What an Experiencia RPG live-action event in Buenos Aires is actually like, step by step

Before you arrive: securing your spot on the crew

Everything starts with booking your ticket through whichever platform we announce for that specific event (usually Passline). Spots are limited on purpose: the venue and the story are built for a specific number of people, so if you already know you want in, it's worth booking early rather than waiting until the last minute.

The briefing: your character arrives before you do

Once you have your ticket, you'll receive a briefing with your character: who they are, what backstory they're carrying, what they want within the event's overall plot, and how they relate to the other characters who'll be there that night. This is the moment to start getting into character: think about how they'd talk, what they'd care about, how they'd react in a conflict.

Getting ready (optional, but recommended)

Costumes are optional, but if you want to add to the atmosphere, this is when to put one together. Nothing elaborate is required — a few small details that reinforce your character are enough to pull you into the mood faster. If you want concrete ideas, we have a full guide on how to prepare for your first LARP.

Arrival and atmosphere

You arrive at the venue — for our missions in Boedo, for example, Casa Balear — and from the first minute the space is set to hold the fiction: set design, lighting and sound built so you feel like you walked into another place entirely, not an event hall with a theme slapped on top.

The mission begins: no screens, everything in real time

Once the mission kicks off, everything happens live and without pauses. You'll interact with other characters, solve puzzles alongside the rest of the crew, and face decisions that move the story depending on how you react. There's no "turn" to think things over calmly like in a board game — that immediacy is a core part of the experience.

Safe weapons, included with your ticket

If your character needs to defend themselves or get involved in a physical conflict within the fiction, you'll find boffers (foam weapon replicas, safe for contact) and blasters (light weapon replicas) available in-game. You don't need to buy or bring anything — they're already included with your ticket as part of the event's props.

The production team, always present

Throughout the event, actors and organizers keep the story running in real time: they react to the group's decisions, introduce twists depending on how the story evolves, and are always available if you ever need to step out of character for any reason — a rules question, something that makes you uncomfortable, or just needing a break.

Interacting with other characters

A core part of the experience is interacting with the other characters present that night: some will be natural allies to your role, others will have goals that clash with yours, and much of the story's tension comes from those crossed relationships. You don't need to know the other players beforehand — the briefing gives you enough context to understand how your character relates to the main roles in the plot, and the rest gets built in the moment, through play.

The mission's close

Every event has a narrative close: the mission reaches its resolution based on the decisions the group made throughout the night. Different groups, at different events, can land on very different resolutions depending on how they played their characters — which makes every mission, in practice, a unique, unrepeatable experience.

How time feels during the mission

One of the effects people mention most after living through an Experiencia RPG event is how fast time flies once the mission starts. What's only a few hours on paper feels, inside the fiction, like an entire night of decisions, conversations and plot twists. That has everything to do with how immediate live-action roleplay is: with no pauses or cuts, the experience unfolds in one continuous stretch, without the sense of separate "scenes" that other narrative formats have.

After the event

Plenty of people stick around after the close, comparing what they experienced from their own character's point of view — which often reveals plot details you missed in the moment. We also tend to share photos and videos from the event on social media in the days that follow.

You don't need any previous experience to enjoy it

If it's your first time, don't worry about "doing it right" — there's no correct way to play your character beyond diving into the story with genuine enthusiasm. The production team is there to support you at every step, and most first-timers end the night surprised at how quickly they got into the mood.

Every event is different, even with the same character

Even if you play a similar character again in a future mission, the experience is never identical: the group of people present changes, the collective decisions made that specific night change, and the twists the production team introduces based on how the group reacts change too. That means there's no "correct way" you should have lived a past event that you need to replicate — every mission gets built in the moment, with the people who are there that night.

When's the next event

We announce every new mission ahead of time on our homepage and on social media. If you're interested in joining, the best way not to miss it is to follow us on Instagram, where we also share material from past events for anyone who wants a clearer idea of what to expect.