FAQs
Here's a list of questions we've been asked that we think people will generally find useful to know but we haven't found a good home for on any other page. If you have any questions, do email them to contact@unlikelystories.co.uk.
Q: What is included in my ticket? Why is it £X?
A: The price of the Player Ticket covers:
- Access to the site
- Funding the many props and costumes we use across the weekend
- Enabling us to invest in our infrastructure to improve the areas and experiences available in our games
- Enabling us to hire a van to transport the game to the site
- Offsetting the cost for Crew so we can bring more to the game
We have set these prices based on our actual expenditure from running Tales Untold, factoring in increasing costs of food, fuel, ink, and other resources we need to create the best game experience we can. We compared against similar LARPs and found that many have tickets in the £75-100 region not covering catering. We want to be up front about what we're providing, the number of props we create as a small team, the easy-entry LARP experience we want to provide to players and crew, the quantity of content, and our ability to maintain the quality of game and plot we love, we feel these prices are fair.
We recognise that rising LARP prices do present a challenge to many people, so we also offer Concessions to £X for players and payment plans in order to remain accessible.
Combined with a £X Meal Ticket, altogether the fully inclusive cost of the weekend in 2024 is expected to be £X (£X Concession).
Q: Why are Meal Tickets being sold separately?
A: We are following the lead of other comparable LARP Events by separating the cost of food and the cost of the event. Aside from improving the organisation of our event budget and expenditure (enabling us to more accurately predict our costs across the year), this also means that attendees have more visbility on the costs of running the event itself, and also provide the opportunity to choose to acquire food elsewhere.
Q: Why is catering not included for Crew?
A: Paying for food for 25 people is unfortunately not something we can realistically fit into the budget. It is no longer viable to subsidise catering for Crew without taking a not insignificant loss. If this will be a barrier to anyone who would like to come and crew though, please do get in touch with us and we can see what we can do to help out.
Q: Is there an age restriction on this game?
A: Due to legal restrictions, you must be 18 or over to play Tales Untold.
Q: How do I join your mailing list?
A: Visit https://www.unlikelystories.co.uk/subscribe and subscribe there.
Q: Is there any indoor accommodation available? I am unable to camp for medical reasons.
A: We are able to provide limited indoor accommodation with a priority given to those with access needs and to Crew first. The accommodation will take the form of a bunk house - bedding and mattresses not guaranteed to be provided. We have a further limited gender-separated indoor accommodation that we can provide for attendees who are not male. Please inform us either on your booking form or by emailing us if you would like indoor accommodation and we will assign based on needs.
Q: I have limited mobility - is the site accessible to me?
A: Yes, see our guide to Accessibility at Event 1.
Q: What if I die mid-event?
A: If your character dies mid-event you can roll in as a new PC or be given a temporary NPC to play for the remainder. All character creation options will be available and someone will be available at Ops to help guide you through this.
Q: Can I play a non-combat character?
A: Absolutely! Though there is combat in some Excursions and Incursions, non-combat characters are most welcome. Vignettes (smaller Excursions) are always non-combat and all Investigation, experimentation, research and Conference mechanics are non-combat. Being non-Combat should not in any way prevent you from interacting with the game.
Q: This LARP seems similar to The Equinox Institute LARP which has been developed at a similar time, what's going on there?
A: Great minds think alike! Completely independently from each other, Unlikely Stories and Reality Checkpoint both in 2024 developed the idea of a LARP centred around an organisation devoted to investigating supernatural occurrences. The Equinox Institute looks like an awful lot of fun to us and is run by some lovely people we respect greatly – we're certainly not intending to compete and we're in communication to make sure we don't accidentally clash.