I finally was able to run this as a dinner party LARP and BOY HOWDY was it AMAZING!! We had 9 of us total and we did a potluck dinner, and then played the game!! I played the (narrative) role of the dowager but served mostly as facilitator / Herald of the court; an immortal character who, in the world, was serving their duty to uphold tradition and facilitate the Flower Court and ensure their legacy
Game was INCREDIBLE and everyone had so much fun!!! Took us about 5 hours to play; we did 1.5 hours for session 0, character creation/worldbuilding, 1 hour for the opening round, and 30 minutes for the second two; the rest of the time was spent doing the whisper game rounds & the valentines/rejections/proposal/assassinations (I came up with a fun method for ‘intake’ on those, because I was serving as facilitator!!)
I’ve only ever (previously) played as a play by post over discord (taking several months to finish) but I knew deep in my soul this game was MEANT to be played as a LARP— and I am SO happy that came to fruition!!!
Here is my look 😌✨🩸 I was a tech vampire MILF named Emari, she/they, the Queen Mother and Dowager & Herald of the Flower court