Ticket Pricing and Refund Policy
The standard game fee is 200 EUR per player. Players have the option to pay a sponsor fee of 250 EUR that will allow us to offer subsidised tickets at 150 EUR. No set number of subsidised tickets can be promised as the number on offer will depend entirely on the number of sponsors.
The game fee includes participation in the larp, accommodation for two nights, and vegetarian meals throughout the larp. The fee does not include any transportation to and from the venue, so the players will need to cover these costs themselves.
Tickets are paid by a bank transfer to Illusia ry with a payment deadline at the end of May, 2026 for both runs. No installment plan is available but we hope that knowing the payment deadline well beforehand will allow our participants to plan ahead.
In the unfortunate event that a player needs to cancel their attendance, our cancellation and resell policy is as follows: Players are not allowed to directly resell their tickets. If a player is unable to attend, they need to inform the organizers who will look for a replacement player. As players will sign up in pairs, the cancellation of one partner will lead to the drop-out of the other player as well unless another partner can be found. If you cancel 2 months or more before the larp date, we will refund up to the sum of the standard fee, keeping any possible sponsor add ons. No refunds will be made within 2 months to the date of your run.
The ticket payments cover the costs of organising and running the larp: venue, food, props and prop deliveries, travel costs for Katrine Wind and her Danish co-host for one run, transportation for game masters and kitchen, and a little sum for emergencies.
Location
Venue: Korpikoti
Website (in Finnish)
Address: Kiikkulankatu 35 A, 15950 Lahti, Finland
The city of Lahti is just an hour’s travel away from the capital of Helsinki and easily reachable by train from both Helsinki city centre and the Helsinki airport. The venue itself is easily reachable by bus or by taxi from the centre of Lahti.
More about the Venue
Korpikoti is a historic and beautiful log building on the shores of Lake Vesijärvi in Lahti. The unique building was built in 1905 and is now used for all kinds of events and courses.
The venue accommodates 50 people. The sleeping rooms are for three to four persons. You’ll be sharing a room with at least the partner you signed up with and in some cases with another player pair. All beds are single beds with pillows and blankets included, players need to bring their own bed linens. Sleeping is off-game on both nights of the event.
Accessibility
Korpikoti is a historic building with three floors and a lot of steep and slippery stairs with all of the sleeping rooms on the higher levels. The location is thus unfortunately not mobility-friendly.
If you have any accessibility-related questions, please reach out to the producers at daemonfinland@narrators.eu
Schedule
There will be two runs for Daemon, both running from Friday midday to Saturday evening with the option of staying until Sunday midday.
Run languages
The first run will be played in Finnish and second in English. However, all provided materials as well as written communication from the producers will be in English for both runs.
- Friday to Sunday 21.–23.8.2026 (FI)
- Friday to Sunday 2.–4.10.2026 (ENG)
The game itself and the whole event has a strict time management policy. This means that workshops and play will start on time, and we are not waiting for anyone. This also applies to the specified break times. Please plan your trip thoroughly so that you can be at the location on time. Preferably also plan your costume to include an in-game appropriate watch to keep track of time. This style of strict time management may not be preferable for everyone, so we ask you to think and be honest with yourself: do you enjoy being on time and tracking time, or is this something that makes you want to participate to a lesser degree.
Friday
12:00-12:30 Arrival and register. Please remember that no lunch will be provided on Friday.
12:30 Workshops, time to speak with contacts
15:00 Afternoon coffee and cake. Dress up and get into costumes. More time to calibrate if you are ready with costumes.
17:00 Last workshops
17:30 Act 1. Starting the game together
18:00 Ingame dinner together with everybody
Midnight: Game pauses for the night.
Saturday
- 08:00-10:00 Offgame breakfast
- 10:00-11:00 Time to get into costume
- 11:00 Act 2 Game starts with a short talk
- 13:00 Ingame lunch
- 15:00-16:30 Offgame break.
- 16:30-17:00 Calibration time
- 17:00 Act 3 Game starts again
- 18:00 Ingame dinner
- 22:00 Game ends. Socialize for as long as you like. A voluntary debrief session.
Sunday
- 08:00-10:00 Offgame breakfast
- 10:00-11:00 Saying goodbye and packing your things.
- 12:00 Everybody leaves the venue
Food and Drinks
We will provide catering on-site prepared by volunteers. The organisers aim to organize these runs as budget friendly as possible with tasty food suited for most dietary needs, however do not expect gourmet meals. The default food option is lactose free and vegetarian (including eggs and dairy). We will do our best to accommodate additional dietary needs. Dietary requirements will be asked from players after the player selection and casting process.
Friday: Afternoon coffee/tea with snacks (Note: no lunch served!)
Friday: Three-course dinner, non-alcoholic drinks
Friday: Evening snack
Saturday: Buffet style breakfast
Saturday: One-course lunch
Saturday: Two-course dinner
Saturday: Evening snack
Sunday: Buffet style breakfast
Note! These runs of Daemon are alcohol free and no alcohol is permitted on-site.
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.
Organisers
The mastermind behind the game design is Katrine Wind.
The Finnish production is brought to you by Emi Maeda, Paula Pennanen, and Susse Puomio with the support of the association Illusia ry.