I just wanted to write to thank everyone for a wonderful game at Intercon C on Friday. As many of you knew, this was really our first LARP for a group of...
... Don't know if it'll be of use for one shots, but here's what we use for an ongoing LARP (NERO) because it allows for negative comments but supports and...
The Winter 2003 issue of the LARPer is now up and available at: http://www.thelarper.org In Features you'll find some great information, including Steve ...
In a message dated 3/3/2003 4:46:52 PM Central Standard Time, ... We do something like this in my campaign (NERO Allliance Ashbury) every year, where players...
mike@...
Mar 4, 2003 1:53 am
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... This pice of text utterly confused me. I've been in several /excellent/ games featuring all those elements, with the sole exception of the meaningless,...
Nope, I can tell by your letter that you will get nothing out of The Book of LARP. Don't buy it. Mike ... -- Brush UP Your Shakespeare (and they'll all...
While I certainly disagree with calling Mike's work crappy, I would have to agree with the assumption that you will get little from it. Conversely, I would...
You shall be able to judge this for yourself in a few short days. Exclusively at The LARPer.com, you will have the first chance to read an actual excerpt from...
I should probably point out that one of the articles and one of the games in the book are written by Mike P. But I'm sure that's an abberation and the rest of...
Jiituomas, If this topic has specifically come up before I must have missed it, but how are most of the things mentioned in the article actually *good* for an...
... Let's look at the text, shall we... Readings from The Book of LARP, Excerpt One: Don't Do That by Mike Young ...
Jaakko Stenros
jstenros@...
Mar 4, 2003 6:32 pm
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..and while the jury is still out on whether the game was /excellent/, I can at least say that the people involved in the voting had fun. ... My impression is...
... I know this thread is a bit old, but I still wanted to comment on it. If this kind of out of character small talk is going on in your game, it's a clear...
... Do you really see this as the gamemasters' problem? If the players do not take the characters and the game seriously, they should be doing something else. ...
Jaakko Stenros
jstenros@...
Mar 4, 2003 11:04 pm
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Just wanted to comment on two points. The usual problem with GMs taking important NPC roles isn't that the roles are pivotal, it's that they're more...
I tend to come down in the middle of this. Probably it is one of those things that needs to be addressed by "good product labelling." I do think GMs have a...
... Ah. In Finland we refer to this as The Game Master Is An Idiot And No One In Their Right Minds Should Go To His Or Her Games Syndrome. ... Well, yeah. In...
... Um, sorry if I sound a bit like a broken record, but *no, it isn't* and *no, they shouldn't*. If the game is abysmal, the players certainly have the right...
... Um, sorry if I sound a bit like a broken record, but *no, it isn't* and *no, they shouldn't*. If the game is abysmal, the players certainly have the right...
... Laurel." ;-) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGH *cough* *cough* *cough* *Warn* me before you do that, okay? ...
... This is my opinion and others may disagree. I *love* having a chance to sit around and chat in character with other characters. I like talking about the...
... I tend to disagree. In practice I think it can be a bad thing, but I don't think that's because it's a terrible practice, but because it is often done...
... <snip> ... If the person participating in a role-playing game does not role-play, then I think that person is either a bad role-player or inconsiderate....
Jaakko Stenros
jstenros@...
Mar 5, 2003 12:26 am
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... You're both right. :-) If players are having trouble staying in character, it *may* mean that the material isn't engaging enough, or there isn't enough of...
I know when I travel over to the UK, I spend some of the first few moments chatting with everyone because I have not seen them in some months time, and I will...
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