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<strong>Welcome to the UK L(A)RP Wiki!</strong>
  
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A new site for sharing and collating resources on LRP/LARP/larp events and production, design, theory, concepts and techniques used across the UK. The official launch of the site will happen in late Summer/early Autumn 2019 - until this time all materials are still under construction. The wiki is partnered with the website, which is also under construction at [https://uklrp.org uklrp.org] and [https://uklarp.org uklarp.org]
  
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== Getting started ==
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If you would like to contribute to the wiki, please visit our [[Community Portal]]
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* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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==What is LRP, LARP or larping? ==  
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Live (action) roleplaying is an activity where you take on a character and act out an improvised narrative in the context of a particular setting or genre. It is both a leisure pursuit in its own right and a collection of techniques which can be used for education and developmental purposes. Connected in various ways to related activities such as tabletop roleplaying games, historical re-enactment, cosplay and immersive theatre, different communities have developed their own styles or features of live roleplaying.  
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* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
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Read more and find links to some great articles on the [[UK larping]] page.
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==Starting places==
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Some suggested starting places for browsing and building this wiki
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* Events & Systems
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* [https://wiki.uklarp.org/index.php?title=Category:Techniques Techniques]
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* [https://wiki.uklarp.org/index.php?title=Category:Concepts Concepts]
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* Community Events
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==Contribute==
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If you'd like to contribute to the wiki, please visit the [[Community Portal]] where you will find help and info as well as notices.

Revision as of 12:18, 15 November 2019

Welcome to the UK L(A)RP Wiki!

A new site for sharing and collating resources on LRP/LARP/larp events and production, design, theory, concepts and techniques used across the UK. The official launch of the site will happen in late Summer/early Autumn 2019 - until this time all materials are still under construction. The wiki is partnered with the website, which is also under construction at uklrp.org and uklarp.org

If you would like to contribute to the wiki, please visit our Community Portal

What is LRP, LARP or larping?

Live (action) roleplaying is an activity where you take on a character and act out an improvised narrative in the context of a particular setting or genre. It is both a leisure pursuit in its own right and a collection of techniques which can be used for education and developmental purposes. Connected in various ways to related activities such as tabletop roleplaying games, historical re-enactment, cosplay and immersive theatre, different communities have developed their own styles or features of live roleplaying. Read more and find links to some great articles on the UK larping page.

Starting places

Some suggested starting places for browsing and building this wiki

Contribute

If you'd like to contribute to the wiki, please visit the Community Portal where you will find help and info as well as notices.

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