Steering for Survival
Larp as a medium can tell serious and nuanced stories, but doing so requires us to be brave together.
Building a Fail-Safe
This is a tool to give yourself a place to rest but do so in character rather than leave the game.
After an Overstep
This piece focuses on effective apologizing and personal growth, as opposed to ‘just saying sorry’.
Rituals of Being
Rituals can be used as a tool to get a feel of your character before the game and to get or stay in tune with them during the game.
Fake It and Make It
In this piece, we’ll show you how to make an outfit seem historical without needing to actually be historically accurate.
Bleed as a Skill
This toolbox provides practical tips on how to manipulate your brain into more bleed and more immersive experiences.
Navigating Online Larp
There’s a lot to think about as we adapt how we design and play larps to our current constraints, but with luck the community as a whole can see that as exciting rather than offputting.
Preplay
We often carry our own unspoken assumptions with us when talking about preplay without being aware that others might have very different expectations.
Preparing for a Larp
Preparing for a larp can be great fun, especially if you do it in good time. It can help get you in the mood, extend the enjoyment of the larp and prepare you for a great experience!
Writing Live Action Online Games
Online larps require different communication tools and design strategies to allow players and facilitators to effectively communicate. But if we use design and technology carefully our online games can bring together people from across the world and explore all sorts…