Player Safety in Nordic Games
Notes I took during the player safety panel at Solmukohta 2012.
Category Archives: Larp
Symptoms of Knutedepression
Solmukohta, the weirdly-named Finnish edition of the Knutepunkt convention ended more than a week ago, but the symptoms of Nordic withdrawal linger. Do you suffer from this dread disease? Symptoms Continue Reading →
The Solmukohta Culture Report
I’ve written about the programming that I enjoyed at Solmukohta, but I’ve got more observations scrambling to escape my noggin. Here they are, in no particular order: Travel Fatigue Foreign Continue Reading →
Solmukohta Ahoy
After my stop in Denmark for Fastaval, I headed to Helsinki to participate in Solmukohta, the Finnish installation of the Knutepunkt conference that rotates its way around the Nordic capitals, Continue Reading →
Write a Rulebook Already
A copy of the rant I delivered at 2012 Solmukohta. Profanity included.
Five Things US Conventions Could Steal From Fastaval
Yesterday, I riffed on Fastaval, an awesome Danish roleplay convention I attended as part of my two-week Nordic roleplay junket. Today, I want to talk about a few favorite elements of Continue Reading →
Fastavaling
The first stop on my crazy Nordic tour was Fastaval, a convention devoted to board-gaming, larps, and freeform games. What are freeform games, you ask? No one knows for sure. Continue Reading →
Excuse the Silence: My Body is Broken
In my book, I wrote of last year’s trip to Denmark that it blew my mind. Well, this year’s trip, a two-week tour-de-force to the Fastaval and Solmukohta roleplaying conventions Continue Reading →
Eight Humbling Lessons I Learned From Writing a Book
With the publication of Leaving Mundania imminent (May 1 is the official pub date, but a few large online retailers already have it in stock!), I wanted to share a Continue Reading →
Why They Larp
Why on earth do people larp? Lots of reasons. Hear them from the giant, animatronic horses’ mouths.