Practical Czech runs
Practical
Dates Czech runs
Run 17: Friday the 7th of August 2026 at 12.00-Sunday the 9th of August 2026 at 11.00
Run 18: Tuesday the 11th of August 2026 at 12.00-Thursday the 13th of August 2026 at 11.00
Sign-up
Open from 13th of November-4th of December 2026.
Payment
350 euro standard. 6 subsidised tickets at 150 euro available primarily for players from the Czech Republic. Full payment or deposit of 150 euro paid 20th of December 2025 – the full amount by March 2026. 4 guaranteed tickets for each run for people who come as helpers for the other run.
Quick facts
Age limit: 18+
Number of players: 34 (repeat players, please note: There are three new character pairs!)
Contact e-mail: czdaemon@narrators.eu
Location:
Úsobí Castle
Zámek Úsobí, Úsobí 1, 582 54,
Czech Republic
Costumes
The larp is set in a “vintage steampunk” era. That means that both human and Daemon will be dressed in costumes from an ahistorical past that fits the description “vintage steampunk”.
This can entail fashion from the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. Feel free to mix and match any clothes, styles, and accessories from these decades for your outfit. This is all about creating the right look and feel that suits your character, rather than recreating any particular era. Think for instance dark academia, light academia, or history bounding.
As far as the steampunk part of the larp is concerned, this applies mainly to the sciences, tech, and gadgets.
You can get inspiration from the pinterest board that Anna Katrine Bønnelycke and Kathrine Dahl have kindly put together. Be advised that it in no way has to as advanced as this.
The Daemon player will additionally wear make-up and costume parts so it’s clear what animal they are representing, but no full animal-makeup or costume is relevant or wanted in this larp. Body language and representation are the most important. The representation can be done with prostheses, make-up, wigs, costume parts like fur, feathers, tails and the like. Avoid any full suits or masks.
Practicalities ingame
- It is meant quite literally that you can’t move physically far away from your counterpart in the larp, so if you need to go to the bathroom, they need to be right outside the door. If you need an offgame break, they will have to go with you. This means that you really should sign up with someone with whom you are comfortable and have calibrated expectations for the experience. There will be no exceptions during the larp.
- No serious injury or death will occur to any player characters unless the player and their partner choose to in the end of the larp
Practicalities offgame
- All communication and talking during the larp will be in English.
- The Human and Daemon player in a couple are expected to sign up together and will receive the same character sheet as their knowledge and experience is completely transparent – sharing each other’s thoughts has its perks!
- During the weekend, we will offer the possibility to our players of having their portrait pictures taken. If anyone would like to participate in this, you will have the opportunity to opt in at a fixed time in the event schedule. We would also really like to use some of these pictures for future communication about the larp (social media, website, and/or email), and we will offer you the opportunity to opt in or out of this when we start arranging practicalities for the larp.
- We fully acknowledge that it can be daunting to find a partner and maybe even get rejected in the process of asking someone. However, you are encouraged to sign up with a partner without any organizer help.
- The castle will be closed off for us, but some local staff may be present. They know what we will be doing and you can ignore them during the game.
Location
The venue is a beautiful castle with furnished historical rooms and suites, a garden and courtyard, and one floor of basic economy hotel rooms. All spaces on the main floor will be playable areas, while the top floor will mostly remain off-game.
Address:
Castle Úsobi
Zámek Úsobí, Úsobí 1, 582 54
Czech Republic
Travel
The venue is easily accessible by car, and parking will be provided. If there is interest, we may organise a shuttle bus from Prague for an additional fee.
The venue is an old castle, and it is not very mobility-friendly. Rooms are on the 1st and 2nd floors, and we play on different floors. This means that you need to be able to walk on stone stairs. During much of the larp, you will be able to sit down on comfortable chairs or couches. If you want to enquire about accessibility needs of any kind, please write an email to the team and we will tell you if we can accommodate your needs.
All communication will be in English both written before the larp as well as ingame and offgame.
We will provide catering on-site. The Czech runs of Daemon are budget runs, so we will do our best to provide variety and accommodate dietary needs, but do not expect gourmet meals.
Friday/Tuesday afternoon: Afternoon coffee/tea with snacks (so bring your own lunch!)
Friday/Tuesday evening: Three-course dinner, non-alcoholic drinks and a limited amount of wine provided
Saturday/Wednesday breakfast: Buffet
Saturday/Wednesday lunch: One-course meal
Saturday/Wednesday evening: Two-course dinner, non-alcoholic drinks and a limited amount of wine provided
Sunday/Thursday breakfast: Buffet
For all meals, we will do our best to accommodate allergies and dietary needs. However, due to our limited budget and kitchen facilities, we may not be able to accommodate diets such as keto or paleo.
We will offer non-alcoholic drinks and a limited amount of wine with meals. Water will be freely available at all times, along with coffee and tea at designated times. There will be soda, coffee, tea and snacks available in the off-game room. You can buy extra drinks from the castle staff when they are around.
You can bring your own drinks for after the game – we won’t provide that, but we will bring the remaining snacks to the after-party.
We expect you not to be drunk at any time during the larp. A little alcohol is alright, but being drunk will not be accepted.
You sleep in bedrooms for 2-4 people, generally with the partner you sign up with. Some of the beds are double beds, but you can request separate beds if this is important to you. We sleep off-game both nights. Some rooms have their own bathrooms and showers, while others share bathrooms.
As a general rule, the deposit of 150 EUR is not refundable. If you cancel 3 months or more before the larp date, you will be refunded the remainder of your fee; no refunds will be made under 3 months to the date of the larp.
If one of the pair has to cancel, the whole couple will have to drop out unless another partner that is not flagged by the other players can be found for the remaining player, in which case refunds can be arranged between the cancelling and the new player in the couple.
If no replacement can be found, the organisers will try to fill up with new people. You can not sell your own ticket.
There will be a photographer at the site during the larp, not playing a character – please ignore them in-game. You will be able to take some portrait pictures before the larp, and you can opt out of being photographed altogether. All photos will be submitted to players for vetting before being published.
Thank you!
A lot of people have helped to make this larp happen. All the players and helpers at the playtests in the summer of 2021 have made the larp into what it is today. It couldn’t have been done without them.
Also, thank you to
Julie Streit for help with finding the location
Mikkel Brunberg for help with workshops
Katrine Kavli for website design
Anna Katrine Bønnelycke and Kathrine Dahl for help with the pinterest board
Nico Vanderkelen, Martin Østlie Lindelien, Anne Katrine Bønnelycke, Kathrine Dahl, Julie Streit, Ida Tjell, Christian Møller Christensen, Frederikke Piil, Emil Bock Greve and Jasper Wille for sparring.
Sandy Bailly, Harry Harrold, Amalia Valero, Journeys & Tales, Mooney Bin Intertainment, Iva Vávrová and Josefina-Luisa Jelinková for bringing Daemon out into the world.
Jochen aka Horatius Steam is a Steampunk prop-maker who has created essential scenography parts for Daemon. He builds functional Steampunk items which means that all gadgets function and will operate to increase immersion.