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New World Magischola was the largest Nordic style larp organized in the United States, though not the first. NWM was the first larp to introduce the [[Check-in|OK Check-In]] safety mechanic, and the first to test [[Trine Lise Lindahl|Trine Lise Lindahl's]] and [[Johanna Koljonen|Johanna Koljonen's]] "[[Lookdown]]" bow-out mechanic. The pronoun-correction mechanic was also first introduced at New World Magischola.  
 
New World Magischola was the largest Nordic style larp organized in the United States, though not the first. NWM was the first larp to introduce the [[Check-in|OK Check-In]] safety mechanic, and the first to test [[Trine Lise Lindahl|Trine Lise Lindahl's]] and [[Johanna Koljonen|Johanna Koljonen's]] "[[Lookdown]]" bow-out mechanic. The pronoun-correction mechanic was also first introduced at New World Magischola.  
  
The larp has spawned a children's week-long larp adventure, Magischola Prep, which introduces young people ages 11-17 to collaborative larp concepts.  
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The larp has spawned a children's week-long larp adventure, Magischola Prep, which introduces young people ages 11–17 to collaborative larp concepts.  
  
 
==Runs==
 
==Runs==
June 16-19, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
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June 16–19, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
  
June 23-26, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
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June 23–26, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
  
July 21-24, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
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July 21–24, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
  
July 28-31, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
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July 28–31, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
  
 
December 9-11, 2016, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)
 
December 9-11, 2016, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)
  
December 16-18, 2016, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)
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December 16–18, 2016, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)
  
January 27-29, 2017, Shawnee, Pennsylvania (Winter's Cry)
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January 27–29, 2017, Shawnee, Pennsylvania (Winter's Cry)
  
June 15-18, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia
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June 15–18, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia
  
June 22-25, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia
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June 22–25, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia
  
 
June 29-July 2, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia
 
June 29-July 2, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia
  
July 6-9, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia
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July 6–9, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia
  
 
December 8-10, 2017, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)
 
December 8-10, 2017, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)
  
June 21-24, 2018, South Hadley, Massachusetts
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June 21–24, 2018, South Hadley, Massachusetts
  
 
June 28-July 2, 2018, South Hadley, Massachusetts
 
June 28-July 2, 2018, South Hadley, Massachusetts
  
December 7-9, 2018, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)
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December 7–9, 2018, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
  

Revision as of 19:08, 1 April 2020

New World Magischola (NWM) is a North American Nordic-style larp inspired by College of Wizardry. A team of Americans, led by Maury Brown and Ben Morrow, founded Learn Larp LLC to bring Nordic-style larp principles and experiences to the US and Canada. NWM debuted in June 2016 on the college campus of the University of Richmond, with four runs of 135-165 people. To date, more than 1,000 unique players have experienced NWM.

New World Magischola is a wizard-school larp in which players portray students or faculty members attending a North American magical college. The experience runs for four days and three nights for 80-160 players, who are divided among five school houses. The larp's themes deal with identity, growing up, confronting institutions, parental and societal expectations, problematic privilege, and the ethics of magical use. Characters are written gender-neutral, with the player deciding what gender to portray. The default pronoun in the Magimundi (the magical universe) is "they" and NWM was among the first larps to use player and character pronouns by default on name tags.

New World Magischola was the largest Nordic style larp organized in the United States, though not the first. NWM was the first larp to introduce the OK Check-In safety mechanic, and the first to test Trine Lise Lindahl's and Johanna Koljonen's "Lookdown" bow-out mechanic. The pronoun-correction mechanic was also first introduced at New World Magischola.

The larp has spawned a children's week-long larp adventure, Magischola Prep, which introduces young people ages 11–17 to collaborative larp concepts.

Runs

June 16–19, 2016, Richmond, Virginia

June 23–26, 2016, Richmond, Virginia

July 21–24, 2016, Richmond, Virginia

July 28–31, 2016, Richmond, Virginia

December 9-11, 2016, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)

December 16–18, 2016, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)

January 27–29, 2017, Shawnee, Pennsylvania (Winter's Cry)

June 15–18, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia

June 22–25, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia

June 29-July 2, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia

July 6–9, 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia

December 8-10, 2017, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)

June 21–24, 2018, South Hadley, Massachusetts

June 28-July 2, 2018, South Hadley, Massachusetts

December 7–9, 2018, Newbury, Ohio (Yuletide Escapade)

External links