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Favoriting September 27, 2017: LARPer?? I hardly know her!

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What are LARPers?  0:05:30 (Pop-up)
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TehBadDr:

Hello Ladies!
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Michael 98145:

Lightweight Address Resolution Protocol
Avatar 7:03pm
TehBadDr:

Is that a sword in you pocket, or are you a LARPER?
  7:04pm
Mandy:

LARPing saved my life. no lie. I was massively depressed and introverted in my early 20s. meeting like-minded people, working on monthly projects, and working through my emotions through a character helped me become a better person.
  7:04pm
DEZ:

invisibility cloak!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:05pm
Asheville Jon:

no idea what larping is. i am not a beard wearing hipster cool guy, so....
Avatar 7:06pm
steve:

i too thought everyone knew about larping
Avatar 7:06pm
TehBadDr:

Lighting bolts! Lighting bolts! Lighting bolts! MOM! Are my pizza bites ready?
Avatar 7:07pm
Will from Seattle:

this is the lightning bolt thing that guy was talking about
www.youtube.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:07pm
dale:

ken knows felching though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:08pm
ultradamno:

Don't most LARP at their work?
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Jeff:

When I gave my quote I totally had LARPing confused with MMORPG.

LARPers actually go outside to play, right? I don't even do that!
  7:09pm
Mandy:

it so so hard to understand how compelling larping is without actually trying it out. it's like theater but you are both the audience and the actor at the same time.
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Asheville Jon:

they sounds like hipster dweebs
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TehBadDr:

Leather work, and chain male on the side!
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kimzilla:

@Mandy, I totally agree!
  7:11pm
dez:

didn't think of this until now but how different would this be from a Star Wars cosplay convention where theres hundreds of Jedi, Sith, droid and monsters running around with custom built weapons?
Avatar 7:12pm
RomanDogBird:

NERDS ARE THE JOCKS NOW
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:12pm
Asheville Jon:

NERDS!!!!
www.youtube.com...
  7:13pm
dez:

i don't hear the term Larper thrown around much in the star wars universe where I spend far too much time
  7:13pm
Mandy:

@dez, it's different because it's an ongoing story and everyone is involved. at a con it's about you in a costume posing for an audience. larping has no audience except the players.
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Jeff:

So wait, is old-school activity like the SCA (which I totally remember from nearly 40 years ago) considered a subset of LARPing?
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Kate:

Lord of the Rings is nerdy? Holy Rivendale Batman!
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kimzilla:

@Dez, but the difference is that they play a character that they made up, with a plot that they make up with specific rules, like in a video game. Where as the folks at a convention dress up to play a perfect replica of an established character.
Avatar 7:15pm
Will from Seattle:

all the world's a stage...
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Kate:

Dell, Rivendell, sorry. Loss of nerd points.
  7:16pm
Mandy:

@Jeff, I do SCA too. not really but I think it is. if you ask the wrong SCAdian you will offend them. they can be very sensitive to nerdy levels
Avatar 7:21pm
Kate:

We have nerf gun wars at my office sometimes and we are all real characters (without costumes), do we qualify?
  7:22pm
dez:

good point on the audience aspect
Avatar 7:23pm
Jeff:

@Mandy - I'm totally unsurprised people might get touchy about which world they belong to (especially if they see a new movement coming up and they're all "But we were here first!)
Avatar 7:24pm
TehBadDr:

Is that sword a cut out bit of cardboard wrapped in foil? You gonna run me through with that?
Avatar 7:25pm
kimzilla:

@TedBadDr, they actually have regulations around weapon, they are foam.
Avatar 7:29pm
TehBadDr:

So who's keeping score? Is there a ref?
Avatar 7:30pm
kimzilla:

It's an honor system, and then I think you give it to the leader of the LARP so the records are tracked.
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ultradamno:

Do all the people who play monsters in the night ever throw their own private parties? Like a real graveyard smash?
  7:30pm
Mandy:

@TehBad other players and there are marshals/storytellers who are not in game at the time watching over it. but mostly it is honor system. people who cheat usually get theirs
Avatar 7:31pm
kimzilla:

Oh good, we have a LARPer here to answer the heavy hitting questions. Thanks @Mandy
  7:31pm
Emily:

@ultradamno I would totally go to that party.
  7:32pm
Emily:

Thank you Mandy! And welcome :)
  7:33pm
Marc15:

I have cried when characters on television shows I like to watch are killed off
Avatar 7:33pm
kimzilla:

What would your character be?
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kimzilla:

@Marc15, sooo true!
  7:34pm
Mandy:

LOL I am happy to anonymously answer questions. thanks for the love, IRL.
Avatar 7:35pm
TehBadDr:

Colander helmet! A fellow Pastifarian!
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TehBadDr:

What did the girl scouts think of all that?
Avatar 7:40pm
Will from Seattle:

there's a LARP group that meets at Volunteer park in Seattle frequently. But nerdy things like that tend to be better understood & tolerated more here, so they probably aren't as concerned about trolling from outsiders
  7:41pm
Mandy:

your first character is always you. I realized I had successfully managed my depression and anxiety when I felt uncomfortable playing my first character. but creating her helped me understand myself in a healthy way.
Avatar 7:44pm
kimzilla:

@Mandy, can you talk about the female perspective in the LARPing community? I understand that there are a lot more woman now, but it wasn't always that way. How long have you been doing this?
Avatar 7:45pm
Kate:

@Mandy I totally get that. We heal ourselves by engaging with ourselves in new ways.
  7:48pm
Mom:

Who doesn't like to escape reality and take on a different persona? Sounds like a creative way to do it but I wonder how they find the time and/or money.
  7:49pm
Mom:

correction: who "wouldn't" not who "doesn't!"
  7:49pm
Mandy:

I've been larping since 2009. My games have a very slight majority male, and I have never felt uncomfortable around men. there are some games that have misogynist players and you just don't attend those. you have every right to say no to an interaction. and there are player representatives that you can talk to
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:50pm
Switchblade Batman:

Baseball bat weilding ninja.
  7:50pm
Mandy:

......and my games are strictly PG13. if you're ever uncomfortable there are player representatives that you can talk to.
  7:51pm
dez:

otis reacted to you saying 'pippi'
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TehBadDr:

Mitch McConnell, but compassionate and effective, and so turtle like?
  7:52pm
Mandy:

my current character is a swamp witch alchemist who is a lizard person. like Stevie Nicks who is a magical wizard
Avatar 7:52pm
TehBadDr:

Huzza!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:53pm
chris:

that sounds awesome, Mandy! :)
  7:54pm
Mandy:

it's totally random that I stumbled on this. (also I HATE HATE HATE Renaissance faires.....)
  7:54pm
Mandy:

email me you guys! lol come larping with me aknightofcups@gmail.com
  7:55pm
listener 126464:

Thanks DJs enjoyed the show again!
Avatar 7:55pm
Kate:

Amazon queen with a lisp and a limp
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:56pm
ultradamno:

Electromagnetic poltergeist.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:57pm
chris:

i am clearly not cool enough for larping, but this has been great to learn about. thanks again, Emily and Kimzilla and all.
Avatar 7:57pm
TehBadDr:

I want to go LARPING @ Disney World as "Bad Mickey"!
  7:57pm
Mandy:

thanks you guys send an email to me I'm in NJ! bye bye
Avatar 7:59pm
Jeff:

On the Burning Man thing, to paraphrase that Hanns Johst line:

Wenn ich Playa höre ... entsichere ich meine Browning!
Avatar 7:59pm
TehBadDr:

Thanx for the input Mandy, interesting show as always Kimzilla and Em!
  7:59pm
KC:

For those fearing time commitments, not all LARPs are ongoing stories. There are many (especially at conventions) that are one-shots; a story contained in one, four hour session.
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