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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 4625422" data-attributes="member: 11821">I used to play <a href="http://www.belegarth.org" target="_blank">Belegarth</a> (Dagorhir, before the two games split from one another) for about 8-10 years.  I'm semi-retired on account of being old <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Anyway, Belegarth makes up most of the group that comes to Gen Con every year with Edhellen Armories and their boffer weapons.  I worked the Gamer Olympics for a few years with them.It's only a LARP in the loosest sense of the term, and over time has evolved a lot more into a funny kind of sport.  Sure, you have a character name, and you have medieval-style garb, but there are very few people who actually play a character.It's mostly an excuse to run around and hit people with foam weapons. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> There's no magic, no classes, no levels, and no real limitations other than what you, personally, can do.  Honestly, the rules can fit on one page; most of the exceptions are common-sense safety precautions.Anyway, if you're looking for good, fast, hard-hitting combat, I'd look it up.  It's a blast, and I often miss it.  I still have my 8' spear and shield in my garage...-O</blockquote>

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