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Darkon Event (July the 16th) Darkon is coming this Sunday, right on schedual, July the 16th, and it will be held in Mission Viejo at El Toro Park (Southern ...
Okay.next weird question. I need to make a device for the game I'm currently working on that requires some electronics design that's WAY above my home-wiring...
What is the device? What parts do you need help with? _____ From: larpa-gen@yahoogroups.com [mailto:larpa-gen@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ford Ivey Sent:...
I would like to get my fellow LARPers opinion on resurrection. This is primarily geared toward my fellow LARPers in the USA and those that do live-combat in...
In the following Experience, Character Points, Development Points, XP or whatever will be referred to as CP Character Point Death A This version of Death...
... know ... deadly ... or ... My own personal belief is that death should be a serious affair, and something that should take some serious amount of work to...
Depends on the genre of the game. In a "real" Terran world, resurrection possibly cheapens things. In a supers or horror world or a multi-genre world, like the...
... It's *almost* a non-sequiteur to the theater-style side of the fence, although there are some related questions here. For example, I'm often confronted...
In theater style standalones that may be the case but it is an issue in campaign based games for 1948 Signals (and 1936 Horror with different names) there is...
I wrote an article about this topic some years ago. For those who are interested, it's available online at: http://www.silwest.com/design/design07.html Note,...
Hey everyone! The CT Renaissance Faire (great place to find great LARP costuming and more!)is offering some GREAT discounts for this years show. Here is the...
A couple of years ago, I analyzed death, and identified two issues which death in games serves. Positives 1) "Thrill" - the sense of the possibility of...
For some reason, this just screams reality TV to me. Be afraid, be very afraid... John Edwards IFGS Denver/Boulder Chapter http://db.ifgs.org/ ... list. ... ...
I would approach this one with a degree of caution. My first step would be to research the production company and see what else they have produced. Michael...
Interestingly enough, I can only find one reference (anywhere) to "Hyphenated Productions". http://www.imdb.com/company/co0155610/ They have apparently done...
Let me see. Wants to do a production. Some say be hesitant. I say go and send your most professional mannered, your lawyers et al and let them poke around....
I think you guys are being over-paranoid, honestly. And I think the folks on the SHADE list are too. All this guy is asking for is submissions for a reality TV...
Definitely an awesome viewpoint. Buth the danger still exists. I understand the theory of why publicity should be sought. I only say this now because I don't...
Here is a little data... They are real. Not shady. Just in case you think I am bagging on the idea. I am not. What I am focusing you on is to be open and...
Overall, a very nice counter-argument Shelly. This may well be, and quite possibly is genuine, I do not trust the motive behind reality television shows and...
Sorry I'm late to the party, but I wanted to add my 2 cents. In the first system I played in death was handled as follows: If you died durring a game you were...
