Game design by
Mareike Zerpner, Maren Duda, David Pusch & Steve Deutsch
Early 2027 (Date TBA)
The Story
“In the year 1845, two ships, HMS Erebus und HMS Terror headed towards the Arctic to reveal the last unknown section of the Northwest Passage. They disappeared forever.
Since the British Admiralty would not do so by themselves, Lady Jane Franklin, widow of Sir John Franklin, the commander of the expedition, sponsored or otherwise supported several expeditions to determine his fate.
This is the story of the first of these expeditions.
It is now 1848, and the steam yacht “The Hart” heads towards King William Island to find traces of the lost Franklin Expedition. Will they find any trace of the ships or proof that Sir John is still alive?
Or will they instead find something far, far worse…”
The Event
Erebus is a Nordic horror larp about the hubris of human exploration and the never-ending struggle between civilisation and nature. The characters aboard the steam yacht »The Hart« will have to brave the unrelenting fierceness of the Arctic wilderness and fight for survival. They will have to face unimaginable choices and in the end have to decide what they want to live and die for.
The game uses a variety of methods including pre-written characters, black box and shadow play.
There will be no sailing during this larp. The ship will move from Kappeln to Maasholm harbor only and stay there for the duration of the larp.
You will board the ship in the port of Kappeln (Schlei).
Date: Early 2027
Location: Traditional Ship Pippilotta, Kappeln (Schlei), North Germany. How to get there.
Price: tba
Player’s Guide
We are currently working on an update for the Player’s Guide which we will publish later in the process.
Until then, you can still read the 2024 Player’s Guide. It also contains travel information, packing lists, et.al.