If you’ve
never heard of “LARP” it stands for Live Action Role Play, which is basically
the best thing ever!
It is an
experience where a community of like minded people come together to enjoy being
in the company of people with similar interests and passions.
The people
come in character (including costumes), either of their own design, or from
popular shows, books, comics, graphic novels, anime and basically anywhere
their imagination takes them!
Costumes can
be simple, home made jobs, to amazing, elaborate hand made creations that win
prizes and contests!
In LARPing
there are three basics, the world, it’s rules, and the people who live there.
Someone creates a story (a world) with details about these three things, and
invites like minded people who are interested to join in what is basically a
day of stress relieving make believe!
You keep in
character and can battle, have a fellowship, go on an adventure, the
possibilities are endless!
There are
usually several people involved, the game maker, non-players, players (of
course) the game maker’s support team etc. They all work together to make the
experience as “realistic” as possible, and to make game play smooth and fun.
Generally
the “game” lasts several days or weeks and players meet up regularly (at a city
park etc) to keep moving through the story.
Games take
place in three main styles (although there are others) battle (or Dagorhir),
storytelling and role playing. Each style has it’s own set of rules and
expectations that will be made clear to you.
While some
people may be nervous about giving this world a try, in reality it’s a friendly
community of people who share your interests, have fun, and take a break from
“real life” to enjoy doing something they love!
If you’d
like to find out more, search online for local chapters and groups or check out this site!
