Techniques

Tips on how to prepare for the game in order to create a character who easily feels and some practices for expressing the turbulence of their inner realms.

How you can use constructive alignment theory to improve your larp experience.

Today, I know that I can play characters close to the parts of myself that I don’t usually show, and also ones that are so far away from who I am.

The larper character sheet is a playful tool for evaluating your strengths and weaknesses as a larper.

Getting a pre-written character can be an exciting part of the pre-larp process, but what if you don’t like your character?

Building a group and fostering relations therefore falls mostly to players, and requires different player skills from solo preparation. Here is a list of tools in the form of questions and descriptions for constructing a group concept in a deliberate…

This article introduces tools for body positivity and acceptance. It discusses what other people can do and how to avoid larps and larpers that might not be safe for you, but I also want to focus on what we internalize…

When we larp, we make deductions about other characters and the types of role-play they will provide. Through speech, costuming, body language, and other signs, each player signals to others how to interact with their character. As you play, analyze…

When you write as the character you are going to play in a larp, you remember — not just the background and story of the character provided to by the organizers, but the mind of the character as you want…

We draw from our experiences to give you tools as a victim player. What can you do to help tell the story of the relationship? How can you support the perpetrator’s game or have agency even when your character doesn’t?