In the realm of LARPing, the quest for immersion is a journey many adventurers embark upon. Yet, amidst the chatter of “immersive experiences,” the true essence of this concept might have become somewhat diluted over time. Fear not, for LARPNews arrives with a sacksful of tips and tricks to breathe life into your game like never before. 1. Embrace What You Have Let’s talk about the elephant in the room – the “lie.” It’s the deceptive practice of convincing players they’re surrounded by grand castles and sprawling keeps when, in reality, they’re standing amidst tents. This can be disorienting ..read more

Are you ready to dive into a world of magic, mystery, and adventure? Look no further than The Storymaster’s Tales – an award-winning online LARP experience that promises to transport you back to the enchanting 18th century, where folklore comes alive and every decision you make shapes your destiny. Led by the charismatic Olive McNeil, whose background in theater brings an unparalleled level of immersion, The Storymaster’s Tales invites you to embark on a two-hour journey filled with intrigue, danger, and discovery. Through the power of Zoom, the game utilizes a blend of videos, sound effects ..read more

Running a Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) game can feel like juggling flaming swords while riding a unicorn—exhilarating but slightly insane. One undeniable truth: your staff are the real MVPs, and unless you’ve got a team of magic fairies, you’re going to need some real-world helpers. With economic turmoil looming and costs skyrocketing faster than a dragon’s flight, assembling your dream team is a herculean task. So, how do you make your game a reality without turning into a stressed-out wizard? Let’s break it down, Gandalf style. The Quest for Help Running a LARP is as labor-intensive as co ..read more

Greetings, prospective adventurers! If you’ve found this article, then you’ve recently become aware of the world of LARPing (live action role playing), or you have been interested in the hobby for some time, but you’ve run into some obstacles between you and your goals. It’s not unusual for these obstacles to be related to the day-to-day grind, and we’ll take a look at some common obstacles, go over some means of addressing them, and then reveal an often overlooked solution for consideration. You Don’t Have to See the Whole hill. So the realm of the daily grind has caused time that you put asi ..read more

Premise: Pack more days in your day. Ever finish a LARP weekend and you are driving home, reliving your great adventure? It was great, but I wish it was longer. Unfortunately, work, school, or just life won’t allow you to escape for longer than a weekend. What if you, the player, only had an available weekend of time but your character had a week’s worth of questing to do? The premise was derived over waffles one morning. What if we artificially changed the day-night cycle of a LARP and packed more days into the existing weekend? Need a big box We would need a way to control the environment ..read more

Welcome, fellow readers, to the enthralling realm of Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) and its fantastical world of foam swords and crackling magic. Here, participants embody larger-than-life characters, poised to conquer dreams and embark on epic quests. Nevertheless, hidden in the shadows lies a formidable challenge known as Main Character Syndrome (MCS), which confronts many valiant players. In this article, we shall delve into the strategies for dealing with MCS in LARP. We explore the characteristics of MCS and present ways to overcoming it. Dealing with Main Character Syndrome: Finding Ba ..read more

(Written in the first-person by Yuri Górski in his native tongue, but for our readers convenience it will be in English) An alarm was ringing, the lights were dim and my head was spinning. I had a difficult time breathing. I noticed there was a respirator attached to my face. When I tried to remove it, my lungs would burn. Air was thick with some sort of gas, similar to sulfur-oxide bicarbonate. As I gathered myself and arose to my feet. Out of the darkness, attackers rushed me, yelling something in a foreign tongue. I pointed my sidearm at these perps and squeezed off a round by instinct. The ..read more

Have you ever wanted to be part of a superhero team like in the Saturday morning cartoons? If so, this is the game for you. Imagine yourself donning your cape, your emblem shining brightly in the sun, as you make your way to the headquarters of your superhero team. You’re not just any ordinary person; you’re a superhero with amazing powers and abilities that you use to fight crime and protect the innocent. You’re part of a team of superheroes who work together to keep the world safe from supervillains and their nefarious schemes. You get to meet up with your team of superheroes ..read more

I have been larping for about 10 years now, and I have been to a few different larps. Some are very welcoming, and some don’t seem to value new players. What larps should realize is many of their players were picked on, have anxiety or are very shy, and with covid stopping larps many people are just getting back into trying to be social. Some larps that they came from didn’t survive covid. Going to a larp and not having many friends that larp is tough, if you are not part of a group you seem to be overlooked or ignored. My first larp experience was ok, I was ..read more

Halloween and larp go together like Batman and Robin. They make up the dynamic duel. Together, they exhilarate individuals to dress up and potentially engage in role playing. The larp community experiences many lovely things around Halloween. It introduces businesses where individuals can purchase accessories like elf ears and spirit glue for prosthetics. If money is tight, you can buy Npc masks and outfits. It encourages people to put on costumes and pretend to be someone else. It has haunts to frighten people where you may learn to scare people more effecti ..read more