in the Ork Gang will give you a strong sense of community, while at the same point putting you on the receiving end for much of the oppression and racism happening in this world.
Themes
Racism, Camaraderie, Freedom
Read Moreexample character outline
Chrome Marauders MC
Street / Crime / Biker Gang
Short Description
The Bikers are notoriously anti-everything -- anti-magic, anti-orks, etc. They run a protection racket on the citizens but also operate a small workshop for cyberware maintenance.
Playing a Biker will put a strong code at the centre of your being. You’ll be part of a war of ideologies that splits the group apart and your means of communication are usually physically in nature.
Themes
Racism, Old vs. New, Camaraderie
Read Moreexample character outline
Larp Style
Themes
The game draws on many different themes - some of them from classical cyberpunk worlds, others from the unique issues that a sci-fi fantasy world brings. Every group and character will have their own themes, but the main themes pervading the game are: Racism, Oppression, Consequences
Safety
We take safety (physical & emotional) seriously. At the experience, there will be a dedicated offgame room as well as dedicated safety personel. For more information, look up our Code of Conduct.
Style
Greylight 2142 - The Prelude is a modern German LARP. This means that we want to create a rich world with dense and interconnected stories, focussing on the society in the world we play in. The experience mixes player-generated content with pre-written content to help facilitate this.
Characters
There are two different styles of characters available:
Pre-written characters have a richly defined background and motivations, including their connections to others. These characters have a strong personal story.
Co-Created characters are defined by you. We will send you a questionnaire to fill out, and then work together with you to bring them into our world. You will have full control over them. In that process we’ll also try to connect you with some other characters.
For more information about how this works, see Casting
Workshops
The game will use some workshops before it starts to help convey the world, get into character and relay important meta-techniques. These workshops are mandatory for all participants.
Sex & Gender
We want a world where everyone can be badass. There are no clear roles or even rules for different genders and society has progressed to a point where what would be considered a liberal view nowadays is the norm. Therefore, your character's gender will pose no boundaries on how you express yourself in terms of costume.
Traditionally, classical Cyberpunk aesthetic is known for a hyper-sexualized aesthetic, especially of women. This is something we clearly do not want to be a theme at Greylight 2142. In our world, everyone can dress any way they want and nobody will interpret any sexual intention into it. Please consider this when putting together your costume - aim for expressing your style and identity, not at appearing hot.
Furthermore - there is no defined beauty standard - everyone has their own style.
For more information, see Inclusivity
Designpaper
Here you will find more details about the world of Greylight.
What you need to know about technology & cyberware, how your bank account influences one's personal rights.
Please read the designpaper carefully before signing up to our LARP.
Additional Documents
Here you can find more documents with additional topics and details about the world of Greylight.
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