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<blockquote data-quote="RSKennan" data-source="post: 716232" data-attributes="member: 8256">I respectfully disagree.&nbsp; I have enjoyed the boffer that I have run and the WoD LARPS that I have played in, and it seems to me that the fundamental level of involvement is not drastically higher than tabletop, it's just that you &quot;overlap&quot; with your character in different ways.&nbsp; I prefer the boffer LARPS myself, since I ran the only one on Martha's Vineyard, before I ever heard of Vampire.To me, a LARP was like combining sports with D&amp;D. While I'm not a sports nut, I love physical activity, so combining that with D&amp;D was a natch.&nbsp; I wrote the rules, and got a lot of ultimate frisbee buddies (many of which are triatheletes) together, and we played. At first, it started out as sort of a complex version of capture the flag with boffers, then capture the flag with tennis ball weilding &quot;rogues&quot; and &quot;healers&quot; and finally a full-fledged LARP.&nbsp; Most of the events were fun, but some people did get out of line (we made our own weapons, and one guy brought a 2- inch thick wooden &quot;spear&quot; with a padded tip) and they weren't invited to future games. There's something to be said for the visceral feelings evoked in LARP. I have a few &quot;corn row&quot; stories, as described above (by Kamard I think). One that comes to mind was when I thought I was stalking an &quot;assassin&quot;, but lost sight of him. Somehow he got all the way across the field to a rim of underbrush, and circled around.&nbsp; I thought I saw him and suddenly I caught a glimpse of a glowstick arcing toward me from the left (a magic missile- equivalent spell). I felt *real* terror. You don't get that at the table.&nbsp; Just like you don't get to &quot;fly&quot; or slay dragons in LARP.&nbsp; Each is good for certain things. IMHO LARP is best for low fantasy, where suspension of disbelief will not be strained as much. To each their own. I'm not trying to convince anyone to play, merely to defend those of us who like LARP and perhaps explain a little bit of what at least I see in them. For anyone who cares, I am really thinking of writing up a set of LARP rules using the OGL when I'm done with my current project and everything that snowballs from it. One last thing; any good&nbsp; boffer LARPs in the Hartford CT area?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RSKennan, post: 716232, member: 8256"] I respectfully disagree. I have enjoyed the boffer that I have run and the WoD LARPS that I have played in, and it seems to me that the fundamental level of involvement is not drastically higher than tabletop, it's just that you "overlap" with your character in different ways. I prefer the boffer LARPS myself, since I ran the only one on Martha's Vineyard, before I ever heard of Vampire. To me, a LARP was like combining sports with D&D. While I'm not a sports nut, I love physical activity, so combining that with D&D was a natch. I wrote the rules, and got a lot of ultimate frisbee buddies (many of which are triatheletes) together, and we played. At first, it started out as sort of a complex version of capture the flag with boffers, then capture the flag with tennis ball weilding "rogues" and "healers" and finally a full-fledged LARP. Most of the events were fun, but some people did get out of line (we made our own weapons, and one guy brought a 2- inch thick wooden "spear" with a padded tip) and they weren't invited to future games. There's something to be said for the visceral feelings evoked in LARP. I have a few "corn row" stories, as described above (by Kamard I think). One that comes to mind was when I thought I was stalking an "assassin", but lost sight of him. Somehow he got all the way across the field to a rim of underbrush, and circled around. I thought I saw him and suddenly I caught a glimpse of a glowstick arcing toward me from the left (a magic missile- equivalent spell). I felt *real* terror. You don't get that at the table. Just like you don't get to "fly" or slay dragons in LARP. Each is good for certain things. IMHO LARP is best for low fantasy, where suspension of disbelief will not be strained as much. To each their own. I'm not trying to convince anyone to play, merely to defend those of us who like LARP and perhaps explain a little bit of what at least I see in them. For anyone who cares, I am really thinking of writing up a set of LARP rules using the OGL when I'm done with my current project and everything that snowballs from it. One last thing; any good boffer LARPs in the Hartford CT area? [/QUOTE]

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