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Where Did you Get the Idea From?  by Jim MacDougal
Never ask a creative person "Where do you get your ideas?" Ideas come from everywhere, and each idea's origin has a story all its own...  More...

Costuming For Guys Who Don't Give a Crap by Dave Coleman
There are many attractions to LARPing which might draw one to the hobby. A yen for acting. A desire to shine in front of one's peers. The joy of escaping into a world where things are a little more exciting, and everyone is above average. But it is the truly rarified and distinguished LARPer who derives utmost enjoyment from dressing up in funny clothes. I'm talking about the Kostume Kings...  More...

LARP in the Time of Cholera by Gordon Olmstead-Dean
A couple of weeks ago, I sat down with the Co-GM of my current campaign and figured out our current unemployment statistics. After a few moments with pen and paper, we came to the conclusion that about 18% of our regular contingent were currently unemployed...  More...

Thespians Do It On Stage by Laura Quimby
The history of LARP is shrouded in mystery. Regardless, most will agree that the origins of LARP have less than a few hundred years of history. And the basic truth of the matter is – someone's been doing this much, much longer...  More...

The Man Who Never Was by Cheryl "Tashi" Costa
As a theatrical artist, the original idea came to me in back in 1998. The idea was to create this massive research web site and perhaps a cable television documentary built around...  More...

Ooops!!! by Jim MacDougal
Mistakes happen. Mistakes happen in LARPS a lot. You're supposed to learn from them, and with luck your mistakes will be worth a couple of laughs...  More...