Author: Mike Pohjola

Mike (He/They) is from Finland and has been larping and organizing larps for thirty years. His Master’s thesis was about understanding the Chorus in Greek tragedy as a participatory drama like a larp. He has created dozens of larps, several tabletop roleplaying games, and multiple novels, and was the narrative designer and writer of board game Agemonia. He’s also known for writing the Manifesto of the Turku School, where he makes the case that character immersion is the central aspect of all roleplaying. He considers playing larps as large a part of his art as making larps.