Crescendo Giocoso

Ladies and gentlemen, allow us to present The Italian Chamber Orchestra, the one and only ensemble without instruments and scores. The only way to play is pretending, and improvisation is our specialty.

We are proud to present our first record: Crescendo Giocoso, a collection of twelve live action role-playing games, written by Italian authors and meant for everyone out there.

A crescendo of scenarios, each for a different number of players, from 2 to 12, and up to 30 with the final game. No matter how many of you there are, or whether you have an hour of free time or four,  in the 400 pages of our role-playlist there's a track made just for you. No need for game masters or facilitators: just players.

The red thread that ties our games together is not a theme or a setting, but our design approach. We put the suggestive power of the written word at the heart of it all, to give instructions, set the mood, define the characters and, above all, inspire emotion. This is the background of our Orchestra, whose roots sink deep into the small but lively Italian scene of so-called ‘chamber’ larp.

And Laiv.it is a self-managed space we’ve been using for years to organise chamber larp conventions open to all Italian players. An open stage for ever-new jam sessions, where you can find the handouts for each game.

• 2 players: The last sunset
• 3 players: First they came
• 4 players: Tell-Tale Hearts
• 5 players: Castaways
• 6 players: Under the Mountain
• 7 players: Winds of change
• 7 to 8 players: Wanderers above the Sea of Fog
• 9 players: The Age of Men
• 10 players: Something about us
• 9 or 11 players: Sturm und Drang
• 9 to 12 players: The Theatre of Major Arcana
• 2 to 30 players: Till the end of the line

In this page, you can get a digital copy of the English version. If you'd rather have the hardcover book (21 x 21 cm, 400 pages, Twist-stitching binding and UV varnishing) check out our website: NessunDove.it