Nathan Fielder is actually a master at creating immersive theatre No I will not be taking any questions

Did you know? Talking about games and thinking about games and writing about games are all cool but are still way less cool than playing games?

We were so happy to have your scenario premiere at our festival! Good luck at @omenstar.bsky.social's The Smoke!

i think a lot of conversations about whether or not a game "is safe" would be more productively shaped by: - how risky is this game - are players aware of and consenting to this risk - what are tools players can use to mitigate risk

📣 We heard your questions after our recent ToS update, and we’ve published a clarification to clear things up. 📝 A new FAQ is now live, addressing the most common concerns and providing transparency about recent sanctions changes. We strongly encourage all users to review it. 👇 #update #theforge

Here's a thread on how to win a Golden Cobra. I've won it twice and judged it once, not that that's any guarantee. (Golden Cobra is a larp competition, which launched today, and you should totally enter). 🧵

The Golden Cobras are live! This month-long larp-writing competition produces weird and wonderful stuff every year. Will something you write be amongst the contenders?

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This is a first for us! We are incredibly happy to announce All Falls Down: Sorroborough, our latest play-at-home experience based on our critically acclaimed immersive show of the same name :)

A website that lets you select a country or state and move it around a Mercator projection map to yield better size comparisons. thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice

Despite decades of talking about agency in gaming, our discussions remain in their infancy *precisely* because no off-the-shelf taxonomy can capture the liberation some players feel while being directed down a narrow lane with a forced decision, or the andiety some feel when co-creating.

“As a sex educator, I know that using barrier methods are key tools for preventing the spread of epidemic HIV. COVID is a pandemic, so you better believe I keep masks with me.” — Jon Cole, organizer of the Make a Scene Festival in MN. @Makeascenemn.bsky.social follows anti-COVID protocols.

Jae Krehbiel just premiered a scenario at our festival, and they also released a new micro-game called Erratic Tachyon Staccatoe. This fifteen minute diversion is a sci-fi epic about warring empires claiming territory in a new subspace fold. Be sure to mark X or O to claim sector of space!

Some required reading here for fellow indie TTRPG makers.

My work "Dude The Head Shop Is Closed" debuted last year at the Make-A-Scene festival and I miss all these folks!!

2025 festival was a wonderful experience. Thank you attendees and authors!

Anyway listen fandom is a communal endeavour. if you enjoy a fic, leave a comment. If you enjoy art, tell the artist. If you want to see more of a ship or fandom, support the people making art for it. Nothing feels worse than making art & words that seem to connect with nobody. It feels empty.

Just in time for our festival, Shawn Roske publicly releases a scenario he premiered with us. Graffiti: The Art of Rebellion created beautiful art throughout our Movement themed festival in 2023, as it's a pervasive game played in fits and starts between other things.

Getting excited for the Make a Scene! 2025 scenarios!: - The City the Rats Kept - Echo Caprese in The Silver Moon Directive - Mozog Station is Falling Down - The Language of Bones - Face It - Thunder Only Happens When It’s Raining - Roots Underground - Actors

We've got a 90s FMV larp at our festival this year. I can't use these things together!

At our Saturday night party we’re crowd-sourcing materials to construct the greatest-ever blanket fort! We’ll use tables and chairs as the bones. Please bring blankets, pillows, fairy lights, or whatever else you’d want to kick back “under the surface”.

Walk in tickets available! If you move too slow for all-weekend tickets you can grab a per-slot ticket at the door. There's usually room for an extra person or two! The schedule of scenarios is available on our website's registration page.

Check your email! Attendees of Make a Scene have their personal schedules of games in their inboxes now.

A standout feature of our Saturday night party is Rosalie’s theme cake! Each year she’s surprised us with an edible interpretation of the festival theme. Always vegan, always delicious! (The one in the picture is from last year!)

Larp designers when they play each others' scenarios

On Saturday night we take a break from playing games to hang out at a relaxed party. For us, chatting with old and new friends is an essential part of a festival.

Recently reminded of this Kevin Crawford AMA, and it remains everything.

Back from the Immersion larp festival, held for the second time in Turku Finland on Friday and Saturday. I played three pieces there.

When people ask "How do you design a larp?" -- I have 3 responses: --Get together a group of adults to play costumed "Let's pretend" and let me know how it goes. --Peruse @goldencobra.bsky.social contest submissions. Now write your own. --Read our free textbook! trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024...

Once again working with @covidsafefurs.org and offering covid masks and tests at @indyfurcon.org Feel free to DM any time to claim. Absolutely free of charge🥰

The most problematic ship? Censorship

Draw Steel's art description guide isn't just a new approach to alt-text. It synthesizes museum-tested accessibility with an eye towards poetry and metaphor. Lin spoke with @dreamwisp.bsky.social about MCDM's mission-in-progress and creating "more visceral and tactile" descriptions.

Get your Under the Surface shirt! If you'd like to pick up your shirt at the festival, select store pick up. Yes, it will list the address of our family-run printing partner in Illinois, but rest assured we'll have your apparel for you here in Minnesota.

my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries - hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf - art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand

Hello again, tabletop RPG designers! The second Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant is now taking applications! I'm looking to award up to 10 grants at $200 apiece. Applications open until the end of the month. Apply here: bannerless.games/grants

Newsweek's newly released Readers' Choice poll for the best escape room in the U.S. has The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe at the top of the list, it's in our sister city of Saint Paul. Moreso than almost any other rooms we're tried, these escape games are larpable!

Looking for something hot between meal times? Ichigo Tokyo Crepes has a booth in the lobby of CFPA during our festival, where you can buy their sweet or savory Japanese treats.

Save the date for The Once and Future Court larp, November 20-22 2026, near Chicago, IL! (Oregon, IL) —The Court of Camelot is reborn throughout the ages. Now it gathers in the modern era, drawn together by dreams, invitations, and whispers of fractured memories. www.onceandfuturecourt.com

Wear your masks gang

Get your registration forms submitted by today if you want the best chance at getting into your fave scenarios! makeascenemn.org/en/register/

Get your registration forms submitted by tomorrow if you want the best chance at getting into your fave scenarios! makeascenemn.org/en/register/

I have given up trying to make "successful" games and am dedicating myself 100% to making games for small batches of sickos. It sounds almost depressing, but its actually unlocked my creative engines immensely.

Get your registration forms submitted by July 31 if you want the best chance at getting into your fave scenarios! makeascenemn.org/en/register/

Get your registration forms submitted by July 31 if you want the best chance at getting into your fave scenarios! makeascenemn.org/en/register/

My artististic journey over the last few years

Sliding Scale pricing. The accessibility of our festival is important to us, and we’re proud to continue to offer this event on a sliding scale. Those in need are covered by those able to give generously.

Roots Underground by Shawn Roske and Julie Comber Roots Underground is a larp about the hidden networks beneath the forest floor. Play as trees communicating through roots or fungi relaying messages across the mycelial web. Face challenges while exploring the connections that keep a forest alive.

Explore the magic of LARPing in 'We Can Be Heroes'! Discover how fantasy can transform our reality. Curious? Click to read more! 🌟✨ #LARP #Documentary https://f.mtr.cool/dbnrpxjpuw

I like being excited by people in ttrpgs and their unique design choices. I'm a Jersey girl who grew up with the birth of hip hop in my backyard. I also teach teens and young adults rpgs, so having more games like [email protected]'s Five Fires is necessary. 🧵 www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Time is running out to see what's Under the Surface! If you want to play specific scenarios at Make a Scene 2025, sign up to attend by the priority deadline of July 31 for the best chance at getting sorted into your faves! makeascenemn.org/en/register/