https://www.nordiclarp.org/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_Nordic_Larp_RulebookThe Nordic Larp Rulebook - Revision history2026-06-06T03:47:11ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.1https://www.nordiclarp.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Nordic_Larp_Rulebook&diff=992&oldid=prev>Johannes Axner at 13:06, 5 January 20192019-01-05T13:06:51Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Preface==<br />
At Solmukohta 2012, [[Lizzie Stark]] gave an excellent rant that for [[Nordic Larp]] to be accessible, the players should [http://elizabethrstark.com/2012/04/22/write-a-rulebook-already/ write a damn rulebook]. This page is to be a draft of what that rulebook should look like. <br />
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==Introduction==<br />
American Larps often have rulebooks, such as the [http://nerolarp.com/download.php?view.3 NERO LARP Rulebook (9th edition)] or [http://interactivitiesink.com/larps/bolarp.html The Book of LARP]. The [http://nordiclarp.wordpress.com/ Nordic Larp] book, edited by [[Jaakko Stenros]] and [[Markus Montola]], is a good first step - but the ideal espoused is a short field guide for someone from another larp tradition to come into a Nordic Larp and understand what to expect and what to do. <br />
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==Preparation==<br />
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A vital part of Nordic Larp is the attitude which you come into it with. <br />
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If you have a character in advance, you should costume for this character. Unless otherwise specified, you do not need period materials, but the costume should look convincing. <br />
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==Play==<br />
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Once play has begun, everything the players say or do is interpreted as actions of the character. There are usually no rules for "off-character" interaction short of [[kutt]] or that a player discretely approaches another player and whispers off-game to check if the other player is OK or to clear out a misunderstanding.<br />
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===Conflict Resolution===<br />
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There are often no mechanics for resolving things like fights or other conflicts. Instead, the outcome is decided by social rules. (''These should be elaborated here.'')<br />
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Social Rules and [[Meta techniques]] governing resolving fights and other conflicts include:<br />
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*[[Play to lose]]<br />
*[[Honor system]]<br />
*[[Transparency]] and [[Telegraphing]]<br />
*[[Scene change]]<br />
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Mechanical and Embodied Rules used to resolve conflict and other interactions:<br />
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*[[Boffer]]<br />
*[[Ars Amandi]]<br />
*[[Ars Ordo]]<br />
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===Structure===<br />
Structures and consensus building techniques are also used to help create agreement about play:<br />
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*[[Pre-larp workshop]]<br />
*[[Fate play]]<br />
*[[Act structure]]<br />
*[[Pre-written characters]]<br />
*[[The Liquor on the Table]]<br />
*[[Slow take-off]]<br />
*[[Feather play]]<br />
*[[Ball of yarn]]<br />
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[[Category:Documentation|Nordic Larp Rulebook]]</div>>Johannes Axner