Submitted By: Aaron 'Enigma Elder' Vanek
Associated LARP Group: Enigma, UCLA's Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
and Gaming Fan Club (est. 1986
http://www.enigmata.org/larp.html
The LARPY Award Category: Funniest LARP scenario
A paragraph explanation of the submission:
BurgerMeister, envisioned by Karen and Hal Bowman
Welcome to BurgerMeister, where the CustoMeister is the Master!"
BurgerMeister is an hilarious, never-the-same-game-twice improvisational
LARP that pitches the stalwart crew of the Rialto BurgerMeister against a
hungry horde of CustoMeisters seeking burgers and fries, and sometimes more...
Players take on roles as the late-night crew of BurgerMeister. Their job
is to keep the store open no matter what ("BurgerMeister is ALWAYS open!").
Very different personalities must cooperate to create the BurgerMeister food
(simulated by combinations of real snack foods that look like miniature
burgers and fries) while adhering to the BurgerMeister motto: "BurgerMeister,
where the CustoMeister is the Master!"
An NPC cast takes on the roles of the CustoMeister Horde - sometimes harmless,
sometimes not - who challenge the speed and sanity of the crew. How the
crew handles the 70+ CustoMeister roles is as much fun to watch as it is to
play!
Some examples of the CustoMeister Horde:
Count Dracula (costume: Cape, teeth, sash) - You are not here to drain anyone,
you're trying to quit. Order raw meat, blood, whatever seems appropriate.
Check to make sure there's no garlic in the food, etc. Your job is just to act
creepy and vampirey.
Multiple personality disorder patient (costume: Nothing special) - Place
orders for several personalities - possibly at the drive-thru. Act
confused when you receive more than one personality's order (e.g., "I didn't
order that!" "No, I did!" etc.), argue about who owes what, etc.
Star Trek time travelers (costume: Skull cap) - You are Kirk, Spock (skull
cap) and McCoy who are visiting from the future. You know what to do. Oh, and
you don't have any money
Bear (costume: Bear mask and gloves) - You will make 2 appearances. 1)
Enter restaurant, look around, kill a customer and drag the body out. 2)
Kill a customer who is using the drive-thru speaker or come in and kill
another eat-in customer.
Kids' TV show host (costume: Microphone, movie camera) - You want to interview
the staff for a visitation segment on a kids' show (just like Mr. Rogers).
The catch is that it's a communist kids' show. Be positive and chipper as you
talk about the poor workers who are exploited by the capitalist, imperialist
BurgerMeister. Come in just before the Politicians so you can accost
them - chipperly.
Oompa loompas (costume: Your imagination!) - Enter with a funny walk. Order in
song and dance a little oompa loompa dance while you sing. Song: "Oopma loompa
dupety doo; I want a Meister Burger, fries too; Oompa loompa dupety dee; When
it is done please give it to me."
HazmatTeam (costume: Full-helmet hazmat coats, gloves) - You are here to pick
up some toxic waste; however, you are actually at the wrong address. Insist
you are here to pick up some barrels of industrial waste. Cause a little bit
of a scene and then realize your mistake. Order some food, then leave.
Fairy Godfather (costume: Wings, wand, floofy skirt) - You are here to grant
Steve Finley the Store Manager's wish. He made the wish in 1995 but you
have only just gotten around to his name on the list. There are a lot of
wishes to be granted and it takes time. No one realizes how hard your job is
and this makes you grumpy. That, and people keep making fun of you.
Anyway, he wished for a new baseball, and you're here to give it to him. Any
new wishes will be put at the bottom of the list, which is now quite long.
You expect to get to any new request in about 2050.
BurgerMeister the LARP (and the restaurant name and motto) was inspired by a
Build-You-Own-Game event called "Buses Welcome: Open All Night" run at an ILF
Intercon.