Venice freeform larp

Venice is a freeform larp for 15 players set in mythic sixteenth-century Venice. It was written at Peaky 2013 and takes about three hours to run.

Venice is ruled by five powerful families, alike in dignity: the Capones, the Capulets, the Corleones, the Montagues and the Sopranos.

Lady Theresa Capulet, the Doge, the ultimate authority in Venice, has been murdered and the five ruling families of Venice are meeting to decide who is to replace her…

Venice is a factions game, where players are all members of one of the families and are vying for power.

Authors: Kate Dicey, Steve Hatherley and Tym Norris with assistance from Debbie Hollingworth.

Cast of characters

The Capone Family

• Gio Capone – head of the family, current Minister of Finance.
• Luce Capone – eldest Capone child.
• Nico Capone – commands the Capone fleet, betrothed to Vanni Montague.

The Capulet Family

• Vale Capulet – head of the family following the murder of Theresa Capulet, member of the Enlightenment.
• Sasha Capulet – commands the Capulet fleet.
• Ari Capulet – youngest Capulet child.

The Corleone Family

• Teo Corleone – head of the family, current Minister of Trade and Intelligence.
• Ren Corleone – eldest child, commands the Corleone fleet.
• Elio Corleone – youngest Corleone child.

The Montague Family

• Uno Montague – head of the family, current Minister of the Judiciary and member of the Enlightenment.
• Fiore  Montague – eldest child, commands the Montague fleet.
• Vanni – youngest Montague child, betrothed to Nico Capone.

The Soprano Family

• Orio Soprano – head of the family, current Religious Advisor.
• Raffa  Soprano – eldest child, commands the Soprano fleet.
• Marin Soprano – youngest Soprano child and member of the Enlightenment.

AI

AI disclosure:    The original game has no  AI elements. In developing and expanding it in 2025, I  used AI to help brainstorm some ideas.