Gendered Magic
Thoughts on how to gender larp magic systems with awareness and intention.
Larp Design
Review of Larp Design: Creating Role-Play Experiences
The gorgeous and impressive Larp Design book is a collection of practical and useful essays for beginners as well as experienced designers.
Writing an Autobiographical Game
Designing an experience that explores autobiographical themes through metaphor while also incorporating characters based on real people.
Larp Design Cards
Mikołaj Wicher has together with Agnieszka Kisiel (translation) and Marcin Słowikowski (graphic design) produced a set of cards to help with larp design. You can download the cards here.
Bad Larp Design: Choking Hazard
When someone seems to be choking or having difficulties breathing at a larp, you should always assume the situation is real and go to their immediate aid. Designers should never, ever design larp mechanics that require participants to role-play that…
The Blockbuster Formula – Brute Force Design in The Monitor Celestra and College of Wizardry
2013 and 2014 may be remembered as the conception of the Nordic blockbuster larp. Two ambitious larps – The Monitor Celestra in Sweden and College of Wizardry in Poland – succeeded in attracting an unprecedented level of international attention from…