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	The '''Manifesto of the Turku School''' is a [[larp manifesto]] written by Mike Pohjola in 2000. It is one of the early texts of [[Nordic larp]] and has been described as "perhaps the most influential Nordic text on role-playing games".<ref>[https://nordiclarp.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/ten-years-of-turku/ Ten Years of Turku], ''Nordic larp'', February 23, 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2016.</ref>		The '''Manifesto of the Turku School''' is a [[larp manifesto]] written by Mike Pohjola in 2000. It is one of the early texts of [[Nordic larp]] and has been described as "perhaps the most influential Nordic text on role-playing games".<ref>[https://nordiclarp.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/ten-years-of-turku/ Ten Years of Turku], ''Nordic larp'', February 23, 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2016.</ref>

	The manifesto is normative, promoting [[immersion]] as the goal of roleplaying. It is anti-[[narrativist]], and denies the possibility of telling pre-determined stories through role-playing. It ~~encouraged~~ players to subordinate themselves to the larp organiser's artistic vision, with a "vow of chastity" containing strict rules for doing so.<ref>[http://mikepohjola.com/turku/vow.html The Larper's Vow of Chastity, Turku 1999]. Retrieved 10 February 2016.</ref>		The manifesto is normative, promoting [[immersion]] as the goal of roleplaying. It is anti-[[narrativist]], and denies the possibility of telling pre-determined stories through role-playing. It encourages players to subordinate themselves to the larp organiser's artistic vision, with a "vow of chastity" containing strict rules for doing so.<ref>[http://mikepohjola.com/turku/vow.html The Larper's Vow of Chastity, Turku 1999]. Retrieved 10 February 2016.</ref>

	The manifesto has been translated into French, Slovak, Russian and Polish.		The manifesto has been translated into French, Slovak, Russian and Polish.

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The '''Manifesto of the Turku School''' is a [[larp manifesto]] written by Mike Pohjola in 2000. It is one of the early texts of [[Nordic larp]] and has been described as "perhaps the most influential Nordic text on role-playing games".<ref>[https://nordiclarp.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/ten-years-of-turku/ Ten Years of Turku], ''Nordic larp'', February 23, 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2016.</ref>

The manifesto is normative, promoting [[immersion]] as the goal of roleplaying. It is anti-[[narrativist]], and denies the possibility of telling pre-determined stories through role-playing. It encouraged players to subordinate themselves to the larp organiser's artistic vision, with a "vow of chastity" containing strict rules for doing so.<ref>[http://mikepohjola.com/turku/vow.html The Larper's Vow of Chastity, Turku 1999]. Retrieved 10 February 2016.</ref>

The manifesto has been translated into French, Slovak, Russian and Polish.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://mikepohjola.com/turku/manifesto.html The Manifesto of the Turku School, 3rd Edition]
* [http://mikepohjola.com/turku/ The Turku School of Roleplaying], including translations of the manifesto.

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