Murder On Olympus 2022 edition

Zeus is dead. You don't know who did it or how they committed the atrocity, but you do know it has left a huge power vacuum on Mount Olympus. Hestia has summoned you all to Olympus so that you might elect a new king of the gods and aid her in uncovering Zeus' murderer

Team

Author: Ray Hodson

Referees: Ray Hodson & Jo Gould

Players

This is a game for 13 players of any gender.

Premise

This is a game set in ancient Greece when the gods of Olympus held dominion over all mankind. It is a time of heroes, monsters, gods and villains.

Last night a great cry shook Olympus. It was Hades shouting "He's dead, he's dead." When you ran to the noise, you found Hades in Zeus' apartments, Zeus, stabbed to death at his feet. He swears that Zeus was dead when he walked into the room, and you found no murder weapon or blood on Hades. Hestia has summoned you to solve Zeus' murder and you must also elect a new overlord.

There is another pressing matter, the Persians have invaded Greece and are burning your temples. If a new dread lord is not elected soon and you do not deal with this violent threat to your rule; what power will you have left? Worse still, what will they do to your champions, the heroes of Greece and your artefacts of power if they capture them?

Costuming

This game is set in ancient Greece but there are no specific costume requirements, Gods can wear what they like!

Player preparation

Players will receive a questionnaire before the game which the referees will use to assign characters. After characters have been assigned players will be given character sheets with backgrounds totalling no more than 3 sides of A4 altogether.

Content Notes

Murder on Olympus is a game about war, love, loss, death, murder and adultery.

If there is any combat it will be resolved by rock, paper, and scissors.

Safety rules

We will use Traffic Light and the The OK Check-In systems to ensure all players have a fun experience. These systems will be explained at the game.

There will be LARP-safe weapons in the play space for use as props. This is a non-contact game so be aware of your surroundings when gesturing with them. Please be careful when handling them and do not take them out of the play space.

Referee Bios

Ray Hodson (she/her)

Ray is a long time roleplayer, GM, freeformer and writer. She loves to weave tales based around history and myth.

Having finished GMing the weekend game A West End Lullaby, she has a huge backlog of games in the planning phase… some say she may finish writing them all by the next millennium.

Jo Gould (she/her)

Jo is a long time roleplayer and gamer diving head first into running games. This year she plans to write some so make sure to encourage her.