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roseembolism) wrote2008-09-22 05:58 pm
roseembolism) wrote2008-09-22 05:58 pm
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The Question Was: "Are LARPS Dead?"
This was asked in the live-action section of rpg.net. My answer was the following:
So, what do you all think? I'm still a bit of a newcomer to the local scene, do you agree? Do you think local LARPing is dyying, on life suppor
Given that three weeks ago a LARP provided the most intense roleplaying experience of my life, I'd be hard put to say its dying.
Around the Bay Area, most of the LARP activity I know of is concentrated around one-shots held at the major game conventions. This gives people chances to LARP at least three times a year, and more importantly, lets the LARP creators come up with good ideas. We have groups like Dreams of Deirdre who are organized to put on LARPS, and a lot of single people putting on fantastic games as well, like my wife did recently. If anything, the LARP community seems to be growing around here, while staying close-knit.
Recently, I recently played in a tragedy loosely based on Arthurian and Celtic myths, played in a brilliant LARP based off of Labyrinth, helped with a Dark Tower LARP, played in a 1970s City of Heroes Disco LARP, a 1960s superhero politics LARP, the excellent prequel to the Arthurian LARP...and most importantly, every convention I have to choose between equally good-sounding LARPS. And frankly, the one time in the last three conventions that I passed up a LARP for a tabletop game, I was horribly disappointed.
So for me at least, the game conventions exist for LARPS. And shopping as well, but mostly LARPS.
Around the Bay Area, most of the LARP activity I know of is concentrated around one-shots held at the major game conventions. This gives people chances to LARP at least three times a year, and more importantly, lets the LARP creators come up with good ideas. We have groups like Dreams of Deirdre who are organized to put on LARPS, and a lot of single people putting on fantastic games as well, like my wife did recently. If anything, the LARP community seems to be growing around here, while staying close-knit.
Recently, I recently played in a tragedy loosely based on Arthurian and Celtic myths, played in a brilliant LARP based off of Labyrinth, helped with a Dark Tower LARP, played in a 1970s City of Heroes Disco LARP, a 1960s superhero politics LARP, the excellent prequel to the Arthurian LARP...and most importantly, every convention I have to choose between equally good-sounding LARPS. And frankly, the one time in the last three conventions that I passed up a LARP for a tabletop game, I was horribly disappointed.
So for me at least, the game conventions exist for LARPS. And shopping as well, but mostly LARPS.
So, what do you all think? I'm still a bit of a newcomer to the local scene, do you agree? Do you think local LARPing is dyying, on life suppor
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I can't comment on non convention based LARPing. LARPing in SLO died pretty hard a few years back. Every now and then I make a small attempt to recessitate it slightly, and it's getting easier to get a few LARPers together every now and then.
LA, the LARP scene, is mostly vampire, which is also growing too. Can't comment on outside California though.