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Shade
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Additions to list and the included LARPS should be in this format:
NAME OF GAME
DATE OF GAME All information provided
GAME LOCATION is as much as I have, or
BRIEF DESCRIPTION as much as I can include
COST OF GAME so if something isn't, I
CONTACT PERSON(S) don't have the info.
NEW TO THE LARPLIST THIS WEEK:
Summary List, TFTFV 3, and Xandoria....
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Summary:
Amtgard - Foam Weapon - Every Weekend - Various in USA
Treasure Trap - Foam Weapon - Every Weekend - Birmingham, England
High Fantasy Society - Foam Weapon - Every Weekend - Various in Texas, USA
Terror on the Thames - Theatre - Pres. Day Weekend '94 - Columbia, MD, USA
LAIRE - Foam Weapon - Various Dates - Various in NJ, USA
NERO - Foam Weapon - Various Dates - Various in East Coast, USA
It was Better in Real Life - Theatre - Jan 21-23 '94 - Boston, MA, USA
Chapter Victoria LRP - ? Type - Various Dates - Wellington, New Zealand
KLAS - Foam Weapon - Every Weekend - Staffordshire, England
Nero Ashbury - Foam Weapon - Every Weekend - Brooklyn, NY, USA
Traces Of Reality - Foam Weapon - Various Weekends - Oberlin, OH, USA
Archaea - Foam Weapon - Every Other Weekend - Various in Maryland, USA
TFTFV 3 - Theatre - June 1994 - Columbia, Maryland
Xandoria - Foam Weapon - July-October 1994 - Kempton, Pennsylvania
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Full LARP List:
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Amtgard
WHEN: Every weekend, plus special events
WHERE: All over the United States, with a concentration on the West Coast.
THEME: Fantasy reinactment with boffer weapons, magic system, and cultural
events, including medieval government.
$$: No dues are required to play. Weapons (if desired) range from $4 to
as much as you want to spend, and garb ranges from $5 or less for a
simple tunic to a lot for elegant court garb. Weapons and garb are
encouraged but not necessary. To participate in government, dues of
$1 per month are required.
WHO: Depending on location, contact:
Colorado: Thorn Crossbearer -- smi...@ucsu.colorado.edu
New Mexico: Greywalker -- mar...@scf.nmsu.edu
Oregon: Istar Par'Tanin -- we...@ichips.intel.com
Texas: Gilos Dawnhope -- ae...@utep.bitnet
Other: Istar Par'Tanin -- we...@ichips.intel.com
Or subscribe to the Amtgard mailing list by writing to Greywalker.
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NAME: Treasure Trap
WHERE: University of Birmingham, England.
WHEN: 10:30, Saturday ... occasionally Sunday as well
COST: About 5 pounds sterling
NOTES: Large (about 60 people) been going since 1983 ... can borrow equip.
good site.
TO JOIN: Turn up at an event.
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What: High Fantasy Society, Kingdom of Barad-Duin
When: Every Saturday, starting at about 1 PM
Where: Austin, Texas, Pease Park, 24th and Lamar
Also branches in Plano, TX and Laredo, TX (and expanding!)
How much: FREE to participate in Battlegames
$5 bi-annual membership fee to vote in elections
Genre: Medieval fantasy with a magic system, monster rules, etc.
What is needed: Very little to start; we can even loan you weapons,
garb, and magic components
Who to contact:
Jim Heath
(he...@anchor.as.utexas.edu)
4312 Speedway #203
Austin, TX 78751
Although we are now only in Texas, we would like to expand into other
areas, and love providing copies of our rulebook.
Drop me a line if you're interested!
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Name: Terror on the Thames (2nd Running)
Organizers: The Hellfire Club
Date: President's Day Weekend, 1994
Location: Columbia Inn, Columbia, MD
Cost: $35 First Time, $30 Repeat Players
Terror on the Thames is a live-action role-playing game set in
Victorian London in 1892. The combine combines both historical
characters, such as Her Royal Majesty, Queen Victoria, and Jack the
Ripper, and fictional characters, such as Sherlock Holmes and
Edmund Blackadder, in an atmosphere reminiscent of authors
such as Conan-Doyle and Stoker. This is the second running of
the game, and the first version was very well-received.
For more information, contact Arthur Adams - art...@clark.net
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New Address
LAIRE
P.O. Box 1551
Sayreville, NJ 08872
Phone Number
(914) 928-7053
Resonable Hours only.
EVENTS
Jan 11
General Meeting - South Plainfield Elks Lodge
Jan ?
Possible event held for charity-stay tuned for details..
Feb 8
General Meeting- South Plainfield Elks Lodge
Mar 8
General Meeting - South Plainfield Elks Lodge
Mar 12-13
Module Days - Conklin Scout Reservation, Boonton, NJ
Apr 8-10
Adventure Weekend - Camp Winnebago.
RULEBOOKS
New edition now available thru Mail-order
$18.00 check or money order payable to Laire (explorer post 512)
LAIRE
c/o Marple Comics II
82 Nassau St. 2nd Fl
Princeton, NJ 08542
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NERO!
Net Contact: Lso...@pearl.tufts.edu.
Call NERO NY directly at (718) 748-0958
NERO is a live action medieval fantasy roleplaying game. We've been going
strong with a chapter in the Boston area for about 6 years. We've recently
gained a new chapter in the New York City and Hartford Area.
If interested in giving NERO a try, we will be having several small events in
Brooklyn over the next few weeks and another large, weekend long event near
Hartford.
Give us a call, write, or email to us!
We also have an internet mailing list.
Our Address is:
NERO NY
218 Plymouth St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-596-NERO
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IT WAS BETTER IN REAL LIFE
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Live Roleplaying in a Darkly Humorous Afterlife
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IT WAS BETTER IN REAL LIFE (IWBIRL) is a very political, less than
PC and often ridiculous look at Hell. In this live roleplaying
game, characters will be dead, undead, not-so-dead, or just plain
resurrected. IWBIRL was originally run at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute in 1990 and has been updated and revised for Arisia '94,
to be held January 21-23, 1994 at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, MA.
You must be registered in the convention to participate in the game.
The fee for Arisia '94 is $30 before November 30, after that $40 and
you must register at the door. Contact Arisia, Inc., 1 Kendall Square,
Suite 322, Cambridge MA 02139 or send email to ari...@asylum.sf.ca.us
for more information.
Registration for for IWBIRL is $16 before November 30 and $20 after
that. There is a $4 discount for members of the Interactive
Literature Foundation. The fee for people involved in the 1993
runnings of "Anno Domini" and "The Morning After" is reduced to $8.
For more information, contact BrainWorks, c/o James D. White,
Unit 507, 1550 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701 or send email
to wom...@world.std.com.
IT WAS BETTER IN REAL LIFE is Copyright 1993 BrainWorks. BrainWorks
is: Jonathan Drummey, h. MacKiernan, Don Ross, and James D. White.
The letter from Lucifer was written by Doug Leonardi.
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WHEN: 14:30-18:00 (Home in time for Ren & Stimpy)
WHERE: Otari Native Plant Museum, Otari, Wellington.
HOW MUCH: To join the club costs NZ$5 a year.
WHERE TO WRITE: CHAPTER VICTORIA LRP.
c/o VUWSA,
PO. Box 600,
Wellington,
New Zealand.
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KLAS (Keele Live Action Society)
Every two weeks for Fantasy Adventures (on Sundays)
Every week or two for Killer/Water pistol style games
(usually during the week, often more than 1 day/night)
Keele University Campus, near Stoke on Trent,
Staffordshire, England, Europe, etc
Our fantasy LRP games use our own skill based system and run
in the campus woodlands (full of streams, lakes, etc).
We have a large supply of costumes, weapons, props, pyros, etc.
The other LRP games usually take place around campus in
between going to lectures, etc! Often these are based on
films etc, eg Terminator, The Thing, Vampire, but more
traditional Killer games are played as well like
Assassins Circle and Gang Wars.
Being a student society we can afford to charge really cheap
prices. Joining KLAS costs two quid for a year.
Our Fantasy LRP adventures are free to monster and cost two
pounds to play. The average adventure lasts all afternoon.
The other Killer style games cost nothing. (Any costs for
props etc are met by the society).
Paul Wilder (Campaign Co-ordinator)
Email to: KS...@seq1.keele.ac.uk
Telephone: 0782 621215
Snail mail to:
14 St Edmunds Avenue
Porthill
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 0AB
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NAME: Nero Ashbury
DATE OF GAME: -Every- Saturday and Sunday this winter, except holidays
GAME LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY
MAILING LIST ADDR: Lso...@pearl.tufts.edu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Nero is a Live action medieval roleplaying game with
a plot line and characters that continue from one adventure to the next.
Nero has been successful in New England for over 6 years and is still
growing rapidly. Our well refined and effecient melee and combat magic
system is nothing compared to the intricate plots that are woven not
only by the NPCs but by the players themselves!
COST OF GAME: $30 per year. "Taverning" free. Many adventures approx $10
CONTACT PERSONS: Lso...@pearl.tufts.edu
or call the office in Brooklyn at (718)748-0958
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Traces Of Reality
Date: Adventures happen on weekends, rather sporadically. Rules discussions
and game design meetings are currently Tuesdays and Fridays at 3:30PM
Weapon practices are Thursday, and some Tuesdays and Fridays at 4:30PM
Meetings generally last 1-3 hours, adventures are usually 3-5 hours.
Non-combat 'social' Tavern every Monday from 10PM to Midnight, for
in character interaction and food consumption.
Where: Oberlin College, Oberlin Ohio
Style: Fantasy Role Playing. We have a very flexible magic system that allows
the creation of virtually any style or form of magic you want, a good
emphasis on role-playing and problem solving, but also plenty of
physical combat (boffer weapons) for those who are so inclined. We
also have a non-physical combat resolution system for people who want
to LARP but aren't into hitting or being hit. Plenty of skills, traits
cultures and races for very flexible character creation.
Cost: Free, although if you show up much you'll get drafted into running
adventures, NPCing, etc.
Contact:
Cormac Russell
Phone: (216)775-4304
E-mail: rco...@occs.cs.oberlin.edu
Mail: OCMR 2245
Oberlin, OH 44074
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NAME: Archaea
DATE OF GAME: Every other Saturday
GAME LOCATION: Maryland state parks in the Rockville and Columbia areas.
COST: $1 per game, $3 per campout
CONTACT PERSON: Ed Chang (edc...@wam.umd.edu)
For next game date and location call (301)622-4526. If you have any questions,
you can leave a message and Art or Ed will get back to you.
The weapons are foam. Allowable cores are PVC and Fiberglass. Weapons must be
cloth covered in white, grey or black (otherwise people think it's magical)
Costumes are required if you are playing, if you are just spectating, they are
not. (Don't wear jeans or exposed zippers and you can get away with it for
a while normally)
This game is Role playing. I has a magic system, and new players can normally
borrow weapons. New player orientation begins at 11:00 AM, check in opens at
11:30, Spending XP ends at 12:15, Check in closes at 12:30.
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BARKING MAD PRODUCTIONS
Proudly Presents
Tales From The Floating Vagabond 3:
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That's right! It's the return of the original write your own character live
action game (as produced by Mike Young, Lee Garvin & Tad Pierson)! Return
with us, if you will, to those thrilling days of yestermorrow: thrill to
Trask Industry's villainy, the bad booze at The Crane's Nest and the fun of
the crowd at the Floating Vagabond!
Tales From The Floating Vagabond 3: [This Space for Let] is tentatively set
to run as a stand alone game at The Columbia Inn, in Columbia, MD tentatively
in June of 1995. Contracts, etc. have yet to be confirmed, but that is the
time frame and location that we are shooting for. There will be some GM
generated characters available that are vital to the game, if you choose not
to create one of your own.
Prices: 12/9/93 - 2/28/94 $25.00 per person
3/1/94 - 4/30/94 $35.00 per person
5/1/94 - until full $45.00 per person
There is a $5.00 per person discount for married couples and/or families. The
game is limited to 100 players. Only the first 100 paid players, as
determined by postmark, will be admitted to the game.
Barking Mad Productions
PO Box 906
Sterling, VA 20167-0906
Any questions? Send e-mail to t...@intercon.com
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NAME OF GAME Xanodria: the Living Roleplay
Run by Xanodria Productions Inc.
DATE OF GAME Every other weekend starting July 2nd and ending Oct. 8th
for a total of 8 games.
GAME LOCATION Kempton, PA. About 30 minutes West of Allentown off of US I 78
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Xanodria Productions Inc. specializes in Realism. If we
can't simulate it in a game, you won't see it in a Xanodria
game. Combat is non-hit-point based. If you're hit sans
armor, you're hit. Combat magic is simple one-word command
and bean bag or bag of flour toss depending on spell.
Ritual magic is complex and the source of many a subplot.
Our system is "Class-less" and "Skill-less." Meaning, if
you as a person can't do something, you can't do it in game
So, don't try to cut that purse unless you're sure the big
fellow won't notice... In-game skill training such as 1st
aid, alchemy, tracking, etc. is mirrored by an actual skill
that the player must perform.
If you want realism without sacrificing safety, come to
Xanodria! Costumes required but available for purchase.
Merchants/Vendors welcome.
COST OF GAME $25 yearly membership fee for rulebook and bi-monthly newslet
$25/day PC $15/day NPC $10/day "Townie"
CONTACT PERSON(S) Doug Bischoff, President
47 J Franklin Greens South
Somerset, NJ 08873-1955
(908) 247-8795
In...@Xanodria.COM
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