LARPing

[Zannah]

Look at my profile and take a guess

 

[Scars Unseen]

I don't LARP. I'm in the SCA though, so I do fight. We use rattan instead of foam though. Chicks dig the bruises (well maybe not so much if you tell them that you got the bruises fighting with wooden swords)

 

[Kwaren]

I fight in Belegarth. It is the fighting with much less the role playing. I use a longsword. I sometimes use a shield with it. I am also an decent archer.

I have never been a LARPer and I don't even want to be, but this combat LARPing intrigues me. Are these real fights? Of course not with real swords, but are they acted or a real match?

They are real fights. As I am typing this I have a hotpack on my shoulder from being bull-rushed and knocked on my backside as I got smacked in the face by a foam sword.

Just to make sure, what degree of "real" are we talking about? Is it outside the rules if I elbow someone in his teeth? (Sorry, might be a little bad english there)

Yes that would be against the rules. All of the combat is with weapons that must pass strict guidelines. A strike to the head is against the rules except with missile weapons. A strike to a limb disables the limb. Having 2 disabled limbs is death or a disabled torso is death. It is still a combat sport and accidents do happen though. The weapons may be made of foam but they can still hurt.

 

[shreedder]

Look at my profile and take a guess

Oh wow nice pic, and you are from Vermont. So I have to ask where do you go? I have said this a few times, but I am in MA. So kinda curious where you go to LARP

 

[Zannah]

Look at my profile and take a guess

Oh wow nice pic, and you are from Vermont. So I have to ask where do you go? I have said this a few times, but I am in MA. So kinda curious where you go to LARP

Originating back to vermont, but I (thank god) don't live there anymore, so I fear I might be unable to help you on that one

 

[shreedder]

Look at my profile and take a guess

Oh wow nice pic, and you are from Vermont. So I have to ask where do you go? I have said this a few times, but I am in MA. So kinda curious where you go to LARP

Originating back to vermont, but I (thank god) don't live there anymore, so I fear I might be unable to help you on that one

Haha was kinda curious to see if you LARPed anywhere I have heard of. I am filled up on LARPs. I staff 2 and play at another 2.

 

[Scars Unseen]

I fight in Belegarth. It is the fighting with much less the role playing. I use a longsword. I sometimes use a shield with it. I am also an decent archer.

I have never been a LARPer and I don't even want to be, but this combat LARPing intrigues me. Are these real fights? Of course not with real swords, but are they acted or a real match?

They are real fights. As I am typing this I have a hotpack on my shoulder from being bull-rushed and knocked on my backside as I got smacked in the face by a foam sword.

Just to make sure, what degree of "real" are we talking about? Is it outside the rules if I elbow someone in his teeth? (Sorry, might be a little bad english there)

Yes that would be against the rules. All of the combat is with weapons that must pass strict guidelines. A strike to the head is against the rules except with missile weapons. A strike to a limb disables the limb. Having 2 disabled limbs is death or a disabled torso is death. It is still a combat sport and accidents do happen though. The weapons may be made of foam but they can still hurt.

Funny how LARPers can't strike the head with foam, but SCAdians can with rattan. Then again, LARPers probably don't have as strict armor requirements.

 

[shreedder]

I fight in Belegarth. It is the fighting with much less the role playing. I use a longsword. I sometimes use a shield with it. I am also an decent archer.

I have never been a LARPer and I don't even want to be, but this combat LARPing intrigues me. Are these real fights? Of course not with real swords, but are they acted or a real match?

They are real fights. As I am typing this I have a hotpack on my shoulder from being bull-rushed and knocked on my backside as I got smacked in the face by a foam sword.

Just to make sure, what degree of "real" are we talking about? Is it outside the rules if I elbow someone in his teeth? (Sorry, might be a little bad english there)

Yes that would be against the rules. All of the combat is with weapons that must pass strict guidelines. A strike to the head is against the rules except with missile weapons. A strike to a limb disables the limb. Having 2 disabled limbs is death or a disabled torso is death. It is still a combat sport and accidents do happen though. The weapons may be made of foam but they can still hurt.

Funny how LARPers can't strike the head with foam, but SCAdians can with rattan. Then again, LARPers probably don't have as strict armor requirements.

that is a large reason. Insurance is another, most LARPs are very very poor, so safety takes priority over many things.

 

[JemothSkarii]

I'd love to LARP, but I live in the country in Australia so it's pretty hard to find. Even then, disability kinda limits my options, could be a pretty decent mage though. That and nobody I've never met in Australia plays anything like DnD and the like, the only thing being available is 40k, and that's bloody expensive.

Not really on topic, but I do want to try it.

Mind if I ask where abouts you are? I grew up in Far North Queensland which is pretty empty, but I was lucky, nerdiness was quite prolific in my year/grade throughout highschool.

I don't/haven't LARP'd but I was going to with my old room mate. But for one reason or another each week we were busy. It's a little sad actually.

But yeah I would give it a go. I think I'd be a little put off by the Role Play, though the combat appeals to me.

North East Victoria, there isn't too much here, and all the nerds are pretty quiet and more into gaming, I seemed to be the only one interested in LARPing (they all basically thought it was evil) so that was a pain in the ass. Still haven't really found anyone to LARP with, so yeah...

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

I'm sorry...I just...couldn't do this. I get enough embarrassment from my family for playing video games, but if I did this?

 

[AfroNinja117]

I've wanted to do it for some time, am hopefully this summer I'll join one.
I do have an awsome story a friend who does it told me: (note, the RP she does allows ressurection spells)
So this mage who just began roleplaying and was a very low level was surrounded by a group of enemies. Knowing fighting was futuile he ran as fast as he could, but the group behind him out manuvered him and flanked him from the side and the back. He cast a rez spell (note for those who don't know how spells work: you say the spell you want to cast and then throw a seed packet which represents the spell) Threw it straight upwards. After he was knocked down, the group of enemies dispersed. The spell then falls back down and lands on him, effectivly self rezzing himself, he ran off back to a friendly area, laughing the entire way.

 

[shreedder]

I've wanted to do it for some time, am hopefully this summer I'll join one.
I do have an awsome story a friend who does it told me: (note, the RP she does allows ressurection spells)
So this mage who just began roleplaying and was a very low level was surrounded by a group of enemies. Knowing fighting was futuile he ran as fast as he could, but the group behind him out manuvered him and flanked him from the side and the back. He cast a rez spell (note for those who don't know how spells work: you say the spell you want to cast and then throw a seed packet which represents the spell) Threw it straight upwards. After he was knocked down, the group of enemies dispersed. The spell then falls back down and lands on him, effectivly self rezzing himself, he ran off back to a friendly area, laughing the entire way.

That is awesome. I wish I could LARP in the summer, but the LARPs I know of stop for the summer.

 

[thirion1850]

Twin swords, assassin, Amtgard. Soon gonna get level 3.

I was introduced to it a small while back, and I don't care what kind of stigma it puts on you - not only does it give me a nice physical strain that I'd get from most other sports (Particularly in winter. For those that say otherwise - try actually moving around, instead of planting your feet into the ground, dying and heading back to respawn every 5 seconds.) but is also crazy fun.

 

[wizard_joe88]

I would love to atleast try, I'm not entirely sure that it would be my cup of tea, but hey, don't knock it before you try it.
Of course, there is the problem of me living in the "deep south", and by that I mean DEEP south
plus I'm in high school, pretty sure there has to be age limits on LARPing...

 

[Xanadu84]

Every time theres a LARPing thread...I swear, am I the ONLY person here who does World of Darkness LARP? Cause it's still LARP, and its a very, very different beast.

 

[shreedder]

I would love to atleast try, I'm not entirely sure that it would be my cup of tea, but hey, don't knock it before you try it.
Of course, there is the problem of me living in the "deep south", and by that I mean DEEP south
plus I'm in high school, pretty sure there has to be age limits on LARPing...

usualy 18 for waivors, but I have done one that allowed I belive 16+

Every time theres a LARPing thread...I swear, am I the ONLY person here who does World of Darkness LARP? Cause it's still LARP, and its a very, very different beast.

I'm sorry I have never heard of it. Please explain.

 

[Kwaren]

I fight in Belegarth. It is the fighting with much less the role playing. I use a longsword. I sometimes use a shield with it. I am also an decent archer.

I have never been a LARPer and I don't even want to be, but this combat LARPing intrigues me. Are these real fights? Of course not with real swords, but are they acted or a real match?

They are real fights. As I am typing this I have a hotpack on my shoulder from being bull-rushed and knocked on my backside as I got smacked in the face by a foam sword.

Just to make sure, what degree of "real" are we talking about? Is it outside the rules if I elbow someone in his teeth? (Sorry, might be a little bad english there)

Yes that would be against the rules. All of the combat is with weapons that must pass strict guidelines. A strike to the head is against the rules except with missile weapons. A strike to a limb disables the limb. Having 2 disabled limbs is death or a disabled torso is death. It is still a combat sport and accidents do happen though. The weapons may be made of foam but they can still hurt.

Funny how LARPers can't strike the head with foam, but SCAdians can with rattan. Then again, LARPers probably don't have as strict armor requirements.

Belegarth has no armour requirements at all. That is why we don't strike for the head.

 

[cobrakarate007]

I'd love to LARP, but I live in the country in Australia so it's pretty hard to find. Even then, disability kinda limits my options, could be a pretty decent mage though. That and nobody I've never met in Australia plays anything like DnD and the like, the only thing being available is 40k, and that's bloody expensive.

Not really on topic, but I do want to try it.

Ha! I was about to say something similar. We Aussie nerds should unite to overthrow the bogans.

I'm sure we will soon enough.

 

[ethaninja]

I'd just love to wield a sword and charge people with it =D

 

[Gather]

Australia; I would have a passing interest in it (No method of getting anywhere, however)

Kinda funny how two people mentioned vampire LARPs. I have never even seen a vampire in any of the LARPs that I play in.(from what I can tell their are vampires in two of them but they are very rare, and if you see one you are A) very evil, and powerful, or B)about to get rofl stomped.)

Well... If you RPed with the majority being humans the burning would begin rather quickly if you went around saying "I'm a vampire!" First, you find the guy who is the most religious-crusader and you make him a vampire while loling at the cross that he thought would repel you.