Night, blizzard. Your team has tracked down vampire nests for years. The last one left you decimated, terrified. Suspicious. You wait for dawn and another nest. But does everyone want you to live?
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Dutch Harbor, AK. You are part of The Team--a multinational, well-funded, privately run team of hunters. Vampire hunters. You find them in their nests. Kill them. But the last nest decimated The Team, left you terrified, shell-shocked. And suspicious. It seemed like they were waiting for you. Knew you were coming. Is there a traitor in your midst? It's almost unbelievable. Now you wait off the coast of this small Alaskan island, floating on a fishing boat in a blizzard. Waiting for the dawn. For there is another nest to destroy, here in the cold and ice. Innocent people to save. But will this nest be waiting for you too? Will you live to see the dawn?
In 1590, Gov White returned to Roanoke from England to find his colony vanished. Play as either a colonist, or one of the mysterious figures outside the colony. Can you discover what really happened?
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1590, the New World. Governor White returns after seeking help from England to find his colony...gone. No trace of 114 colonists remains. The colonists had been instructed to carve a Maltese cross into a tree should they be forced to relocate by threat. No such cross was found. Governor White did find three letters carved into a single tree: C R O. Carved into the wood on a post, he also found the single word CROATOAN. Now wind back the clock several months. Play as either a colonist, or one of several mysterious figures outside the doomed colony. Can you discover what really happened? Can you stop it? Play will take place in two locations, with player actions determining when, if at all, the two groups meet. Costumes encouraged but not required. A BYOV Tragedy.
Dec 15, 1773 Boston - Angry Bostonian's gather to discuss current events including the Tea Act. This is an alternate reality where magic, the supernatural and the Fey live and thrive. A BYOV Mystery.
December 21, 2012 - Chinchen Itza - This is a world where Myth, Magic, the Supernatural and Science collide. The Mayans are coming! Imaginative role playing stressed. A BYOV Tragedy.
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December 21, 2012 - Chinchen Itza - A group of scientists, dignitaries and government types wait for the alignment of the Sun, Moon and the earth and also the possible gravitational release of hidden asteroids which may herald the beginning of the end. Rowdy protestors, celebrants and doomsayers have gathered outside of Chinchen Itza awaiting and celebrating the End of Time.This is a world where Myth, Magic, the Supernatural and Science collide. Anything may and will happen, only believers and those with unlimited imagination need participate. The last LARP BYOV will ever write or present. A BYOV Tragedy using The Courting Murder Rules.
The trip was to take weeks...then the FTL failed. Those who couldn't be put into cold sleep faced 40 years of travel across empty space. And now the murders. Can you stop the killings? Do you want to?
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A trip between the stars, a few short weeks to a far-flung outpost of humanity. That was before the FTL failed. Most of the passengers could be put into cold sleep, but hundreds could not. Those unfortunates could look forward to 40 years of travel across dark, empty space. But humans persevere. A city was built within the ship, jobs given out, an economy established, food grown. Life would go on. And then the murders started. And the rumors of alien lifeforms...at your destination, and onboard. Can you keep the ship together? How about just your own sanity? Reserve characters once you have your ticket, costumes encouraged but not required. A portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit Gamers for Humanity. A BYOV Tragedy.
A Holiday At Hogwarts: King’s Cross — Charity LARP!
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BYOV dives back into Hogwarts, 3 years after the Dark Lord disappears attempting to kill the infant Potter. Yes, we have had some issues at Hogwarts since then. But today is the first day of school, the students are boarding the Hogwarts Express. Nothing can go wrong here. A Charity LARP—all proceeds will be donated to Gamers for Humanity, a gamer-run non-profit. Door prizes, food and drink, and an after-party! Check byov.com for a cast list.
Today is the day you've been practicing for your whole life. The other kids at school don't get it. You're special. Unique. You made it. Welcome to boot camp. Caped fanboys come here to become the world's next great hero. Will you pass the test? Will you be worthy? Here destiny is chosen. Heroes are broken. Heroes are made. Presented by g33k F1Tness, this LARP incorporates physical fitness for all levels. Price includes hero recruit T-shirt.
New Orleans, 1718 - The city of New Orleans, a place of power in the swamps of Louisiana. Is this a possible haven for a supernatural community on the North American continent, where many lesser magical beings have fled from the oppression of the Fey in Europe? Can a haven where humans and supernaturals live in harmony be established? Or will the horrors of the Salem Witch Trials make their way here?
April 14th , 1935. The Dust Bowl. On April 14th, an immense black dust storm fell like a smothering blanket. The walls of dust reached 100 feet high. In a small town in Oklahoma, friends and family have gathered for the funeral of the notorious gentleman thief, Edward Hannigan, gone too early from this mortal coil. Rumors of his ill-gotten artifacts and wealth are, of course, just rumors. Check byov.com prior to registration for a cast list.
1972—The USA and USSR are deep into a cold war. Nixon is fresh off visits to Moscow and China: the first US president to visit communist China. The world pauses on June 6th as Ziggy Stardust, international rock star, releases his new album. The release party is at the infamous Globe discotech in West Berlin, an exclusive club near The Berlin Wall where many of Europe's elite play. Only the most influential people get access to the Globe tonight.