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	Characters are pre-written, and the chief design interventions are the placement of secret information, special abilities, and character goals.<ref>Nat Budin, "Decoding the Default: Secrets and Powers Larp". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2015]]'', p. 20.</ref> If well-composed, these create a closed set of likely player-actions, and a relatively predictable game experience.<ref>Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones, "The Parlor Sandbox: Counter-Players and Ephemera in American Freeform". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]]'', p. 68 </ref>		Characters are pre-written, and the chief design interventions are the placement of secret information, special abilities, and character goals.<ref>Nat Budin, "Decoding the Default: Secrets and Powers Larp". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2015]]'', p. 20.</ref> If well-composed, these create a closed set of likely player-actions, and a relatively predictable game experience.<ref>Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones, "The Parlor Sandbox: Counter-Players and Ephemera in American Freeform". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]]'', p. 68 </ref>


	The term comes from an article by Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones in the [[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]], though they note that it had been used in larp circles for some time beforehand.<ref>Torner and Jones (2014).</ref>		The term comes from an article by Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones in the [[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]], though they note that it had been used in larp circles for some time beforehand.<ref>Torner and Jones (2014).</ref>

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	Characters are pre-written, and the chief design interventions are the placement of secret information, special abilities, and character goals.<ref>Nat Budin, "Decoding the Default: Secrets and Powers Larp". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2015]]'', p. 20.</ref>		Characters are pre-written, and the chief design interventions are the placement of secret information, special abilities, and character goals.<ref>Nat Budin, "Decoding the Default: Secrets and Powers Larp". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2015]]'', p. 20.</ref> If well-composed, these create a closed set of likely player-actions, and a relatively predictable game experience.<ref>Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones, "The Parlor Sandbox: Counter-Players and Ephemera in American Freeform". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]]'', p. 68 </ref>

	The term comes from an article by Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones in the [[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]], though they note that it had been used in larp circles for some time beforehand.<ref>~~Evan~~ Torner and ~~Katherine Castiello~~ Jones~~, "The Parlor Sandbox: Counter-Players and Ephemera in American Freeform". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book~~ 2014~~]]'', p~~. 68 </ref>
			The term comes from an article by Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones in the [[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]], though they note that it had been used in larp circles for some time beforehand.<ref>Torner and Jones (2014).</ref>

	==Example games==		==Example games==

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	characters are mostly working to achieve some set of goals, which may or may not conflict with the goals of other characters, and goals can be accomplished by some combination of obtaining secrets and using powers (along with, possibly, other means, such as solving puzzles or convincing other characters through social interaction).<ref>Nat Budin, [http://blog.aegames.org/2015/03/styles-of-larp.html Styles of larp]. ''Alleged Entertainment blog'', 8 March 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref>		characters are mostly working to achieve some set of goals, which may or may not conflict with the goals of other characters, and goals can be accomplished by some combination of obtaining secrets and using powers (along with, possibly, other means, such as solving puzzles or convincing other characters through social interaction).<ref>Nat Budin, [http://blog.aegames.org/2015/03/styles-of-larp.html Styles of larp]. ''Alleged Entertainment blog'', 8 March 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref>
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			Characters are pre-written, and the chief design interventions are the placement of secret information, special abilities, and character goals.<ref>Nat Budin, "Decoding the Default: Secrets and Powers Larp". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2015]]'', p. 20.</ref>

	The term comes from an article by Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones in the [[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]], though they note that it had been used in larp circles for some time beforehand.<ref>Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones, "The Parlor Sandbox: Counter-Players and Ephemera in American Freeform". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]]'', p. 68 </ref>		The term comes from an article by Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones in the [[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]], though they note that it had been used in larp circles for some time beforehand.<ref>Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones, "The Parlor Sandbox: Counter-Players and Ephemera in American Freeform". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]]'', p. 68 </ref>

	==Example games==		==Example games==
			* [[Rekon-1]]
	* [[A Dead Man's Chest]]		* [[A Dead Man's Chest]]
	* [[Final Voyage of the Mary Celeste]]		* [[Final Voyage of the Mary Celeste]]

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A '''secrets and powers game''' is a "traditional" [[theatre-style]] larp in which:
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characters are mostly working to achieve some set of goals, which may or may not conflict with the goals of other characters, and goals can be accomplished by some combination of obtaining secrets and using powers (along with, possibly, other means, such as solving puzzles or convincing other characters through social interaction).<ref>Nat Budin, [http://blog.aegames.org/2015/03/styles-of-larp.html Styles of larp]. ''Alleged Entertainment blog'', 8 March 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref>
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The term comes from an article by Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones in the [[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]], though they note that it had been used in larp circles for some time beforehand.<ref>Evan Torner and Katherine Castiello Jones, "The Parlor Sandbox: Counter-Players and Ephemera in American Freeform". ''[[WyrdCon Companion Book 2014]]'', p. 68 </ref>

==Example games==
* [[A Dead Man's Chest]]
* [[Final Voyage of the Mary Celeste]]

==See also==
* [[Brute-force design]]
* [[Pop-LARP]]

==References==
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[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Theater Style Game]]