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britoca
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-virtual tourist
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Wheres enigma when you need him? He could tell us all about larping. I once heard he used lightning bolt on someone and they died....
Different, yes. Would Hold Person be a legal spell?
Wheres enigma when you need him? He could tell us all about larping. I once heard he used lightning bolt on someone and they died....
yes she is..
and..
Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!
I wouldn't say hot..........
Hmm, a lightning bolt would be fun........ maybe a Star Wars LARP? What could be more satisfying than using force Choke in real life (sort of)?
We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment;
We are choosing to be here right now -Tool, Parabola
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I love watching Zombie LARPers, they crack me up. Makes me wonder if they walk around like that all day to get the hang of it
The Brave Do Not Fear The Grave
The girl on the top is hot, but the "4th down, on the left," isn't...
Actually, back on topic... That's the kind of thing I'd be interested in attending as an observer, but, uh... I have enough trouble RPing in a game. In real life, I'd just get bored and smack some random person upside the head with one of those padded batons. If I were doing one of those mock battles, I'd probably just get pissed and tackle the dude. It'd be like...
Me: Dude, you just hit my ear!
Them: Stop whining and fight!
Me: Raahh!
Then I'd punch him in the throat... I mean... Walk... Walk away... Yeah...
(Just kidding, of course.)
Yeah, but those 5-6 megadorks can come together to form a single incredible lame SubegaDork! Like in Voltron, but with more acne, flab, and Cheeto stained fingers.
(Super + Uber + Mega + Dork = SubegaDork)
...Somehow, the fact that those events looked like they could be fun and interesting makes me respect myself a little... Ok, well, a lot less...
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Brad McQuaid
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Executive Producer, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
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thats awsome man
so with larp thing... on e thing came to mind when i saw those pics and what larp was
" IM A LVL 60 MAGE SHMAAAAAA!!""""
on the computer, i kind of take these games seriously. god, if i did a LARP, i would die laughing.
In a way it's kind of when you hang out with children and you start playing a bit with them, and before you now it you're all into it, coming up with plot as well... until you get that sudden recall that "that's enough now...", especially if other adults are around. I wonder how much longer you'd go along with them if it were just you and the children, no adults around? In a way it seems it's that kind of environment, but not in a juvenile way, in an imaginative way.
Anyways, I never heard of this before as well
-virtual tourist
want your game back?
Yeah, but I mean, it would be kind of hard to immagine a hacky sack being a fireball. Plus, those "boffer" things are kind of dumb. I mean, it should hurt a little. That's the reason why you're wearing armor... Even if it is just padding, ya know? I'm not saying they should go with actual weapons, just something that doesn't look quite so silly. It'd help people not think of them as social lepers. Well, I think it would, anyway, 'cuz they wouldn't be like "Look at my sword!", while holding a foam bat.
Gotta say, though, it seems like it would be an expensive hobby. I mean, what with the costumes and fake weapons and all. I mean, I followed some links from that sight and found some "LARP armor," or something like that, and it was quite spendy. So were the weapons, really, and the site I looked at, while cool, didn't seem to have any "LARP spears," though they had plenty of other stuff, like swords and stuff...
Pretty cool man, pretty cool. I really like the idea that other people are doing this, branches um "gaming" off into another direction then sports, tabletop, virtual reality and so on. Given enough time, LARPing could evolve into something very cool. *shrug* personally I wouldn't be able to do it, I was too dam shy to even RP back in my D&D days in highschool.
*edit* woah, just scrolled down and read the part about all the support roles. Like playing an NPC or contributing ideas to the storyline. Now THAT I can do. Writing...ahh I love it.
A long time ago, in my late teens, A friend's Dad used to run a faction for a LARP society. He used to organise the 'moots' every month or so. Lots of people dressed up, foam rubber weapons, beer tents and food, basically having a ball.
Anyway i got asked to help out one year. They were short on volunteers for helping the kids RP games.
What fun! Free beer and a Orc suit and all the children beating you to a pulp everytime you popped out from behind a tree.
I had a great weekend but never tried again. Some long term friends still attend The Gathering every year, its the biggest LARP event in europe. It is quite an event nowadays, 3000+ attend from all corners, all dressed in character and ready for some good natured factioning.
Link here if you like
http://www.lorientrust.com/realworld/events/gathering.htm
The site is quite interesting, especially the LARP goods, lots of links to cool looking fun stuff like Safe Weapons and Armoursets.
Tam