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Goto [ Index ]Al Shir-ma is a short (3 - 4 hour) 66-player theatre-style Arabian fantasy larp. Originally written for KapCon XX, it has now been published as a PDF by Imaginary Empire. The game is inspired by the Thousand and One Nights, and is set in the mythical city of Al Shir-ma, a rich trading oasis in the desert. But the city has been abandoned by its magical patrons, the Djinn, its Sultan is gravely ill (some whisper missing), and its water source is drying up. The larp tells the story of the return of the Djinn and how these problems are solved, for good or ill.




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The game is sold as a 257-page PDF download, consisting of a 26-page GM's section, 10 pages of supporting material, and 210 pages of character sheets. The GM's section includes an overview of the game's structure, a plot summary, a timeline, staging notes, and faction maps - White Wolf-style diagrams showing the relationships of all the characters and their secrets. The supporting material includes simple rules, name badges for all characters, and a 2-page in-game newspaper, the "Al Shir-ma Gazette", which summarises the situation in the city at the start of play. The bulk of the game however is in the characters. These are divided into seven factions - the court, the slaves, the merchants, the townsfolk, the traders, the desert tribes, and the others - and each has a one-page character sheet, several relationship maps showing who is in their social circle (typically their faction and one or two others) and what they know about them, and a one-page summary formatted as an A6 brochure to be used in play. The latter is handy, but doesn't contain all the information - players will have to have read their character sheets beforehand to get the context.


Style: 3 (Average)Substance: 5 (Excellent!)A large (66-player) Arabian fantasy larp. Needs polishing, but gets all the basics right, and is fun in play.IdiotSavant has written 17 reviews, with average style of 3.24 and average substance of 4.12 The reviewer's previous review was of Time Travel Review Board .The reviewer's next review is of Snow White. 2ff7e9595c


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