Death to the heretic!
Why Roleplay? Why not? Have you ever wanted to take the word of Geoff, ruler of the world to whoever is pointy headed enough to not already know? Then that's OK! In Live Action Roleplay (LRP, LARP, whatever) you can.
It's dead good! You can overact to your hearts content and lay about you with the sword of (in)justice, however, I should warn you that overenthusiastic use WILL result in you being punched very hard by the person you have just hit. My character's name (should I live through the next couple of events) is Rod Gallowglass.
There exist a number of excellent rules to bear in mind.
- Do not get dead, it is bad for your self image.
- The foliage always wins.
- Do not fall down large holes with brambles.
- The foliage always wins.
- Do NOT say, "he couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."
- The foliage always wins.
- Do not mistake silver for gold.
and finally...
The foliage always wins!
That last part is very important. Remember, have fun and don't hurt anyone!
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Last Updated: 09/05/99 Pete