Some two-thousand players turned the streets of Collado Villaba, a Spanish town near Madrid, into a zombie LARP. Players had to carry passports, an identifying handkerchief and fake cash to bribe other players. Meanwhile some 150 staff helped run the event and use make-up and professional actors to kick off the zombie infection. All you […]
Armour your beer! Protect the gaming table
This “beer armor” was created by Canadian artist Doug Fungus. It’s a lovely chainmail holder for your beer can. I think the design is entirely appropraite to the gaming table. You want to stay in character as much as possible. Beer armour may just be a little touch but it is the sort of nudge […]
Goliathon: Steampunk nerf gun
Built by a modder called Professor T. Lemetry the Goliathon is a Nerf Vulcan Blaster been given the steampunk treatment. It sold for $350. You can check out the original Etsy product page or keep a hopeful eye on Steampunk 101 in case other clever steampunk weaponary appears in the future. Annoyed you missed this […]
In character gaming notebooks
In a game of Exalted I once played a nearly silent Twilight Caste called “They Key with Jade and Journey”. I had a moleskin notebook with me which I used in two ways. I used it to scribble prompts for my own roleplaying – such as a list of “sages” I could quote in those […]
Mastodon’s music video full of RPG and LARP
Out of the blue Mastodon’s music video for “High Road” features a geeky kid who stays at home to look after his gran. He’s also a roleplayer with an active imagination and a LARPer. As a metal video expect a couple of real-life twists. Worth a watch, I say.
Shopping with a giant Uruk Hai
Who else has gone shopping while in full LARP gear? I know I have and I can’t be the only one… if only because I wasn’t alone when I did it. This video takes the monster in the shops gag to a whole new level. The Uruk Hai here simply towers above everyone they meet […]
Worth a shout: Basic Adventuring 101
I watched the pilot episode of Basic Adventuring 101 and then wanted to watch another. It was then that I discovered the series was pending the outcome of a Kickstarter. It doesn’t usually happen that way around any more but I think it speaks well of the show that they were able to earn attention […]
Take a look at LARP: the movie
It’s not often you see a Kickstarter video that oozes cinematic skill. In fact, there’s so much video goodness that there’s actually two videos; one for Kickstarter and another pitch video. Let’s look at both. [Back this Campaign] A $1 backing gets you a vote as to whether Larp Girl‘s character lives or dies. That’s […]
Summoning Warhammer to the real life battlefield
This is impressive. These photographs come from the Czech Republic and a LARP event called “Smrthihlav 2014“. In the event, in the grounds of Orlik Castle, gamers brought the forces of The Empire to life to do battle against the armies of Chaos. Hat tip too Luke Plunkett at io9 for the find and to […]
Skullbowl: Boffer LARPers capture Jugger on crazycam
This footage was taken by the Seattle area boffer LARP group Dargarth. You can find out more about the group from their site. Just what is all this crazy? This is Jugger. Inspired by the movie The Salaute of the Jugger (aka The Blood of Heroes) the game is played with a skull or ball. […]
