Caprona
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[edit] Caprona: What Ripping Fun!
Two Houses, both alike in dignity In Fair Caprona, where we lay our scene...
In an alternate Italy, on an alternate Earth, magic is very real. The rival Montana and Petrocchi families are the premiere magicians in the city-state of Caprona. Their mutual hatred dates back to the time when the head of the Montana (or was it the Petrocchi?) turned the words of the head of the Petrocchi (or was it the Montana?) into spaghetti, thus making him eat his own words. Now they are close to outright war.
To make matters worse, a number of curious and powerful outsiders have been arriving in Caprona. And no one is quite sure why.
"What Ripping Fun" is going to include elements from a number of stories by Diana Wynne Jones. Do not be surprised by transformations, curses, visitors from other worlds, wizards, witches, demons, or people really keen on cricket. Prior knowledge of her stories (or of the rules of cricket) is not necessary in the slightest!
Some specific inspirations are: "Howl's Moving Castle", "Archer's Goon", "Witch Week", the Chrestomanci series, "The Homeward Bounders," and of course, "The Magicians of Caprona".
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Genre: Fantasy
Date: March 18, 2006
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[edit] Game Information
Metaphysics
- Multiple worlds exist.
- Most people have analogues on these other worlds - people that look like them and have similar lives
- Every world has otherworldly creatures, known only as THEM, who secretely control the inhabitants of the world as if they were game peices. They have the ability to toss people from one world to another like stones.
- Time travel is possible, but only known to those who inhabit Time City, a place set up to monitor other worlds to ensure their history happens correctly.
- One particular world, called Zarzon, is ruled by five demigods, each of whom has a specific domain in which they weild vast control (known as 'farming')
- The larp takes place in one of six worlds named "Earth", in a city-state of Italy known as Caprona
Major Plotlines
- The "bounds" - the way some people are able to transport from one world to another, are closed in Caprona
- Magic is being slowly leaching out of Caprona, via a ritual done by the Devil, using Florian and Fiorella's love as a catalyst
- The five demigods of Zarzon have become stranded on Caprona and are enacting sweeping changes
- A spell was cast on the Duke to swap him with Tybalt, a Petrocchi cat
- Chrestomanci, the most powerful enchanter in the world, has been replaced by his analogue from a different Earth, an inquisitor who wants to destroy magic
[edit] Characters
Well-known Capronans
- The Duke of Caprona (Dana) - An amiable ruler, beloved by all
- Actually Tybalt, a Petrocchi cat
- Duchess Dagmar (Jenny S.) - His stern foreign wife
- Very foreign! From Zarzon, farms Law and Order
- Lucio Fumagali (Constantine) - An esteemed scholar and well-liked philanthropist
- And the one plotting the downfall of Caprona: the devil himself
- Tia (Paul E.) - Owner and editor of the Caprona Daily
- Bored stiff with life in Caprona, as he is from Zarzon and farms Information
Petrocchi Family
- Luigi Petrocchi (Jerry) - Head of the Petrocchi family
- Older, competent, and trying to solve the many problems of his daughters
- Aziza Petrocchi (Kendra) - Luigi's second wife, foreign-born
- From a different world, stranded here by THEM, older sister to Precious Oasis
- Gustavo Petrocchi (Aaron) - University researcher
- Best magical researching abilities in game
- Fiorella Petrocchi (Lauren) - Noted magical duelist
- Could not feel love, all magic she performed was drained through her into a bottle in the Devil's lab, due to a ritual he performed
- Tessa Petrocchi (Marney) - Promising young woman
- Was having dual memories of Teresa, her analogue on another Earth, who had lost her lover to evil fae
- Adrina Petrocchi (Katie) - Famous for accidentally turning father green
- Had 'wild magic'. In love with Piero Montana -- oh, the star-crossedness of it!
Montana Family
- Domenico Montana (David B.) - Head of the Montana family
- Had an affair with a faerie, his son Piero being the result. Now the fairies are back and want Piero
- Giorgio Montana (Paul S.) - Domenico's older brother, looking young for his age
- Is aging backwards, due to Aideen's "Year Shaver" device. Has joined Vivan's revolution.
- Biago Montana (Albert) - Captain of the guard
- Inadvertantly responsible for lots of trouble, including the swap of the Duke and the cat. Has a genie bottle, which he used to bring him a princess
- Isabella Montana (Sue) - Just returned from Milan
- Was recruited by Time City to help with the current crisis, taken back to the past and trained as a Milanese spy, and then returned to her own time.
- Piero Montana (Simon) - Charming young man
- Half-faerie, and promised to them on his 21st birthday, which of course is tonight. In love with Adrina.
- Gianna Montana (Suzanne) - Known to have great difficulty performing magic
- Cannot perform magic at all, but is great with machines. Part of Vivan's revolution.
- Lodovico Montana (Richard) - Slow witted cousin, rarely seen in recent years
- Actually the Duke, transformed and missing his memories
Other Capronans
- Florian (Matt M.) - Often seen about reciting poetry
- From Zarzon, farms love. Searched the entire universe to find a woman who could love him - found Fiorella. Was exploited by the Devil, accidentally responsible for his siblings being trapped in Caprona
- Vivan (Xephyr) - Friend of the common people
- And leader of the Revolution! Also from Zarzon.
- Terrence Worth (David C).- University historian, originally from England
- Not from England at all, but knows more about the several Englands than most people. From Time City, sent to Caprona because of the time crisis
- Maven (Dan S.) - Strange foreign inventor
- From Zarzon, farms Energy. Made a nuke!
Visitors
- Mr. Chant (Dan P.) - Chrestomanci, a nine-lived enchanter in charge of all magic in the world
- Actually Chrestomanci's analogue, a High Inquisitor determined to stamp out magic
- Malefrax (Zeke) - Fiery Being
- A fallen star, bound to Xavorin
- The Great Wizard Xavorin (Paul F.) - A visiting wizard from foreign lands
- A wizard from another world, here because he lost Malefrax
- Roward (Ben) - Xavorin's assistant
- A plucky orphan, with all the powers and abilities that entails. There to keep Xavorin in check and make sure he does anything.
- Tony Martin (Pete) - Traveling merchant who comes by Caprona every few years.
- Works for the magical syndicate, trading in contraband items.
- Millie Martin (Beth) - Tony's sister
- On the run after escaping her confining life as the "Living Asheth"; working for the syndicate as well
- Lux (Dave R.) - foreigner
- The star Pollux, who was banished to live his life as a human before returning to the heavens - and then who became unfortunately immortal and transient
- Nils (Sean) - strangely dressed foreigner
- A demon-hunter from another world, with a plan to eradicate THEM
- Ginny Montgomery (Hillary) - new foreigner
- A witch from an alternate earth
- Aideen Callaghan (Allison) - new foreigner
- An inventor from the Earth that we know! Xavorin's daughter
- Precious Oasis of Glittering Sapphire, More Radiant Than the Summer Sun, More Refreshing Than Cool Spiced Wine, More Priceless Than The Jewels Of A Thousand Kingdoms (Izzy) - young arabian woman
- Transported to Caprona via a wish, sister of Aziza
NPC's
- Santo
- Chris M.
- Ilya
