Just back from Midwinter larp, a genuinely gorgeous bit of genius.Get this for a pitch. You're an elf in Santa's toy workshop. You're working shifts to get the toys made on time. Deadline - well, there's one. 24th or bust. The pressure is on. Then, there's official toy-making process. Designed off-game to be as dysfunctional... Continue Reading →
A template plot document, and some other thoughts
Chris Whitehead asked for a template plot document the other day, and I thought to myself: “I must have one of those somewhere?” Before I quite knew it, I was adding notes to the raw list, and now it’s more a “how-to” than just a template. I realised after starting that, I’d touched on the... Continue Reading →
Some autobiographical musings on Strange LRP – guest post by Jamie Hall, 1/5
I was really pleased with the catering I helped out with at Strange LRP, and my goodness there was some lovely play going on beyond the kitchen door. Jamie Hall was one of the writers, and when he wanted some space to put his story of later events; well, here's episode 1 of 5. A... Continue Reading →
Some autobiographical musings on Strange LRP – guest post by Jamie Hall, 2/5
I learned a lot in 2004. Enough to give me a larp ego. If you haven't experienced your larp ego...you have, and just don't realise it. I was quite certain that I had all the right ideas, if only I could put them into practice. I had started by thinking about rules, in the preceeding... Continue Reading →
Some autobiographical musings on Strange LRP – guest post by Jamie Hall, 3/5
I dunno, maybe it was the end of 2011. It was the end of summer, and I got a phone call from Alex Graham and Mick Collins. They were running an event in a week or two, and wondered if I could have a look at their rules. The larp was called Carum, and I... Continue Reading →
Some autobiographical musings on Strange LRP – guest post by Jamie Hall, 4/5
"...In all the time I was walking I only saw one other person." "You saw someone else?" said Sir Walter. "Oh, yes! At least I think it was a person. I saw a shadow moving along a white road that crossed the dark moor. You must understand that I was upon the bridge at the time and... Continue Reading →
Some autobiographical musings on Strange LRP – guest post by Jamie Hall, 5/5
Event 3 built on previous Strange LRP events, and on everything else that I have played, crewed, or run. I'm pleased with what we've achieved – crew and players together - and I am indebted to everyone for giving their time, money and/or patience, over the last three years. A chance to write for a... Continue Reading →
Somewhere to stash a set of larp rules…
I've been meaning to translate my favoured start for any set of larp rules into English from the original German for ages, and here's my best shot: "Roleplay, respond to the roleplay of others, and respect any response to your own."
MVEX: Bring the rain.
MVEX is a tasklarp*. Your character does tasks, tasks have consequences, they deal with them. In MVEX, gigantic monsters are destroying the cities of the world, and the players' task is to stop them. No, you can't stop all of them. Yes, every character has a deeper connection to some cities than most, hence conflict... Continue Reading →
A counter-point between UK and Nordic traditions. WIP.
Even by my low standards this month, this is a lazy, lazy post. It's simply three axes to contrast a "UK lrp" with a "Nordic larp".It's not developed any more than that. It doesn't even define the 6 axis-end points, really. It only kinda recognises that UK and Nordic folk are quite happily running larps... Continue Reading →