Tag: Nordic Larp
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Extinction Now: Coming to Terms with Dissolution in End(less) Story
We live in an apocalyptic age. The blackbox larp End(less) Story taps into this mortal dread unapologetically and with compassion.
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Helicon: An Epic Larp about Love, Beauty, and Brutality
Ritual play in which group of artists, leaders, and scientists bind the Muses of antiquity to their will.
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A Trip Beyond the House of Craving
Larp is sometimes thought of as a consensual hallucination, and this one was more hallucinogenic than most.
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The Immortal Legacy
A documentation piece on the larp Gothic by Avalon Larp Studios. Based on true events featuring Romantic poets in a story of gothic horror.
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Slow Larp Manifesto
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There are larps that are not action-heavy, that don’t try to offer maximum amounts of drama or complicated plots. Lack of action or drama in a larp is often regarded as a design fault. We think Slow Larp should be recognized as a valid design choice that deserves more attention.
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Dragonbane Memories
We had crazy plans. We would transform fantasy larp forever. We would create the best larp in the world… or so I thought.
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From Winson Green Prison to Suffragette: Representations of First-Wave Feminists in Larps
In this article, I present feedback on my experience playing and writing on suffragettes in larps set in early 20th century Europe. I present the diverse angles through which the theme and characters were approached in these larps and contrast their differences. These games are set up at a time period with clearly separated gender
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What Is Nordic Larp?
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What is Nordic larp? We’ve updated and expanded our definition of the term! We hope it’s easy to undertstand and useful for our readers.
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Let’s Talk Freak Show
An honest, possibly scrambled, and very emotional review and critique. Trigger warning: Contains coarse language and depictions of violent acts. In September 15-17, 2017, I attended the larp Freakshow by Nina Teerilahti, Alessandro Giovannucci, Dominika Cembala, Martin Olsson, Morgan Kollin, and Simon Brind. The larp was held in Vaasa, Finland. Pre-game painting of Charlie “Edge”
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The Battle of Primrose Park: Playing for Emancipatory Bleed in Fortune & Felicity
Fortune & Felicity was an opportunity to immerse into a world, explore my academic interests, add to my fieldwork, and experience emancipatory bleed.