Amtgard
Simply put, Amtgard is a non-profit live roleplaying game for any age. It encompasses all types of fantasy genres and does not discriminate against any race from any time periods, lands or story lines (this also includes mundane life as well).
Amtgard does have fighting physically and by use of magic, but you must be 14 years or older (with a signed waver from a parent if you are under 18) to participate in the physical aspects of the game. Our "weapons" are padded and completely safe to beat on each other with and must be made to specifics and checked out by a qualified reeve before they are even allowed to be used. With each hit you take to your body, the weapon (like a sword) does damage as per a real weapon. To be killed by a weapon there are many different combinations of hits on your body. Example: If you are hit in your arm and then your leg you are dead. To symbolize you would not only bleed to death, but would probably die from the shock as well. Everyone in Amtgard must sign a waver allowing us to get them medical attention in the event that they are hurt. It doesn't happen very often, but just like any sport it does happen.
The spell casting portion of the fighting classes use specific words said X amount of times to reproduce "magic" in real life. Example: To call lighting on some ones poor little head you must say "(name) I call lightning to strike thee" three times and then they are fried. Different types of magic bolt spells are portrayed through a specific colored cloth with soft padding in the middle that players throw at their victims. If you are hit you are obviously crispy crittered and must leave the field. There are tons of different battle games as well as other aspects to this exciting fantasy society which would take me years to explain, so I won't even try. To learn more click on any of the links below to read our Corpora, Rule Book or Dor Un Avathar. Or take a quick trip to my links page and check out the Amtgard: The Official Site link. Amtgard ranges to just about everywhere with provences even as far as Germany and Austraila. So if you are interested you might want to see if you can find a Amtgard Chapter near you and join in on the fun!
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