https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/ 2026-04-09T03:01:56+00:00 https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/ https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/_media/logo.svg text/html 2024-06-10T21:51:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/cameos?rev=1718056275&do=diff Cameos (Crewing) Due to the design of the game, Underlings will not need any “traditional” crew, as you might see in other LARPs. All NPCs will be played by the GM team. However, we know some people may not be able to commit to coming along regularly, and we're always open to people dropping in for a session or two (whether it's that you don't live locally, or simply that you're busy when we run sessions). text/html 2024-09-03T12:34:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/character_creation?rev=1725366876&do=diff Character Creation Summary The game has already begun, but you are still welcome to submit characters and join at any time you want! To create a character, follow the guide below and submit a character using our submission form. As the game has started, we're not actively monitoring this form, so please email us at text/html 2024-06-10T21:50:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/characters?rev=1718056250&do=diff Character Biographies This page will contain a biography for each player character once character submissions have been processed. text/html 2024-06-10T21:50:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/conduct_and_themes?rev=1718056234&do=diff Conduct and Themes All games run by OLS are subject to the Conduct and Themes Policy which can be found on the OLS google drive. It is expected that all GMs and players will be familiar with this policy when playing Underlings. We would like to remind all participants that the spirit of the policy is to be considered more authoritative than the exact wording, and legalistic attempts to defend breaches of acceptable behaviour will not be treated as valid. text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/current_events?rev=1719758007&do=diff Current Events The Underlings Union News of the newly formed “Underlings Union” spread quickly throughout Nequam - Underlings of all sorts of Villains will often share gossip about what's going on while shopping for supplies for their Villain's latest scheme. Most Villains seem unaware of the Union at present (after all, what self-respecting Villain has time for whatever inane ramblings their minion is on about this week? There are schemes to be schemed!). Those that have heard about it consid… text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/egomaniacs?rev=1719757980&do=diff Egomaniacs " “Hello and welcome to the EBN 4 o’clock news, brought to you by me, Arella Salvatore. Authorities have been left dumbstruck this afternoon after the brazen theft of the infamous Lequal Diamond from Epicentre Central Museum. Though this is not the first theft from the Museum this week, this was an exceptionally well monitored and valuable piece that was stolen from under the gaze of staff and crowd alike with nobody being any the wiser as to who did it or how it was done. What a my… text/html 2024-12-17T17:34:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/eternity?rev=1734456841&do=diff Eternity The Future of Nequam The Union Abizyl Central Epicentre The Quiverwoods The Tenebrific Mountains 100 Years Later Characters Addison Anchovy Adrian Beckett Althea Linden Ashton Silver Elm Norwood bug Diana Lettstat Lord High Priest Bob The Maiden The Matron Mizzinx Magubbins Pontifex Superbia Rat Red Beth Ria Marten Roseanna Scott Smith Tiffany Taylor Violet Willow Wormwood text/html 2024-06-30T14:34:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/example_characters?rev=1719758051&do=diff Example Characters These are some example characters to show how characters can be built. You can also find a more thorough example of how to go through the character creation process in the worked character creation. And of course you can come along to the character creation session or email <gm@underlings.oxfordlarp.com> for help. text/html 2024-06-10T21:49:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/example_turnsheet?rev=1718056144&do=diff Example Turnsheet Action 1 Aim Steal the Jewel Eerie from Epicentre Central Bank and pretend it gets stolen from me. Details/Plan My Villain asked me to steal the Jewel Eerie when they appeared at the last Union meeting. My #1 priority is looking competent, so if I steal the Jewel and my Villain knows I have it I will give it to them. However, if possible I want to end up with it myself (I've already promised it to Norma L'Guy.). text/html 2024-06-30T14:32:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/genres?rev=1719757974&do=diff Genres The world of Nequam is diverse and varied. While villainy rules the world, the form that villainy takes can be wildly different from place to place. While there is no real overarching authority strictly categorising the various villains, it is possible to describe some broad categories that most nasty ne'er-do-wells fit into. text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/gothic_horror?rev=1719757985&do=diff Gothic Horror These are the villains who make people race the sunset home. Culture Villains who delve through library shelves for rituals in dead languages and have a separate section of their wardrobe for black cowls choose to make their home here, as will those who want a pack of Underlings who howl at the moon. Cackles are heard, but tend to be for a more interpersonal level of glee than the laughter of a finger hovering on a world-exploding button. Underlings can expect to find shades of … text/html 2024-06-30T14:32:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/harmony?rev=1719757960&do=diff Harmony In Harmony everything runs like clockwork. Harmony as it is known today was merely a small crossroads just a couple of decades ago. A meeting point of caravans travelling between the five domains. Yet over the years it has been built up, piece by piece, brick by brick, into a thriving metropolis in its own right. As it was always a meeting point of different cultures, heterogeneity has been literally built into the city. Streetlights are powered by electricity or magic or glowing crys… text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/high_fantasy?rev=1719757990&do=diff High Fantasy For some Villains, power is about ruling your domain. There are those in Nequam who might best be described as overlords - those who would conquer lands and people, always looking for the next thing to rule. Villains range from the mundane murderous monarchs to magical wizards and sorcerers. On the less human end of the scale are daemons, dragons, and mysterious cults; anything with enough power and mysticism to draw in a follower or two. Some are perhaps more in the habit of hoard… text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/intro_to_the_wiki_system?rev=1719758014&do=diff Intro to the Wiki System For those of you who are new to this style of parlour LARP (taken from the OURPGsoc Society Games), this page is here to serve as a primer to the Wikis and how we are using them for the game. As always, if you have any questions regarding any of this, don't hesitate to email the text/html 2024-06-30T14:31:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/introduction?rev=1719757879&do=diff Introduction: New Players, Read This First! Hello, and welcome to the website for UNDERLINGS, a parlour LARP run by the Oxford LARP Society in the mould of the OURPGSoc Society Games. If you've never played any sort of roleplaying game before, never fear! Here's a quick introduction. If you're a seasoned roleplayer, feel free to check out the quick guide to sections of the site at the bottom of this page. text/html 2024-06-30T14:32:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/nequam?rev=1719757940&do=diff Nequam The world of Nequam is the den of Villains. Its vast territory has been controlled by various factions of evil for as long as anyone can remember. Naïve forces for good occasionally rear their heads once in a while, but they never seem to gain much of a foothold. All flavours and text/html 2024-07-31T14:44:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/news?rev=1722437068&do=diff News There will be a news bulletin before each session, which we will publish around the same time as turnsheets are released. The news will be broad coverage of events in the world, will often be written in the style of the rumourmonger/publication, and may contain IC error, omission, or deliberate misinformation. Any OC details will clearly be signposted as such. text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/organisations?rev=1719757996&do=diff Organisations Some villainy is not embodied by a single person - some organisations are inherently villainous in their culture and practices, regardless of whoever is nominally in charge. While certain leaders may be more or less effective, or steer that villainy in different directions, the organisation as a whole is rotten to the core regardless of who is nominally in charge. text/html 2024-11-17T22:25:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/otherworldly?rev=1731882352&do=diff Otherworldly Otherworldly is the area for all your non land dwelling and non terrestrial creatures. Your ancient aliens, mole people, and betentacled cult gods all join together in the knowledge that answers and power may lay beyond the expected. Culture text/html 2024-06-30T14:34:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/playstyle_options?rev=1719758046&do=diff Playstyle Options As a large chunk of the game takes place in turnsheet actions, as GMs we work to make everyone's game very personal. Playstyle options are your opportunity to tell us how you would like your game to play out. This game is very narrative-driven, which means we aren't necessarily focused on making things text/html 2024-06-10T21:50:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/privacy_policy?rev=1718056245&do=diff Privacy Policy This policy is in addition to the Oxford LARP Society Data Protection Policy Data We Keep * Your out-of-character (OC) name * Your primary out-of-character (OC) email address (i.e. the one which you receive in-game emails to, listed as “Email” on the “update profile text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/quirks?rev=1719758035&do=diff Quirks Quirks are what make your character mechanically unique. They represent specific interesting things about your character: aspects of their personality, items that they own, etc. Primarily they are gained at character creation; however, rewards and disadvantages that you gain during the course of play may also be represented by Quirks. While they may occasionally come into play in uptime (such as an NPC related to a quirk appearing in session), Quirks will mainly impact how your plans go … text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/sessions?rev=1719758025&do=diff Sessions Sessions are in-person 3 hour-long roleplay sessions on Wednesday evenings. For more info, see When and Where. Players will roleplay their characters attending an Underlings Union meeting. The characters are in the backroom of The Club; their Villains are schmoozing upstairs in their own meeting. It will not usually be possible to enter other areas of The Club but Villains may enter the Underlings' room. The start of session takes place just after arrival of the Underlings at the venu… text/html 2024-12-17T17:34:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/sidebar?rev=1734456883&do=diff Start Eternity Introduction When and Where Tickets and Pricing Style and Tone Conduct and Themes Privacy Policy Characters Villains The GM Team Cameos (Crewing) News 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Union Updates Public Playground Setting Nequam The Union Harmony Genres * Egomaniacs * Gothic Horror * High Fantasy * Organisations * Otherworldly Current Events Playing the Game Intro To The Wiki System Tips for Roleplayers Sessions Character Creation * Quirks * Villai… text/html 2024-09-03T12:36:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/start?rev=1725366968&do=diff UNDERLINGS " “Dear esteemed colleagues, You are hereby invited to the inaugural general meeting of the Underlings' Union. As well as voting on Union business, this will be an excellent opportunity to meet other people in our line of work. We look forward to meeting you all soon. text/html 2024-06-30T14:31:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/style_and_tone?rev=1719757896&do=diff Style and Tone Power Underlings is a game first and foremost about the relationship and power dynamic between your character and their Villain. This is not to say you can't escape from the dynamic you're in at the start of the game (and indeed, we expect this will be a large theme for many characters!) but even in doing, so the nature of the dynamic will colour your character throughout the game. text/html 2024-06-10T21:46:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/the_club?rev=1718055998&do=diff The Club In Harmony everything runs like clockwork. The city is a mesh of styles, technology and attitudes with aspects taken from all areas of the continent. Yet despite the chaos, the markets all operate in sync, the public transport is reliable and the town Mayor has a very strict schedule dictating which local villain is kidnapping them this week. The villains found in Harmony tend to be small fry, more comfortable with the melange of genre than the typically influential villains are. In th… text/html 2024-09-04T16:10:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/the_gm_team?rev=1725466210&do=diff Meet The Team This page is to give you an idea of who each GM is and which NPCs they've played, and a little bit of detail about the best person to ask about certain aspects of the game. You're welcome to ask any of the GMs about any part of the game, but we may direct you to another member of the team if we think they'll have more knowledge about the specific query. If you're not sure which GM you need to contact for a specific query, just email the text/html 2024-06-30T14:32:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/the_union?rev=1719757947&do=diff The Underlings' Union Underlings have served Villains for as long as anyone can remember. However in recent years there has been a growing sense of unrest amongst some Underlings - why should we put up with doing whatever our Villains say all the time? Of course, things aren't as simple as just deciding to put a stop to it. Villains have all the power, and some Underlings are even metaphysically bound to serve their masters. text/html 2024-06-30T14:31:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/tickets_and_pricing?rev=1719757891&do=diff Tickets and Pricing There is no official ticketing system for Underlings. You simply need to create a character and then can pay for sessions once your character has been confirmed. The price will be £5 per session, or free with OLS Membership (the character creation session is free). Payment can be made via bank transfer ( text/html 2024-06-30T14:33:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/tips_for_roleplayers?rev=1719758019&do=diff Tips for Roleplayers For those new to roleplaying, there's a lot of little things that may not be immediately obvious, but when you think about them they make a lot of sense. Even for more experienced roleplayers, it's easy to forget these things when getting involved in a game - this page may have something for everyone! text/html 2024-06-10T21:48:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/turnsheeting?rev=1718056114&do=diff Turnsheeting Summary * A turnsheet period represents two weeks of in game time. * You have three major actions during this time. * Actions with a plan are more likely to go according to said plan; actions where you have relevant skills, quirks, and any other advantages are more likely to be successful. text/html 2024-09-01T17:23:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/union_updates?rev=1725211400&do=diff Union Updates Turn 3 Committee Chair - Violet Secretary - Ria Marten Treasurer - Jointly to be held by Rat and Addison Anchovy Motion 1 To use union funds to purchase 3 properties to use as safe houses for union members in distress, and to include Ides' property to make it a round 4 (this has already been purchased so no Union Funds are needed) text/html 2024-07-02T19:51:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/villain_creation?rev=1719949901&do=diff Villain Creation Each character in Underlings serves a Villain. This may be one of the Villains defined in one of the Genre pages, or a Villain you come up with yourself. Your character may be their only Underling, may be part of a group of Underlings but the only member of the Union, or you may share your Villain with other Underlings in the Union. text/html 2024-07-26T23:46:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/villains?rev=1722037590&do=diff Villain Biographies This page will contain a biography for each villain in play once character submissions have been processed. Egomaniacs Gothic Horror High Fantasy Organisations Otherworldly Other text/html 2024-06-30T14:31:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/when_and_where?rev=1719757886&do=diff When and Where The game will consist of 10 Sessions, plus a debrief. These will run fortnightly on Wednesday evenings. You will be able to access the venue from 7pm, with session starting at 7:30pm and finishing at 10:30pm. Sessions will take place at the Asian Cultural Centre (Manzil Way, Oxford, OX4 1GH), in the main hall. text/html 2024-06-30T14:34:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://underlings.oxfordlarp.com/worked_character_creation?rev=1719758060&do=diff Worked Character Creation Example This page is intended to illustrate how to translate one's character ideas, personal preferences and game goals into the design of a character and Villain. These are the thought processes behind Boris "The Invincible" Grishin, the second example on the