Ok so I'm bored (network admins often have alot of downtime) and I have been bothering the hell out of George (who is busy) with inane ideas for new topics. This one explains itself... The best (read: worst) from our even geekier cousins from the world of Live Action Roleplaying
That man\woman in the background represents the inevitable apprehensive to be in the photo almost every larp picture I've ever seen contains!
Alex
The most common clothing item found in fantasy LARPs?
Sweatpants.
Make of that what you will.
Khaylin
Clearly this means that sweatpants were highly prevelant in medieval times and medieval-era fantasy worlds.
WrathSkull
Man that's a good observation about sweatpants. I have often heard a maxim regarding them: wearing sweatpants outside of the house (for any reason besides working out) is tantamount to giving up on life. This would easily to equate to LARP in many ways! There is a trend amongst people who renact living history (civil war, wwII, rev. war, etc.) toward creating as much authenticity as possible. To this end these "hardcores" as they are known (anyone read "Confederates in the Attic"?) sew their own uniforms, cast their own buttons, sleep in homespun blankets in the snow, etc. to make the experience as realistic as possible. Although reenacting a fantasy world seems contradictory, I bet there are hardcore LARPs who scoff at poseur LARPs in their sweatpants!
Paul "Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it... All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, the HELL with you!"
WrathSkull
Here's a new angle on the LARP tradition: Star Trek Larping... I think there needs to be a new hierarchy chart
Paul "Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it... All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, the HELL with you!"
Castlin
Friggin' space blackboards.
Brevity is the soul of
WrathSkull
Here's your daily dose of Larpy goodness:
"Medieval sunglasses protect our anonimity"
Paul "Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it... All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, the HELL with you!"
Castlin
PvP is doing a larp storyline starting here.
Brevity is the soul of
WrathSkull
Behold the powerful sorceress and her mighty champion....
Paul "Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it... All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, the HELL with you!"
Castlin
He strikes fear into the hearts of donuts everywhere.
Brevity is the soul of
WrathSkull
anonimity is great when you LARP
Paul "Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it... All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, the HELL with you!"