Strings and Rails: NPCs vs. Supporting Characters
NPCs are tools for larp designers to set specific events in motion. Sometimes, the presence of NPCs with complex personalities is beneficial.
Tools
Designing the Designer
Every aspect of larp can be designed for particular effect. This article argues that this applies to the person of the designer as well.
Player Limitations and Accessibility in Larp
Accessibility is about looking out for people. Thinking about accessibility signals to players that they are explicitly included.
Please Stop – an Occupational Therapist’s Advice on How to Avoid Burnout
A newly working occupational therapist, larper, larp creator and two-time burnout survivor gives you some real-life tips and tools to fight back against burnout.
A Short Guide to Fix Your Larp Experience
Sometimes, when participating in a larp, things just go wrong. But where is the problem? How can you fix it?
Description of Larps using Textual Parameters
At The Smoke, larps submitted for the programme are described by answering a set of questions about various aspects of their design.
Structured Feedback
How do you get feedback on your larp, and integrate it into your design process?
Rules are Magic: What Larp can Learn From Narrative RPGs
How simple rules, such as those found in narrative RPGs, can create the emergent narratives and the emotional experiences many seek in larp.
Playing with Eros: Consent, Calibration and Safety for Erotic & Sex Roleplay
Erotic games are meant to be played by consenting adults who approach sexual play with openness, honesty, and clarity. The tools and principles outlined here will help you prepare for, play, and debrief from erotic games so everyone involved has…
A Party Can Be Designed, Not Just Thrown
Coming out of pandemic mode after twelve months in isolation is no small thing. Easing the transition from isolation to small events and hopefully someday to bigger ones is something participation design can help you think through. Here is what…