<span style="font-size:200%"> A Near Future Sci-Fi LARP</span> https://thezonelarp.co.uk/ 2026-05-01T18:38:30+00:00 https://thezonelarp.co.uk/ https://thezonelarp.co.uk/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2022-12-10T09:48:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://thezonelarp.co.uk/doku.php?id=lore:brief_history_zone&rev=1670665684&do=diff A Brief History Of The Zone In June of 2023, there was an explosion at the Calder Hall reactor, part of the Sellafield complex. Decommissioned in 2003, there was no logical reason for the reactor to explode, and the government of the time refused to comment at all, claiming the entire matter was classified and a matter of national security. An exclusion zone was quickly established around the entire Sellafield site, extending 20 miles beyond the perimeter of the complex in every direction. text/html 2023-08-17T20:16:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://thezonelarp.co.uk/doku.php?id=lore:conspiracy&rev=1692303369&do=diff Conspiracy Theories The Zone is awash with wild theories about the real cause behind the initial explosion, the creation of the Exclusion Zone and what the Government scientists are really doing there. Here are a few of the more popular and enduring. text/html 2022-12-10T09:48:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://thezonelarp.co.uk/doku.php?id=lore:finance&rev=1670665684&do=diff The Financial System Illegal access to and from the Zone is controlled by smuggling gangs. Currently, 6 different gangs control access to the region and an uneasy peace exists between them. Their business model is fairly simple. They smuggle freelancers into the Zone and broker the available mercenary work. Once the freelancer has earned enough the gang takes a percentage of their account with that gang to pay to smuggle them back out. text/html 2022-12-10T09:48:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://thezonelarp.co.uk/doku.php?id=lore:freelancer&rev=1670665684&do=diff A Day In The Life... Freelancing is a somewhat strange career. Ex-soldiers, mercenaries, security specialists and an endless stream of wannabes are smuggled into a cordoned-off region in North-West England to seek their fortune. The vast majority of the Zone is open countryside, with the former towns long since fallen into ruins. With the need to remain relatively low profile to avoid satellite surveillance, the vast majority of freelancers sleep rough in the ruins of old farmhouses or in prim… text/html 2025-04-22T13:21:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://thezonelarp.co.uk/doku.php?id=lore:home&rev=1745328076&do=diff Game Background Everything here is lore you dont need to read it but it could be useful or inspirational to know A Brief History Of The Zone A Day In The Life of a Freelancer The Financial System Why Be A Freelancer? Conspiracy Theories The Red Sky Photo Gallery text/html 2025-04-22T13:33:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://thezonelarp.co.uk/doku.php?id=lore:redsky&rev=1745328836&do=diff The Red Sky On September 8th 2034 what was described as a green mushroom cloud was seen in the direction of the military compound at the centre of the Zone. Most people who saw it immediately rushed inside and took shelter, but a handful set up recording devices. They report a strong gust of wind from the epicentre of the blast that knocked people off their feet, sent possessions flying and broke a few windows. People were otherwise unharmed. Analysis showed that the wind was heavily laced with… text/html 2023-04-21T14:21:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://thezonelarp.co.uk/doku.php?id=lore:useful&rev=1682086905&do=diff Useful Facts Event 1 took place in March 2032. Event 8 took place at Easter in 2033. The events are all 8 weeks apart. The Zone is regulated by the UK Government, and is nominally under the control of the Army. It is known that there is a military base near the disaster site, but it isn't known who commands it. Conspiracy theorists have long suspected that the UK security services, either MI5 or a spurious service not officially recognised, is also embedded in the Zone. text/html 2022-12-10T09:49:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://thezonelarp.co.uk/doku.php?id=lore:why&rev=1670665748&do=diff Why Be A Freelancer? Life in the Zone is difficult, dangerous and even if you survive it can cause a variety of long-term health conditions and untold psychological damage. So why do it? The Money Only 12% of those who enter the Zone ever leave it, but those who do are set for life. The discovery of a new material or scientific principle can be worth millions. Despite their criminal nature the smuggling gangs that control access to the Zone are quite generous with their payouts for such thing…