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- 01:32, 18 May 2022 (diff | hist) (0) Referee (current)
- 01:32, 18 May 2022 (diff | hist) (-2) Referee
- 01:31, 18 May 2022 (diff | hist) (+4) Referee
- 01:31, 18 May 2022 (diff | hist) (+187) Referee
- 01:30, 18 May 2022 (diff | hist) (-1) Invisible hi-vis (current)
- 01:24, 18 May 2022 (diff | hist) (+6) Social Media (pre-game) (current)
- 04:57, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+27) Weapons (current)
- 04:55, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+5) Calls (current)
- 04:55, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+46) Calls
- 04:54, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+885) N Calls (Created page with "Calls are vocally expressed pre-agreed set directives which can be used for mechanical, narrative or safety purposes. Most games have an agreed set of directive calls which ar...")
- 04:41, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+54) Weapons
- 04:37, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+1,937) Weapons
- 04:16, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+86) Weapons
- 04:15, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+166) N Weapons (Created page with "Weapons are in-game props that are specifically used for acted-out conflict resolution that mimics armed combat. ===Foam Weapons=== ===Projectile Weapons===")
- 04:14, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (-5) Props (current)
- 04:14, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+58) Props
- 04:12, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+4) Fakery (current)
- 04:11, 18 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+854) N Props (Created page with "Props are physical or digital objects used to enhance the diegetic themes of the game, to convey information about the narrative or characters, or to act as bearers of game ef...")
- 09:42, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+254) N Authenticool (Created page with "Mostly this page is here to infuriate people. Authenticool refers to a type of aesthetic judgement applied to costume, weaponry or other LARP props that acknowledges the impo...") (current)
- 09:40, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+5) Mega-monster (current)
- 09:40, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+48) Mega-monster
- 09:38, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+154) N Referee (Created page with "Referees are facilitators of the game activity, who may provide responses to player action, oversee gameplay or adjudicate combat. Category: Concepts")
- 09:34, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+32) Monster (current)
- 09:33, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+171) N System (Created page with "A System is a collected publication of LARP techniques, participation rules, and diegetic setting designed to support a range of LARP game events. Category: Concepts") (current)
- 09:29, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+635) N NPC (Created page with "NPC is an abbreviation of the term non-player character. An NPC is usually part of the administration of the game, there to provide direction and guidance to players. They ha...") (current)
- 09:24, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+24) m Mega-monster (add category)
- 09:23, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+747) N Mega-monster (Created page with "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...")
- 09:08, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (-1) m Battlefield (current)
- 09:06, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+1) Battlefield
- 09:06, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+2) m Battlefield
- 09:06, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+25) Battlefield
- 09:04, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+442) N Battlefield (Created page with "A Battlefield is an in-character (IC) area specifically used for combat-based conflict resolution and often for mass combat. The use of battlefields allows for segregating...")
- 08:58, 17 December 2020 (diff | hist) (+1,183) Empire (Addition of information on child participation and basic game information) (current)
- 12:04, 2 January 2020 (diff | hist) (+486) N Empire (Created page with "Empire is a festival fantasy LARP system run in the UK which includes four annual centrally organised events between April and September as well as a number of approved or 'sa...")
- 12:00, 2 January 2020 (diff | hist) (+46) Lorien Trust (current)
- 11:58, 2 January 2020 (diff | hist) (+448) N Lorien Trust (Created page with "The Lorien Trust is a festival fantasy LARP system run in the UK which includes four annual centrally organised 'mainline' events during May and August as well as a substantia...")
- 11:49, 2 January 2020 (diff | hist) (+489) N The Smoke (Created page with "The Smoke is a larp festival which began in 2017 and has since been held annually in January in London. It is organised by Mo Holkar, Michael Such, Mark Durkan, Laura Wood, Ka...") (current)
- 11:41, 2 January 2020 (diff | hist) (-1) m UK LARP awards (current)
- 11:40, 2 January 2020 (diff | hist) (+31) m UK LARP awards (added category)
- 11:39, 2 January 2020 (diff | hist) (0) m Camelot (current)
- 05:35, 29 December 2019 (diff | hist) (0) m Mechanics (current)
- 05:34, 29 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+435) Mechanics
- 05:26, 29 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+1) Depleting resource (→See also) (current)
- 10:16, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+22) m Set-piece (current)
- 10:06, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+25) Mechanics
- 09:53, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+513) N Mechanics (Created page with "Mechanics are ludic systems of rules to constrain game actions and simulate specific types of interaction with the game world. They may enable characters to manifest skill...")
- 09:53, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (0) m Battleboard (current)
- 09:52, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+25) Hard skills (current)
- 09:51, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+406) N Hard skills (Created page with "Skills which have a game impact, and which reside in the player rather than the character. ==Example(s)== Sam manages to decode a secret love-letter sent by another character...")
- 09:45, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+351) N Encounter-based Design (Created page with "Encounter-based design is an approach to writing larp events where the narrative of the game is structured as a series of encounters where characters interact with n...") (current)
- 09:39, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+10) m Time-faff (→See also) (current)
- 09:36, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+742) N Time-faff (Created page with "A directive given by referees to manage the physical boundaries of roleplay, which advises the next game space is not yet ready and players should improvise a delay. == Examp...")
- 09:30, 3 December 2019 (diff | hist) (+15) Time-ish (→See also) (current)
- 08:01, 30 November 2019 (diff | hist) (0) m Monster
- 07:59, 30 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+345) N Monster (Created page with "'Monsters' is a generic term often used to refer to volunteer crew performing a variety of narrative or combat roles to facilitate a larp event. Monsters are briefed and direc...")
- 08:56, 28 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+199) N Category:Mechanic (Created page with "Mechanics are elements of rule systems, usually with the aim of introducing fairness or chance into gameplay, or enabling actions that do not rely on the personal skills and a...") (current)
- 10:51, 26 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+148) N Category:Techniques (Created page with "Techniques are common practices used in larp events to facilitate play. Techniques can include, but are not restricted to, rules and game mechanics.") (current)
- 10:49, 26 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+68) N Category:Events (Created page with "Events and Systems are one-off, repeated or ongoing larp activities.") (current)
- 10:47, 26 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+112) N Category:Concepts (Created page with "Concepts are ideas which help us discuss larp design, or specific larp practices, game mechanics and techniques.") (current)
- 12:16, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (-57) Main Page (current)
- 12:13, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+4) UK LARP awards
- 12:12, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+15) UK LARP awards
- 12:10, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+177) N UK LARP awards (Created page with "An event held annually in the East Midlands to celebrate achievements in the UK LARP scene over the past year. Organised over two days, the event also includes a traders market.")
- 12:08, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+87) N Category:CommunityEvents (Created page with "This list summarises a range of community events in the UK organised by or for LARPers.") (current)
- 06:11, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+67) m Main Page (→Starting places)
- 06:08, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (-1) m Camelot (category change)
- 06:07, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+67) Main Page
- 06:06, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+22) m Camelot (formatting changes)
- 06:03, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+1,117) N Camelot (New page summarising Camelot- UK LARP conference.)
- 05:48, 24 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+349) N Non-disruptive euphemism (Created page with "The communication of out-of-game information using a word or phrase appropriate to the diegetic world in order to maintain an immersive experience. May be used for multiple pu...") (current)
- 17:25, 16 November 2019 (diff | hist) (-18) m Community Portal (current)
- 12:28, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+298) N Magic circle (Created page with "The 'magic circle' is a concept derived from the book ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_Ludens Homo Ludens]'' written by dutch historian Johan Huizinga. It indicates that...") (current)
- 12:28, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+1,174) N Genre (Created page with "'''Genre''' is a form or type of communication which follows a set of socially-agreed conventions, stylistic criteria, or thematic patterns which emerge over time. Most freque...") (current)
- 12:28, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+976) N Diegesis (Created page with "'''Diegesis''' is a term taken from game studies, where it refers explicitly to the narrative game world; its characters, objects and actions which comprise the fiction of the...") (current)
- 12:27, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+171) N Time-out (Created page with "A directive call used by game referees to decree the end of game runtime. = See also = *Time-in *Time-ish *Calls *Directives Category:Techniques") (current)
- 12:27, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+634) N Time-ish (Created page with "An informal directive given by players in response to a question regarding the boundaries of roleplay, which clarifies the extent to which players are engaged in roleplay outs...")
- 12:27, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+360) N Time-in (Created page with "A directive call used by game referees to decree the start of game runtime. ''Hard'' time-in is a pre-agreed commitment to an inflexible start where late arriving characters w...") (current)
- 12:27, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+309) N Social Media (pre-game) (Created page with "The use of social media platforms to (i) advertise, (ii) distribute information, (iii) engage IC e.g. in order to develop character relationships with each other or the world...")
- 12:27, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+125) N Social Media (in-game) (Created page with "The use of social media platforms to enable IC interaction with the world/each other during runtime. Category:Techniques") (current)
- 12:26, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+264) N Set-piece (Created page with "Pre-planned detailed, scheduled and set-dressed encounter. Organised in order to deliver a specific directed or designed experience. Outcomes may or may not be influenced...")
- 12:26, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+472) N Safe Word (Created page with "A safe word is a pre-agreed directive call available for use by all participants to call a halt to the game in order to address a safety concern. == Example(s) == * The use...") (current)
- 12:26, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+689) N Physical Representation (Created page with "Category:Techniques Physical representation is a technique for marking out the presence and features of objects in the game. Commonly abbreviated as phys-rep, representati...") (current)
- 12:25, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+233) N Misdirection (Created page with "The out-of-character intentional provision of misinformation using existing communication channels in order to manage player metagame expectations and/or preserve plot...") (current)
- 12:25, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+354) N Invisible hi-vis (Created page with "The conventional use of high-visibility clothing to mark out-of-character people or items. Frequently used to identify referees or crew. ===== Note ===== Other convent...")
- 12:25, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+585) N Hand-in-air (invisibility) (Created page with "The hand-in-air technique is a widely used hand signal in a variety of UK larp communities to indicate non-participation in the diegetic or game world. Most frequently, a hand...") (current)
- 12:24, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+669) N Geocaches (Created page with "Geocaches provide a mechanism for character engagement with the local environment which does not require interaction with a game referee. Geocaches are often enclosures that p...") (current)
- 12:24, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+564) N Gated Encounter (Created page with "An encounter which is part of the diegetic and game-world, but the access to the play space is restricted by the game organisers. Includes: * Off-site encounter The use...") (current)
- 12:23, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+185) N Fakery (Created page with "The use of props or items which are not fully realistic-looking in order to highlight that they are part of the game. ==See also== Physical Representation Category:Te...")
- 12:23, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+518) N Downtime (Created page with "A technique used in persistent world games where characters and referees communicate outside of runtime (after time-out) in order to have game world effects. ====...") (current)
- 12:23, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+820) N Directives (Created page with "Instruction given to players which directs how to engage with the diegetic or game world. May be direct or mediated, and refer to mechanical or narrative instructions to steer...") (current)
- 12:22, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+698) N Depleting resource (Created page with "A type of game mechanic which quantitatively restricts and enables capability through incorporating scarcity. This promotes self management and motivation to engage in coopera...")
- 12:22, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+334) N Crew room (Created page with "A back stage space outside of the game. May be used for: *preparing non-player characters (such as monsters) prior to engaging in play *a central operations point for...") (current)
- 12:22, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+353) N Character Pack (Created page with "Written information, usually given to players pre-game and designed to manage player expectations. May include information to aid preparation such as details on the event ge...") (current)
- 12:21, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+198) N Battleboard (Created page with "The use of a diagrammatic location system managed by referees to manage characters statistics (e.g. health, mana). No longer in widespread use. =See also= Mechanics...")
- 12:21, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+431) N Archetype characters (Created page with "A game design technique utilising pre-defined role templates from which players may choose when booking to participate in the game. Roles may define character features such as...") (current)
- 12:19, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+3,705) N Community Portal (Created page with "==Community Portal== Thanks for visiting the community portal! Please note that as the Wiki does not officially 'launch' until autumn 2019, anyone signing up to contribute sho...")
- 12:18, 15 November 2019 (diff | hist) (+880) Main Page