I had the good fortune to be cast alongside Sebastian Gerstl at Fairweather Manor 5: he had some thoughts on the Expert experience on Facebook I wanted to be able to find again, and he's OK with them posted here, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 Experts have no Easy mode – The challenges of playing an “Expert”... Continue Reading →
“Alien” characters and making them work: guest post by Robin Steen
I'm a bit of a fan of the College Of Wizardry as I've previously frothed here. Or rather, I'm a bit of a fan of a particular style of CoW - it's a sandbox larp, and the style of play I like about it is far from the only one. Robin Steen of Dziobak Studios kicked... Continue Reading →
Minos’ speech.
Another scrap of stuff that was on Facebook, and is now somewhere I can find it. This is what I can remember of a speech Minos used to give before big, important fights at Odyssey, and what it meant…
10 questions, my answers
Came across this in a failed Facebook search to find something else. Leaving it here in case anyone asks. 1. Who was your first LARP character? The first one whose name I can actually remember, was Soddit the berserker - who was named when a very bored admin at Peckforten Castle asked me for a... Continue Reading →
A manifesto for better larp feedback
This from Gail Poulton particularly resonates because I've just been part of the delivery team for a larp which had some level of positive public feedback, but which I know had flaws that I'd like to explore. This seems like a damned good way of doing that. Also, I have a terrible weakness for Things Described... Continue Reading →
Memories and making it work better next time.
I've played Death Unto Darkness a couple of times: loved it and hated it, then recently I crewed it and it's really strong now. Friend of mine lost a character last event, and said some stuff I thought worth remembering. "I've been given feelings all over again by the last batch of photos from DuD... Continue Reading →
Collapsible tips and “stab safety”…
I'm not myself a fan of the term "stab safe". Nothing is really safe, but it's usage makes it so. Nothing need be dangerous, if handled correctly. I've had fights that felt perfectly safe using metal weapons, I've seen concussion delivered by a badly used latex/foam thing. But... But some things are safer than others, and... Continue Reading →
Access and Aspirations: clashing philosophies for larp and life: guest post by Jessie Cattes
Another bit of wisdom from Facebook. I've been thinking much more about accessibility at larp recently - on account of being a bit more responsible for it than previous at Wing and a Prayer and All For One. There's so much I don't know. Wiser heads were clear on how accessible Wing And A Prayer... Continue Reading →
Writing the winds of war: guest post by Andy Raff.
Another pearl from Zuckerberg's trough... Formal military "downtime" is one of UK fest lrp Empire's design decisions. It's very lightweight: one button click for those who opt-in. It's heavily impacted by play at events: every battle and skirmish has some degree of impact, as do the decisions of politicians and military leaders. It's all about making... Continue Reading →
