The experts guide you through the sticky wicket of character creation in this first-timers guide.
Greg Costikyan Endorses Leaving Mundania
Esteemed game designer and sci-fi author Greg Costikyan had some kind words for Leaving Mundania: [Stark] shows us what larp is, from the inside — playing long-term boffer larps, staging her own theatrical larp, and journeying to the Nordic countries–
In Defense of “Larp”
“Larp” sounds weird and gets a bum rap from pop culture. But you should use it anyway. Viva la “larp”!
Leaving Mundania Cover
Behold! The cover of Leaving Mundania has been unveiled. Release date is May 1, 2012. Feel free to mark your calendars.
Advice For First-Time Larp Scholars
If you’re writing about larp, Finnish game researchers are your new best friend. Oh, and you do know other people have written about roleplay, right? A first-timers’ guide.
I Caught a Fish THIS BIG: Realism, Tall Tales & American Larp
Does the historical inaccuracy of boffer larps reflect America’s truncated past? Plus, I finally find a way to use the words “simulacrum” and “hyperreality.” Come for the theory, stay for the shameless jargon-usage!
How To Make Larp A Day Job
Want to game for a living? Here’s some advice from people who have tried it. The sixth first timers’ installment.
Intro To Ars Amandi
A talk with Emma Wieslander, creator of Ars Amandi — a Nordic mechanic for representing romance/sex in larp — on the origins of the technique, and why larpers should make love, not war.
Ars Amandi: The Post-Coital Review
Lessons learned from a stateside Ars Amandi workshop. Six brave gamers tried out this Nordic mechanic for simulating romance and sex in larp, and raised a number of interesting questions about the technique.
What Is Larp?
For all the writing I’ve done about larp, I haven’t made much effort to define it in this space. Larp, or LARP, is an acronym for “live action role play”; it’s a type of game that tells a story, which