Book of Magic - Vibrant fragments of Larp Practices

Book of Magic - Vibrant Fragments of Larp Practices

Editors	Kari Kvittingen Djukastein Marcus Irgens Nadja Lipsyc Lars Kristian Løveng Sunde Anne Serup Grove
Country	Norway
Published	2021

Contents

• Dedication
• Foreword
• How to read this book
• An Invitation

Enchantment            

• Thibault Schiemann - Magic in Infinite Mystery, a manifesto
• Sandy Bailly, Mia Kyhn - Finding the magic in the mundane
• Berber Wierda - Elements of larp
• Alex Brown - A Plot to Bomb the Magic Circle: Chaos Magic in Urban Play

Metamorphosis

• Simon Brind - The repeated betrayals of worlds of magic lost - A bittersweet memoir
• LolV Peregrin, Charlie Haldén, Lea Elias Isen, Cecilia Dolk - Atypical: Journeys of neurodivergent larpers
• Sarah Lynne Bowman, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas  - Magic is Real: How Role-playing Can Transform Our Identities, Our Communities, and Our Lives
• Kristine H. Grønningsæter - Immersion as Therapy
• Maria Kolseth Jensen - Larp In Leadership Development
• Elektra Diakolambrianou - The Psychotherapeutic Magic of Larp
• Kol Ford - Living the Dream: Larp as a transformative practice
• Leïla Teteau-Surel - 10 steps for integrating transformative experiences

Divination

• Marie Møller - Gendered Magic
• Oscar Biffi - Lazy Arcanists' Ritual Practices and how to write them
• Kristine H. Grønningsæter - Konglington: A magical, all inclusive game which purpose is to show off the characters and have fun
• Asya Volodina - COUPLE STEPS IN THE THEORY OF LARP GENRES: Russian Magic Mechanics Through the Prism of Standards and Expectations
• Johan Dahlberg, Jon Back - Rules are Magic: What Larp can Learn From Narrative RPGs
• Simon Brind - “The nature of a decomposing head”: Designing Consistent Metaphysics
• Sara Kannasvuo, Ruska Kevätkoski, Elli Leppä - Slow Larp Manifesto
• John Shockley - Building better magic
• Sharang Biswas - More Than A Few Funny Words: Designing Magic Systems That Convey Challenge & Rigour

Ecstasy

• Leïla Teteau-Surel - Conjuring an auto-erotic larp
• Juhana Pettersson - Terror and Warmth
• Olivia Fischer - The Erotic in Larp - Handy Tips for Designers

Illusion

• Juan Ignacio Ros - Six Magickal Techniques
• Leïla Teteau-Surel - Tarot for character design
• Rei England, Tara M. Clapper - The Magic of the Silicon Screen
• Leandro Godoy - The use of music as a magical element for the larp experience
• Erlend Sand Bruer - Paranormal experiences in larping
• Elina Gouliou, Simon Rogers - Designing and Playing with Magic and the Supernatural in LARPs

Cultism

• Laura Wood - Why Larp Community Matters and How We Can Improve It
• Rei England - Magic To Fight Monsters: Larp as a spell for claiming my spaces
• Elektra Diakolambrianou - 10 (+1) Tips for Larpers Over 35
• Torun Hegre - Recipe for a magical larp experience
• Axiel Cazeneuve - Larp as Magical Practice: finding the power from within
• Karijn van der Heij -We Share This Body: Tools to Fight Appearance-Based Prejudice at Larps

Evocation

• Siri Sandquist - Immersion through Diegetic Writing in Character
• Michael Freudenthal - Le Jean-Michel Douchebag Technique
• Stefano Kewan Lee - Through someone else's eyes: a confession
• Mia Kyhn - In Defence of Selfishness: And the Beauty of a No
• Mo Holkar - Larping Before the Larp: the magic of preparatory scenes
• Suus Mutsaers, René van den Berg, - Let Me Look Into Your Future
• Sandy Bailly - Creating Magical Romance Play
• Kol Ford - Summon All the Demons: The exciting world of larp demonology
• Chris Hartford - The magic of stories: Synergistic Storytelling
• Inge-Mette Petersen - A Ramble in Five Scenes

Other

• Ludography
• Index