Immerton: A Fire in the Desert
I knew as soon as I heard about Immerton that I wanted to go. I’d been to one other women-only larp — the U.S. run of Mad About the Boy (2012) — and while it was some of what I wanted from the…
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Let’s Talk Freakshow
An honest, possibly scrambled, and very emotional review and critique. Trigger warning: Contains coarse language and depictions of violent acts. In September 15-17, 2017, I attended the larp Freakshow by Nina Teerilahti, Alessandro Giovannucci, Dominika Cembala, Martin Olsson, Morgan Kollin,…
Road Trip Report
Road Trip was like no other larp I’ve ever done. I felt like I’d fallen down the rabbit hole, with a constant interweaving of fiction and reality. Road Trip, a joint production of Dzobiak Larp Studios and Imagine Nation Collective,…
Larp Counselors: An Additional Safety Net
This article advocates for the inclusion in certain larps of the unique role of a counselor, who is part of the safety team.
Safety Coordinators for Communities: Why, What, and How
This article will define a Safety Team and its role, examine what makes for a good Safety Team, and offer advice for maintaining one for your community.
19 Truths about Harassment, Missing Stairs, and Safety in Larp Communities
This article presents a Series of Truths about harassment, missing stairs, and community safety that exist in larp communities around the world.
Balkan Larp: A Sprouting Blossom in the Garden of Larp
This piece recounts Niclas Hell's and Johan Fors’ common experiences at the Portal 5 convention for Balkan larp in Zagreb, Croatia, March 3-5, 2017.
The Blue Ribbon Collective
For Knutepunkt 2017, we held a workshop for people who wanted to avoid or limit their drinking, which included optional blue ribbon pins to signal sobriety.
High on Larp: Alcohol at Larp Events
We conducted an online survey about experiences with and attitudes towards alcohol at larps and at larp-related events, receiving over 1000 responses.
White Wolf’s Convention of Thorns – A Blockbuster Nordic Larp
Convention of Thorns is an official White Wolf Nordic-style Vampire: the Masquerade larp. The first run was held between October 27-30, 2016 at Zamek Książ, a castle in Poland. The larp was a joint collaboration between White Wolf and Dziobak…