Epos Daimon, the Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists
Epos Daimon is an innovative educational larp in Denmark where teenagers role play as fascists to understand the allure of toxic communities. Designed by Katrine Wind, the program emphasizes careful preparation and safety to ensure a meaningful experience. The larp aims to illustrate the dangers of fascism while engaging students in a thought-provoking manner.
- ▪Epos Daimon is an antifascist magic school larp where teenagers role play as high-ranking fascists.
- ▪The program is designed to help students understand the appeal of toxic communities through immersive experiences.
- ▪Katrine Wind, a veteran larp designer, created Epos Daimon to provide a safe and impactful educational tool.
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Epos Daimon, The Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists May 22, 2026 · 35–52 minutes · 2 comments on Epos Daimon, The Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists Let’s say you want to teach teenagers about the dangers of toxic communities like the manosphere. You could talk about the politics and history of fascism and explain why the Nazis were evil. You could show them a movie. You could even get them to play a live action role playing game (larp), to give them a really visceral, immersive experience. If you’re gonna do that, you might set it in a magic school, because historically those have been one of the most popular kinds of larps for kids. But there’s a couple of problems here. For one thing, magic schools have a pretty unsavoury association with Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling.
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