Interactive Role-Playing

Interactive role-playing has players walk around and talk to each other in character instead of rolling dice. The plots depend more on politics and mystery, less on combat than in tabletop games. Some of the interactive events at Con of the North encourage players to wear costumes.
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God of Olympus, the original toga party, featuring Ganymede (Dan, left) and Pan (Jim, right).  Yes, it's horribly wrong...
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But, wait, it gets worse!  The shy and retiring Apollo, played by Steve...
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Greek gods plotting fiercely...
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I didn't actually make it to the Masked Ball this year, but fortunately some attendees were loitering in the lobby.
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This is why I haven't had the courage to play in the Masked Ball for years...
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Elizabeth is playing Vialle, blind queen of Amber.