Don’t Touch or I’ll Sue: American larp as national metaphor
How American larp both reflects and is influenced by American values. Notes for my talk, given at Solmukohta 2012, Gen Con 2012, and Wyrd Con.
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Larp Love, Not War: Nordic methods for sexy roleplaying
Why you should larp love. Thoughts on roleplaying love and romance in larp from a speech I delivered at Babycastles' Valentine's Day 2012 event and Gen Con 2012.
Why ‘Nordic Larp’ Is Confusing
Sometimes terminology is just confusing. One of the questions I’m most often asked during panels or at conventions is, “What is Nordic larp?” It’s hard to answer this question because the term “Nordic larp,” and what it represents still seems…
Top 5 Blog Posts of 2012
A year of Twilight snark, Nordic larp, and Jerkform. Here are my top 5 posts of 2012.
Mad About the Boy in Wyrd Con Book
The Wyrd Con Book, edited by Sarah Lynne Bowman and Aaron Vanek is out. The book is an anthology of essays about gaming and larp put out by California’s Wyrd Con convention. It’s available for free download here. I’ve got…
GMing Nordic Freeform: A Beginners’ Guide
In a nutshell: set the tone and let the game unfurl, and use your GM tools to manage the interpersonal dynamics between people and make sure no one is left out.
Here's how.
Mad About the Debrief
Early in October, I helped coordinate the Nordic-style Mad About the Boy larp in Connecticut, and I ended up playing too. Here's how it came out.
Nordic Larp: Designers Talk at NYU
The Mad About the Boy creators talked about Nordic larp, game design, and more last week at the NYU Game Center. Here's the tape, in case you missed it...
New in Larp: September 24, 2012
What’s new in larp? As usual, the world’s gaming enthusiasts have been busy podcasting, theorizing, and filming themselves for your pleasure. Here’s what I’ve been enjoying: Paul Graham Raven has the first of his three-part series on Nordic larp up on…
Info for Mad About the Boy Participants
Want all the info in one place? Here’s a summation of the Mad About the Boy informational emails, from the organizers and a player or two, collected in one place for participants in the upcoming October run. CHARACTER SHEETS Email Lizzie (Lizzie.Stark@gmail.com)…