WHAT IS NERO?
By Joseph Valenti

The NERO® International Game System is the largest and oldest established organized LARP in North America, with over 40 chapters. The Tyrran Campaign is a fully developed game world with myriad cultures and kingdoms that has been in use for over 15 years in the NERO® game system. The Tyrran Campaign world is also filled with elves, orcs, trolls, goblins, vampires, un-dead and all manner of fantasy creatures both monstrous and wondrous.

NERO® games allows players freedom of action through an easy to learn and fun rules system that stresses the importance of the honor system and good sportsmanship. Combat is done using safe foam padded weapons, struck with the lightest touch, and small thrown bird seed filled packets to represent magical spells. The combat rules are intended to allow anyone to compete safely and enjoyably regardless of real life skills.

There are two ways to play at a NERO® game - as a player in full control of your character or as a member of the cast who is controlled by the production team. Cast members are called NPC’s (“Non Player Character”). The name encompasses the cast members and event actors who play roles ranging from conversational to adversarial, and it also covers writer, director, and producer which are considered the game staff that write and produce the game. The NPC’s play the roles of monsters and creatures and Both ways of playing are very different but they each can be equally fun and rewarding. NPC’s play the lawful role that gives out the hints and clues to the mystery, and who leads the lawful players to the places they need to be. NPC’s also play the unlawful roles who do the bad deeds (attack the manor houses on the outskirts), and then leave the clues behind for the lawful players to find.

Under the NERO® game system an entire fantasy medieval town or world is created. In the NERO LARP Game, you create character concept for a fantasy character and actually play the character. It is much like improvisational theater in that you have a framework created by the props, staff and supporting characters and must develop your part as you progress through the storyline.

Your character’s attitudes, ambitions, and history are yours to define. If the adventurous life is your calling, you may play the part of a wanderer, meeting with some friends in the tavern. While swapping tales, your party might get hired by a poor farmer in desperate straits, and spend the afternoon slaying a foul necromancer and his undead minions.

If the epic life is not your style, then you can play the part of a town merchant. You can make your money selling your wares and information for the right price. Perhaps you wish to be one who investigates the magical arts, selling your scrolls and potions to earn the money.. Or would you rather try and become leader of the Mages’ Guild? The choice is yours. We have fierce warriors, crafty scouts, powerful mages, noble knights, and benevolent healers. There are smelly goblins, blood-chilling spectres, evil necromancers, villainous spies to fight, and your very own legends to create.