Larps and Tarps

Rapid footsteps echo down throughout the damp basement archives of an old lighthouse on the north east coast of England. There are rows of shelves with boxes filled with magnetic tape reels, labelled seemingly meticulously but using a system that's impossible to discern with a casual observation.A figure carrying a lantern makes their way down the maze of corridors, checking over their shoulder repeatedly as if searching for a pursuer. Wearing a wide brimmed hat, Tom searches frantically, unsure how much time he has left. The librarian knows this system better than anyone else, and he knows where what he's looking for should be stored.Towards the back of the chamber, somewhere that is carved into the sea bed itself, he slides a ladder and clambers to a high shelf. There he finds a sealed box, a label on the front of it. He grabs it, putting the box under his arm, and prepares to leave."What are you doing with that, Mr Bamford?" Tom nearly falls from the ladder. After steadying himself her turns to see Morgan, wearing his ceremonial tarper robes. "I thought we agreed that the listeners don't need to hear this one."They have the right. They deserve to know. They want it.""I'll be dead before this podcast changes like that. The episode in that box will change Larps and Tarps forever." Morgan grips the ladder. "And I'll be damned before I let you release that episode." With a push, the ladder is tipped and Tom went sprawling, barely keeping a hold of the box."Now!" Tom shouts, scrambling to his feet. From behind Morgan, a figure emerges and kicks in his back. Cloe stands behind him, her kid kicking boots shining in the torchlight."Run Tom! Go!" Tom sprints through the archives, sprinting towards the ladder at to the studio. When he hears a click, he knows what's coming. He doesn't look behind him to watch the boulder trap rolling towards him. Running for his life, seconds ahead of the boulder, he finds the ladder missing, the hatch above too far to reach.Just when he thinks its all over, a rope falls down from above."Honk!" says Kerrie, as Tom scrambles up the rope, the boulder missing him by seconds. He sprints across the studio where Alex is waiting to upload the episode. Tom hands the box to him, and Alex tears it open to see the episode and its label."Larps and Flaps.""Do it, now!"There's a scream from the archives."You have to hurry! He's found the gonkster!" Green code runs over the computer terminal as Alex rushes to upload the episode. Just as a monstrous road fills the lighthouse, Alex presses enter.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

Summer is here. The sun is shining. The tent is clean. And we are getting out there. This week we discuss last minute arrivals, naturally sourced lip filler, and whatever a "seven flapper" is.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

WE. ARE. BACK. We're making plans. We're concocting schemes. We're trying to speak Dutch at the behest of a listener. There's all sorts going on this week and if you don't listen then you're missing out and I'm never talking to you again (just kidding I could never do that to you xox). As always this episode comes with a threat; give this podcast five starts or there'll be consequences.SEE YOU ALL IN A FIELD OH MY GOD I AM EXCITED IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS I HAVE THE SHAKES.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

Sorry it's been so long! We truly missed you and we're very sorry we've been away so long. However, as a treat, we have a super duper bumper episode for you!! Tom and Cloe were the only ones at E2 so enjoy listening to their coverage of what they got up to as we get geared up for E3!Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

As the days grow shorter and the winter solstice approaches, our heroes head to Anvil. With monsters to fight and battles to win, meetings to be had and wares to sell, what will the Winter Summit hold for them? Join us as we discuss a fantastic start to the 2025 Empire season!Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

As the days grow shorter and the winter solstice approaches, our heroes head to Anvil. With monsters to fight and battles to win, meetings to be had and wares to sell, what will the Winter Summit hold for them? Join us as we discuss a fantastic start to the 2025 Empire season!Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

A crown of golden roses hangs forgotten on a coat hook next to well worn coats. A halberd rests in the corner, currently being used to dry a pair of massive bloomers covered in hearts. An old bottle of mead with a concerning meaty smell sits forgotten at the back of the cupboard. A cat keeps walking into walls, blinded by the goose beak mask that has somehow got caught around its head. When will the tarpers return to those fields in Anvil? Well, the wait is over! Larps and Tarps at Empire is BACK! This week we blow off the cobwebs, warm up the vocal cords, and get ready to commit acts of violence after travelling through a magical teleporting gate! Join us as we build our keen to get back to Empire! Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

Did you miss us?Larpers and tarpers we are BACK! After a much needed break and recovering from the attack on the studio, Cloe and Morgan have got together to have a chat with plot writer, crew member, and NPC officianado Mike! In this episode we cover crewing and how you can get involved with Empire LRP.You can find Mike’s SubStack here: https://theplotcabin.substack.com/Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

~~ AUTOMATIC UPLOAD ~~Date: 30/10/2024Location: Larps and Tarps HQEpisode: Secrets of the Deep Pre-LarpEditing: IncompleteApprovals: IncompleteFinal Review: IncompleteSponsor: Krazbantazka Sup - A Life Changing Energy Drink Experience Notes: Given as transcribed Audio: it’s too late. Save yourself.Insert episode description boiler plate here:Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The carts of thousands of people roll towards Anvil, leaves crunching beneath their great wheels. The sun shines down through occasional clouds, no longer as warming to those who roll towards the festival. The days are shortening, the nights are cooling, and the Empire’s Autumn equinox summit is about to begin.Welcome to Larps & Tarps E4.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The carts of thousands of people roll towards Anvil, leaves crunching beneath their great wheels. The sun shines down through occasional clouds, no longer as warming to those who roll towards the festival. The days are shortening, the nights are cooling, and the Empire’s Autumn equinox summit is about to begin.Welcome to Larps & Tarps E4.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The carts of thousands of people roll towards Anvil, leaves crunching beneath their great wheels. The sun shines down through occasional clouds, no longer as warming to those who roll towards the festival. The days are shortening, the nights are cooling, and the Empire’s Autumn equinox summit is about to begin.Welcome to Larps & Tarps E4.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The carts of thousands of people roll towards Anvil, leaves crunching beneath their great wheels. The sun shines down through occasional clouds, no longer as warming to those who roll towards the festival. The days are shortening, the nights are cooling, and the Empire’s Autumn equinox summit is about to begin. Welcome to Larps & Tarps E4. Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

Well. Here we are. The last Pre LARP of the year. Hasn’t it been wild? I’m sure you’re excited to hear all about what we are going to get up to. Unfortunately, SOMEONE thinks he’s too good for pre larp and decided to not turn up? Frankly it’s disgusting. He ran off with an episode, and now doesn’t turn up to two episodes in a row? Awful. Well, we don’t need him anyway. Enjoy pre larp but with the fat trimmed off (don’t bother coming back Morgan). Also we’ve changed the theme tune, we’re hoping it reaches the UK top 40.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The banners of the glory square flutter in the gentle summer breeze. The coin purses of the League jingle as piazzas fill with princes seeking shade and drinks. In Varushka, the short nights keep the wolves at bay. Thorns and vines alike shelter in the trees, ever watchful of for unnatural movement in their verdant woods. All across the Empire, people march towards Anvil for the summer solstice. And, more importantly, it’s hot merc summer. Welcome, to Larps and Tarps E3.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The banners of the glory square flutter in the gentle summer breeze. The coin purses of the League jingle as piazzas fill with princes seeking shade and drinks. In Varushka, the short nights keep the wolves at bay. Thorns and vines alike shelter in the trees, ever watchful of for unnatural movement in their verdant woods. All across the Empire, people march towards Anvil for the summer solstice. And, more importantly, it’s hot merc summer. Welcome, to Larps and Tarps E3.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The banners of the glory square flutter in the gentle summer breeze. The coin purses of the League jingle as piazzas fill with princes seeking shade and drinks. In Varushka, the short nights keep the wolves at bay. Thorns and vines alike shelter in the trees, ever watchful of for unnatural movement in their verdant woods. All across the Empire, people march towards Anvil for the summer solstice. And, more importantly, it’s hot merc summer. Welcome, to Larps and Tarps E3.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The banners of the glory square flutter in the gentle summer breeze. The coin purses of the League jingle as piazzas fill with princes seeking shade and drinks. In Varushka, the short nights keep the wolves at bay. Thorns and vines alike shelter in the trees, ever watchful of for unnatural movement in their verdant woods. All across the Empire, people march towards Anvil for the summer solstice. And, more importantly, it’s hot merc summer. Welcome, to Larps and Tarps E3.Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

HOW IS IT E3 ALREADY WTF I FEEL LIKE WE JUST HAD E2? Welcome everyone to this week's episode of PRE LARP LARPS AND TARPS! Sorry for the late release but you know how it is; none of us were prepared for larp to happen. We cancelled D&D for this episode so you better listen. Anyway, enjoy the episode. Tom gives us a white goods update which is always a treatGot any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518

The ice has melted away and the birds are singing. As new life emerges and the clutches of winter fades away, our heroes arrive in anvil for the spring equinox summit in Anvil. But sometimes new beginnings call for endings. What did they face through the sentinel gate? What did they discover in Anvil? Find out in the final instalment of our Empire E2 2024 coverage!Got any questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to get in touch and follow us on our socials! Find us @larpsandtarps on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Want to support us? Find us on Patreon!Get £15 off your first Empire Ticket with the following codes:Alex - 11870.22389 Cloe - 11871.22424 Kerrie - 11872.22558 Morgan - 11673.22378 Tom - 10603.19518