My Gen Con Pilgrimage
Gen Con is big. Really, really big. Bigger than any other convention I’ve been to. And although I walked around the convention center and at least four hotels over my Continue Reading →
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Link Love: Larp Conventions
Shout out to some of the world’s larp conventions. This list would be way longer if I included all the general gaming conventions that offer larp as part of the Continue Reading →
How To Make Larp A Day Job
Want to game for a living? Here’s some advice from people who have tried it. The sixth first timers’ installment.
Ars Amandi: The Post-Coital Review
Lessons learned from a stateside Ars Amandi workshop. Six brave gamers tried out this Nordic mechanic for simulating romance and sex in larp, and raised a number of interesting questions about the technique.
Advice For First-Time Convention Organizers
Budget extra time and give a shout out to your volunteers. Tips from experts in this installment of the first-timers’ series.
How To Assemble A Great Larp Costume
It’s all about the pockets. Why you should vacuum in costume and other tips from the fourth installment of the first timers’ guide to larp.
Advice for First-Time Game Designers
Start simple. Be bold. And do your homework. The third installment of the first timers’ guide.
Advice for First-Time Roleplayers
It’s OK to be scared. But talk to players you haven’t met anyway.
Advice For First-Time GMs
The first installation of tips from my new series on gaming, Advice for First-Timers. Experts advise noobs on how to GM a larp or tabletop game.
Well-organized make believe
On most days, chaplain Mark Ford works for the forces of good, counseling drug and alcohol addicts at the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, a nonprofit Christian social-service organization. Continue Reading →