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<blockquote data-quote="nameless" data-source="post: 715498" data-attributes="member: 1543">I'm a frequent LARPer (about three times a month), and I feel qualified to chime in.Yes, there are some weirdos out there, who use prosthetic fangs and probably really think that they're vampires. They're the minority. Even among the WW/Vampire crowd (which is probably the biggest LARP scene), it's probably less 30% goths. As far as costume is concerned, people appreciate if you make an effort to look like your character, but understand when some things aren't feasible. If you're a disgusting Nosferatu, they don't expect you to really have a hunchback and peeling off face. Wearing an old hoodie sweatshirt is probably good enough. Likewise, a richer-than-snot Ventrue who wears Armani can be reflected by just wearing a blazer or somesuch. Effort is appreciated, but not mandated. And as far as I care, any idiot who wears plastic fangs to a vampire LARP deserves to be ridiculed.As far as rules go, rock-paper-scissors is actually not too bad. It eliminates the need for a narrator more than other systems, since the players can easily determine outcomes. Most combat will want a narrator to make sure everyone is treated fairly, but it's not mandatory. Using foam weapons means that the player's skill is tested, not the character's.The real strength of LARPing is the sheer number of possible participants. A tabletop game with more than 6 or 7 players gets out of hand quickly, a LARP of 50 or more is really no big deal. There's also something to be said for a game that is really a product of the players and not the GM/ST's.So you're sure to meet some weirdos in a LARP, but get together with 50 people anywhere and you'll meet weirdos. I say don't knock it until you try it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nameless, post: 715498, member: 1543"] I'm a frequent LARPer (about three times a month), and I feel qualified to chime in. Yes, there are some weirdos out there, who use prosthetic fangs and probably really think that they're vampires. They're the minority. Even among the WW/Vampire crowd (which is probably the biggest LARP scene), it's probably less 30% goths. As far as costume is concerned, people appreciate if you make an effort to look like your character, but understand when some things aren't feasible. If you're a disgusting Nosferatu, they don't expect you to really have a hunchback and peeling off face. Wearing an old hoodie sweatshirt is probably good enough. Likewise, a richer-than-snot Ventrue who wears Armani can be reflected by just wearing a blazer or somesuch. Effort is appreciated, but not mandated. And as far as I care, any idiot who wears plastic fangs to a vampire LARP deserves to be ridiculed. As far as rules go, rock-paper-scissors is actually not too bad. It eliminates the need for a narrator more than other systems, since the players can easily determine outcomes. Most combat will want a narrator to make sure everyone is treated fairly, but it's not mandatory. Using foam weapons means that the player's skill is tested, not the character's. The real strength of LARPing is the sheer number of possible participants. A tabletop game with more than 6 or 7 players gets out of hand quickly, a LARP of 50 or more is really no big deal. There's also something to be said for a game that is really a product of the players and not the GM/ST's. So you're sure to meet some weirdos in a LARP, but get together with 50 people anywhere and you'll meet weirdos. I say don't knock it until you try it. [/QUOTE]

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