Questionnaire
Copy the text below in an editor, fill in your answers, and send it back to us as directed in the email from us about the LARP:
1. Name:
2. Game Day Phone Number:
3. How much LARPing experience do you have?
- This is my first LARP (That's great and we're honored)
- I've played in a few LARPs before
- I've lost track of the number of LARPs I've played
- I've written a LARP or two
- LARP is my life; I eat, breathe, play, write, and organize LARPs
4. Please rank the following character descriptions on a scale:
- I'd love to play this character
- I'd like to play this character
- I'd play this character
- I don't want to play this character
Mrs Norton, Housekeeper, 40: In the War, you worked in a munitions factory. You put love letters in the crates. Once, a soldier found one and came to find you. It was intensely romantic. You’d love to find that level of intensity again. After the War, when men returned to the factories, you found work here. It gives the stability you need, but you often get tired.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Edelman, Lady's Maid, 29: In the War, you worked as an untrained nurse. You fell in love with a shell-shocked soldier, Adam, but broke it off when he hit you. After the War, you returned to service and found this job. These days, you tire of boys and prefer women’s company. You’d like to find a partner for long talks and who wouldn’t bother you too much for sex.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Peg, Housemaid, 19: You grew up on a farm, then spent the War in the Land Army growing vegetables. It taught you self-reliance. When you left the farm, this was the only job available. Like many farm girls, you’ve experimented with both men and women sexually. One day, you’d like to find someone to excite you and a life beyond this house.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Mrs Pine, Cook, 50: For years, you lived with a female companion, but she died of the Spanish Flu in 1919. Luckily, the Meltons took you on as cook, as they recalled your wartime work in a soup kitchen. You saw poverty in that kitchen and never want to experience it. One day, you would like another partner, both for company and to provide for you.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Chalky, Nurse, 61: You raised two generations of Melton children. Once they were grown, you stayed at the house, where you are well-liked. Yet you feel unnecessary, even ridiculous. Your childish manner conceals a fiery heart. You’d love to let those feelings out, with someone who can handle your passion.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Cress, Scullery Maid, 17: You spent the Great War as a child, playing on the streets of London. Growing up, you sold your body for money, but tired of rough men. Last week, you found this job, but you’d like to work somewhere classy, like a shop or office. You drink, dance and smoke and like people who enjoy those things too.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Boot, Stable Hand, 34: Born to a chambermaid, you never fitted into the servants’ world. Then, in the War, you worked with horses, and nobody cared what you looked like. You’d love to find a fellow outsider, who would accept you as you are. You wonder whether you could find someone with the loyalty and strength of your favourite horse.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Mr Goldberg, Butler, 45: In 1897, you entered Melton Hall as a young footman. You fought in the Great War, seeing horrors that made you a pacifist: you prefer reasoned discussion to conflict. You have never shared your bed, preferring quiet, companionable talks to intimacy. Often, you wonder if there is more to discover and if it is too late.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Mr Shilling, Valet, 39: In the War, you saw friends ripped apart. It left you wary of brash men, preferring women’s company and delighting in clothes and conversation. Yet you are lonely, neither fitting with men or women, servants or nobility. You want to find someone who sees your softer side and makes you feel at home.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Edward, First Footman, 35: In the trenches of the Great War you received a bullet in the shoulder blade, which still twinges agonisingly. Your officer, one of the Melton family, gave you this job. Having only slept with prostitutes, you long for romance. You’d like to talk and dance with pretty young things, then settle down with someone.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
James, Second Footman, 28: In 1911, you joined Melton Hall as a hallboy, working your way up to footman. You were too sickly to go to war, but losing friends left you wary of authority. You like politics and read the paper avidly. You make money by having sex with visitors, male and female. If you found the right person, you’d stop this and get married.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Mr Barraclough, Tutor, 31: Before the War, you were happily married. Yet the trenches made you hard to live with. You found this job and, while still married, have not seen your wife for years. You want a companion for a peaceful, normal life, yet you wonder who would want you. Certainly, any relationship would not be like your old marriage.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Reggie, Gardener, 52: You have minded the Melton’s garden for 30 years. It is harder since you got gassed during the War, which made you short of breath. One day soon, you may need to retire. You once loved a chambermaid, but she died while giving birth to your child. You’d like to find someone loving, to settle down with and care for each other.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Albert, Odd Man, 64: When Melton Hall was great, you were First Coachman. You served with pride, even when your memory went and they assigned you to odd jobs. Yet the world has changed. You wonder there is still a place for you. Can you share the joy, chatter, even the love that younger people enjoy? Can you find someone to share it with?
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Pip, Hallboy, 16: During the War, you grew up on a farm, where food was scarce. After the War, your parents bought a fish and chip shop, which you loved. You are scared of being hungry again. You like to joke and flirt, yet you’ve only kissed, nothing more. You’d like to explore further, yet also want someone reliable, to run the shop with.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Hillary, Chauffeuse, 37: As a child, the prettiness of girl’s clothes always felt alien to you. The War was your liberation: you drove ambulances, then the Meltons took you on. While you enjoy the transgression of taking a male role, you often feel like an oddity, whom people like but never get close to. You want someone to see you as the person you are.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Dot, Char, 48: When tuberculosis took your husband of many years, you needed work. While no-one could replace him, you hate to be alone, and wonder if you could find someone loving and kind. You mind your own business and often feel invisible. Should you be more outgoing? Or should others accept you as you are?
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Dee, Kitchen Maid, 31: You married a boy who died in the trenches. While you try to feel sorrow, you barely knew him. When the men took the jobs, you swallowed your pride and found work here. You are slow to trust, but loyal to those you do. You’d like someone of good character who you could have children with.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
Celia, Laundry Maid, 26: In the War, you nursed dying men. It left a hole inside you. But you try to move on, seeking joy and beauty in those you meet. You enjoy sex and know how to use contraceptives. This old house is damp and cold, but the people bring it to life. One day, you might marry, if somebody could live with the darkness inside you.
____ Love to Play; ____ Like to Play; ____ Will Play; ____ Don't Want to Play
5. What do you want to get out of this LARP?
6. Do you have any worries about this LARP? What can I do about them?
7. Do you have any disabilities, impairments or anything else I should know about? How can I accommodate them?