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A Good Excuse to Get in Costume

So what is a LARPer to do with those old costumes? As it turns out, ordinary people have a yearly occasion to dress up, too. It’s called Halloween. Apparently you can even win prizes for having one of the best costumes. Sure, it’s only once a year, but it’s probably the […]

Posted November 1, 2006 in LARP by Stephen Ward

Dominion Stillborn and TALAN Resuscitated

I’ve been following the progress of my estranged LARPing groups ever since the apparent death of TALAN. For awhile, I had participated in the spin-off project named Dominion. I even went to a great deal of time and effort to develop a magic system for it. As I should’ve expected, however, difficulties […]

Posted July 11, 2006 in LARP by Stephen Ward

Review of Avalon LARP

Since the disintegration of TALAN, I’d been searching for a new LARP to join. It wasn’t an easy search, either. LARPing groups, it seems, form and dissolve with some regularity, so much of the information out there is dated. Still, there’s enough interest for a few of the better games to persist. […]

Posted April 28, 2006 in LARP by Stephen Ward

Boffer LARPs

By the simplest definition, a boffer LARP is a LARP in which fighting with boffer weapons is a primary aspect of the game. Boffer weapons are replica medieval weapons, such as sword, maces, and the like, that are constructed from foam or latex. Naturally, getting hit with one of these is quite safe, […]

Posted March 30, 2006 in LARP by Stephen Ward

The Death of TALAN

All good things come to an end. This is just as true in the gaming world as it is in real life. It is an immutable, if tragic, fact. I have seen many games come and go in the years that I’ve played. Some faded away from disinterest. Others fell […]

Posted February 28, 2006 in LARP by Stephen Ward

Flame of the Heavens (Part Two)

Trackless hills of snowy white extended around Alderin in every direction. His footprints in the snow stretched in a seemingly endless trail behind him. He tried not to dwell on the frigid eternity he had already spent in the wintery wastes, or on the same eternity that must still wait in front of […]

Posted October 28, 2005 in LARP by Stephen Ward

Flame of the Heavens (Part One)

“Water to fire, air to earth, law to chaos, life to death, light to dark. To each its opposite. This is a fundamental principle of magic.” Alderin read the words for perhaps the hundredth time as he feverishly gleaned the arcane texts. The books lay sprawled and stacked before him in […]

Posted October 21, 2005 in LARP by Stephen Ward

Ode to the Comedy of King’s Crossing

Alderin took a deep swig of his mead, mustering up his courage. He was accustomed to facing giants, demons, undead, and the like. In fact, after being bitten in half by a dragon, most combat seemed reasonably sedate to him. No, he was about to do something that made him more fearful […]

Posted August 17, 2005 in LARP by Stephen Ward
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