Hey Cavy,
wanted to talk to you more about the larpy thing the other night.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 17 Oct 2012, 17:36, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

yeah?
you sound like you had fun
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 17 Oct 2012, 17:37, Reply)

well, yes and no,
the actual larpy bit I watched made very little sense, and looked like a sort of bizarre and fairly poorly choreographed, film scene. Some of the costumes were fantastic, considering these are hobbyists rather than professionals. However, a lot of the "teams" were really arrogant, and had a really bad attitude when it came to me and my staff. I actually had a stand up argument with a man in a robe, and he actually said "I'm a big deal in this community, and I Guarantee you won't work in these events again" it made me really sad that a fairly niche community, would treat an outsider in such way.
Edit: Also, there were some excellent and hilarious people that I met, and some of it looked like great fun. I guess it is the same as anywhere else, always dick heads.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 17 Oct 2012, 17:45, Reply)

what a dick
that's not something I'd expect at all. Larpers I know are pretty chilled and aware of the ridiculousness of the situation (although I have been a dick in character before, this weekend for example)

Mostly larp doesn't make sense from the outside, that's not the point of it, it's about actual involvement
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 17 Oct 2012, 17:48, Reply)

The feeling i got was that if i was involed, the ridiculousness of it wouldn't matter as I was a part of the whole performance (which is how i see it, one long improv performance piece)
There were even points throughout that i had wished we had made more of an effort (we dressed up a little, but we had no defining characters as such)and I think if i am invited back, we'll do a bit of character stuff, and get involved in the fun, even if it is just behind the bar.
I'll tell you, I used to roleplay tabletop, but always scoffed at larpers, and, although it is still not a comunity that i can see myself being part of, i recognise the closeness and spirit that I used to feel as a gamer.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 17 Oct 2012, 18:03, Reply)

yeah
that's a pretty good description, you make the best friends in the world at larp.

Most larpers will appreciate the extra effort, too, and probably join in a bit. I know someone who runs a larp bar and has a character based around that, too. Him and his wife run it and he often comes round the bar to play tunes on his mandolin and tell tales, like a barkeeper in a fantasy book/film
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 17 Oct 2012, 18:07, Reply)

I can't play the Mandolin,
but i could probably do a little performance poetry.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 17 Oct 2012, 18:20, Reply)

re. edit:
yeah, larpers are often pretty funny people in many senses of the word and being in character really gives you the opportunity to act the fool
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 17 Oct 2012, 17:49, Reply)