I'm just back from Knutpunkt 2022, the Nordic Larp conference. I went in 2018, and just blogged the hell out of it. This time, not so much, but I did catch a couple of excellent sessions that need recording.This one was "How to fix the "wrong" larp", an evening panel anchored by the incomparable Eva... Continue Reading →
Daemon (UK)
I played the Danish run with the fabulous Linnea as my character's snake daemon. I’m extremely happy to say that I’m producing Katrine Wind’s larp "Daemon" in the UK. A booking form will be up on the 11th of September long with additional practical information. It’ll be a not-for-profit run, with open books, and any... Continue Reading →
How Men Can Fight Sexism: A guest post by Sarah Cook
This floated past on Facebook the very day I'd been That Guy. Twice. (I'd essentially said "That's the game. You can choose not to play." about a bit of game which isn't terribly inclusive. And I'd assumed a game's players weren't mostly male without counting.) So. This bears repeating at me, and here it is... Continue Reading →
Props for Daemon (Denmark run 1)
I was at a larp called Daemon recently - more here. These are just the "scientific" papers I variously plagiarised, invented, and gratefully received from others. There here so I can find them later, or if anyone who ends up playing the larp could find any use for them. I guess this a Pullman fanfic.... Continue Reading →
After action report: Daemon (Denmark run 1)
Daemon was a larp set in the world of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, after the events of the books. There’s heavy spoilers in the post, which might matter because there will be re-runs, and you might not want to know much of Professor Rowan McMillen; with Cecilia his snake daemon. There’s more at the... Continue Reading →
After action report: Secret Cinema: Bridgerton
(Or “The Poetical Effusions of Harley Widdicombe, of the Oxfordshire Widdicombes.) (Or “Balls, and what I did there.”)
What to do if it’s not your fun: Guest post by Carcosa Dreams’ Aquarion
Twice in one day something I want to have to refer back to has appeared on Facebook. This is good advice from Aquarion of Carcosa Dreams about what to do if you just aren't getting the fun you were expecting out of a larp event. I'd only add that as a game runner, if you... Continue Reading →
Talking to Imperial Positions: A Subjective, Incomplete and Flawed Guide: Guest post by Monica G.
I've not had anything new worth saying for ages, and there's a lot of good stuff being said on Facebook and I stash some of it here so I can find it later. This is a lovely piece of advice from Monica G. on the Empire game, and how Imperial Title holders think. There's more... Continue Reading →
A spirit of community: Guest post by Joanna Piancastelli
I don't have much to say about larp right now. I've not played for a while, and I've written about the bit of writing I did for "Meet at the Midwinter Feast" already. What I can do, though, is amplify the voices of others when I come across something - usually on Facebook - that... Continue Reading →
Meet at the Midwinter Feast
I've said before how much I enjoy the "Tavern Quest" games run by Omen Star. It's the most marvellous lightweight lockdown experience of mutually agreed storytelling, based on some sketchy tropes nailed together with so much plagiarism that it counts as research. Your characters meet up the night before some momentous event, and play what... Continue Reading →
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