Ascendant Larp

We are an accelerant rules LARP that holds events in Metro Washington DC at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia. Hello! This page is run by two Ascendant staffers, feel free to shoot us a message if you have any questions or go to our website/Facebook page! We’d love to have you join us!

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FEETS!!! Prepping for the next game ❤️

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Mythic Bloodlines

Long ago, to empower the races who live on this world of Talvair, twelve creatures of great power called Mythics gave of their blood to the races that they may survive the struggles raging across the world between the Mythics and their enemies the Gilghul, twisted forces of hatred and destruction.

There are an untold number of Mythics, but only twelve Mythic Bloodlines, with membership granted individually by the Mythic known as the Patron. While the Mythic Blood conveys great power, it also conveys vulnerability. During the Red Days, the Mythic Patron Dragon is thought to have perished since all members of his bloodline died in one single tragic moment.

All heroes of Talvair are Blooded, which means they bear the Bloodline of a Mythic Patron. The non-Blooded don’t usually have the strength needed to survive outside of the Stronghold walls. Animalistic traits on a Blooded, such as Naga’s scales or Kitsune’s tail, tend to denote a strong attunement to the powers inherent in the Patron’s Bloodline.

Mythic Patrons are revered and followed, but are often times harsh taskmasters and are not infallible. Since the Red Days, Mythic Avatars rarely communicate with the people of Talvair, but when they do their word is taken as law for those of that Bloodline. More often, the will of the Mythic is interpreted and communicated by those who are strong the Blood and can in some way sense the Mythic’s desires.

To obtain Mythic Patronage, a person must complete a Vision Quest. If this is to be attempted, it is usually done before the Rite of Passage which occurs on the day after the eighteenth year. In very rare cases it is performed later in life, though it is said the Quest is harder to complete once you have bonded with a Phantasm.

Questing is very dangerous, and many choose to give up on the dream of Mythic blood. Many who Quest fail. Many are killed or go mad. Some come out as they went in, unblooded, but with an interesting experience that often include hallucinations. For those who succeed, it is said that they choose their Mythic Patron, and their Patron chooses them.

In very rare cases, Blooded have been known to change Mythic Bloodline if a different Mythic becomes more suitable to that person’s nature, though people tend to be extremely loyal to their Mythic. The choice to change Bloodline is very rare, not only because a person must choose to do so, but also because the new Mythic must somehow grant their Patronage.

Though a person is Blooded, traits of the bloodline do not physically manifest themselves without training. Some choose not to embrace the powers of their blood and instead focus wholey on Dynasty bonds, Racial ties, or Stronghold duties.

A recent trend among the stylish of Talvair, both men and women, is to color one’s nails to indicate Mythic bloodline. Those of Garuda’s Blood, for example, would use red and white to denote pride in their bond of blood.

Players may select one of the following Mythics as their character's Patron:

- Arachne

- Evaki

- Garuda

- Kirin

- Kitsune

- Siren

- Tengu

- World Tree

Non-player characters may also include bloodlines from these Mythics:

- Chimera

- Fenris

- Naga

For more information on all of the Mythics, please refer to the World Book.

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NPC raga muffins

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NPC monster

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Last game we celebrated Festival of The Chosen Bones. This is the creation of one of the PCs ❤️

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Necromancer NPC

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Kenka Tengu NPC

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Undying NPC Pumpkin Thyme

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“This old thing?”

Kelpie NPC costume, monster camp shenanigans!

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Post Event Letter form

Happy almost-Halloween! We hope that you're all recovering well from our season closer. We would love to hear all about your experience at this event, so please take some time to write a PEL! Not only do PELs help us run a better game for you, they are also the main tangible reward that the staff and NPCs get in exchange for working our tails off all weekend.

If you don't send a PEL then we assume that you didn't really enjoy anything we did, and that makes us sad 😞

We are working very hard to make improvements to the game based on player feedback, so please give us something to work from!

The deadline to get CP for your PEL is midnight on Monday, November 12th.

All PCs, please use this form for your PEL and send it to [email protected]

NPCs, please use the form sent to the NPC email list instead.

Player Name:

Email Address:

If you are not already on the game Google group/email list, would you like Sarah to add you to it?

Event Date:

Character Name:

Dynasty:

Race:

Mythic:

Food Service:

- Were you pleased with the food service overall? Is there anything about it that you would like us to change?

Rules:

- Did you request any rules clarifications from staff during the event, and if so what were they?

- Did you notice any issues with the rules (problems with the function of a rule, a player or NPC misplaying a rule, etc.) that we should address, and if so what were they?

- Did you use any skills or abilities that require you to notify staff of their use? (Phantasmal Reserves, At One With My Home)

- Do you need to notify staff of anything else? (e.g. Overdosed trait)

- Did you receive any Inflicts, Imbues, or Traits that did not end after this event? If so, please list them along with a short description of how each one was acquired.

Cleanup:

- Did you assist with site setup and/or cleanup? If so, what did you do?

- Did you do a cleanup task for which staff said you would get bonus cleanup CP (if so please list the task and staff member)and/or actively help until cleanup was finished?

Event Plot:

Please tell us about the following things in detail.

- Plots, modules, and encounters that you were involved with (At the very least, please let us know whether you enjoyed an encounter or not.)

- Your character’s goals and/or unfinished business

- The highlight of your weekend

- Any NPCs who were particularly memorable or enjoyable

- Any NPCs from whom you expect follow-up in the coming events

- Any new information your character acquired from NPCs that you feel is important

Other:

- If you have the Hindsight skill, please describe how you would like to use it.

- Please add any other comments, questions, or other things you think we should know.

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Greetings from Pumpkin Thyme,

Would you like to surprise a loved one, friend, or even yourself? Then please place a pre-gather order with me for delivery on Friday!

Notes: You may purchase as many "treats" as you like using the following form. You can have them delivered to any PC as well as any NPC that frequents Shuh Lien.

https://goo.gl/forms/XuRuvkdLIa7DIF8F2

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Character Points

Hey everyone! As we come down the home stretch towards the next event, we on staff are getting more and more excited and we hope all of you are too.

We have had some database challenges, and we missed the 10/20 deadline for getting the CP updates done. We are working on them, and do expect to have them completed soon. We appreciate your patience, and we’re looking forward to seeing all of you . . . *gulp* this weekend!

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Register today!

Hi everyone: if you are planning to attend this coming event, and you have not yet registered, please register ASAP! We need to get counts for meals and bunks, as well as making sure that everything else is ready for you. Thanks!

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