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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Pan&#039;&#039;&#039; <br /> <br /> With seven runs across four countries and more planned, Pan is one of the most repeated Nordic Larps.<br /> <br /> Pan is a psychological horror scenario dealing with the themes of identity and nature. Players play couples attending a relationship therapy for the weekend, and are encouraged to book with a friend (not a real partner) to play a couple. The therapist-couple use a mixture of classical techniques and esoteric methods. In terms of genre the larp could be considered gothic horror based on classic literature, and psychological horror, with a modern setting. It does not fit into many conventional notions of horror, due to the lack of &#039;monsters.&#039;<br /> <br /> The main inspiration is the 1890s short story &#039;The Great God Pan&#039; by Arthur Machen and the film Antichrist (Von Trier, 2009). The short story is available as a free download here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/389<br /> <br /> Pan is played on a confidentiality agreement. While the design is public, what actually happened in play is private. <br /> <br /> ==Creation and presentations==<br /> <br /> Pan was written by Linda Udby &amp; Bjarke Pedersen. They presented it twice in Denmark in January 2013 and in Norway in November 2014. It has also been run in The Netherlands, UK and Finland. <br /> <br /> It is intended to the first of a trilogy (but not a direct continuation) of larps. The second event in the series is titled [[Baphomet]] with a &#039;vintage&#039; 1930s occult setting and capacity for 31 players. It has had two runs in Denmark in October 2015 and in 2018 and 4 runs planned in 2019. <br /> <br /> ==Techniques==<br /> <br /> Pan makes light use of meta-techniques to play on possession. More details in the review (link below). <br /> <br /> Players are encouraged to test and push their limits, psychological and otherwise. The event allows the option for physical interactions.<br /> <br /> The larp does not include violence.<br /> <br /> ==Info==<br /> <br /> Players: Usually 8 or 10, the latest run expanded to 12 players. 2 organisers playing characters. <br /> <br /> Length: approx 36 hours player time. Short pre-game and post-game workshops.<br /> <br /> Player fee: <br /> -800 Danish KR for the original runs in Denmark, Jan 2013.<br /> <br /> -30 euro for the international run in Finland. <br /> <br /> -£150 for the November 14 UK run, played in a castle. <br /> <br /> -NOK 2250 or NOK 1250 for the Norwegian run in November 14. <br /> <br /> -120 euro for the Jan 15 Netherlands run.<br /> <br /> -140 euro for the March 15 Finland run.<br /> <br /> Logistics: The larp is run as fully catered, and normally runs in a holiday home location with modern facilities. <br /> <br /> ==Links==<br /> <br /> The website (in Danish) of the original run is here: http://bjarkep.com/larp/pan/<br /> <br /> A review of the design was written by one of players of the April 2014 Finnish/internatonal run (in French): http://www.electro-gn.com/7463-critique-de-gn-pan<br /> <br /> A Facebook group titled &#039;PAN &amp; BAPHOMET larps&#039; - it is not tied to a particular run: https://www.facebook.com/groups/172274392912858/<br /> <br /> Pan was discussed by writer Bjarke Petersen in the Nordic Larp Talks for 2014, as an example of sketching. http://nordiclarptalks.org/post/87479170653/sketching-larp-bjarke-pedersen<br /> <br /> An article about the design of Pan is the Knudepunkt 2015 book: http://www.rollespilsakademiet.dk/webshop/nordiclarpyearbook2014.pdf<br /> [[Category:Larps]]</div>

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