Imagine joining 5,000 new friends in the German countryside for six days of live-action role-playing (LARP) fun. DrachenFest is the second largest LARP gathering in the world and celebrated its 20th ...
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Aristocrats and servants at Fairweather Manor, a Polish live action role-playing (LARP) game starting Nov. 3. John-Paul Bichard On a dark night last November, Chris Bergstresser put on a tuxedo and ...
I have killed goblins, smoked fake weed, and raised the great elder demon Cthulhu, all in the service of book research for Leaving Mundania, which chronicles the burgeoning hobby of larp, or live ...
So you want to be Harry Potter, or Aragorn, or Frodo, or Kirk or Picard, or a barbarian. Or some mash-up – say, a steampunked brigand Robin Hood character who pilots a dirigible while stealing from ...
Live-action role play is more than foam swords and pretend spells. “We’re teaching values like respect, but from a non-authoritative point of view,” says James Frishkoff. “We’re creating space for ...
When Kevin suggested we get dinner together, I thought he was asking me on a date. He actually was asking me to run a Vampire: The Masquerade live-action role-playing game with him. The dating would ...
Hello! All this week Eurogamer is celebrating Pride with a series of stories examining the confluence of LGBT+ communities and play in its many different forms, from video games and tabletop games ...
NATURE AND ALSO HUNGRY FOR SOME ADVENTURE. THEN I’VE GOT JUST THE PLACE FOR YOU. THIS MAY LOOK LIKE AN ALL OUT BATTLE FOR MIDDLE EARTH, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY A FIELD AT YE OLD COMMONS IN CHARLTON. THAT’S ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Have you ever had to admit to your boss that your gun got stolen because you were distracted writing poetry with your former childhood friends at the local discotheque? Sounds like a really bad day at ...