PARADISE SOL

A Solarpunk Modern Larp Experience

Step aboard the Helios Heritage … a living generational starship, a forgotten Eden, a world adrift between memory and possibility.

For generations, your people have lived aboard a spaceship, carrying fragments of humanity — and the seeds of a greener future — with them. Now, the ship is failing. Its ecosystems are collapsing, its systems need to be restored, and the community faces a question no one has had to answer before: where are we, and where are we heading?

Welcome to one week educational programme about ecology and sustainability through Solar Punk which core experience will be 4 day nordic larp where you will fully immerse yourself into the live on a failing spaceship.

Work together to repair the ship and bring its greenery back to life, navigate conflicts and competing visions for the future, and ultimately decide what comes next. Do you return to the Earth your ancestors left behind — or choose to build your future among the stars

On a glance:

What: 
7 days educational program with 4 days of Nordic larp in Germany

When:
December 7–13, 2026 (Larp days: Dec 9–12)

Where:
KreativCampus Herten, Germany

For whom:
30 young people (Age 18-27) from Czech Republic and Germany

Participation fee:
65€
(if you can’t afford it, write to us and we can agree on lower price or different form of compensation)

Apply until:
1/10/2026

A long time ago, humanity built a solar-powered utopia. Cities thrived in vertical gardens, oceans healed, and technology danced with nature. But perfection demanded conformity. Those who questioned, resisted, or simply didn’t fit were given another option – they were exiled aboard the Helios Heritage, a self-sustaining vessel powered by solar sails and a bioenergy drive.

Generations have passed. For you as descendents the ship’s purpose is forgotten – as well as the knowledge of your origin. The ship is everything you have ever known. You perform rituals without really knowing why. Machines are tended like sacred relics. And now, as systems fail and doors creak open, your future becomes unclear and you begin to question…

What is your story?

Multiple Cycles, one Epic
This will be a nordic larp experience – a form of immersive role-playing focused on embodied experience, emotional engagement, collaborative storytelling, and exploring meaningful themes rather than winning or following a predetermined plot.
You will experience a various distinct Larp chapters, each jumping generations forward. Watch your choices ripple through time as new characters inherit the consequences — and opportunities — of those who came before

International Crew
Play across borders, both in-game and in real life in this Czech-German cooperation. Collaborate with participants from diverse backgrounds to unravel the ship’s past and forge its future

Solarpunk at Heart
A world where sustainability, democracy, and creativity collide. No dystopian despair here—just hard questions, bold experiments, and the chance to build something better.

Who will you be?

“My story is of a woman who tends a garden she no longer believes in.”
Talia Kerl, Seed Archivist

The Helios Heritage is a tapestry of roles, factions, and forgotten histories. You won’t just play one character—you’ll shape a legacy across generations. Join one of different factions on the mission to form your future:

Gardener
You are a gardener—you work to maintain the cycle and you care for the people who live within. You listen, you care, and you heal.

Tinkerer
You’re a tinker — you enjoy working with materials, technology and your hands. You like to repair or reuse things, give them new purpose, and preserve them for the community.

Seekers
You are a seeker—you question things that others take for granted. You blaze new trails for the community, explore, and uncover new perspectives.

Archivists
You are an archivist—a chronicler of the past, a guardian of ancient knowledge, but also a collector of new insights from the current generation.

Council of Voices
You are a member of the Council of Voices—without which your community would have fallen apart long ago. You ask questions, mediate, inspire and facilitate the community’s decisions.

What will you do (and how)?

This is an Edularp – a game designed to empower.
Maybe even more then a game – it’s an experiment for a better future. Here’s how we play, learn, and grow together:

Cycles
This is a collective envisionment to form a better future. 
There will be 4 Cycles. Each Cycle drops you into a pivotal moment in the ship’s history.
Your character’s journey is yours to define. Will you be a hero, a villain, a martyr, or a pioneer? The ship remembers

Your Tools
Collaborative Worldbuilding: Before the Larp, we’ll co-create the ship’s lore, factions, and secrets in workshops. Your ideas shape the world.
Generational Journals: Record your character’s thoughts, discoveries, and legacies. Pass them to the next generation — your words become their history.
Solarpunk Workshops: Dive into real-world sustainability — from renewable energy to democratic decision-making. The skills you learn in-game are the tools you’ll take home.

This is for you, if…
… you like to experience stories, where your choices matter for generations to come
… you crave to play characters who are imperfect and incompatible, but still have to work together
… you want to roll up your sleeves and build the future instead of just dreaming about it.

This is NOT for you, if…
… you’d rather be handed a script, than a blank page and a box of crayons
… cynicism is your only comfort food, when you think about the state of the world
… you simply can’t find the time to save the world.

Rules
Programme is fully vegetarian. Please, don’t bring any meat on spot. 
Alcohol is allowed only in the evening and is strongly discouraged (no hard liquor or hangovers).
You will be helping with cooking (breakfasts) and cleaning.

Principles
a) Confidentiality. What participants are sharing during the project should not be discussed publicly, but should be respected, with the focus on anonymity of everyone.
b) Zero tolerance to discrimination and sexual harassment.
c) Active participation. You are expected and obliged to be on time and to take part in the whole morning and afternoon programme. It is possible to skip, but you need to first talk about it with facilitators, and you need to have a relevant reason for it (i.e., need for decompression, feeling sick, job call, etc.).
d) No touch without consent. First ask, only then hug, etc. In a few days, this principle will not be necessary, but have it as a starting line.
e) Tap out sign & decompression zone. You are obliged to be on the programme, but you are not expected to do anything you don’t want to. You can anytime step out of the process, but please, stay present, or discuss with the facilitator if you need to leave. 

Tap out protocole
It is ok to step out of the process if you don’t feel well. Please, review our Emergency Procedure

Cultural Dos and Don’ts
You will be a part of international programme. Please, review our document on basic cultural do’s and don’ts, and get familiar with our Risk Assessment. 

Practicals

Venue
During the whole project you will stay in the Waldritter Guest House in the centre of Herten, Germany. Accommodation is in shared rooms with 4 beds. Please note that we have not initially planned a gender-specific division. However, we make every effort to take your wishes into account. The accommodation is in the same location as the larp.

Bring with you
We will provide pillows, blankets and Wi-Fi for you on site, but we would ask you to bring your own bed linen and towels.
Clothing – You are welcome to bring your own clothes/ costumes. We provide you a styleguide for this and support you with additional gowns and other clothing.
Please bring underwear and items to wear underneath, e.g. trousers, shirts and shoes.

Arrival and Departure
Please, arrive until 18:00, on 6/12, and leave latest 10:00, on 14/12
If you would like to come later, or leave earlier, please, contact us first and discuss your needs
We are trying to secure funding for travel reimbursement of Czech participants, but if we won’t succeed, you will have to pay your travel yourself

Participation Fee
The recommended participation fee is 65€. If you can’t afford it, contact us, and we can discuss an other forms of contribution (i.e. supporting us with photo documentation, etc.)  

The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in cooperation with TANDEM