Embiggening the hobby of LARP
Do you remember your first LARP session? Do you remember all of the reasons you came up with for why you didn’t want to do it, even though your friends were doing it and all the excuses you had for not entering game? Going to your first LARP is a pretty harrowing experience for most, [...]
The city book is an incredible asset for a storyteller. A city book connects the history of the chronicle to different geographical locations, different groups and different specific characters, as well as lays out a feel for the setting that the players will be playing in. With a well formatted city book you will be [...]
Earlier I discussed the basics of body language. Today I thought I’d go more in depth in one area that a lot of players have difficulty with. By nature roleplayers tend away from being assertive, but being treated like a figure of authority very rarely occurs by happenstance – it requires a commitment to performing [...]
Whenever an ST makes a rules call they alter the mechanics of a game. Rules in established systems can be poorly written or simply not achieve the storyteller’s thematic needs. These ‘house rules’ can drastically improve the cohesion of a game so long as they are created with intent, with a mind to precedent and [...]
