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Storyteller Guidelines and Recommendations
As most of you know, I was hired as the Head Writer for Dead Legends LARP earlier this summer. We’re going into our third season and, while head writer means that I’m handling a lot of plot work, it also means that I’m doing most of our story staff management and training. Therefore, I put…
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The Positive-Spin Challenge
The amount of negativity I see in our gaming spaces is staggering. Last week, someone asked me what my pet peeves were. After a lot of self-examination, I realized that the negativity and toxic attitudes about gaming were really starting to get on my nerves. This is supposed to be a hobby. This is supposed…
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A Beginner’s Guide to LARP
LARPing can be intimidating. You are in an often crowded room full of people you don’t know. They are loud and dramatic. There is a lot of action happening at once and you’re not certain where to look. Or, worse? Sometimes there is no action happening and you are nervous if you have a deep…
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Queerness and LARPing Day Four: Cole and Emrhys Benson
Today’s stories come from two more people whom I greatly admire. The stories are more full of advice and challenges, so I find them particularly valuable for younger queer LARPers and allies who want a better understanding of how to be GOOD allies to queer LARPers. In the words of Cole… “Prior to my first…
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Queerness and LARPing Day 3: Lex Pulice-Farrow and Maeve Agreste
Today, I’m bringing you the words of two people I incredibly admire in gaming. The community of Dystopia Rising gave me the pleasure of meeting both Lex and Maeve; but better yet, it let me see their amazing storytelling skills in action. They both speak from a place unfamiliar to me, about transgender issues and…
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Queerness and LARPing, Day Two: Michelle Stagnitta
There is no way to celebrate Pride better in my mind that to let my girlfriend showcase herself. While not all of you know her, she’s been in LARPing almost as long as I have and has been an advocate for queer gamers even LONGER than I have. Her experience wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows,…
The Space Between Stories 