Shadows

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A technique where a player has a shadow, a person that follows the player around and can interact on an in-game-, and/or meta-level with the player. This shadow can for instance portray a players conscience or voices in the players head (and as such the shadow does not exist to other players), or could be something semi-real like a possessing spirit or guardian angel (and then the shadow may or may not exist for other players).

Examples

Usually shadows are used to influence or control the player in someway. Knappnålshuvudet is a good example of a shadow-heavy LARP, where shadows in the form of guardian angels were used.
A variant of shadows called Phantom players was used in The Monitor Celestra. The phantoms stayed invisible unless they initiated player contact by touching a player during the game.
Another variant of Shadow was used at Simbelmynë, where non-diegetic (and, hence, invisible) shadows could whisper suggestions, clues or "inner monologues" (as if the characters were having those inner monologue themselves), initiate "dialogues" when the players were in a "dream state" and even physically steer or touch them, which the players would take as their subconscious thoughts and actions or their "base natures" winning out over their "honor".