Features

The larpmanager has a over 100 different features. There is one for every single aspect of event organising: signups, accounting, writing, logistics.

Below you will find all the features available; you can write a search keyword to filter them. Then click on 'Video', and you will see the video directly.




Core

Core features, always available in the Free Plan.

Name Description
1 Create Organisation Video Tutorial Create a new organization in the system, where you can define how many events and runs you'd like. Organization
10 User information Video Tutorial Define exactly which information will be asked from your user (and stored in the system) Organization
20 Organisation roles Video Tutorial Choose which users will be able to access the organisation manement functions. Organization
30 Organisation appeareance Video Tutorial Customise the appeareance for your entire organisation (the chosen style will be applied to all pages of the larpmanager for your subdomain). Organization
40 Advanced features Video Tutorial Freely select the organization or event features you'd like to activate. Organization
50 Manage Events Video Tutorial Create, edit and update any number of Events. Each one can be fully customised. Organization
60 Manage Runs Video Tutorial Create, edit and update any number of runs - intended as the organisation of a particular event in a given location and time (Events can have multiple Runs). Organization
70 Event roles Video Tutorial Define which users will be able to use the event organiser functions Event
80 Event Appearance Video Tutorial Define the appearance of all pages relating to the event Event
100 Manage ticket types Video Tutorial Create, edit and update any registration tickets, which the players will be able to select during sign up. Event
110 Registration questions Video Tutorial Define questions that will be asked during singnup to the players (short text, long text, single choice, multiple choice) Event
120 Registration options Video Tutorial Define options for the registration questions Event
130 Characters Video Tutorial Create, edit and update any number of characters, which can be assigned to signed up players. Event
140 Registrations Video Tutorial Manage player's registration, with full control over the options they have selected, and their updated accounting. Event
9999 Privacy management Video Functions to give the user complete control on the privacy of their data Organization
9999 Upload Video It is possible to upload elements directly from a CSV file. Organization
9999 Download Video It is possible to download all data in the larp manager in a CSV file. Organization
9999 Search Video It is possible to search on all the elements in a page (registrations, characters, etc.) Event
9999 Auto-save Video All writing elements are automatically saved every 30 seconds, avoiding losing work on browser crashes. Event

Structure

Features regarding how the event is managed / overall behaviour

Name Description
9999 Speed Larp Video Activates management of pre-larp introductory mini-scenes. It is possible to create any number of scenes, to indicate which player will be present. The system will also make integrity tests (for example check that a player is not required in two scenes at the same time). Event
9999 Player cancellation Video Normally cancellations are performed only by the staff members. If this feature is active, players can cancel their registration at any moment. Event
9999 LAOG Video This event will be treated as a digital / online event (for example no membership will be required to participate) Event
9999 Event T&C Video Activates a custom "Terms and Conditions" for this event. It will be possible to edit it on the "Texts". It will be shown during event registration (alongside organization-wide T&C, if present). Event
9999 Campaign Video Allows the characters and factions to be shared between different events (creating a "campaign"). In the Event configuration panel there will be a field "parent", where to put the parent event. All the events with the same parent will share the same characters and factions. Event
9999 Deadlines Video Activates a page that summarises the list of players that are late with different deadlines: payment, membership fee, membership request, casting. Organization
9999 Multi Language Video Normally all events are offered in a default language (English). With this feature, it is possible to define a different language for the events. Organization
9999 Default event features Video With this feature, in the organisation panel it will be possible to define a subset of event features that will be automatically applied to all new events created. Organization
9999 Custom Mail Server Video Normally, the larpmanager send email using its own mail servers - the email are sent by an address of <slug>@larpmanager.com. With this feature, it is possible instead to give the connection details of an external mail server to be used. Organization
9999 Centaurs Video Based on a given probability, shows a special page to users (and optionally gives an achievement) Organization
9999 User edit character Video Gives complete freedom to the user to edit it's assigned character: name, teaser, text - every field for every feature activated. Event
9999 User create character Video Gives players the freedom to create their own characters. In the signup they are able to choose with which character to sign up to the game. Event
9999 Customise character Video Players will be able to customise the character assigned to them, directly with a form available on their character page. On the event page it will be possible to choose which elements the players can modify (for example the character name, preferred pronoun, public informations, a song). The customisation will be effective only for the run to which the player is signed up to. Event
9999 Experience Points Video Adds support for XP (or PX), "experience points". Staffers can customize a list of "Abilities", each one with a XP cost (for example: "Shortsword, you can use swords up to 110cm - cost 2 PX"). They can also customize a list of "Delivery", each one giving out PX (for example "you have partecipated to June's game - amount 2 PX"). They can then assign to every character any combination of Abilities and Deliveries. The amount of total, used, and available PXs will be managed automatically. Event
9999 Organization T&C Video Activates a "Terms and Conditions" for the whole organization. It will be possible to edit the text on the "Texts" panel. It will be shown during registration of all events. Organization
9999 Custom messages Video Activates custom messages for signup / assignment. These texts will be added to the mails sent to the players. Event

Appearance

Features regarding how the event is shown

Name Description
9999 Genre Video Show a small text detailing the genre of the event. A field to edit it is added to the Event form in the Organiser panel. Organization
9999 Show Event Video In the home gallery display, show a link to the event page of the run. Organization
9999 Where Video Show a text on where the event takes place. A field to edit it is added to the Event form in the Organiser panel. Organization
9999 Website Video Show a link to a website detailing all the informations of the event. A field to edit it is added to the Event form in the Organiser panel. Organization
9999 Hide uncasted players Video Normally, all players are shown in the event gallery, even the ones without a character assigned. If this feature is activated, those players will instead be hidden. Event
9999 Tagline Video Show a small description, a one-liner, a tagline. A field to edit it is added to the Event form in the Organiser panel. Organization
9999 Past events Video In the main Organization gallery ( https://<slug>.larpmanager.com ) shows a link to past events. Organization
9999 Legal notice Video In every page will be added a link to a page detailing informations about Legal Notice. In the manegement panel there will be the link to the form to freely edit its content. Organization
9999 Hide uncasted characters Video Normally all characters are shown in the gallery. If this feature is activated, only characters that have been assigned to a player in the run will be shown. Event
9999 Visible Video Adds a field to control the visibility of the event. Hidden events will be no longer available. Organization
9999 Carousel Video Activates a new visualisation of coming and old events, inspired by the popular streaming service. Organization
9999 Authors Video Show a text describing the authors of the event. A field to edit it is added to the Event form in the Organiser panel. Organization
9999 Description Video Show a long description of the event. A field to edit it is added to the Event form in the Organiser panel. Organization

Registration

Features regarding the registration / signups

Name Description
9999 RegQue Hide Video Is it possible to hide a registration question from the players. Organisers will still be able to see the answers, but players will not interact with them anymore. Event
9999 RegQue Profile Video Is it possible to add a profile image for registration questions; it will be shown directly under the question in the registration form. Event
9999 Lottery Tickets Video Activates the management for "lottery" tickets: without limit and cost, with a function to select at random some of them to convert in regular tickets. Event
9999 RegQue Factions Video Is it possible to make a registration question visible depending on the faction of the character assigned to the player. In the registration question edit form it will be possible to choose the factions it will depend from. Event
9999 Waiting list Tickets Video Activates "waiting list" type of tickets . Those tickets are available only when all the main spots and/or filler are taken. Event
9999 Registration Quotas Video Activates the management of quotas. It is possible to define any number of quotas, and during signup the player can choose which one they want to apply (for example 1, 2 and 3). The full partecipation fee will be divided evenly in the number of defined quotas, with payment deadline for each quota divided evenly in the number of days left to the event. Event
9999 Registration Sections Video Allows you to define Sections in the registration form. To any section it is possible to assign any of the registration questions. This is useful for long registration forms, in order to have a clearer presentation. Event
9999 Patron & Reduced Video Introduces two new types of tickets: "Patron" and "Reduced". The idea is that each "patron" ticket bought makes another ticket "reduced" available. In short, the number of available "reduced" tickets is the same of the number of "patron" tickets bought. Event
9999 Registration Installments Video Activates the management of installments, fixed deadlines for the payment of the participation quota. It will be possible to define any number of due dates, and to define for any date the amount of the quota that needs to be given. Event
9999 Register external link Video Normally the player signs up using an internal registration form. With this feature, instead upone request of signup, the player will be redirected to the given register link. Event
9999 Registration secret link Video Generates a special secret link, to be found in the staff panel. Players using this secret link will be able to sign up even if the registrations are currently closed. Could be used to allow early registrations for specific group of players (giving only to them the special link). Event
9999 Ticket visibility Video Adds a "visible" field for tickets: non-visible tickets are not selectable by players. Event
9999 Registration Open Video Normally the run sign up is open as soon as the event is visible. With this feature it is possible to define a date (and time) when the sign up will open; until that moment, the registration will be closed. Event
9999 Bring a friend Video Activates a special kind of discount, "bring a friend". In order to work, a player that is already signed up to the event, gives a code (unique to their registration) to a friend that isn't already signed up; when they do so, both the players get the discount. Event
9999 Filler Tickets Video Activates management of "filler" tickets. Those are players to which are given characters with an lighter character sheet, ready to take the spot (and the character) of players that drop out the morning of the game. Event
9999 Pre-register Video Activates "pre-registration" to events. Generates for each event a special link, where players can pre-register without cost. When there are multiple events, it requires players to give an order to the pre-regisrations. In the manegement panel show the amount of top-5 pre-registrations for each event (count as valid only the pre-registrations in the first 5 as ordered by the player - in order to circumvent player pre-registering to everything) Organization
9999 Discount Video Players can use discount codes to decrease the price of the ticket. Any number of discounts can be generated, either active or not. Event
9999 Info Video Adds a field in the registration form, where the player can input any kind of info / comments Event
9999 Registration Surcharges Video It is possible to define "Surcharges" for registration, amount that are added to all registrations that are made after a given date. Event
9999 RegOpt Staff price Video Is it possible to put a price for a registration option, that will be applied to the registrations with a "staff" type on ticket, instead of the normal price. Event
9999 Reg Que Allowed With this feature it is possible to have a finer granularity on which staff members are allowed to see the players' answers to the registration question. Event
9999 RegQue Tickets Video Is it possible to make a registration question visible depending on registration ticket selected. In the registration question edit form it will be possible to choose the tickets it will depend from. Event
9999 Registration Option Age Allows some options to be visible only if the player has a minimum age. Event

Accounting

Features regarding the flow of money

Name Description
150 Payments Video Tutorial Activates the "Payments": the larpmanager can receive payments from the players. In the "Payment Settings" form it is possible to choose which payment methods to accept, and to input the necessary codes for the integration. In the Manegement panels, it is possible to review all payments received. Organization
9999 Receipt With this feature, a PDF receipt will be generated and sent to the user upon every payment. The receipt template can be freely customized in the organization's text configurations. Event
9999 Outflows Video Activates the "Outflows": it is possible to upload expenses that have been made with the organization's finacial tools (and thus does not need to be reimbursed to anyone). Organization
9999 Refunds Video Activates the "Refunds": members with a positive value of Credits can request that they are exchanged with "real" money, directly from their personal accounting page. Organization
9999 Pay what you want Video It is possible for players to freely choose an amount to add to their registration fee (for example for donations, or for helping with other players' fee). Adds a new field to the signup form where players can indicate the amount. Event
9999 Invoice Verification Video Activates a function in the manegement panel. It is possible to upload a copy of all invoinces received from a financial system (for example a bank), and verify the payments approved in the larpmanager. Organization
9999 Collection Video Activates the management of collections - players pitching in to help another player. In the users' personal accounting page, they will be able to open new collection, share its link to other players, contribute, close it and communicate to the organizers the name of the recipient. Organization
9999 Donation Video This feature allows users to freely donate money to the association. The link will be available in the users' personal accounting page. Organization
9999 Record accounting Video When this features, each day the accounting of the organisation (and the active larps) is recorded, and trend graphs will be shown based on that data. Organization
9999 Reminders Video This feature will activate a daily automatic check on deadlines and payments. The system will send remainders email to all players that are late with payments of bureaucratic obligations. A new form will be enabled in the manegement panel, in order to configure its workings. Organization
9999 Organisation Tax Video Adds an automatic computation for a "tax", an amount on each event's revenue that must be put aside for the organization. It is possible to choose the percentage amount for this "tax". Organization
9999 Payments fees Video With this feature, you can indicate for each payment method the percentage to calculate as "lost" as a processing fee. You can also the option to add the fee to the ticket final price. Organization
9999 Inflows Video Activates the "Inflows": it is possible to upload revenue for an event that does not come player registrations. Organization
9999 Tokens / Credits Video Activates the "Tokens / Credits": organizers can freely assign to members a value in Token, that can be used to pay for future events. In alternative they can freely assign Credits, that can be either used to pay for a following event, or to request an equal amount of real money. Organization
9999 Treasurer Normally, the requests to validate the payments from players are sent to the event's organizers. With this feature it is possible to indicate a set of users that will instead receive the payment confirmation emails for all events. Organization
9999 VAT In the payments tab, shows an amount of taxes (VAT) due for each payment. Organization
9999 Expenses Video Activates the "Expenses": staff members can upload receipts of the expenses they have made for the event preparation. An Organizer can then accept those requests, and the staff member will receive an equal amount of Credits (that can be either used to pay for a following event, or to request an equal amount of real money) Organization
9999 Balance (ITA) Activates a balance summary, useful for legal Italian system reporting. Organization

Writing

Features regarding the writing process

Name Description
9999 Plots Video Activates the "Plots", writing part of the character's character sheet. They are part that are not expected to be seen by the players: the authors define a plot (for example three characters that organized a heist) and assign the plot's parts to each character. Event
9999 PDF generation Video Activates generation of PDF version of character sheets / handouts. It is possible to upload a single template (in ODT format): this template will be used to generate PDF version of the texts uploaded. The generation is automatic and periodic: once the template is uploaded, new PDF will be available each time the origin text is changed. Event
9999 Gender Video Adds an additional field "gender" for the characters. This field will be shown to be players, in order to indicate for example in an historical game, the gender of the character. Event
9999 Motto Video Adds an additional field "motto" on the characters. It will be shown to be players, to indicate a short phrase that the character usually says. Event
9999 Cover Video Adds an additional field "cover" on the character form. It is possible to upload an image, that will be shown in the gallery as the character icon (until it is assigned, and the player icon will be shown as the character) Event
9999 Player Relationship Video Allows the players to directly prepare the full list of relationships of their character. They will be able to write the relationship summary, and then download such list in an easy-to-print format, with each relationship details and photo, and to bring to the event. This is useful because the player become familiar with the relationships on their own. Event
9999 Character custom fields It is possible to define new custom fields for characters, that will be editable in the character form, will be shown to players in the gallery, and can be filtered on in the search page. Event
9999 Hide characters Video Adds an additional field "hide" on the main writing elements (characters, factions, plots, etc). Those elements will be hidden from the players (but not from the staff). Event
9999 Factions Video Activates the "Factions", group for the characters. They may be either Primary (default way the character are divided: for example nations), Transversal (common attributes of the characters: for example Knights), or Secret (secret factions: for example Illuminati). Event
9999 Prologues Video Activates the management of character's "prologues", that is short paragraphs that will be given to each player at the start of each game act. Could be used to give additional hints, or as an emotional guide for the exploration of the game's themes. Event
9999 Props Video Adds an additional field "props" on the main writing elements (characters, factions, plots, etc). In this field it is possible to keep track of props that are required / needs to be prepared / to be given. Event
9999 Handouts Video Activates the "Handouts", a document / pre-written text to be given to players that contains information about a particular plot of the event. Event
9999 Mirror Video This feature is useful for when you have secret roles (for example the waiter is the killer). You want the players to be able to indicate that they want to play the killer, without showing to which character it is assigned. In this case you create a "mirror": players will be able to select the preference to play the killer character, and when they get it, they receive automatically the waiter character. Event
9999 Progress Video Adds a field "progress" on the main writing elements (characters, factions, plots, etc). It is possible to indicate the working state of that element (draft, ready, approved, etc). Event
9999 Preview Video Adds a field "preview" to all writing elements; the content of this field will be shown to the player to which the writing element is assigned, when "show preview" is activated in the run. It may be useful to share info about the character only with the player, before the full character sheet is released. Event
9999 Paste as text Video With this feature, when something is pasted into the WYSIWYG editor, it is pasted as text (the formatting is automatically removed) Event
9999 Keywords Video Adds an additional field "keywords" on the main writing elements (characters, factions, plots, etc). This data will be shown when the element is shown to the players, can be used to specify keyword for that element (for example to indicate that a character has special characteristics / requests / needs). Event
9999 Author Relationship Video Allows the authors (writing team) to prepare the full list of relationships between characters. The players will be able to download such list in a easy-to-print format, with each relationship details and photo, and to bring to the event. This is useful for summarizing the character's relationships, and helping the player become familiar with them. Event
9999 Working Ticket Video The system will check when a user is working on a writing element; if another user accesses it at the same time, the system will notifiy them, in order to avoid them interfering. Event
9999 Co-creation Allows the organiser to ask questions about the character, and the player to answer them. It will add a new field for organiser, where they can write those questions; it will shown directly below the character sheet. There the player will be able to write their answers. Event
9999 Assigned Video Adds an additional field "assigned" on the main writing elements (characters, factions, plots, etc). It is possible to indicate in this field a single member (taken from the staff members of the event). Could be used to track which member is responsabile for that element. Event
9999 Title Video Adds an additional field "title" on the characters. It will be shown to the players, to indicate a short (2 or 3 words) title for the character (for example "Hound of War") Event
9999 Special Video Adds an additional field "special" on the character form. It is possible to indicate special types of characters (for example png, or filler) Event
9999 Roles Video Adds an additional field "role" on the characters. It will be shown to players, in order to indicate the role of the character (warrior / mage / rogue, for example). Event

Casting

Features regarding character assingment to players

Name Description
9999 Quest and Traits Video Activates the "Quests", building blocks of the characters sheet. For each Quest, it is possible to define multiple "Traits". They are fully expected to be seen by the players, and furthermore, players will be able to choose which one they like the most (for example a quest with three traits, each one partecipated in the organization of a heist) Event
9999 Casting Algorithm Video Activates a special algorithm for assigning the characters. Players are given the choice to express preference on the characters they would like to play; the algorithm finds the mathematically optimal solution to the problem, finding the assignment that pleases the most the players' preferences. It is possible to indicate different "weights" for the different kind of tickets players can choose. Event

Users

Features regarding the users (players and staff members)

Name Description
9999 Player Larp History Video The player public page (the page showing public information about a player, accessible by everyone) shows the full list of events played by that player across all the LARP organisation. Organization
9999 Safety Video Activates the management of "safety" info on the players: triggers, lines, veils and similar. A new field will be available in the players' profile, where they can safely input those info. The user with "organizer" level of access on an event will be able to see the safety info inputted by the players signed up to that event. Organization
9999 Newsletter Video Activates a dedicated page that shows the mail lists of the organization's members, divided by their expressed preferences regarding newsletter communications. Organization
9999 Help Video With this feature, players will be able to submit questions directly on the larpmanager. The questions will then be notified by mail to all staff members of the event. Organization
9999 Diet Video Activates the management of "diet" info on the players: dietary restrictions / allergies. A new field will be available in the players' profile, where they can safely input those info. The user with "organizer" level of access on an event will be able to see the diet info inputted by the players signed up to that event. Organization
9999 Vote Video With this feature, members of the Organisation can cast votes for the election of the Executive Board. Organization
9999 Badge Video Activates the management of badges that can be assigned to the members of the organization (for example badges for the most active / most helpful). The collection of obtained badges will be shown of the player's public page. Organization
9999 Competence Video Manage competences for members. Directly on its personal profile, member of the organisation can input their main abilities / knowledge / expertise. On the Manegement panel it will be possible to review the competences of all members. Organization
9999 Membership Video Activates management of legal membership. Players after sign up need to submit a membership application form (if they weren't already legal members), and are able to pay only upon admission by the Executive Board. Organization
9999 Volunteer Registry Volunteer Registry, compliant as required by RUNTS (Italian regulations) Organization
9999 Chat Video With this feature players can send private messages to each other. The PMs will be sent by email (in this way players can communicate without sharing email contacts publicly). Organization

Miscellany

Features regarding misc aspects

Name Description
9999 Copy Video Can copy anything (characters, factions, registration question / options / tickets, etc.) directly from another event. Event
9999 Workshops Video Activates management of online workshops questions, in a quiz-like format. In the manegement panel, it is possible to define modules, questions and options. Players will then have to give the correct solutions to the questions. Useful to check for the players' understanding of the event guide the days before the game. Event
9999 Problems Video Activates the management of issues during the game with a tracking-like structure. Staff members indicate the different "problems" in the list, assigning severity and urgency. Event
9999 Album Activates management of photo albums, hosted directly on the larpmanager (please be considerate of the disk space!) Event
9999 Inventory Activates the management of an inventory. Users will be able to add and edit records in a table regarding the warehouse inventory, keeping track of where each item is. Organization
9999 Shuttle Video Activates management of shuttle requests. A new page will be available, where players can submit request for a shuttle service (to be picked up), and where staff members can keep track of the status of the requests. Organization
9999 Utils Video Activates management of resources to host on the larpmanager. From the manegement panel it will be possible to upload any file, that will be hosted and made available - either to the players, that can access with an "external" secret link), or internally to the staff / larpmanager. Event
9999 Url Shortner Video Adds a page to define shorter links for long urls. Organization