What ' s your weight ? <| sep |> Puts the students in danger ? Safety concerns ? Did I miss something in the article or do they never say exactly what those dangers are ? <| sep |> So does one becomes materialistic for taking advantage of discounted prices ? <| sep |> that log had a child ! <| sep |> Reminds me of the mysterious mushroom that turned out to be a pocket pussy <| sep |> How did you get into LARPing ? I was a theatre kid in high school , and many of my friends were playing in a Vampire the Masquerade LARP on Friday nights . I heard them talk about it , and it seemed interesting enough . When one of my friends decided to start a local game , I was invited to join in and it sounded fun . My character got his head chopped off in the climax of the second game , and I thought that was the coolest thing ever and was hooked . What is the most challenging thing about LARPing ? The out of game drama . LARP tends to attract geeky people who aren ' t as skilled socially , as well as people who are prone to being overdramatic . Because LARP tends to be more successful the more players you have , games are loathe to actually ban or discourage players , so you get cases where players who are making the game less fun are kept around despite their being a negative influence . There ' s the issues where a player may get upset because their character was killed and take it personally , believing it to be bias by the staff . In games that allow for scheming and backstabbing among the players , you get cases where someone may be upset at the player , and decide to use that to create flimsy excuses to attack their character . The biggest game nightmare is the web of interpersonal relationships between the players , and how that affects gameplay . What are the friendships like that you have formed with other LARPers ? Do you hang out outside of events ? Most of my best friends I met at LARP . We hang out together outside of game quite often . Heck , I met my boyfriend at a LARP ! I ' ve seen several of my friends get married to people they met at LARP . How has LARPing helped you in your life outside of LARPing ? I ' ve gotten two jobs from having friends I met at LARP make recommendations of my professionalism . I ' ve become a lot better at improving my people skills , which helped me a lot as a manager . It ' s also given me an outlet for my creativity . How much money do you spend on LARPing ? I generally spend about $ 1 , 000 a year on game fees , costuming , and food . I play characters who cook ingame and sell food for game money or favors . What have you learned about yourself through LARPing ? I have the capacity to lead . I am genuinely able to scare people with my acting . I can achieve many things if I try . People working together to achieve a goal are unstoppable . What do you think is more important , winning at all costs or playing with honor ? Playing with honor . Not in the aspect of playing honorable characters , I ' ve played conniving assholes , but that even if you ' re playing a villain , you make it fair . You give other people a chance to take you down , because there ' s no fun in just a onesided beatdown . There ' s no glory in winning because you are just plain better than your opponent physically . Likewise , never forget that even if you ' re playing a ruthless character , you are still a player in a game and the goal is to make a fun experience for everyone . What advice would you have to a newbie LARPer ? Relax , every player was new once so they ' re really forgiving . Likewise , because LARP works best with larger numbers of players , most games REALLY want new players and are willing to tolerate some screw ups at first to help you get into it . Keep safety in mind , this can be a dangerous hobby . I broke my arm at an event earlier this year . How loyal are you to your clan if a part of one ? This question isn ' t really that applicable to me . I mean , when I play Vampire , my characters tend to place their Covenant before their Clan , but they still care about their Clan . But that ' s not the answer you ' re looking for . In general , if characters have placed their trust in me , I am okay with breaking it IF it would lead to an interesting story and IF I believe the other players would understand , even if their CHARACTERS didn ' t . Any other ideas you think would be cool to include in a play about LARPing ? LARPers are ACTORS . It ' s improv in geeky costumes . Many LARPers are theatre people . Likewise , Parlor LARPs , games that are more drama focused and don ' t use actual combat , tend to attract more theatre people than Action LARPs . Because action LARPs are more visually exciting , those are the ones that get the most attention . BUT ! Parlor LARPs exist , and allow for you to have players who are more into the costuming and historical accuracy of portraying a tea party in Victorian London or the emotional arcs of the struggle to survive in a postapocalyptic fallout shelter . There ' s a lot of different styles of LARP out there , so don ' t feel as if you have to stick to the traditional fantasy action adventure .