State of the Game - July 2008
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Hello, Lullaby of Broadway Players. Can you believe that it is July already? Just 2 1/2 short months until the game!
This mailing is to give you an idea of the state of the game, how we’re doing and what still needs to be done. Right now I’m very happy with the state of the game, and it is shaping up to be great. There are still a few things that you can do to make it even better though.
I strongly request that you read through this document. It contains a lot of information you need to know.
Hotel
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The game will be running September 19-21 at the Day’s Hotel Timonium. NOW is the time to get your hotel rooms. You get a $5 discount at the door if you have a hotel room and we get at least 30 rooms (limit one discount per room), and if we hit 40 rooms/night EVERYONE in the game gets a $10 discount (instead of the $5 discount per room).
Call 1-(800)-235-3297 for reservations; mention Lullaby of Broadway for the good rates.
Building the Set
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Please keep in mind that as players, *you* are responsible for the set of the game. I will provide a few props that are important for the game, and I’ll provide special hangers if you use painted sheets or butcher paper for the walls.
There are now THREE information sheets online which talk about the sets. They are:
The Small Town:
http://www.intink.com/larps/broadway/doclib/Players/The%20Small%20Town.pdfThe Big City:
http://www.intink.com/larps/broadway/doclib/Players/The%20Big%20City.pdfGangsters:
http://www.intink.com/larps/broadway/doclib/Players/turf%20war.pdfWhile I don’t think that these documents contain any game spoilers, you might want to just read the ones that are relevant to your character.
Also keep in mind that you can communicate with other players using the mailing list. Membership in this list is strongly recommended. You are missing out on all sorts of information if you are not part of this list.
And don’t forget to keep your receipts. You can get up to $30 off the cost of the game by providing me with $30 worth of receipts.
Planned Songs
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I recently sent a list of planned, everybody sing songs to the chat list. However, if there is a song you would especially like to perform, please let me know. This is especially true for the scheduled performance pieces (The Hot Box, Kiss Me Kate, the Spelling Bee, and the Babes in Arms show).
Uncast Characters
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We currently have 54 players, but the game can hold up to 60 (not including child characters). These are the characters that are still opened. Characters with a * are especially needed for the game. We can run without them, but it would be a much better game if they were there.
Child:
* Amaryllis Shin, from The Music Man
Pepper, from Annie
Little Jake Oakley, from Annie Get Your Gun
* Winthrop Paroo, from The Music Man
Female:
Minnie Fay, from Hello Dolly
Marcy Park, from the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
* Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn, from The Music Man. Matriarch of the Small Town and a very important character.
Male:
* Pawnee Bill, from Annie Get Your Gun. Player needs to be able to hold his own in negotiations.
* Freddy “Bottle” Bates, from Guys and Dolls
Barnaby Tucker from Hello Dolly
Aldolpho Karpathy, from The Drowsy Chaperone
* Linus van Pelt, from You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown
All of the characters, even the unstarred ones, are fully fleshed out with a lot to do in the game. Characters are starred when they are important to one or more characters already in game. For example, without a Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill will not have anyone to negotiate with. Without a Linus van Pelt, Sally Brown won’t have her “sweet baboo” and so forth.
But all the uncast characters are viable and interesting, so if you know of someone who would be a good fit, or just wants to play, send them our way.
Cast/NPCs
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Lullaby of Broadway does need cast or NPC players. You will get a number of smaller parts over the course of the game needed to drive specific scenes. It costs $25 to cast for the weekend and that is directly to cover the hotel expenses. Cast are not eligible to receive additional discounts.
Character Sheets
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I am in the process of writing character sheets. I have finished 37 characters, which means I have to write 23 characters this month. Well, even fewer if you don’t count the uncast characters. Piece of cake. Sigh.
I expect that full character sheets will be available to players in mid-August. We may do two rounds of character sheet distribution, one pre-continuity editing and one post-continuity editing. We’ll see.
August/September
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This doesn’t mean that I get to rest when August rolls around. I still have to write the cast characters, the few adventure scenarios, and the rulebook.
However, you can help. Please help. This is a big opportunity for players to get service credits which give discounts to the game. What can you write?
Bit Parts – See this document on how to write Bit Parts.
http://www.intink.com/larps/broadway/doclib/Players/Writing%20Bit%20Parts.pdf Bit Parts are worth 1 Service Credit each, even if someone else wrote the same one.
Adventure Scenarios – We have about 5-7 of these targeted at specific players, so if you want to write one, just let me know. In general, you’ll get a list of characters they are targeted for, some general guidelines and what the scenario is supposed to accomplish. From there you can go wild. Note that someone else will likely run the scenario and we have very few cast so keep that in mind when writing. Adventure scenarios will probably run 10 – 20 service credits depending on length and complexity.
Cast characters - Cast characters are essentially bit parts that are scheduled to come in at specific times and bring a specific element to the game. Cast characters are worth 3 service credits each.
Wrapping Up
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Well, that’s about it. Thanks very much for playing. And please e-mail me if you have any questions.
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