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Plot

Plot is the organised story and events that a game's organisers prepare for players to experience during a larp event.

Plot refers to the planned storyline, quests, conflicts, and dramatic moments that the game's organisers — often called game masters, referees, or plot team — set up for players to encounter. It can include everything from a looming war between factions to a single mysterious letter left in a tavern, and it provides the backdrop against which player characters make meaningful choices. Good plot gives players hooks they can engage with at their own pace rather than a fixed script to follow. Players often contribute to plot themselves through their characters' decisions, which means the story at any given event is shaped by both the organisers and the participants together.

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