The Forbidden History

Summary

The Forbidden History was a larp about a college for the intellectual elite. It was about secret societies, academic aspirations, romantic entanglements, twisted power dynamics and subjects most taboo. It ran at Czocha Castle, Poland in December 2018 for 105 players.

Organizers

• Simon Svensson – Project Lead, Game Design
• Agata Swistak – Practical Lead
• Jonaya Kemper – Character Lead, Fiction
• Carl Nordblom – Aesthetic Lead
• Linnéa Cecilia Fredin – Prop Lead, On site safety lead
• Kjell Hedgard Hugaas – Fiction, Writer, On site safety
• Petra Lindve – Quality Assurance, Faculty Design, Graphics
• Freja Gyldenstrøm – Fiction, writing

Full credits

Practical team

• Agatha Swiztak
• Ania Geborska
• Ben Books Swartz,

Practical helpers

• Spera and Kamien.

Scenography Team

• Petra Lindve
• Carl Nordbloom
• Linnéa Cecilia Fredin

Photographs on the website

• Kalle Lantz
• Jonaya Kemper
• Dajo Vande Putte

Music

• Anni Tolvanen

Photographer on site:

• Kamil Wedzicha

Proofreading and Character writing

• Petra Lindve
• Julia Greip
• Kjell Hedgard Hugaas
• Freja Gyldenstrøm
• Simon Svensson
• Magnus Kästel
• Anna Lanna Harringer
• Anni Thy
• Mo Holkar
• Elvira Andemore
• Julia Greip
• Jamie MacDonald
• Eleanor Saitta
• Silva Kuusniemi
• Lyra Koli
• Aina Sivsdatter
• Nicole Winchester
• Karijn van der Heij
• Courtney King
• Jonaya Kemper
• Linnéa Fredin

Helpers

• Alexis Moisand
• Aurelie De Cognac
• Benjamin Palmer
• Bjarke Pedersen
• Cécile O’Fish
• Elvira Andemore
• James de Worde
• Johanna Koljonen
• Lyra Koli
• Matti Koli
• Mia Häggström
• Ryan Rice
• Stanislav Blokhin

NPC

• Ane Marie Anderson

Safety Team

• Klara Rotvig
• Anders Gredal Berner
• Linnéa Fredin
• Kjell Hedgard Hugas