Embiggening the hobby of LARP
The mechanics of role playing games allow us to be faster, smarter and stronger than we are in real life, so why shouldn’t they also let us be more persuasive? This is an old discussion in RPGs, but it takes on a different life in LARP, where it’s far more likely for social mechanics to [...]
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 [...]
Last article I talked about the purpose of experience, this week I’ll talk about some of it’s pitfalls. Allowing characters to gain experience in some capacity is usually a good thing, but there are certain pitfalls to the process that most don’t consider. Below the cut I look at 5 different ways that experience can [...]
In issue 006 I’m going to tackle some of the difficult questions about mechanics in LARP, namely what are mechanics and why would we want them? Ultimately I’m going to state a theory on why we have them and how they can be seen through the different lenses of GNS theory. First I should probably [...]
