Questions tagged [larp]
An acronym for "Live Action Role Play". A style of roleplaying game where players use movement, costuming, props, and scenery to enhance the experience. LARP often, but not always, has players perform or simulate the actions of their characters.
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How can I play dumb?
I have a half-ogre character at my local larp group, and one of the roleplay-enforced restrictions for half-ogres is that they have low intelligence. I often find myself biting my tongue not to say '...
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How do I get my players' LARP characters to not be a bunch of murderous cretins?
Just as many typical RPGs teach us that violence can solve most problems and that a (truly) dead enemy poses no problems, LARPers around my area (Moscow, Russia) are typically very quick to kill ...
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Is a CO2 fire extinguisher safe to use indoors to represent offensive magic or breath weapons in LARP?
In short: my friend, who is also a LARP organizer, has come up with the idea of representing breath weapons and some kinds of offensive weapons (those that are represented by a "cone template" in many ...
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How to get real-looking rust that will be safe to the touch?
Normally when I build a prop, I use steel, or cover it with glue and iron dust, and then apply various oxidizing compounds, acids (and sometimes salts and bases) to make a real rust. Then, I gently ...
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How can I get latex-like finish on my foam sword, and avoid biggest pitfalls with applying latex at home?
I'm in the process of building my own LARP weapons, using EVA foam on glass fiber core. Construction itself, and sculpting, luckily won't be a problem for me. Problem will be with coating.
The ...
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How can I safely represent non-combat fire magic?
I'm looking for something to visually represent non-combat fire magic. It needs to be small enough to carry discretely, short range (to reduce the risk of setting people on fire), cool- flames and ...
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What collaborative mapping software would meet my needs? [closed]
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I am the head of plot for a boffer LARP that runs monthly. A given game has anywhere from 10 to 50 players. We have around 5 people that run plot. I need the entire plot team to be able to ...
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What is jeepform / vi åker jeep?
Some games are occasionally termed jeepform. I have also encountered the Swedish phrase "Vi åker jeep" (We travel with/by jeep), which seems to refer to the same thing. There is even a website, which ...
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What is the most widely used safety standard for larp weapons?
I'm trying to find the most widely used published safety standards for larp weapons. The pretty latex covered ones, not the ones that are tape covered pool noodles.
Ideally this will include:
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LARP Weapons on a Plane: Can you put your LARP sword in checked baggage?
I'll be taking a flight soon for a Blockbuster LARP, and was wondering what would be the best means to get my latex weapon over there.
Is it possible to just check it, even if it doesn't fit inside ...
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How could I procure an Illithid mask?
I'm playing going to be playing Elementum, a LARP (or in french, Grandeur Nature) on the south bank of Montreal.
Their rulebooks account for Illithids (mind flayers), which seem to be really fun to ...
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