LARP Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/larp/ D&D / Role Playing Mon, 31 Jul 2017 04:23:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.tribality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-logo-2020-icon@2x-32x32.jpg LARP Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/larp/ 32 32 The Lazy Guide to Larping https://www.tribality.com/2016/01/30/the-lazy-guide-to-larping/ Sat, 30 Jan 2016 13:00:08 +0000 http://tribality.com/?p=14559 This weekend we have a guest post from Alex Roberts! When you think of live-action roleplaying, you might think of foam-padded weapons, vampire politics, or an evening of mystery with elaborate costumes. Those are well-known and popular styles of larp for a reason – they’re a ton of fun! I encourage you to learn more about established forms of larp, and track down a local event! But what if, like me, you find a long-running game with elaborate setup more […]

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]]> What Tabletop Can Learn from LARPing https://www.tribality.com/2015/09/03/what-tabletop-can-learn-from-larping/ https://www.tribality.com/2015/09/03/what-tabletop-can-learn-from-larping/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:00:34 +0000 http://tribality.com/?p=11035 In last week’s article, I laid out a (very) basic introduction to LARPing for veteran tabletop gamers. Now I want to talk about the lessons I’ve learned from running LARPs that I find especially applicable to tabletop game-running. I’m coming almost exclusively from campaign-style boffer LARPing; if you want to discuss lessons learned from other LARPs, Tribality.com is known to host guest writers from time to time. By default, campaign-style boffer LARPing loots from tabletop games anything that isn’t nailed […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2015/09/03/what-tabletop-can-learn-from-larping/feed/ 1 LARPing: an Intro for Tabletop Gamers https://www.tribality.com/2015/08/27/larping-an-intro-for-tabletop-gamers/ https://www.tribality.com/2015/08/27/larping-an-intro-for-tabletop-gamers/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:00:48 +0000 http://tribality.com/?p=10840 In addition to being a twenty-two-year veteran of tabletop gaming, I’ve also been involved in live-action roleplaying for… hmm, looks like nineteen years next month. Like roleplaying games of every kind, LARPing is getting ever greater coverage in the media, and every year the tone shifts a little more away from “look at these freaks” to “this looks like fun,” (for God’s sake, gaming has gone theatrical – never mind that the playwright is an old friend of mine) so the purpose […]

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