Ape Larp

A larp by
Baz Nugent
for Warpcon XVI
Blurb
APE – Baz Nugent (Over 18s)
For all its complexity, that great species known as Homo Sapiens Sapiens is
entirely divisible by one simple factor. That factor is want. The questions
now posed:
What do you want? And what do you want to do to get it?
GM concerns
 Players: 8-14 (exact numbers are irrelevant, bar a max of 14
characters)
 Time: 3 hours approx
Basic plot
This all takes place in the fictional Maxim hotel, in an unspecified American
city.
There’s a bunch of people in a room. They have nothing in common, bar the
fact they have all been invited into the Room together. Some of them are
good people, some of them are bad people.
The music will be replaced with the sound of a computerised voice, telling
them there is a bomb in the Room. It is one of many in the surrounding area,
and it will go off if anyone leaves the Room. It will also go off if the timer
reaches zero. The only way for the bomb to be disarmed is for the worst
criminal in the room to confess his sins.
So, what are the players willing to do to survive?
Character list
1. Robin Breen (F/M) – mid level banker, intermittent drinking & cocaine
usage
2. Eugene Barker – lower class divorced father, failed athlete
3. Donald Peters – Cop, gay, unable to solve child murder case from
1995.
4. Tarqil Tallis (F/M) – library student, brother disappeared in Iraq in
2003.
5. Irving Beaton – drug dealer and police informant
6. Benjamin Richardson – Online criminal, antisocial behaviour
7. Eamon Britton - committed arson to cover his embezzlement and
fraud
8. Pat “Black” Merrell – Former soldier with rage problems
9. Shannon Cox-Maguire (F/M) - suburban domestic with white collar
crimes
10. Walter Saunders –White collar crime: securities fraud and
embezzlement
11. Dakota Moore (F/M) neurotic obsessive bum
12. Darren William Russo – Mob heavy and would be boss
13. Colin Hicks – a traumatised young man turned serial killer
14. Mathew Raines – One-time serious journalist, now celebrity spotter
Note to players:
1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

Respect their space. Also, please do not damage the
fixtures. They are the property of UCC, Warpcon or other
parties.
2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

questions, please ask before the game begins. Once the
game is in progress, please refrain from any questions
that are not essential.
3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

a list of information, not unlike a census or police record
might contain. Its up to you to flesh out your character. If
you think your character is female, play it as so. Go with
what seems appropriate for the character. Please do not
turn your character into an ex-marine secret agent
though. The fun of this LARP with is that you are realistic
characters, not two-dimensional.
4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

unspecified American city. Please adopt any accents or
mannerisms you see fit.
5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

image on your character sheet). For one reason or
another, you have turned up because of this note.
6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

location as the real balcony; the only difference in the
location is that the stairs to the café below DO NOT EXIST
HERE.
The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

Robin Breen
 26 years old
 Heterosexual, single.
 Employed in Acquisitions &
Mergers of a large multinational
banking concern. Recent
commendation from superiors
for work, with suggestions of
promotion coming.
 Current income: $109,227 P/A
 Lives alone in a 2 bedroom
apartment in the high rent
district.
 Value of residence: $450,000
 Family & friends of note: none
 Education: Diploma in Business.
 Criminal record: none
 Criminal activity not recorded:
o Arrested for drunk and
disorderly and DUI.
Record sealed as crime
was committed while a
minor.
o DUI – avoided arrest by bribing the officer with $200
o Repeated DUI: 1996-present.
o Cocaine usage, 1997-present. Current cost of habit, approx $350
a month.
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Eugene Barker
 38 years old
 Heterosexual, divorced.
 Employed in a medium sized
office furniture manufacturer,
handling incoming accounts.
 Lives with 2 kids in a 2 bedroom
house in a rent controlled area.
 Family & friends of note:
daughter (Lois, 21), son
(Maxwell, 15), ex-wife (Janice,
37)
 Education: Degree in Sociology
(Incomplete), Sports
Scholarship.
 Medical history: Thigh muscle
tear (sustained during sporting
activities)
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Donald Peters, Detective Sergeant
 31 years old
 Homosexual, divorced.
 Employed as a detective in the
County Police.
 Involved in 1995 investigation
into the disappearance of 3
young girls within county limits.
Case is currently open and there
are no new leads.
apartment.
 Family & friends of note: Father
(Peter, 74), ex wife (Carla, 34)
 Education: Police Academy.
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Tarqil Tallis
 25 years old
 Employed as a Librarian in the
State Public Library.
 Lives with 3 others in an
apartment in the ethnic quarter.
 Family & friends of note:
Housemate (Jamal, 24),
housemate (Ahmed 21),
housemate (Yusuf, 19), brother
(Nassar, 33)
 Education: B.A English Lit &
Computer Science, MA Library
studies.
 Brother’s status: Missing since
2003. Last seen in Iraq,
apparently working with
Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF). Subsequent research reveals that MSF has no record of a
Nassar Tallis working for them.
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Irving Beaton
 AKA Iriving Horse
 28 years old
 Habitually unemployed;
currently drug dealer and police
informant.
 Current income: Legal $0 P/A,
illegal $14,541
 Lives with 14 drug users in a
squat in the undeveloped part of
town.
 Family & friends of note: None.
 Education: Highschool dropout.
 Criminal record:
o Possession of Heroin - 6
counts.
o Possession of Heroin with
intent to supply - 1 counts
o Public intoxication - 12
counts
o Breaking & Entering - 3 counts
o Shoplifting - 8 counts
o Grand Theft Auto - 2 counts
The following charges have been dropped as part of a plea bargain;
in exchange testifying against John Brookfield on 10 charges of
Possession of Heroin with intent to sell.
o Robbery – 1 count.
o Assault – 1 count.
o Battery – 1 count.
o Possession of an illegal firearm – 1 count.
 Medical history:
o Regular heroin use
o Hepatitis A
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Benjamin Richardson
 32 years old
 Employed as webmaster for a
regional radio station.
 Lives alone in a 1 bed basement
apartment.
 Family & friends of note: None
 Education: B.A Computer
Science (incomplete).
o Vandalism
o Trespassing
o Fraud
o Industrial Espionage
o Identity theft
o Counterfeiting & Piracy
o Copyright violation
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Eamon Britton
 51 years old
 Heterosexual, divorced.
 Currently retired; former
manager of a medium sized
lumberyard and wood
processing factory.
condominium on the seafront.
 Family & friends of note: Ex-wife
(Delores, 48)
 Education: High School.
o Embezzlement
o Arson,
o Insurance fraud
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Patrick “Black” Merrell.
 31 years old
 Currently employed as a
dockyard labourer; former US
Army Corporal
 Lives in a 1 bed apartment in the
dock area.
 Family & friends of note: co-
worker & roommate (“Buck”, 35),
brother (Anton, 36)
 Education: High School, military
training
o Assault (charge dropped).
o Assault & Battery
o Trespassing
o Road-Rage
o Possession of an illegal
weapon
o Conspiracy to commit homicide
 Military Record:
o Enlisted 1996.
o Served in Iraq 2003 – 2004.
o Discharged 2004 on medical grounds
 Medical Record:
o Medical discharge from US Army (neurological damage due to
exposure to deleted uranium)
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Shannon Cox-Maguire
 37 years old
 Heterosexual, married.
 Currently employed as a Private
school teacher.
 Lives with family in 3 bedroom
suburban semi-detached.
 Family & friends of note: Spouse
(Brefney, 34), son (Shawn, 11),
son (Erin, 9)
 Education: BA Social Science,
Teaching diploma.
o Tax evasion - 1999 -
2006.
o Handling stolen goods
o Petty theft
o Bribery
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Walter Saunders
 44 years old
 Employed as an economic
consultant and board member of
a national agricultural concern
(not including stock options)
 Lives in a 4 bedroom apartment
in the high rent district.
 Value of residence: $1,750,000
 Family & friends of note: Co-
worker (Samuels, 49), co-
worker (Book, 56)
 Education: B.Sc in Business M.Sc
Advanced Economic Theory.
o Securities fraud
o Conspiracy to commit
fraud
o Insider trading.
o Embezzlement.
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Dakota Moore
 21 years old
 Bisexual, single.
 Unemployed; numerous menial
jobs
 Lives in a communal squat in
undeveloped part of city.
 Family & friends of note: holder
of restraining order (Jay, 30)
 Education: Diploma in fabric
design (incomplete)
o Stalking (restraining
order of 100 feet)
o Breaking & Entering
(Sentence suspended,
pending compliance with
restraining order)
 Criminal activity not recorded
o Breaking & entering.
o Trespassing.
o Theft.
 Psychological analysis:
o Obsessive-compulsive tendencies.
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Darren William Russo
 AKA Darren Williams
 46 years old
 Heterosexual, married.
 Listed as an employee of a
waste disposal firm. Real
occupation: mob heavy.
 Lives with 2 kids in a high-end
suburban area.
 Family & friends of note: wife
(Leona, 36), son (Matthew, 18)
 Education: High School
o Smuggling
o Illegal Gambling
o Assault
o Kidnapping
o Extortion
o Assault & battery
o Racketeering
o Illegal gambling
o Smuggling
o Homicide
o Conspiracy to commit homicide (involvement in the murder of
“made man” Peter Cacchiotti)
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Colin Jeffrey Hick.
 AKA Jeffrey Hick, Colin Smith,
Colin Yeager
 30 years old
 Currently unemployed; listed as
a patient at the Bethurne Falls
Mental facility. Previous jobs
included sales clerk in a grocery
market.
 Current income: $0
 No fixed address.
 Value of residence: N/A
 Family & friends of note: None
 Education: Medical School
(incomplete)
o Homicide
o Assault
o Unlawful imprisonment
o Driving without a licence
o Homicide
o Assault
o Unlawful imprisonment
o Arson
o Driving without a licence
o Possession of class A drugs with intent to supply
o Possession of an unregistered firearm
o Practicing medicine without a licence
o Breaking & Entering
o Trespassing
o Damage to police & state property
o Public indecency
 Psychological analysis:
o Fits DSM-IV criteria for a serial killer (fire-starter, animal
cruelty, bed-wetter).
o Normally methodical in planning, occasionally impulsive.
o Extremely dangerous, inventive, lacks emotional attachment.
Note to players:

parties.





HERE.

Mathew Raines
 29 years old
 Currently employed as Cultural
Editor for a citywide tabloid
publication; also makes
numerous television and radio
appearances as a Society
Expert.
 Lives in a 2 bedroom seafront
apartment.
 Family & friends of note: Partner
(Claudia, 24), father (Joel, 67)
 Education: B.A English, M.A
Media Studies
 Criminal record: DUI (plead
guilty, received a fine)
o DUI
o Possession of cocaine
o Speeding
 Reviews & appraisals:
o “Smart, witty, and concise, and he continues to let us know it”
o A once-decent writer now dedicated to smut and celebrity
chasing”
o His arrest for DUI lets us truly know – Mathew Raines is what
he writes about”.

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1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same

The location and its contents are otherwise as is.

1: Like Any LARP, please no contact with other players.

2: The GM is not playing any character. If you have any

3: You have no background or attributes. Instead you have

4: The game takes place in fictional Maxim hotel, in an

5: You received a note in your mail box this morning (the

6: The Presidential Suite has a sealed balcony in the same