Magic in Hit Location Larp

Call it magic, call it skills, or call it technology, it all boils down to one thing in larp. A way for players to break the rules of the game. Whether the game your building is sci fi, high fantasy or modern horror you'll probably need some game mechanics beyond combat. Especially if you want to build a game which is not explicitly combat focused. Whatever your theme is, we're going to talk about what is called Magic in a fantasy larp.

1 Complex type of battle.

There are 7 staple types of battles in combat larp, but that's not all. It just scratches the surface of possible types of conflict. While the previous post was about seven simple kinds of battles, this post is about one which requires a bit more gear. For certain themes of larp, this type of battle may be crucial. Careful though, if you want 'simple' or 'low set up', probably skip this one. But hey, larp is all about logistics, right!?

Still Alive!

Hello!

So selling a condo and buying a house is a lot of work! Who knew. We're inching closer to selling our current home and buying a new home. Which means half our lives are packed up in boxes, and the other half has to be packed up during this week. Over the next month we'll be staying at relatives houses, so posts might still be spotty.

But the good news is that after we move I get a room to decorate as I please! 'Larp Cave'? Yes! Workbench, raw material storage? Yes! The finished basement room itself is 22 feet by 16 feet. It has wood paneling with a fireplace. I plan on making a workbench, in the unfinished part of the basement, an armor stand (that can display my armor and the helmet I never use). Decoration will mainly be banners that can be used for NPC houses.

So needless to say, I am super excited about the move. It's a ton of work, but changing from a condo to a house means I can have space to get crafty! So, despite not having time to blog, I am still working on larp stuff, and once we get moved in there should be a ton of content to share here. In fact I have to cut this post short, it's time to practice!

Some thoughts on Writing a Larp.

Thinking about and working on the 4x larp rules set is interesting to me. Unfortunately it seems like it's not very interesting to many other folks. It is beginning to feel like too much work for too little audience. But it would be a shame to abandon the project completely. In the parlance of Entrepreneurship, time to pivot.

House and Character Preparation for a 4x Larp

Hypothetically you're joining a 4x larp. You've collected a number of friends, formed a house, and have decided what the general outline of the story for that house is... But what are the Houses from a rules perspective? Why are they formed, and what do they accomplish in game?

Are Mega Games Larp?

The Condo Selling/Home Buying is going well. But it's still massively distracting. As you can imagine I have little time to be writing larp rules at the moment. One of the distractions lately is Shut Up and Sit Downs annual attending of the Watch The Skies Mega Game. Part board game, part theater, packed full of mini games... Is Watch the Skies actually a larp?

1 Free Charter for your Non Profit Larp

Larp is a resource intensive activity. Developers take time to write and edit a game system at their own expense. Event holders find locations and run logistics. Players build or buy their own gear. Everyone puts in time, money or both. Like all things in the hobby category there are few monetary rewards for spending all this time and money. Camaraderie, excitement, suspense, separation from modern stresses. The rewards of larp are emotional, not financial. Which makes a non profit structure perfect as the business model for a larp.

I've had this charter kicking around for a while now, and it hasn't changed much lately. Which indicates to me that it's 'done' for all intents and purposes. As my wife and I are selling our condo and buying a house that precious resource time is in scare supply. Hence posting a document created a while ago. I can think of no better way to express what a larp should be about, then what I've included in this document. But it can be polished even more. Tweet me, comment on Google+, or post a message on the Facebook group. Our first 2015 practice event is posted as well, so check that out while you're on the FB page.

And now, below the break, the charter.