I enjoy Live Action Role Playing. Have you ever participated?
I have, like that the outcome of player actions are mediated by game rules.
Yes, players have goals they need to meet while they interact with each other in a fiction based setting. It's so much fun!
I like that its live action where people portray real characters.
LARP first started in the 70's and was inspired by tabletop role-playing games. The rules determine how characters can affect one another. A lot to learn though
Its interesting to hear about the gamemasters
Yes, they run the games. There are diegeting game mastering and non-diegetic game mastering
few hours to large public events with thousands of players lasting for days.
Terminology.
LARP has also been referred to as "live role-playing" ("LRP"), "interactive literature", and "free form role-playing". Some of these terms are still in common use; however, LARP has become the most commonly accepted term. It is sometimes written in lowercase, as "larp". The "live action" in LARP is analogous to the term "live action"
Live action role-playing game
A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters. The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules or determined by consensus among players. Event arrangers called gamemasters decide the setting and rules to be used and facilitate play.
The first LARPs were run in the late 1970s, inspired