Live-action role play is more than foam swords and pretend spells. “We’re teaching values like respect, but from a non-authoritative point of view,” says James Frishkoff. “We’re creating space for ...

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Imagine joining 5,000 new friends in the German countryside for six days of live-action role-playing (LARP) fun. DrachenFest is the second largest LARP gathering in the world and celebrated its 20th ...

Aristocrats and servants at Fairweather Manor, a Polish live action role-playing (LARP) game starting Nov. 3. John-Paul Bichard On a dark night last November, Chris Bergstresser put on a tuxedo and ...

A local larping group invites kid and adult participants to play roleplaying games in a fantasy setting. LARP stands for live action role play where players can create characters to physically ...

So you want to be Harry Potter, or Aragorn, or Frodo, or Kirk or Picard, or a barbarian. Or some mash-up – say, a steampunked brigand Robin Hood character who pilots a dirigible while stealing from ...

The point of no return was when I started the fire in the university parking lot. I ripped a pile of reports out of a confused bureaucrat’s hands and ran as fast as I could. Once I was outside, I ...

Have you ever had to admit to your boss that your gun got stolen because you were distracted writing poetry with your former childhood friends at the local discotheque? Sounds like a really bad day at ...