## Welcome to the Worlds of Myriad! Myriad is a hard(ish) sci-fi LARP set in the galaxy of Lakh. The Celestial Empire extends even to the furthest lights of the galaxy, ever-challenged but never matched, ruled by Her Immortal Majesty the Celestial Empress, Watcher of the Void and Lady of Endless Constellations. Her right and left hands, the Imperial Bureaucracy and Voidstalker Corps, manage the endless reaches of Her empire on Her behalf. Ruling over the innumerable Holdings in Her shadow are the Governors and their officers, battling one another for supremacy, and everyone else for survival. Most citizens of the galaxy have little awareness of the greater empire, and absolutely no say in its workings. Indeed, many planets are entirely ignorant of the fact that they are ruled over by a powerful, long-lived, Governor, and believe themselves to be the only humans in the entire galaxy. In an empire that spans a galaxy, one Holding can be as small as a single Generation Ship or as large as a Constellation of city-worlds. Players will become the Governors, Officers and Independent Powers of Holdings scattered across the sector, balancing their own ambitions with the needs of the lives in their care. You might become the representative of a great power, manipulating and collaborating with other Holdings and Powers to shape the galaxy, changing the fate of trillions. Perhaps you'll look on the face of the Endless Empire and refuse to submit, becoming one of the traitors and heretics who plot revolution. Or maybe you'll lose control of your own destiny, seized by forces so much larger and stranger than you that you can barely attempt to name them. ## The Plague Lords Thirty thousand years after the death of the Plaguesmith, the ancient warlord's greatest creations continue to wage war against the Celestial Empire. In sector after sector, the swarms of the Plague Lords battle Her Majesty's forces, laying waste to entire systems in their titanic struggles. Now, as the battles draw ever closer to the sector of Sundered Harmony, the leading lights of the sector gather in a great Myriadic Council, empowered by word of the Empress Herself. The dictates of this council will be binding across the entire sector, with no power but Hers to overturn them. With this awesome power at their fingertips, it will be for the attendees of this Myriadic council to save, or damn, the sector they call home. ## Content Advisories and Restrictions This is a strongly Type-2 LARP, with shades of Type-1 provided for comic relief, tension management, and recuperation.  Play will focus on interpersonal relationships and political maneuvering against the backdrop of existential horror and imperial conflict. Characters will be members of Holdings, with their backstory and personality highly informed by their Holding of origin. Character goals will orient around personal allegiances and enmities, philosophical ideals, and material desires, while larger conflicts will orient around systems and logistics. Each character will have one or more Assets or Liens, simple mechanics which describe their advantages and obligations, respectively. > [!Info]+ Key Facts  > - Light Mechanics, Type-2 primary  > - 1 day event (2 sessions, 7+ hours total) > - Friday reception and welcome party > - Saturday game followed by wrap party > - Pre-written Characters  > - No fee, Donations Gratefully Accepted ("Pay What You Want")  > - Dinner Included  > - Location: Mullica Hill, NJ (30 minutes from Philadelphia)  > - Site is a private residence  > - Site has approximately 7 stairs to the entry door  > - Play will take place on the first level (~2000sq ft game space)  > - Two bathrooms, one on the ground floor, one on the second  > - OOC space on the second floor  > - Outdoor space (weather permitting, stair access)  > [!Warning]+ Players Should Expect > - Intense role play (high volume, emotional expression, etc.)  > - Scheming, betrayal, and a general sense of distrust  >- Negotiated physical contact  >- Romantic role play >- Discussion and description of violence  >- Discussion and debate around imperialism  >- Discussion and description of oppression  > These concepts are explicitly baked into the game > [!Warning]+ Players should not expect >- Discussion or description of sexual violence  >- Disrespectful or casual reference to real-world victims of oppression  >- The use of real-world oppression as a game theme  >- Physical violence or unwanted physical contact of any kind > - Physical contact is only acceptable between players who have previously negotiated the nature and extent of that contact. >- Sex acts in game spaces (or OOC spaces managed by the event)  >- Racism, Transphobia, Sexism, or any other form of real-world oppression enacted by another player or facilitator  > - Note: Characters may be victims of these forms of oppression as a component of informing their backstory, as the universe of Myriad is filled with countless worlds, many quite despicable, but no character or player may engage in these behaviors during play and no player may portray a character who intentionally engages in these or similarly harmful behaviors (or who does so unintentionally, if it is with the intent of the player).  > These concepts are explicitly excluded from the game, and a player who engages in these behaviors should anticipate removal from the event.