Venue
The venue is Einon Pirtti, an end of 19th century villa with outbuildings.
Einon Pirtti is located in Orivesi (60km from Tampere). The plan is to have a possibility for a joint bus-ride from Helsinki or Tampere to the location. Einon Pirtti is also easily accessible by car in approximately 2,5h from the Helsinki Airport.
The location in not unfortunately totally accessible: the lighting is dim inside the villa and the accommodations do not have wheelchair ramps.
The address:
Einon Pirtti
Eräpyhäntie 164, Orivesi
196 km from Helsinki Airport
54 km from Tampere
Taking Care of the Venue
The venue is private and there shouldn’t be any outside people moving about. There’s a road nearby but no line of sight from the road directly to the building where most of the play happens.
Because we want to leave the venue in good shape, we suggest avoiding play that results in an excessive mess. So no throwing around food or anything similarly messy!
Let’s try not to break things so the venue can be used for larp again.
The wear and tear your costume can be expected to suffer is calibrated at the level of having to take it off and put it on multiple times and perhaps throwing yourself on the floor in religious ecstasy.
Accommodations
Accommodation will be in rooms with two to four people. You’ll sleep in a bed and the venue has showers and bathrooms. However, washing facilities are shared and not unique to each room.
Food
The food available at the larp will principally be vegan but we strive to accommodate all dietary restrictions. A special survey about this and other issues will be sent to the participants of each run.
Alcohol
We expect participants to be sober during the larp and will ask anyone who is visibly drunk to step out and cool down. Drinking alcohol during the larp is acceptable within these limits but you’re better of bringing your own since the larp won’t feature a bar.
At past runs, good choices have included non-alcoholic or low alcohol sparkling wine and vodka which has been diluted with water.
Language
The larp will be played entirely in English.
Price
The cost of participation is 350 €, with a small number of subsidized tickets available. The fee includes accommodation, food for the entirety of your stay at the larp, a robe used by the cult (but not other elements of your costume) and your participation in the experience, including a prewritten character. We have a small number of tickets available at a reduced price, 200 €, meant for those unable to pay the full price.
In addition, we have two discounted tickets that you can choose if you’re okay being a replacement player who’ll be given one of the regular characters in the case of a cancellation. If no cancellations occur, you’ll still get to play the larp with a specially prepared character we have for that purpose. This option is suitable for those who are comfortable making preparations quite close to the event itself.
Sign Up
Sign up opens in early January for a period of two weeks and you’ll be notified whether you’ll be participating in the larp in late February.
Casting will be done on the basis of character selections during sign up so that player preferences and character options match. The sign up is not first come first served, and as long as you sign up during the sign up period you’ll have an equal chance of participating.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
If you cancel your participation before the 1st of July, 2024, you’re entitled to a full refund. If you cancel after this date, your fee will not be refunded.
Photo Policy
The larp will be documented. The process will work as follows:
One or more photographers will take photos during the larp.
After the larp, all photos will be made available to the participants for a set period of time, for example two weeks. During this time, each participant can ask for a photo to be removed from the gallery if they themselves appear in it.
When all photos asked to be removed are removed, the gallery will then be published online. Afterwards, photos from the larp may be used in the context of talking about the larp. The most common use cases are in articles and presentations, as well as just posting about the larp on social media. Using photos of yourself in different contexts, such as profile photos, is also okay. Remember to always credit the photographer. (Photo: Kai Simon Fredriksen)