LRP-tastic

[kingandy]

Large Scale Fest LRP: Either the Lorien Trust or
Curious Pastimes, it's the McDonalds of the LRP
world for you! Sit in a field with four
thousand people, no plot to speak of, and too
much beer, and have an enormous fight at the
end!


Which LRP system best suits you?
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Comments

[foul-temptress.livejournal.com]

I got NWO, I dont even know what it is other then my bloke saying "its great" although thats not the most informative description,

[kardrath.livejournal.com]

NWO scares me. On a deep and fundamental level.

Given the choice between a free ticket and hiding under my duvet in bed at home I'd probably go for the hiding option, and I'd double lock my door too just in case.

[foul-temptress.livejournal.com]

Again not really a great description, doesnt really give me an indication about what the hell it is,

But, as I have heard its invite only I needed worry about it

[kingandy]

A popular misconception - they do reserve the right to refuse entry if they've had bad experiences with you in the past, but anyone can apply to book.

What it is: Politicking and power struggles in a secret order of mages in the 12th Century. Many (if not most) of the characters are powerful wizards but unless things go horribly wrong odds are not a single spell will be cast over the course of the event - it's all about being powerful enough not to have to.

All character parts are pre-written and of a very high quality. It's a very unique beast.

[foul-temptress.livejournal.com]

So you dont create the character yourself? you just play what they tell you to?

[kingandy]

Exactly. There's some room for personalisation but you get a pretty complete history and set of goals. If they know who's playing far enough in advance, and know the player well enough, I think they try to write something that you'll be good at.

Obviously it's not everybody's cup of tea but it makes a nice change and it does get you out of the same old ruts...

[jfs.livejournal.com]

There are (about) 100 characters, so there's a reasonable chance that you'll get a part that you're happy with. It's based on Ars Magica (if that makes any sense to you - if it doesn't, kingandy's description is close enough for horseshoes) and technically it's more a freeform than an LRP.

The reason that your character is written for you rather than you making it up yourself is so that you fit into the world and the plot - by the time the event starts you can guarantee that you'll know several secrets about yourself and other people, and have a pretty good idea that some other people know secrets about you. This means that it's very rare indeed for people to complain that there's nothing going on. On the other hand, not having control of their own character generation drives other people to destraction. As Andy said, it's not a game for everyone's tastes.

[foul-temptress.livejournal.com]

Ah...its sounds a good way of doing things really, although I now understand the idea of why it might be invite only as to suit a character to a person well, they may need to know the people in question that wish to play enough to write well for them.

[jfs.livejournal.com]

It's actually more because there are only 100 parts and there's a slavering playerbase who want to keep being involved. However, given drop-outs and clashes, there have been a few new faces at each game.

There is only one more game planned in this story however, in May next year, so if you'd like to come, I'd suggest either dropping a comment onto pax_draconis's journal, or on the forum at http://www.nwogames.co.uk/