A Plot to Bomb the Magic Circle: Chaos Magic in Urban Play
Exploring the possibilities arising from disrupting the magic circle through urban pervasive styles of play and the practice of chaos magic.
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Through Someone Else’s Eyes: A Confession
As an in-game larp photographer, it is indeed possible and maybe sometimes even desirable to let your character take over.
Dragonbane Memories
We had crazy plans. We would transform fantasy larp forever. We would create the best larp in the world... or so I thought.
Larp as Magical Practice: Finding the Power-From-Within
Larp has the potential to make meaningful change by helping us expand our imagination and empowerment.
In Defence of Selfishness: And the Beauty of a No
Players should be selfish creatures who take care of their own experience first and foremost. That will lead to better play for everyone.
Immersion through Diegetic Writing in Character
Examples, case studies, and testimonies from larpers about in-game writing.
Gendered Magic
Thoughts on how to gender larp magic systems with awareness and intention.
We Share This Body: Tools to Fight Appearance-Based Prejudice at Larps
How fatphobia, ageism, and rejection based on perceived attractiveness can influence play and negatively impact larpers.
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.
The Psychotherapeutic Magic of Larp
Connecting larp as a tool for personal development with theories from psychology and techniques from drama therapy.