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“Explorer Unit Delta: dropship entering atmosphere now. Be advised that local flora and fauna are undocumented and may prove hostile. Mission parameters are to make contact with Survivors and establish communication with the Orbital Station. Decay readings are high: be prepared for significant technological malfunction. Landing site approach commencing: Planetfall in 3… 2… 1.”
- Transmission from the Drop Pod “No Time Like The Present”
In a galaxy united by communication and powered by the work of the Galactic Cooperation, a civilisation driven by the need to expand and connect people across the stars, the idea of a Star System being cut off and isolated is unimaginable. For a borderland system reliant on imports and communications from the Central Systems it's unthinkable. And should the unimaginable or unthinkable happen? Well, to take advantage of that for political or material gain? That would be unconscionable…“
- Private log of X. Grace, Mystic Divine, Chaplain of Orion Station, Keter System
SYSTEM ERROR - Interstellar Gate offline. Cause of error: Unknown. Divining cause of error... ERROR UNDIVINED. SEEK MYSTICAL INTERVENTION. ERROR CODE 8A8E9C2451FFA2445544.
- Repeating message from the “Orion Station” Gate Heart aboard the sole Interstellar Gate into Keter system
Introduction
Welcome to Planetfall, the Oxford LARP Society weekly linear LARP in 2022 in which Players play stranded explorers in a borderlands space system cut off from the rest of their galaxy. Alone, they must stay alive until rescue can be achieved, and combat the threats - both from their environment and from themselves - on vastly unmapped and inhospitable planets.
Linears take place every Saturday at 11am in Shotover Country Park (with people arriving from about 10.30am, What3Words location 'venue.begin.change') and will continue into the afternoon ending around 4-5pm at the latest. No kit, equipment, or costume is required - just bring yourself along (and something to eat, while we don't do communal food during the pandemic)! The first three events are free, after which Oxford LARP Society Membership is required.
Join the OLS Discord to find out more and get in touch, or email planetfall.larp@gmail.com!
Linears will take the form of missions foraying from the safety of the orbiting fleet of ships into the depths of the worlds, or on the ships themselves, and Players will actively influence the rules and structure of their community of Survivors while seeking rescue and survival.
To get a feel for what the game is about, we recommend looking at the following pages:
- Introduction Pages - What is Planetfall? for our vision statement and style, Themes and Accessibility for our accessibility policy, and What is LARP?, Social Contract and LARP Safety rules to bring you up to the basics of LARP.
- System Pages - The Combat Rules and Character Creation are all you need to understand how to play the game and create a character - take a look at Classes and Species to get inspired.
- Setting Pages - To learn about the current situation, have a look at the Keter Borderlands, The Stranded Fleet, and The Incident which saw you stuck here. To learn about the world at large, its planets and peoples take a look at The Galactic Cooperation, the Core Worlds, and the Species and the Factions within.
If you would like to run a mission, please do get in touch with the Refs by contacting planetfall.larp@gmail.com to claim a date. Once you have a date you can edit the details here.
If you would like a user account, please again contact planetfall.larp@gmail.com.
| Date | GM | Threat Level | Title | IC Location | Brief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-13 | James&Susannah | Medium | Conflict Resolution | Firebrand-TE3 / Ace's World / Her Glorious Command | As peace talks begin between Ace's World and Her Glorious Command, the Mytenean Social Corps want to make sure a peaceful resolution is reached. |
| 2024-01-20 | NO PLANETFALL | ||||
| 2024-01-27 | James&Susannah | Low-Medium | Five There Were | Kylal | What new Pentagonal mysteries lie buried under Kylal? |
| 2024-02-03 | NO PLANETFALL | ||||
| 2024-02-10 | James&Susannah | Medium | Moving On | Endeavour Debris Field | Endeavour seeks help with a personal matter. |
| 2024-02-17 | (Note: refs unlikely to be available) | ||||
| 2024-02-24 | (Note: no refs available) | ||||
| 2024-03-02 | James&Susannah | Medium | Final Chance | Siruta | Violet Afterburn needs a crewmate rescuing. Why does this interest the Elegy? |
| 2024-03-09 | NO PLANETFALL (cancelled due to sickness) Phil | TBD: Craruan Experimental Weapons Facilty (ft. Volcanostone), pt1 | Siruta | Following up on a Mystery Drone seen fleeing the scene of an experimental weapons test in Crarua | |
| 2024-03-16 | NO PLANETFALL | ||||
| 2024-03-23 | NO PLANETFALL (cancelled due to site closure) James&Susannah | Medium | Call of the Deep | Mytene | Aspexx has a project in Civilia. |
| 2024-03-30 | (note: Easter weekend) | ||||
| 2024-04-06 | TALES UNTOLD: NO PLANETFALL | ||||
| 2024-04-13 | Phil (cancelled) | TBD: Craruan Weapons Facility, pt2 | Siruta | (Content variable depending on outcome of pt1) | |
| 2024-04-20 | James&Susannah | Medium-High | Gatekeeping | Pentagonal Asteroid, Outer Orbit | A joint research effort to understand the secrets of the Pentagonal Asteroid. |
| 2024-04-27 | EMPIRE E1: NO PLANETFALL | ||||
| 2024-05-04 | NO PLANETFALL | ||||
| 2024-05-11 | James&Susannah | High | A Tune from the Deep | Mytene | What have the Myteneans found, why do Aspexx care about it, and why does Card Table care about that? Wait, no, we can guess that last part. |
| 2024-05-18 | NO PLANETFALL | ||||
| 2024-05-25 | NO PLANETFALL | ||||
| 2024-06-01 | James&Susannah | Medium | Procedure (Endgame Part 1) | (CLASSIFIED) | Melodious Solution sends her new (CLASSIFIED) to (CLASSIFIED). |
| Medium | Ritual (Endgame Part 2) | Kylal? | Circlet secrets. | ||
| 2024-06-08 | James&Susannah | High | Finale (Endgame Parts 3+) | The Keter Borderlands | The fate of the system is decided. |
Feedback
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