Melt Me: A Deliciously Queer Ice Cream Larp (Playtest)


https://gauntlet-hangouts.firebaseapp.com/event-detail/-MitHH1Zt5uqcaIfY8W6
2021-09-18T12:00:00Z
1 Hour Playtest
You need a cup of icecream to play

Melt Me is a intimate larp about self discovery through pleasure, specifically the pleasure of eating ice cream.

My boyfriend and I are working on this larp as an entry to this year’s Golden Cobra Larp contest.

Concept:
The catch-phrase of the game is “A Deliciously Queer Gayme About Identity, Icecream, and Cumming Together”

The subject matter of this game is 18+. We are men playing together in a gay bath’s darkroom in Nakazakicho, Osaka.

During play, we get “intimate” with each other through eating ice cream!

By the climax of the game we decide as a group how we should finish together: Do we lick our cups clean? Will we smother the creamy sweetness all over our faces or bodies? Or, will we save some for later?

Aim:
We discover who our characters during the game, asking each other probing questions only when we taste icecream.

Tone:
The tone of the game is queer, sensual, and playful. We may potentially play with themes of loss.

Safety:
Importantly no sex acts are committed during play, but ice-cream (or an alternative creamy delight) is indeed ingested.

We will be using an open door policy and a version of of script change involving choreographed moans and groans.

At the end we will engage in a brief decompression.

Feedback:
Finally, we will take feedback from players, to help improve play and deepen the themes. We highly value your insights.
Here is the play document if you would like a look:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dYpe_Z71IUu5G_O3CbE4asCgBgxTkK6c4r0foGB1Jww/edit?usp=sharing,

Note: An extra spot is being reserved for Gerrit Reininghaus, who suggested I offer this on the Gauntlet Calendar.

The Gauntlet Community Code of Conduct will be in play and safety tools (Script Change and X-Card) will be in use.

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