Wellington's Annual Roleplaying Convention - 20th & 21st January, 2007
KapCon XVI -> Games->The Penguin Harlequinade

The Penguin Harlequinade

Facilitator : Hugh and Angus Dingwall Number of Players : 6
System : Mayhem engine (home-made) System Knowledge? : Not Needed
Genre : 14th Century Silliness Genre Knowledge? : Not Needed
Style : Farce RPG Experience? : Not Needed
Age / Maturity : Possible sexual references, cleanliness can be scaled up/down to suit players' level of degradation. Classification : PG13+
Energy / Volume : High and ludicrous Scored : N

This is a home-made game based on the ancient European masked-theatre style known as Commedia dell'Arte. This is a style of theater where stock characters are combined in a situation to give the eventual story.

In roleplaying terms, our system is purely designed to heighten (and escalate!) the amount of chaos happening to any given character at any given time.

Prepare to declare your undying love to some people and completely disregard any common sense or self-preservation and you'll be just fine...