How to make LARP respectable.

Zombie Man · 07-15-2011 10:26 AM

1. Set it in the Dr. Whovian multiverse.

2. Call it 'theatre.'

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Zyphoid · 07-15-2011 12:34 PM

They are more respectable in Europe anyway.

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Zombie Man · 07-15-2011 12:37 PM

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They are more respectable in Europe anyway.

Now, what are the steps needed to make Europe respectable?

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Alpha-One · 07-15-2011 01:01 PM

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Now, what are the steps needed to make Europe respectable?

Step 1: put Europe on a boat to North America

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Innovator · 07-15-2011 01:15 PM

Zyphoid · 07-15-2011 01:39 PM

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For every one that looks that good, there are are 20 who don't. I have designed several LARP systems, and ran my own for 9 years, and have played for over 15. Hot LARP chicks are only a little less rare than unicorns.

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DarkGob · 07-15-2011 02:07 PM

How to make LARP more respectable:

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Forbin_Project · 07-15-2011 02:34 PM

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For every one that looks that good, there are are 20 who don't.

And how exactly does that differ from real life? No matter where you go or what you do you'll find the same thing is true. And it's true for both men and women.

Zyphoid · 07-15-2011 02:48 PM

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And how exactly does that differ from real life? No matter where you go or what you do you'll find the same thing is true. And it's true for both men and women.

Fair enough.

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Innovator · 07-15-2011 07:17 PM

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Fair enough.

Also, there's a better chance of meeting a single girl in a LARP event than around a game table. Has anyone ever seen a single girl at a game table? I've never, not even at table top gaming events.

Smersh · 07-15-2011 07:54 PM

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Also, there's a better chance of meeting a single girl in a LARP event than around a game table. Has anyone ever seen a single girl at a game table? I've never, not even at table top gaming events.

I met my wife at a gaming table. And, yes, she was single when I met her.

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That_Ninja · 07-15-2011 09:08 PM

American way to LARP: Civil War Reenactment.

CommunistPenguin · 07-15-2011 09:43 PM

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Innovator · 07-15-2011 09:44 PM

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I met my wife at a gaming table. And, yes, she was single when I met her.

Congrats! I never saw that it could happen...kinda. To be fair, I have dated a few girls myself that I met at a gaming table, but all of them had been dating someone else at the table when I met them.

Dark One · 07-15-2011 10:17 PM

When I was in college, I used to make fun of the guys that would run around and smack each other with foam covered-pvc. About a year or so into my graduate program, I realized that when you go to a movie? Ya, that's watching people larp for a living...and getting paid obscene amounts of money to do so.

Side note...I also thought those same guys were weird for watching anime...and now I have an anime library that fills 15 shelves of my bookcases... >.<

Forbin_Project · 07-16-2011 02:57 PM

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When I was in college, I used to make fun of the guys that would run around and smack each other with foam covered-pvc. About a year or so into my graduate program, I realized that when you go to a movie? Ya, that's watching people larp for a living...and getting paid obscene amounts of money to do so.

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Cowman · 07-16-2011 04:52 PM

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I realized that when you go to a movie? Ya, that's watching people larp for a living...and getting paid obscene amounts of money to do so.

Interesting observation.

Doesn't make LARPers look any less silly.

SuperOz · 07-16-2011 08:08 PM

I don't care that this was done for kids; it was written by a Who writer, features videos from the Doctor, and you get to run around and do cool stuff.

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Dark One · 07-16-2011 08:36 PM

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Interesting observation.

Doesn't make LARPers look any less silly.

Not disagreeing with you, that grown people whacking each other with cardboard and throwing bean bags at each other whilst wearing fake robes and armor looks silly. BUT...well...who are we to throw stones? Some of the stuff everyone does looks silly. I think grown men who obsess over sports teams is a bit silly.

Lucky666 · 07-16-2011 08:56 PM

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When I was in college, I used to make fun of the guys that would run around and smack each other with foam covered-pvc. About a year or so into my graduate program, I realized that when you go to a movie? Ya, that's watching people larp for a living...and getting paid obscene amounts of money to do so.

Side note...I also thought those same guys were weird for watching anime...and now I have an anime library that fills 15 shelves of my bookcases... >.<

Ya but those people getting paid obscene amounts of money usually have an interesting story to tell to at least some group of people and special effects cgi that sort of thing make it look good.

You know what I think when I hear the term LARP, "lightning bolt lightning bolt" and everything I've seen on the internet makes it look as lame as it sounds.

CBeet · 07-16-2011 09:29 PM

Really like the idea of Dr Who LARP. Got a little thing going between me and some friends that we should go to a Medieval LARP dressed as The Doctor with various companions, though I generally have a good view of LARPers.

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Dark One · 07-16-2011 09:36 PM

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Ya but those people getting paid obscene amounts of money usually have an interesting story to tell to at least some group of people and special effects cgi that sort of thing make it look good.

You know what I think when I hear the term LARP, "lightning bolt lightning bolt" and everything I've seen on the internet makes it look as lame as it sounds.

A story to tell that they didn't write, along with cgi they didn't do. And really, when it comes to cgi, is standing in front of a green screen any less silly than what the other guys do?

Silver Gale · 07-17-2011 08:10 AM

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For every one that looks that good, there are are 20 who don't. I have designed several LARP systems, and ran my own for 9 years, and have played for over 15. Hot LARP chicks are only a little less rare than unicorns.

Because who cares if she has the same interests as you, if a chick isn't hot she's not viable girlfriend material, amirite?

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Zyphoid · 07-17-2011 09:45 AM

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Because who cares if she has the same interests as you, if a chick isn't hot she's not viable girlfriend material, amirite?

I was with my wife when I started LARPing, so I will say that HOT is in the eye of the beholder. The statement was a sarcastic one, and one meant to poke fun at myself as much as anything else.

There are some very well done LARPS, but there are a greater number of the well done ones in Europe. Here are some trailers for several.

Here is a US larp based in the SE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H8Dm4gBC80

Here is one of the larger European ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv18y...eature=related

Both were filmed by film students.

The budget of some Euro LARPs is larger than some of the movies that go straight to video. The second of the two tends to have about 3k people attend for the weekend at I think it is 150 Euros a pop. US LARPs tend to have MUCH less money to spend on FX and such.

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ebon3 · 07-17-2011 10:35 AM

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For every one that looks that good, there are are 20 who don't. I have designed several LARP systems, and ran my own for 9 years, and have played for over 15. Hot LARP chicks are only a little less rare than unicorns.

Having gone to a few Gencons I can attest to this!

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