The price for a full weekend event is $65. If you pre-register and pre-pay in the allotted time frame, the cost is $60. There is also a yearly membership fee of $20 due when you attend your fist event of the year.
Pre-registration: If you would like to pre-register for an event, we generally accept them until 2 weeks prior to the event. Doing so will earn you an additional 0.5 CP. Send and email to registration@thecallinglarp.com to pre-register.
Pre-Paying: Coming Soon. Once established, anyone will be able to pre-pay for an event using PayPal. If PayPal is not an option for you, you may contact me at payment@thecallinglarp.com to make other arrangements.
Post Event Letters (PELs): The form for submitting a PEL can be found here. Filling one of these out is recommended as it earns you 0.5 CP and also keeps the staff up to date with what your character did over the weekend as well as allows them to address any problems.
Directions to the Camp Haiastan: Located in Franklin, MA at 722 Summer Street.
The directions on the camp's website are more than adequate and can be found here.
Directions to the Camp Spindrift: Located in Gloucester, MA at 53 Atlantic Street.
The easiest way to get to Gloucester is to take Route 128/95 North.
* To drive to Camp Spindrift in Gloucester, MA from all points south.
* Take Route 128/95 North to exit 13
* Bear left off of the exit onto Concord Street
* After a couple of minutes you will come down a hill and there will be an island in the road. Take a right at this island towards the beach (Atlantic Street).
* You should be traveling uphill at this point, just before the top of the hill you will see the camp on your right.
* ALL PARKING IS IN THE INITIAL PARKING LOT. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE DOWN TO THE CAMP.
* Check in will be usually be done in the main pavilion.
NPC/Staff Information: Those who are interested in staffing and earning CP towards either The Calling or another Accelerant LARP are encouraged to email the plot staff (plot@thecallinglarp.com) for information or for answers to any questions.
CP Policy: Character Points are used in The Calling as a means to purchase new skills, attributes and headers. In other words, its how you initially construct your character and how you strengthen your character over time. You can earn CP in various ways:
* Submitting a thorough character history (generally 500 words or more) will earn you 2CP. (Once per character)
* Completing the New Player Questionnaire will earn you 0.5 CP. (Once per person)
* Pre-registering for an event will earn you 0.5 CP that will be applied after the event.
* Attending an event with earn you 1CP. Assisting with Clean Up / Set Up will earn you an additional 0.5CP or more, depending on the situation.
* Submitting a PEL after an event will earn you 0.5 CP
* You may transfer CP earned when staffing any of these Accelerant games to The Calling:
o Aralis www.aralis.net Contact: talos@aralis.net
o Endgame www.endgamelarp.com Contact: gm@endgamelarp.com
o Lost Eidolons www.losteidolons.com Contact: gm@losteidolons.com
o Madrigal larp.com/madrigal Contact: madrigal@larp.com
o Melenica www.melenica.com Contact: gm@melenica.com
o Pirate Island pirates.larp.com Contact: Pirate_Island@comcast.net
o The Isles theisles.org Contact: info@theisles.org
o Valiant valiant.ferrus.net Contact: valiantgames@hotmail.com
Here is a list of different examples of the genre we are trying to capture in The Calling: (There are plenty more than are listed, but its at least a good chunk of examples that paint a vivid image of the genre)
Television
* The Wild Wild West (1965-1969)
* Briscoe County Jr
* Dinotopia (2002 mini series)
* Journey to the Center of the Earth (1967-1969)
* Full Metal Alchemist (Anime)
* Steam Detectives (Anime)
* Castle in the Sky (Anime)
Movies
* The Golden Compass (2007)
* Dark City (1998)
* Wild Wild West
* Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
* Van Helsing
* Around the World in 80 Days
* League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
* 20,000 Leagues
* The Rocketeer
* Steamboy
* Howl's Moving Castle
* Hellboy
* The Time Machine