Character-based Design and Narrative Tools in the French Style Romanesque Larp
This text aims to present the romanesque style larp in relation to other similar larp styles in Europe & establish some tools that are use to create them.
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YouTube and Larp
Mo Mo O'brien shares how she accidentally became a YouTube celebrity and offers some tips on how you can successfully create videos about larp.
Playing the Stories of Others
Larps that treat social issues often aim to create empathy for real people who live in circumstances different from ours by putting us in their shoes.
Food for Thought: Narrative Through Food at Larps
Food is an essential part of culture. Taste and smell may be more abstract senses but they have the power to bring strong experiences, no less so in larp.
History, Herstory and Theirstory: Representation of Gender and Class in Larps with a Historical Setting
History can be an amazing source of settings for larp! Here are some ways to make sure you're doing justice to the underprivileged of the past and of today.
Moment-based Story Design
Most larp war stories have been provoked by moments of intense experience, of intense emotion. How can we design larps to create these moments?
The Absence of Disabled Bodies in Larp
How can we have our larps be inclusive for disabled participants? Shoshana Kessock explores ableism and solutions for larp designers and communities.
Tears and the New Norm
In recent years, we — the Nordic/International progressive role-playing scene, both tabletop and larp[1]I’ve been in on the tabletop/freeform side of things for many years; on the larp side, I got going with a splash with Just a Little Lovin’…
Once Upon a Nordic Larp… – The Knutepunkt 2017 Book
The official book for Knutepunkt 2017 is called Once Upon a Nordic Larp... Twenty Years of Playing Stories and it's out now!
A Matter of Trust – Larp and Consent Culture
Consent culture in larp communities is a subject of great interest in the current discourse. Larp scholar Sarah Lynne Bowman explores the subject.