The larp will premiere November 13th to 15th 2026.

Day 1: Arrival at the location - workshop - act 1
You arrive at the location in the afternoon and get settled. You workshop with the other participants. In the first act you will have to show your most glorious and true self to be sure  the Devil notices you and will want to bargain.
You sleep out of character.

Day 2: Act 2 & 3
In the second act the Devil escalates the demands of payment. You will debase yourself, transgress against yourself and others and show your willingness to submit to the Devil’s wishes. You will realise aspects of yourself and others you did not think is possible for humans to possess. Act 3 is focused around your final choice. Will you accept the Devil’s offer or walk away - losing everything you have gained.

You can choose to start your larp during or after breakfast.
Between act 2 and 3 there will be a short calibration break. 
The larp ends late evening with time for off-game socializing afterwards.

Day 3: Clean up and leaving the location
We serve breakfast. You’re expected to help with minimal clean up before leaving the location.

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XIII PROMISES is played in a physical style, where dancing is dancing and fighting looks real. 

All genders, sexualities and bodies are invited to act wicked and be beautiful.

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During play, you will witness nudity, public displays of affection, and sexuality. You will see simulated realistic sex and violence.

Expect to be both victim and perpetrator during the larp and to play intimately with the person (or persons) you sign up with AND others. This is a key aspect of the larp and cannot be avoided.

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To participate in XIII PROMISES you are the type of larper that enjoys a very physical style of play with erotic themes, deviant behaviour and are not shy of partial or total nudity.  

A solid baseline for comfort involves being able to kiss a stranger on the mouth or grabbing and being grabbed by others. You should also be comfortable diving into strong emotions, such as falling head over heels for a character to the point where separation feels like a fate worse than death.

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But be it gentle intimacy, portrayed lust or pretend violence, you will always have full control of your own body and of the story you are telling. You always choose who to touch and how others touch you. You can always leave any situation for a different direction of play, or step outside the play area to take a break from the fiction as needed.

Real alcohol will be served, but players deemed too intoxicated to participate responsibly will be removed from play.

The larp is set in modern times.

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​We wish for you to look and feel beautiful, sexy and over the top. Many of the characters were rich trust fund kids when they made their first deal with the Devil. In these social circles most people follow the rule that more is more. More jewellery, more colours, more crisp and stylish, more cleavage, just more.

By this we do not mean kitsch, but that the concept of overdressing does not exist. Your outfit can be simple and clean, but it still demands attention. And you wear it in the same overconfident manner. Your shirt is unbuttoned one extra button than most people would find reasonable, or you don’t care that people can see your panties. You dress to impress and to control the room you are in.

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Please bring clothes, accessories and props that you yourself feel might be too much at first. We will together create a shared wardrobe to give you the option to change outfits and expressions as your confidence grows.

XIII PROMISES uses a number of larp mechanics to facilitate and support your play.

As a player you are expected to play-to-lift and support other’s play and experience - and to be the victim of the Devil’s demands.

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Dealing with the Devil

A deal always includes something to be gained and something to be paid. And the price is not always clear before the ink dries. What you gain will feel like something supernatural like you have the ability to always get your way in negotiations. You will not gain defined mechanical and rules-based powers, but you will be able to sway situations in a direction that will benefit your selfish wants and desires. The Devil does not deal in absolutes like God, but will bend reality to their will and the promise they made to you.

The promise the Devil makes is always done with more than one person. The Devil doesn't play by strict rules, but leans towards duality like Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve, Sodom and Gomorrah, light and darkness. As above, so below. 

The specific rules of dealing with the Devil will be described in player briefings and the workshop.

Paying the price

The price is not something you paid once. Continuously through your life the Devil will ask for you to do things, big and small to pay off your debt. Examples are the Devil demanding that you debase yourself in front of your worst enemy, or that you act on a shameful desire or hurt someone you love. 

For the larp to work you will be expected, on occasion, to act as the messenger for the Devil to other characters. We go through the specific methods during workshops.

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Sex Scenes

Sex scenes in the larp will be simulated theatre style. This means that sex scenes will be played as-if, to look and sound real, but that the participants will keep at minimum their bottom underwear on at all times during sex scenes. We go through the details during workshops.