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Creating Consequential Connections through Inconsequential Roleplay
(Photo by Shelby M. Carosella. Models Michelle J. and Chris E. from Dead Legends LARP.) They say “The Devil is in the details,” but I’m a big fan of the fact that characters are what truly live in the details. For myself, it’s not the sweeping, huge costumes or dramatic scenes which get me in…
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Permission to Grieve (in Gaming…)
(Cover photo by Bret Lehne at Inside Hamlet 2017, Run 2.) This blog is a touch more personal than I usually write, but sometimes the personal can help you reflect on things professionally. I hope people take the lesson from this that I did, and my own reflections help others see their work and ability…
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Torture Techniques: Destroying Your Players (Safely)
I’ll start by saying this blog is absolutely not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. If you get squeamish at all, if you dislike any sort of torture scenario (physical or emotional), if you aren’t interested in visceral scenes in gaming, or there is any other reason torture makes you uncomfortable to read about…
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Organizers Self-Care: Rules to Break Bad Habits
I’ve got another blog in the works on torture, but this one seemed particularly relevant — especially after this weekend where I realize I myself broke half of these rules. As event organizers, many of us preach self-care on multiple levels. We put safety mechanics in to help protect our players both physically and emotionally;…
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Influencers Follow-Up: Clarifications and Personal Disclosure
(Featured Photo by Erik Witsoe on Unsplash.) Last week’s blog certainly set the internet talking, as I suspected it would. Influencers are no less controversial a topic than when the issues first started breaking over a month ago. However, I received a lot of questions from many corners of the LARP world about the existence…
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Influencers in LARP: Roles and Responsibilities
(Photo taken by Bret Lehne at Inside Hamlet. – insidehamlet.com) Influencers and the LARP community have been a topic of heavy controversy as of late. After several companies coming under fire for using ‘Influencers’ that were deemed unhealthy for the community, there has been a large pushback against using them at all. Other companies have…
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