hrefna ,
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When I run into people and groups it's always a bit of a culture shock coming from… the rest of the European and North American scenes.

They are their own thing, doing their own thing, and there's very little crossover with the rest of the LARP world.

Which is fine, but it does create some weird culture shock moments (both directions), and I'm struck by it every time I see it in action.

hrefna OP ,
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What makes this weird is, for example, in the US the following groups all know each other:

  • Various forms of boffer larp (dystopia rising, alliance, NERO, SOLAR, etc)
  • Summer adventure groups like Renaissance Adventures.
  • Vampire/OWBN/etc
  • Parlor LARP groups
  • Destination LARP groups (Hanging Lantern, Peculiar Crossroads, Grimmoire Productions, etc)

They don't always see eye to eye, but everyone knows someone who is in That Scene™, whichever one that happens to be.

But not wayfinder.

wikicliff ,
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@hrefna
I just wanted to say that I've enjoyed your comments about LARP stuff--it sounds like a lot of fun with the right people. My only similar experience is that I visited a couple SCA events with my brother (who has been deeply involved for decades).

Out of curiosity, are there any good websites that have some kind of general "LARP 101" intro information? (It's hard to trust search which may point towards fanatics or bad commercial stuff.)

hrefna OP ,
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@wikicliff

I'm happy to provide resources if I have them! This is made slightly complex by that LARP is extremely broad, so there's a lot of territory to go over depending on exactly what you would like to know or what your goals are.

Most of the resources I have are woefully out of date, but my girlfriend recommends Crash Course's video: https://thecrashcourse.com/courses/larp-crash-course-games-26/ it's still a bit out of date, especially on some of the terms, but covers a lot of ground in a short time.

wikicliff ,
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@hrefna Thank you--the Crash Course video was a very good overview. After that I read the Wikipedia page on LARP which presented a lot of the same info with a bit more depth.

I see now how my request was a bit over-broad, kind of like asking "What's the deal with computers?" 😜 My main interest is in "Theatre-Style" LARP, especially in the tension between a more scripted story and a less scripted game experience. (Or tension between rules-based gaming and free character experiences.)
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metaparadox ,
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@hrefna I've encountered some Wayfinder larpers at a big blockbuster (Starfall Academy). I actually grew up about an hour away from The Wayfinder Experience but I never knew it existed until years after I got into LARP... in California... using an imported MIT Assassins' Guild ruleset. I have a weird LARP history. But I mostly do convention/theater-style LARP now, as well as some blockbusters and online LARP

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