The Impact of Social Capital on Larp Safety
We cannot discuss exploring outside of our comfort zones in larp without taking into account imbalances of social capital, influence, and power.
Player Safety
Larp Counselor Code of Ethics
Larp counseling is the practice of dedicating a staff member to overseeing participant well-being at a live-action role-play (larp) event.
Safety and Calibration Design Tools and Their Uses
Safety & Calibration techniques are important design tools that help diverse players access your larp and create stories together. This article offers three Safety & Calibration Tools that have been in use since June 2016 and are now used internationally…
Playing Safe?
A number of high profile articles and discussions about safety in Nordic larp seem to imply that safety has become the primary concern for larp design. This article interrogates that implication by a series of interviews with larp designers, and…
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.
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.
Safe Words and How to Use Them
Many larps have adopted safe words, as a form of meta-communication between players (rather than between characters). While in normal interaction it is sometimes possible to read non-verbal clues of fear or distress, the embodied nature of larp means there…
Returning to the Real World
Debriefing After Role-playing Games Debriefing is a somewhat controversial topic in role-playing communities today. While some individuals feel that games should remain distinct from the mundane world and debriefing is an unnecessary complication, many role-players have grown concerned about difficulties…