Post by majorkoslov on May 6, 2014 16:56:47 GMT -5
It's that time of the year again! The Rionegro Time!
What is Rionegro? It's a large, complicated airsoft game, the biggest of its kind in Ireland.
Why do I care? It's also a larp! We run a larp in the middle of it and you get to play with 200-300 monsters!
Egads! How do we avoid being rolled? Larp at them! Your wits and guile will save you.
How long do I have to keep this up for? Only 27 hours, but you can arrive on the Friday evening so you'll be nice and fresh, plus you can totally sleep IC for epic waking up dead action! (boring OOC sleeping arrangements also available)
This is one of those camping things isn't it? I don't understand, why are you making that face?
I bet it's expensive. Actually we charge larpers a special reduced rate of 30 bucks!
So I just rock up on the day and pay in right? Erm, no, you need to prebook but it's really easy and you can do it from May 14th
Speaking of rocking up ... Bellurgan Park! You should climb the hill, the views are to die of exhaustion for!
I have a busy schedule you know That's ok, it's in the future, you can put it in your diary ahead of time! It's on August 16th and 17th.
So, erm, what's the pitch?
The Civil War in Rionegro has become a stalemate. After three years of fighting neither Munoz’s Republicanos nor Veron’s Patriotas have been able to decisively gain the upper hand. The international community has strong armed the two into agreeing to hold a presidential election on Sunday August 17th. No one is sure how a vote in a war zone will turn out, so both sides are continuing to fight for an advantage. And now a new force has arisen to challenge both for the future of Rionegro.
Across the country La Cara Nova – “the New Face”, have started a campaign against both the Patriotas and the Republicanos. It’s not clear where they originated, who is leading them, or where they are getting supplied and funded from. But they are drawing support from people all over the country. Their claim to fight for the people of Rionegro is resonating with a population weary of the war. Totally hostile to the Republicanos and Patriotas they are more neutral to the United Nations forces who remain in Rionegro. The PR disaster of their soldiers attacking the UN last year led the Domiguans to hastily withdraw from the war. Since then the UN has beefed up their forces in Rionegro to protect civilians and to run the upcoming vote.
Rionegro’s roads are poor, and the rainy season makes travel on all but the main roads very difficult. Controlling the major routes is key to sustaining military operations in the Autumn and Winter. Right now the Patriotas control the village of Jaloque which sits on the strategic junction between Rionegro’s Route Nacional 4 and Route Regional 53. The Republicanos need to take Jaloque to support their September offensive. The UN wants to run the presidential vote and protect the local civilian population. La Cara Nova want to prove that they are more than just guerilla bands hiding in the mountains.
Summer in Jaloque is going to be very hot this year.
The civilians of Jaloque, I'm guessing that's us How very observant of you
What kind of stuff will we be doing Well, last year we had a hunting expedition, gold digging, intrigue, a mass, a manhunt and some big steel drums of the most precious substance in the universe!
Gold you say? Any free samples? No, but you do get a neato patch and a free BBQ!
Hypothetically, if I had a friend who was convinced by your arguments, where would he sign up? Our website!
What is Rionegro? It's a large, complicated airsoft game, the biggest of its kind in Ireland.
Why do I care? It's also a larp! We run a larp in the middle of it and you get to play with 200-300 monsters!
Egads! How do we avoid being rolled? Larp at them! Your wits and guile will save you.
How long do I have to keep this up for? Only 27 hours, but you can arrive on the Friday evening so you'll be nice and fresh, plus you can totally sleep IC for epic waking up dead action! (boring OOC sleeping arrangements also available)
This is one of those camping things isn't it? I don't understand, why are you making that face?
I bet it's expensive. Actually we charge larpers a special reduced rate of 30 bucks!
So I just rock up on the day and pay in right? Erm, no, you need to prebook but it's really easy and you can do it from May 14th
Speaking of rocking up ... Bellurgan Park! You should climb the hill, the views are to die of exhaustion for!
I have a busy schedule you know That's ok, it's in the future, you can put it in your diary ahead of time! It's on August 16th and 17th.
So, erm, what's the pitch?
The Civil War in Rionegro has become a stalemate. After three years of fighting neither Munoz’s Republicanos nor Veron’s Patriotas have been able to decisively gain the upper hand. The international community has strong armed the two into agreeing to hold a presidential election on Sunday August 17th. No one is sure how a vote in a war zone will turn out, so both sides are continuing to fight for an advantage. And now a new force has arisen to challenge both for the future of Rionegro.
Across the country La Cara Nova – “the New Face”, have started a campaign against both the Patriotas and the Republicanos. It’s not clear where they originated, who is leading them, or where they are getting supplied and funded from. But they are drawing support from people all over the country. Their claim to fight for the people of Rionegro is resonating with a population weary of the war. Totally hostile to the Republicanos and Patriotas they are more neutral to the United Nations forces who remain in Rionegro. The PR disaster of their soldiers attacking the UN last year led the Domiguans to hastily withdraw from the war. Since then the UN has beefed up their forces in Rionegro to protect civilians and to run the upcoming vote.
Rionegro’s roads are poor, and the rainy season makes travel on all but the main roads very difficult. Controlling the major routes is key to sustaining military operations in the Autumn and Winter. Right now the Patriotas control the village of Jaloque which sits on the strategic junction between Rionegro’s Route Nacional 4 and Route Regional 53. The Republicanos need to take Jaloque to support their September offensive. The UN wants to run the presidential vote and protect the local civilian population. La Cara Nova want to prove that they are more than just guerilla bands hiding in the mountains.
Summer in Jaloque is going to be very hot this year.
The civilians of Jaloque, I'm guessing that's us How very observant of you
What kind of stuff will we be doing Well, last year we had a hunting expedition, gold digging, intrigue, a mass, a manhunt and some big steel drums of the most precious substance in the universe!
Gold you say? Any free samples? No, but you do get a neato patch and a free BBQ!
Hypothetically, if I had a friend who was convinced by your arguments, where would he sign up? Our website!
