Character Relationship Map: Lloyd the Conqueror

Characters

• Derek (played by Mike Smith) — supporting

  Their professor who grants extra credit on the condition they join his deteriorating LARP league. He is the long-reigning champion, twisted to the dark side by years of intense academic study.

• Lloyd (played by Evan Williams) — supporting

  A lazy college student with big dreams who leads his friends in a LARP competition to pass his Medieval Literature class and secure their financial aid.

• Oswald (played by Scott Patey) — supporting

  One of Lloyd's two best friends who desperately needs to pass their Medieval Literature class to keep their financial aid.

• Patrick (played by Jesse Reid) — supporting

  One of Lloyd's two best friends who desperately needs to pass their Medieval Literature class to keep their financial aid.

• Cassandra (played by Tegan Moss) — supporting

  An ex-cage fighter and self-defense instructor whom Lloyd enlists to help him and his friends defeat Derek in the LARP battle.

• Leopold (played by Aaron Pearl) — supporting

  A muscle-bound character who comes out of a sanitarium to compete against the protagonists in the LARP game, taking it far too seriously.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Derek → Oswald (Professional Professor And Student) — Derek is Oswald's professor and sets the condition for extra credit.

  Derek offers the students extra credit if they join his LARP league, and Oswald is one of those students.

• Derek → Patrick (Professional Professor And Student) — Derek is Patrick's professor and assigns the LARP challenge.

  Derek offers the students extra credit if they join his LARP league, and Patrick is one of those students.

• Derek → Lloyd (Professional Professor And Student) — Derek controls Lloyd's academic opportunity through the extra-credit assignment.

  Derek is Lloyd's Medieval Literature professor and grants extra credit under a specific condition.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Leopold → Oswald (Conflict Competitor) — Leopold competes against Oswald as part of the student team's opposition.

  Leopold emerges to defeat Lloyd and his friends at the LARP game, including Oswald.

• Leopold → Patrick (Conflict Competitor) — Leopold is a serious competitive threat to Patrick.

  Leopold emerges to defeat Lloyd and his friends at the LARP game, including Patrick.

• Leopold → Lloyd (Conflict Competitor) — Leopold directly challenges Lloyd's team in the competition.

  Leopold comes out of the Sanitarium to beat Lloyd and his friends at the LARP game, taking it extremely seriously.

• Lloyd → Cassandra (Alliance Recruiter And Ally) — Lloyd recruits Cassandra to strengthen the students' side.

  Lloyd decides to enlist Cassandra, an ex-cage fighter and self-defense instructor, to help defeat Derek.

• Patrick → Oswald (Alliance Teammate) — Patrick and Oswald cooperate as members of the same student team.

  Patrick and Oswald are part of the three-student group that joins the LARP league to protect their financial aid.

• Lloyd → Oswald (Social Best Friend) — Lloyd and Oswald share a close friendship and a common academic goal.

  The plot identifies Oswald as one of Lloyd's two best friends, and both desperately need to pass Medieval Literature.

• Lloyd → Patrick (Social Best Friend) — Lloyd and Patrick are close friends facing the academic crisis together.

  The plot identifies Patrick as one of Lloyd's two best friends, and both desperately need to pass Medieval Literature.

• Oswald → Cassandra (Alliance Teammate) — Cassandra supports Oswald as part of the student team.

  Cassandra is enlisted to help Lloyd and his friends in the battle against Derek, including Oswald.

• Patrick → Cassandra (Alliance Teammate) — Cassandra joins Patrick's side in the LARP conflict.

  Cassandra is enlisted to help Lloyd and his friends in the battle against Derek, including Patrick.

Story Analysis

Three financially threatened students enter a demanding LARP competition to earn extra credit and secure their academic future.

Plot Progression

1. The Extra Credit Bargain — Lloyd, Patrick, and Oswald face the loss of their financial aid unless they pass Medieval Literature. Derek offers extra credit, but only if they join his deteriorating LARP league.
2. Recruiting A Fighter — The students enter Demons & Dwarves and discover that Derek is the long-reigning champion. Lloyd recruits Cassandra, an ex-cage fighter and self-defense instructor, to help them compete.
3. Champions And Obstacles — The team encounters crazed Danes, a muscle-bound Leopold, and a stubborn Science Fiction Larper. Each opponent makes the students take the LARP competition more seriously.
4. Improvised Heroics — The journey forces Lloyd and his friends to do actual work. They use magic tinfoil balls, assess household items as troll weapons, and question society's hero worship.
5. The Champion's Challenge — The student team reaches the decisive competition against Derek while facing the consequences of the earlier obstacles. Their LARP performance is tied to their academic and financial future.