Marsy and I are planning to go to Worldcon in Boston this September but have yet to buy our memberships [yeah, I know... But as we just had our first child a...
Both Sandy and Stephan have both hit on a poblem and I have been woking on and I am still working on. I am an avid RPGer and an Historian in the making ...
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Jeff, I agree with your second point completely. I think I am in the minority when I want some sort of possiblity of a final death. It happens to paper ...
Yea, what he said. ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/dxRolB/TM ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the...
As I mentioned befor I am a mdeieval reenactor as well as a LARPer. I can tell you from my expierence that all of these are seperate animals. If a fencer...
... From: Joe Carpenter <eogwulf@...> Sent: Jun 1, 2004 2:55 PM To: larpa-gen@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [larpa-gen] What attracts you to a game? You...
Majer J.S.
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Jun 1, 2004 8:38 pm
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I've agonized over the best way to death with death in a game, too, and have lost a few of my own permanently. My thoughts on character death: It sucks. We...
Please trim your replies to other peoples' posts, especially if you are just making a "what he said" reply. These things add up really quickly. It's ...
Let's take the brutal approach and discuss the stereotypes that reinforce the decision not to LC. Live Combat, in that view, is... Plot-Obssessed: Oh, there...
Majer J.S.
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Jun 1, 2004 9:45 pm
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I've played for around a decade and a half, and I am at a loss for what you are all talking about. Deaths are relatively routine in the games I play (HeroQuest...
J.S. Said "In fact, you can't even get a LC person to play a premade character, which is why it's hopeless to try and convert them. They'll balk, and then...
... I don't see any notable difference between TS and LC Adventure Style in this regard. I can tell you that players in Dark Summonings or 1936 using RTLB ...
I can see the point about death in LC (US) games, but then again you are stating a generalization that not all LC larps adhere to. On the one hand, you have...
Being as jaded and cynical as you seem to be and as you say your brings to points up. One is that you will fight a point doggedly without looking at the other...
I agree. I would say the culture of the individual site causes the fight or roleplay situation. ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/dxRolB/TM ...
... Excellent - you are right nearby. You should try the game, booking now saves you money. It will be the second one in the campaign. I have some other...
I have problems with combat games in America. Whenever I visit over here I encounter differences in the larp culture which I do not enjoy. This is why I...
I think Annette's post has more potential for a useful discussion on game design than arguing about what an epee can do against a axe... :) ... I think the...
Great points. We are starting a LARP in the US for with much of the same ideas in mond. The weapons we are working on due to price and repair cost. I am sure...
... Caveat. I'm currently in an LC game, so I don't completely count. But Serious proposition: I'm not particularly good with boffer weapons. And I really...
Regarding Jeff's comments about why he doesn't like boffer LARPs: Please! Your complaints aren't against boffer LARPs in general but apparently based upon...
I'll go one step further. I don't think it matters as much about whether it's LC or TS; I think it's about what the organizers are all about. If you tend to...
... set up ... you'll ... I realized quickly that what Chris meant was "you'll BREED players that act accordingly." However, for a moment or two I had a...
I think the issues that you are bringing up are valid for you. But it's really an issue of what is to your liking. Not everyone likes the "gritty" campaign you...
I think something that needs to be said about deaths, and it may apply more to campaign LARPs than one-shots, and that is that some deaths just really suck....
