(Featured photo by Elias Gubbels. ) “Playing to lift” is a phrase that is thrown around the larp-o-sphere a ton. Many games encourage it at their opening ceremonies and we all generally agree it’s a *good* thing. But not every larper understands why it’s a good thing (other than promoting community values) or exactly how … Continue reading How To: Playing to Lift Makes You One of the Cool Kids
(Featured image by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash.) The next few weeks are filled with exciting things for me where the larp-o-sphere is concerned. Dammerung launches this weekend and 1878: Welcome to Salvation is the weekend after. While these events are somewhat different in their styles, they share a lot of similarity in being consent-negotiation driven, … Continue reading The Preparation Dance and 1878
(Featured Photo by: Liz Paulie. Additional Design: Allegra Durante. Models: Jason Knox, Lara Marcin) As I delve into different sections of the LARP-o-sphere on this blog, I'm going to be exploring a bit more journalistic content. This may be reviews of games or upcoming, big projects which are doing things to change the face of … Continue reading Q&A With Ryan Hart of “The Mortality Machine”
(Featured photo by Miguel Espino.) Nearly every event I play these days has some form of consent negotiations built into the system. Whether they are mandatory or a way for players to check in on the emotional safety of other players, the American LARP world at large is waking up to the fact that high … Continue reading Negotiating for Drama: Consent Driven Narrative Roleplay
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 … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to LARP
The Space Between Stories 