larp budget

| Jan 1, 0001

Insurance

Yearly larp costs 600 insurance but it depends on a few factors. How many players and what kind of coverage you get.

Venues generally want you to have insurance. For many of them, it’s a requirement in order to rent them.

Site Rental Costs

What larps have done in the past is register as an Explorer Post to pose as a Boy Scout Chapter or as a Girl Scout group to get access to these camps at a discounted rate. Some camps can only be rented by boy scouts or charge more if you are not a boy scout organization

Some campsites charge per person rather than a flat rate for the site. NEVER RENT THESE SITES. You are incentivized to run a game with fewer NPC’s and will run a worse game. You need to be able to have an abundance of npc’s and not lose your shirt.

City parks

50 per event one day pavilion

Some pavilions require you live in an area or you need to pay more or cannot rent them.

State parks

racoon creek state park

300 per event weekend

Girl Scout Camps

camp skymeadow

Costs $573.00 - $1,719.00 per night Capacity: 170

camp hawthorne

Costs $726.00 - $1,717.00 per night

Boy Scout Camp

Boy Scout Camps are rented thorugh https://campreservation.com

camp bucocco

$2,500.00 https://campreservation.com/500/Facilities/404/8272

Private Venues

Magarac

https://joemagarac.com

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F8fiAHLIZo0

4071 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, United States John . . . 412-656-4336 Jody . . . 412-654-7057b email . . . magaracpgh@gmail.com

One Day events

  • 10 players at 25 dollars - 250 dollars
  • 20 players at 25 dollars - 500 dollars
  • 20 players at 35 dollars - 700 dollars

Weekend Events

  • 10 players at 50 dollars - 500 dollars
  • 20 players at 50 dollars - 1000 dollars
  • 40 players at 50 dollars - 2000 dollars
  • 50 players at 50 dollars - 2500 dollars
  • 60 players at 50 dollars - 3000 dollars

Costs

  • 1000 for props 500 for NPC shit - food, mementos
  • 300 camp 150 to insurance

Need 2/3 player total in NPCs

  • 10 players

    • 6 npcs
  • 20 players

    • 12 npcs
  • 40 players

    • 24 npcs

If you have fewer people you can…

  • charge more
  • reduce costs

What if you have too many NPCs…. They just hang out and have a great time!

  • Movies
  • Games
  • Snacks
  • Independent roles
  • Set up scenes