A page header image shows two theater masks, one cranky and one nervous. The title reads: Paranoid & Crotchety. We write larps.

Here are the games we've finished, or at least finished drafts of, newest to oldest, with collabs below. Once we have tweaked these games to our satisfaction and written prep and runtime information, some might be available for download. Or to be bought in pretty little books. Because Tory is like that. But, y'know, we've been saying that for the past decade and it still hasn't happened.


Lifeline Redux, a sci-fi survival horror boffer game written by Albert and Lily and Tory, premiered at Intercon V in March, 2024. It has run once, and is ready to run again with some quick tweaks.

The Carnival of Glories, a fantasy kink party game written by Tory, premiered at a private event in January, 2023. It has run thrice, and is ready to run again with some lead time.

Light a Single Candle, a magic realism psychopomping-for-losers game written by Lily, premiered at a private event in May, 2022. It has run fource, and is ready to run again.

Un-Hamlet, a Shakespeare-inspired theatrical meta game written by Lily and Tory, premiered at Intercon T in February, 2020. It has run fource, and is ready to run again.

The Exponents of Love, a poly fantasy adventuring party game written by Tory, premiered at her residence in December, 2019. It has run fource, and is ready to run again.

Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès , a meta-historical Marie Antoinette game written by Lily, premiered at her residence in December, 2019. It has run twice, and is ready to run again.

The Leonids, a magical realism art school feelings game written by Lily and Tory for the Iron GM contest at Intercon S, premiered at Intercon S in February, 2019. It won! Yay. It has run sevence, and is ready to run again.

Into the Silent Sea, a sci-fi amnesia multiverse game written by Lily and Tory for the Iron GM contest at Intercon R, premiered at Intercon R in February, 2018. It has run eighthce, and is ready to run again.

Pod 43, a military sci-fi mini-game written by Tory, premiered at her residence in May, 2016. It has run sixce, and is ready to run again.

The Inversion of Me and My Room, a surreal mindscrew game written by Tory, premiered at the Brandeis Festival of the LARPs in April, 2015. It has run elevence, and is ready to run again.

The Other Side of the Glass, a post-apocalyptic weird fantasy game written by Tory and Lily, premiered at the Brandeis Festival of the LARPs in April, 2013. It has run fource, and is unlikely to run again.

Folding the River, a post-apocalyptic science-fantasy game written by Tory and Lily, premiered at Intercon L in March, 2012. It has run fource, and is unlikely to run again.

A Crown of Hearts, a dark fairy-tale fantasy game written by Tory, premiered at the Brandeis Festival of the LARPs in April, 2011. It has run fivece, and could use additional material, but is ready to run again as is.

Stars Over Atlantis, a kinky urban fantasy game written by Lily and Tory, premiered at Intercon K in March, 2011. It has run fource, and is unlikely to run again.

The All Crotchety Old Folks With Shotguns Game, a self-explanatory crack gmae written by Lily and Tory, premiered at SLAW at WPI in November, 2010. It has run twice, will never be revised, and is ready to run again as a historical curiosity.

The Sound of Drums, a culture-focused mythological fantasy game written by Tory and Lily, premiered at Intercon J in March, 2010. It has run fivece, and is ready to run again.

Shebopaleileigh, a quirky real-world dramedy game written by Tory, premiered at the Brandeis Festival of the LARPs in April, 2009. It has run twice, and is very unlikely to run again.

The Treaty of Pallas, a political fantasy fan game written by Tory, premiered at Brandeis University in March, 2009. It has run once, and is very unlikely to run again.

Lifeline, a sci-fi survival horror game written by Lily and Tory for the Iron GM contest at Intercon I, premiered at Intercon I in March, 2009. It has run fivece, and is very unlikely to run again.


In collaboration with Alleged Entertainment, we wrote Project Ouroborus & The Roots of Yggdrasil, a time and reality fucky game(s) by Susan, Nat, Kate, Lily, and Tory, premiered at Intercon S in February, 2019. It has run thrice, and will not run again without a round of revisions.

As The Melpomenauts, we wrote The Dying of the Light with Jaelen and Kat for the Iron GM contest at Intercon M in March, 2013. It won! Yay. We don't know how often it's run, and it is very unlikely to run again, as the game documents are scattered.


If you want to know more about other stuff that might be wandering down our pipeline one day, go check out the pipe dreams page.