Getting Started

When you see an Event posted on this web site or on the Facebook Group, find the Event and list yourself as Going. You can find our FB group HERE

Generally speaking, there are 3 kinds of characters at a Gateway event. You will work with the staff to decide which kind you want to play. They are -

SUPPORT: Minor characters with simple roles to fill and no stats who can’t go on Expeditions. These are the tavern staff, heralds, retainers, guards and tavern patrons. This is the option for people who are interested in coming but want to do more hanging out and watching than playing. Support characters will have simple tasks to do but most of your time at the event will be your own.

ADVENTURER: Characters who may involve themselves with the events unfolding at the event however they like, including going on Expeditions. They have their own goals which may evolve across multiple sessions depending on how you play. In tabletop RPG parlance these are the “PCs”. Most of those attending will play Adventurers.

PLOT: Characters with limited agency who will be given specific objectives that you will work to accomplish and whose primary function is to serve the story. In a tabletop RPG these would be NPCs. The proportion of PCs (Adventurers) to NPCs varies from event to event depending on the needs of the day.

As the day approaches, the staff will reach out to you to determine what kind of character you are interested in. Plot and Support characters are usually created for you, typically with input from you about what you would like to play.

You usually create your own Adventurer characters using the guidelines in the Adventurers section of this site but we are always willing to help or prepare one for you. We will establish some initial goals for you to pursue and work with you to ensure that your character is something that you are excited about playing.

New players inexperienced with LARPing often try the game out as a Support character. You aren’t locked into a single character so try things out. Our goal with all Gateway events is to provide a space where you visit a fantasy world for a while. Take advantage of that however you choose.