The Inevitable Death of Princess Marjani

The kingdom of Marjan is a prosperous place, rich off the spice trade and a renowned center of art and culture. It is currently ruled by the beautiful and wise Princess Marjani. Her people laud her fairness and her grace.

 Well, most of them. Quite a few of them want to assassinate her. Tonight, in fact. Her royal guards are ever-vigilant, but their duty is complicated by the fact that Princess Marjani, Shining Star of Marjan, Light of Her People, seems intent on tasting every poisoned chalice and walking into every hidden blade she can find.

tl;dr: A party game LARP about either killing or protecting the princess

Good for players who: love over-the-top dramatics, want a short low-pressure LARP, own a lot of random costuming and accessories

Bad for players who: want to experience serious storylines and deep emotions

Run Time: up to 1 hour; often runs shorter

Players: 5 PCs and 2+ horde characters including the facilitator

Suggested player experience level: Beginner to expert 

The Inevitable Death of Princess Marjani is a comedy LARP for one princess, four long-suffering guards of any gender with various romantic entanglements, and an arbitrary number of tedious visitors and faceless assassins. The game lasts until the Council of Royals meeting begins in one hour or Princess Marjani is successfully assassinated; whichever happens first.

Running Requirements

A room or other space for the princess' chambers, a separate space for the horde to prepare, and some other area - other rooms, a yard, etc. - for patrolling guards to wander in. 

It is helpful but not strictly necessary to have a pile of prop weapons and random costuming for the visitors to use.