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| − | A particular type of costumed NPC that requires more than one crew member to operate and may form the basis of a 'creature feature' within the game. Mega-monsters may include elements of puppetry and theatrical models or require specialist expertise such as stilt-walking to operate. In some cases a mega-monster may be a single costumed NPC accompanied by a referee due to the costume's impact on their surroundings or obstructing the vision of the NPC. | + | A particular type of costumed NPC that requires more than one crew member to operate and may form the basis of a 'creature feature' within the game. Mega-monsters may include elements of puppetry and theatrical models or require specialist expertise such as stilt-walking to operate. In some cases a mega-monster may be a single costumed [[NPC]] accompanied by a referee due to the costume's impact on their surroundings or obstructing the vision of the [[NPC]]. |
==Examples of Mega-monsters== | ==Examples of Mega-monsters== | ||
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* Hound of Tinderloss | * Hound of Tinderloss | ||
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[[Category: Concepts]] | [[Category: Concepts]] | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 17 December 2020
A particular type of costumed NPC that requires more than one crew member to operate and may form the basis of a 'creature feature' within the game. Mega-monsters may include elements of puppetry and theatrical models or require specialist expertise such as stilt-walking to operate. In some cases a mega-monster may be a single costumed NPC accompanied by a referee due to the costume's impact on their surroundings or obstructing the vision of the NPC.
Examples of Mega-monsters
A number of different games make use of mega-monsters and they may be found in any genre. However, they are more common in fantasy or horror LARPs. Some notable examples may include:
- Tear in reality
- Balrog
- War-hippo
- Alien
- Dragon
- Hound of Tinderloss
