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A live action role-playing game (LARP or LRP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants perform some or all of the physical actions of the characters they are playing within a pre-determined space for a pre-determined span of time. LARP may be considered a form of improvisational theatre.
LARP basics
In character vs. out of character
In LARPs, the player himself represents the role-played character, and the player's actions directly represent the characters actions, unlike traditional role-playing games where character actions are described verbally ("My character says..."). At a LARP, the player is treated as being the character - a player's actions are interpreted as character actions by the other players. Role-playing at LARPs is similar to, and some say identical to, acting in theatre and cinema, though character actions in LARPs are always improvised.Most LARP systems make a distinction between when a player is actively representing the character (called "in-character", "IC", "in-game" or "in-play") and when the player is acting normally, independent of the character (called "out-of-character", "OOC", "off-role" , "out-of-game" or "offplay"). During a LARP, players are normally taken to be in-character - so that if a LARP player says "I am feeling sick", other players will assume that the character is sick while the player is merely acting sick. The ratio of in-character to off-character play varies widely between LARPs. Some LARPs encourage players to stay consistently in-character except in the case of an emergency, while other LARPs accept players being off-character for large portions of the LARP and use devices such as off-game areas, cards or gestures to signify when players are currently off-character.
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Epic excitement over the post-apocalyptic larp I'm organizing. *excitemeeeeeeent*
nameinuse (Triinu) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:11:38 -0000
Epic excitement over the post-apocalyptic larp I'm organizing. *excitemeeeeeeent*
Qotd, holiday party: "So we're going to LARP Krampus?" #bpal #yule #myfriendsarerad
triskelmoon (Cylia Amendolara) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:41:35 -0000
Qotd, holiday party: "So we're going to LARP Krampus?" #bpal #yule #myfriendsarerad
@hexsteph you're the host of a show about games. It's gonna take more than that to reach a new level of nerd. Maybe LARP. :P
pjclare (Philip Clare) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:10:42 -0000
@hexsteph you're the host of a show about games. It's gonna take more than that to reach a new level of nerd. Maybe LARP. :P
Love this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laRP-cuWnQE
danipx (Daniele Peixoto) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:25:43 -0000
Love this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laRP-cuWnQE
Ok, so, I passed all classes. I Hung out with Steven, and watched The Boondock Saints. I have created my first LARP game. weekend= success
seniortuba (Jared Pearce) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:14:41 -0000
Ok, so, I passed all classes. I Hung out with Steven, and watched The Boondock Saints. I have created my first LARP game. weekend= success
prepping for LARP
natearcher (Nate Archer) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:39:41 -0000
prepping for LARP
NeroStuff - Purchase costumes, outfits, and weapons for the NERO game.
Meta Description: [ NERO Live Action Role Playing game. Medeival setting with Goblins, Trolls, boffer Swords, Spells and Sorcery. ]
Sharkee, Inc. - Company supplies durable, lightweight training blades for practice sessions of mock combat, Medieval mock tournaments, and similar competitive meets; events schedule, ordering information, forum.
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The NERO Emporium - Costumes, armor, and supplies for NERO players and other LARPers!
Meta Description: [ New England Roleplaying Organization Headquarters ]
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