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is this a sex thing

>How easy is it to find good vampire larps and good larps with similar playstyles? Are there signs to look for, or is it a total crapshoot?

It's pretty much a crapshoot in the US, especially for Vampire: The Requiem which is plagued with edgy teenagers. However, more professional games will be primarily attended by older people and will usually have their own website. Plus, it never hurts to show up once. Even if that game sucks, they may know some other one. The only thing to remember is that it can be a very dark game if played right, and may not be the best choice for a newcomer (Vampire characters die like wildfire, and PvP is a huge aspect of the system).

>Do you ever have trouble renting campsites? How do the owners react when you tell them what you're renting the campsites for?

I have played in larger games where they hire out an entire campsite for a full weekend game. These games typically cost money to play in as a player character, though npcing (playing the monsters) is typically free and includes food. As far as renting campsites, when I was still running my Firefly LARP I had a single issue with a campsite that had been stiffed on their fee by a LARP many years ago. That has been my only difficulty, though we occasionally have problems with things like double booking.

>How expensive is larping?
To start off, not very. The Vampire games are typically free, weekend events can run upwards of $80, but that includes food and a cabin to sleep in. To show up, all you need is a standard poet shirt and maybe a pouch. You'll look dumb compared to the people that have been building their costumes for years, but it'll do for your first game. Typically the monster camp will allow you to borrow a weapon for your first game, but after that you'll have to acquire your own.

Continued!

>>6898869
Absolutely.
But in all seriousness, there's usually a 'no sex' rule at all the LARPs I've been to. SCA is chill with banging though.

>Do you know anything whether the LARP community in Germany is different from the US?
I've never played in a European game, but they are supposed to be way higher in terms of quality than the American games. However, the downside of that is it takes a far higher investment to get involved in time, money, and effort. I personally prefer the more casual games. A buddy of mine is trying to start a west coast European quality game though.

>Also, how much of the equipment can be crafted? I am fairly good at that, but I don't have much money.
Most of it can be. There are literally hundreds of tutorials out there. The bottom line is don't wear satin or kitty ears (we actually had a plump girl show up in a Tokyo Mew Mew cosplay, trying to play a race which are defined as wildcats. After the third "Nya" she was taken aside by a marshal). Be accurate to the setting you are playing in and all will be well.
Also, if you are playing in a fantasy game, you can make up for a lack of costuming early on by having excellent makeup or prosthetics.

>If you can play animal people, does that mean you're a furry?
Nah, though I'm sure some of them are. I just like doing overcomplicated uncomfortable costuming and the only way I can do that is by playing a race other than human in most games.

>>6898870
You said Vampire isn't the best choice for a newcomer. Are there any LARPs with playstyles similar to Vampire, or are people to whom Vampire sounds interesting stuck with it?

Also, you said "Even if that game sucks, they may know some other one." What's the best way to bring that up? How do you ask about other games without revealing that you think their game sucks? Do you just say "I don't think this game's for me, do you know any others?"

In general, is it worth the costs of games and travel to shop around until you find a LARP (Vampire or otherwise) that isn't bad?

What do you think of all the various cheesy and bad American LARPs out there? Do you believe in 'live and let live', or do you think they're hurting the reputation of LARPing and should stop?

What's the quality of LARPs in Canada and Australia compared to America and Europe?

What do your friends and family think of your hobby? How do you feel toward any of them who may dislike it and wish you would stop?

Do you need an abundance of charisma and an inclination for dramatics to do this kind of role playing? Maybe a lack of... shame, for lack of a better word? Sounds scary.

How do the guys view you? Do they try to white knight you, or do they let you prove yourself on the battle field then accept you as one of them?

>>6900113
Aw jeez that's a lot of questions.I'll try to answer them all as best as I can.
>You said Vampire isn't the best choice for a newcomer. Are there any LARPs with playstyles similar to Vampire, or are people to whom Vampire sounds interesting stuck with it?
There are several Vampire-like games. Any game can be played as a dark, horror, PvP, political intrigue game, the Vampire ruleset just happens to be entirely built that way. If you can find one, Call of Cthulhu games can be good. I say it isn't good for a newcomer because it's a stab-your-buddy-in-the-back game, and I've seen new players get awfully butthurt since they have no previous experience. If murder is your cup of tea, you may enjoy one-shot (one day only) murder in the parlor style games.

>Also, you said "Even if that game sucks, they may know some other one." What's the best way to bring that up? How do you ask about other games without revealing that you think their game sucks? Do you just say "I don't think this game's for me, do you know any others?"
You can do exactly that. You can also listen to their bitching. If a game somewhere else is better than their game, you can be sure they'll bitch about it. Some of them may know a better game, but simply cannot afford to attend it. So yes, saying "Hey, this was okay, but are there any others around here?" is usually best.

>>6900113
Continued.
>In general, is it worth the costs of games and travel to shop around until you find a LARP (Vampire or otherwise) that isn't bad?
Hell yes. If you're shopping around, and you don't have friends specifically bringing you in, then you have a long and bumpy road ahead of you but don't settle for second best. I will offer this word of warning though, almost not matter what your first game will suck. You won't know the rules, the people, or the history behind the game (important for the games that have been running for a decade or more). You'll feel out of place and confused, and probably awkward. I promise you the second time you go it will be better.


>What do you think of all the various cheesy and bad American LARPs out there? Do you believe in 'live and let live', or do you think they're hurting the reputation of LARPing and should stop?
They definitely injure the reputation (see: Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!) however I also think they should be allowed to stay. They are definitely the stepping stones to better games. Also, a lot of LARPing (and cosplay) looks cheesy from the outside, but if you're on the inside, know what's going on, and are having a good time it's great (the adrenaline rush from combat is great).

>What's the quality of LARPs in Canada and Australia compared to America and Europe?
No clue about Canada, though some players in our weekend games travel down from there, so maybe that's an indication. We had a gamer originally from Australia who had never seen a community there. I honestly don't really know.

>>6900256
Like I said above, my friends and family are chill. It's such an integral part of who I am that if, hypothetically, one of them asked me to cut it out, I'd probably tell them to fuck off and go get into my plate armor. It'd be like if one of your friends said "Cosplaying is dumb and I wish you wouldn't do it" it's just kinda... rude.
With LARPing comes a massive community of friends, so I don't really fret about not having people to go hang out with. If my family were concerned it'd probably be due to misinformation.

>>6900274
For public games, yes, for private games, no.
For games like my Vampire game, which was run in a downtown area in public, that could probably cause issues for a shy person, but for the weekend games when everyone is doing their the same thing as you it really isn't an issue.

You'll have more fun if you open up more, but also being too dramatic and over the top is a classic newbie mistake and is annoying as hell. The important thing to remember is that you are playing a person who is not you. I know people that are almost too shy to talk to people out of character who are the loudest badasses in character. After playing the same person for a couple years, they really separate out as a real person and you can take a backseat and let them drive. It's a really, really weird feeling, but it's also half the fun.

So, charisma is useful but not requires, dramatics piss people off, and a lack of shame is usually helpful, but in the end, you aren't you while you're playing so there is no need to worry.

How common/rare are LARPs that are played in public?

How easy/hard is it to find LARPs? I've read that a lot of sites for individual LARPs are outdated/dead.

>>6900277
This is a very important question, and helps show the difference between professional and non-professional games.

In a well run, professional game, white knighting is leapt on immediately by the staff. It is all kinds of hell no. The same thing goes for using your in game character to harass girls out of game. In the games I've played in, all of them have a full customer service team (I work in one of them) dedicated to anonymously taking care of people's problems.
So, to answer your question, I've had the issue when I've visited new games that turned out to be non professional, but in any game worth it's salt, they leap on that as fast as anything because it's really, really not cool.

The game staff also very quickly stops women who show up to show off to the nerds who have obviously never, ever touched a real woman before [/sarcasm]. We get them occasionally showing up in plastic chainmail bikinis and they're dragged to the side almost immediately. Dat shit ain't cool.

In general the games are policed super well because otherwise players, women or otherwise, wouldn't come back. If you are harassed at any LARP ever, I personally apologize to you and assure you that there are better ones out there.

For all the professional games I've been to, there's usually a pretty even mix of men and women, the exception being Vampire LARP which is surprisingly female dominated, but I expect that depends on the individual game. There is also a weekend game up here that is Vampire rules set in Victorian England (full costuming required) that I hear is pretty female-dominated.

>>6900377
They are not very common, and if they are a professional you won't even know they are there. The problem with public games is that it makes it a lot harder to roleplay as we don't want to disturb the mundanes. For example, at Vampire, you are not allowed to run, scream, yell, or lie on the ground, all of which is reasonable but makes a horror game a little meh when you have to hear
>The shambling little girl held up by vines pouring from the back of her head approaches you!
>AAAAHHHUUG
>Hey, hey, no screaming, this is a public game.
>Oh, uh, right, well, I'm going to run away now.
>Don't go to quickly now.

Compared to a weekend event where you can do all of these.

>>6900386
"The game staff also very quickly stops women who show up to show off to the nerds who have obviously never, ever touched a real woman before [/sarcasm]. We get them occasionally showing up in plastic chainmail bikinis and they're dragged to the side almost immediately. Dat shit ain't cool."

How common are girls who only attend LARPs for attention? I'm reminded of the 'fake nerd girl' debate.

>>6900380
The easiest way is to have a friend who already plays. There are also some big name games that are still prevalent that have chapters all over the U.S (Alliance LARP being a big one). A lot of sites are down and/or outdated, but there will often be Facebook groups for the LARPing community at large, just search your hometown and LARP in the Facebook search bar.

>>6900403
Not too common, and I'm not even going into the fake nerd girl debate, I'm just saying we do occasionally get some girls who show up for the attention.
Cheap corsets are a tip off.

Typically if we spot them, the female customer service rep goes and talks to them and explains stuff. Sometimes they pack their stuff and leave the mountain in a huff, but more frequently they seem relieved and borrow someone else's garb and have a good time.

>>6900380
Scrub ass vampirefag here, I found my group through my college clubs. We had a "gamer's association" which hosted larps for a branch of a national organization. And then through them I got invited to the better, bigger, and less neckbeardy larp. So if you attend or live near a college, that can be a good way to find something.

>>6900404
So if someone doesn't have a friend who already plays, are they in for a really hard time of trying to get into larping?

>>6900429
It certainly doesn't make things easier, particularly if you're socially awkward at all, but it's still doable.
For example, you could even ask on here, or like, /tg/ or something.

>>6900434
For reference if anyone wants to know any specifics, I LARP in the California/Oregon/Washington area. I can offer a couple names from that area for them that wants them.

>>6900396
The situation you described sounds like the sort of thing that would make less patient people get annoyed, take their stuff and go home, maybe with some nasty parting remarks. Does that ever happen?

On that note, when people leave larps they tried out and didn't like, do they tend to be polite and tactful about it, or do they say nasty things? Obviously, the former is preferable - it costs nothing to be nice, and you never know when burning a bridge, however small, might come back to bite you in the ass.

>>6900516
>The situation you described sounds like the sort of thing that would make less patient people get annoyed, take their stuff and go home, maybe with some nasty parting remarks. Does that ever happen?
No, not really. With Vampire we usually get more people leaving because it's a high tension PvP game than because of the public play rules.

>When people leave larps they tried out and didn't like, do they tend to be polite and tactful about it, or do they say nasty things? Obviously, the former is preferable - it costs nothing to be nice, and you never know when burning a bridge, however small, might come back to bite you in the ass.
It really depends on the person, we have had some drama bombs explode with all kinds of dumbfuckery (some dude got pissed that he wasn't being paid enough attention once and ran off with one guy's full set of plate mail. That was a particularly bad time).
Most people duck out gracefully, particularly if it was their first game, no harm, no foul.
There are also people that ruin the game for everyone because they didn't like it by killing the rest of the game, or breaking the rules. That's what we have a staff and a customer service department for is to handle that sort of butthurt.

During public larps, do you ever get asked to leave businesses?

Do you ever get reactions from passersby (or hikers or campers in the mountains)? If so, what kind of reactions?

Concerning makeup and prosthetics, how easy/hard is it to get into? Sounds like an expensive and difficult hobby.

>>6900740
We very specifically do not remain in character inside businesses. We go out of character to buy food and snacks and things, and no one in public games dresses extremely enough to get anything other than a strange look, since they are modern settings. I posted a bunch of stories of interactions with mundanes in public games which I can try to find and repost. Most of the reactions are positive, if confused, and since a huge part of public play is not disrupting the mundanes it's usually them who approach us.

>>6900747
For high fantasy games, which have races that require prosthetics, it can be a money sink, but all games will give you the option to play a human.
There's a huge amount of stuff on creating comfortable larp prosthetics that can be taken on and off quickly but still look good. For a basic elf, all you need are those latex elf ears, but for more complicated costumes, like my tarantula girl, you can wind up investing either time or money or both in a costume. The more prosthetics you wear can also change your comfort level at a full weekend game.

>>6900740
Alright, reposting stories.
At a public game:
>be me, 6 foot tall female
>Temporarily play a male character. Professional grade mustache, makeup, and binding.
>Playing an ancient celt brought to modern times, so I have a pouch made of a real fox head tied around my waist, fox face over my crotch.
>Late night, need to pee.
>Only one place open, it's a bar.
>Walk in.
>Skanky drunk girls walk over "Hey, is that fox real?"
>I've been in character all night, so I respond in my deeper voice "Why yes m'dear, tis truely the real thing."
>"Can I touch-" *licks lips* "-your fox?"
>"...Yeah... sure." I lifted the pouch so she could feel the fur without grabbing my crotch.
>She fondles my fox, and squints at me.
>"Hey.... is that mustache... fake?"
>"...Yes,"
>"Are you... a woman?"
>"...YES."
>She nearly falls over herself leaping away.
>"OH MY GOD I'M SO SORRY."

Same game:
>Context is unnecessary for the scene.
>Standing on the busiest thoroughfare of main street dressed all in black with purple and white makeup on to make me look dead. Silver crucifix around my neck, no smiling.
>Next to me, casual businesswoman, high heels, skirt and jacket.
>Conversing with a hobo, falling apart shirt, stumbling, he even smells pretty bad.
>Right behind the hobo, the fairy queen in a sparkly green dress all lit up from the inside with lights. She's controlling the hobo like a marionette, and since we can't 'see' her yet we ignore her and talk to the hobo guy.
>all of the above people are players in the game, we all know each other.
>Large herd of drunken party girls walk past us, stumbling in oversized heels carrying plastic cups of beer. As one, they stop and stare at us, we ignore them and continue roleplaying.
>They collectively shake their heads in confusion, walk to the end of the street, and all throw their full cups of beer in the trash.

>>6900761
Here's the last thread you were in: >>6881217

For people who want to do prosthetics or make more eloborate costumes, are they out of luck if htey're not wealthy enough?

>>6900773
Same game:
>Be playing my usual character, the one all in black with the dead face and the crucifix.
>Be sitting on park bench with my "father"
>My "father" out of character is a good friend of mine. He's a devout mormon of the good sort, and has a beautiful wife. I appear much younger than him. We've been roleplaying with each other for years, and are very comfortable with each other.
>I guess we must have been sitting pretty close to each other or something, I don't even know. A woman walks up in high heels and bunny ears.
>"Hey, can I ask you a question?" to me.
>"Yeah, sure."
>"Are you a Christan?" gesturing to my crucifix.
>"Yeah, sorta." In fact I'm a casual nondenominational Christian out of game.
>"So am I" she pulls out a crappy gold color crucifix she has tied around her neck with a plastic ribbon. "My friend got me this, it's actually a bookmark but I tied it around me neck and now I can't get it off."
>"Oh... umm..."
>"You know, I think it's awful that young people are being with people so much older than they are, no offense to you two, of course."
>My "father" looks aghast.
>"Don't you feel any shame, taking advantage of a young trusting soul like this girl? I mean, she's christian, she has no experience with the real world."
>My "father" splutters.
>I hurriedly step in "Actually, he's my uncle."
>Woman is instantly appeased "Oh, okay. Have a nice night folks!" She stumbled away.
>My 'father' turns to me "Uncle? Seriously? Why not cousin?"
>"Because everyone says cousin, no one believes that story."

>>6900774
Thanks anon.
Bide your time. I'm poor as well. Start off simple, play a human with a poet shirt. Gather your materials and save your money, and if you can make your own stuff then you have it made.
I built my full spider rig (which includes full sized extra arm prosthetics, the latex mask, and a full bodysuit) for under $100, but it took a lot of time.
I got my plate armor by saving my money for a while, then, when a friend of mine was moving, he sold me his old full rig for $200, for a full set of plate that isn't so bad.

>>6900778
Last one from a public game:
>Be middle of the night.
>Need to pee, again.
>Once again, bar is the only place open.
>Be in the bathroom washing my hands in all my blacks and the crucifix.
>3 drunk women stumble in.
>They are in their mid-30s, all wearing 7 inch stilletos, nearly falling over.
>"Biiittccchhh I just want to fucking fuck him you know?"
>"Then just fuck him bitcccchhh, just do it."
>They are blocking the door, which I need to get through.
>Walk up, politely say "Excuse me please."
>They all stop talking with a look of sheer aghast horror, then they all look down at their feet.
>You can feel the shame in the room.
>One of them mutters "Sorry sister."
>They all get out of my way.
>Wellthen.jpg

(New) One from a weekend game:
>Our campsite is double booked again
>Be surrounded by dozens of... girl scouts.
>Getting into spider gear in the bathroom at the lodge, painting my face and adjusting the mask
>8 girlscouts pour in, all between 12 and 13 years old, they all stop in their tracks.
>"What are you supposed to be?"
>"A giant spider"
>"That's pretty weird."
>"Yeah, I know."
>Pause
>"I said, that's pretty weird."
>"I heard you."
>"Why aren't you getting angry?"
>Wat.jpg

>>6900797
How do the larps you've been in handle having their campsites double-booked? Do they get along with the other people who booked the site?

What happened after the girl scout story? How did you react, and how did the incident end?

>>6900832
When we're double booked there really isn't much we can do. It's the campsites fault, not the other people, and talking to the rangers doesn't really help anything. Usually the other people and the staff come to an agreement on staying out of each other's way.
This last event we were double booked with Google people setting up for a big event, and they broke a ton of our stuff so yeah...

The girl scouts were okay. They were loud, obnoxious, and pretty typical 12-13 year olds. Their chaperones and our staff came to an agreement, and we split the lodge space down the middle. The girlscouts were told that if we accidentally came after them in the dark with weapons they should shout "girlscout!" as loud as they could, and that made everything mostly okay.

We're all kinda used to that kind of stuff, so we take it in stride and run with it. I think I told the scouts "Because it is weird, that's why it's fun." then they asked a bunch of questions about my makeup (which was cool).

>>6900845
LARPs have such a bad reputation in the US that we're always really careful to be nice and respectful to anyone who isn't part of the game, answering questions and suchlike.

>Do I like having 15, 4 inch scabbed over, barely erect penises inserted into each and every one of my equally scabbed over orifices?

Yes, sometimes.

>>6900854
Sounds entertaining to watch anyway. If you get any offers, other Lady Larper, let me know and I'll pop some popcorn.

How hard/easy is it for LARPs to find people to play monsters and NPCs? Do they ever pay people? If they ever do, do paid actors actually enjoy what they do or do they tend to be in it for the money/practice?

>>6900797
>"Why aren't you getting angry?"
That's what some girls actually believe.

Looks like we're all Lady Larper OP now HOORAY

can I join?

>>6900874
I've never been on one with paid NPCs. All the ones I've ever been in offer free room and food. There's a shortage of NPCs at day long events, since they are cheaper and everyone wants to play their own character. Weekend games usually have a dozen or more NPCs not including staff, but it's been a dry year and we've only been having half a dozen or so.

>>6900895
Can I get sexual favors from event organizers in exchange for playing an NPC all day / all event long?

>>6900909
Do you think*

Just wanted to say thanks for making this thread, OP.
I really enjoyed your posts in the townie one.
Sorry for no questions. LARPing is something I've always wanted to get into, but I think I'll just work on lolsocialskills first.

>>6900924
>LARP
>social skills

pick one

>>6900909
serious question

>>6900924
You're welcome.
Since /r9k/ has descended, I'm stopping this thread, but I lurk frequently so if this kind of a topic ever comes back I'll be there. Have a nice night, anons.

>>6900940
Not from /r9k/ or trolling.
I'm dead serious. I don't know if people ever pay an admission fee for LARPing so I probably couldn't get paid to play an NPC. Next best thing would be a few sexual favors here and there. What's so bad about that? I'm serious, do you think anyone would go for that? I'd play whatever character/role they needed.

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>>6900940
I'll answer your question in a sage by answering a larger question, since, troll or no, there's a larger story there. In almost all LARPs actual sex at games is forbidden, as well as foreplay, and the nebulous unexplained "over exuberant PDA."
However, in character sex is a real thing that happens in game, but when the players may not actually be into each other, or may even be married out of game, the rules have thankfully provided a solution. Sex in game, for most games, is represented by a closed door with a sock on the knob, with the two players in question hanging around awkwardly playing cards for a half an hour.
Since playing awkward "our personas are totally banging right now" cards kinda sucks, most players avoid in game sex.
However, if you are interested in historical sexy times with loose nerds, SCA is probably what you are looking for.

I doubt you'd ever manage to convince them to have sex with you in exchange for NPCing, unless you happen to be particularly attractive, in which case I suggest you show up to game and ask politely with lots of eye batting.
If I get called in as a customer service rep on that one though, I'm sorry in advance for laughing at you, and you may be a subject of stories for many, many years.

>>6900957
Whoops,
>>6900947

>>6900957
How is "sex" forbidden? Can't people just step out and go to one of their hotel rooms / tents / cars ? Do the event organizers own you when you're "in-game"? Anyway, I wasn't asking about that and I wouldn't want sex anyway, that would be pathetic and I probably couldn't stomach the look of most female LARPer's (no offense). I would however do it for a BJ.

>>6900966
Yes, they can leave and go to a hotel, however, actually having sex at the site can get the game in trouble with the campsite they are renting, and, if it is a national organization, the home chapter. You'd be banned from the game if you were caught, which could kinda suck. The same thing goes for drugs and real alcohol. Smoking can also be regulated depending on the campsite.
If you're going all the way to a hotel for in-character banging, complete with smudged makeup and ripped prosthetics, it's kinda a waste of an $80 weekend.

One last question: what do the special effects makeup and prosthetics communities think of LARPers?

>>6900975
I've only been kinda involved in the special effects makeup community, so I may be answering out of my ass here, but LARPers are a huge source of sales. We need durable, professional looking prosthetics, they like our money, and not all of us can make our own.
In general the communities seem pretty meh about each other, though when a new prosthetic company comes online the larpers will usually get all excited about testing it out.
We also only buy the more expensive hot foam latex prosthetics as slush cast won't hold up in the forest for a full weekend, which also makes the prosthetic makers happy.

>>6900974
If that's all I was after, I wouldn't even go to a LARP event. I would just buy a hooker and take her to a Halloween store. And you still only sort-of answered my question: Do you think I can find a more amateur LARP event where I could, not necessarily blackmail one of the organizers, but just find them in a less than favorable position (for example, having promised 5 NPC's when only 4 showed up) and convince them to trade me a blowjob in exchange for playing an NPC? And I'm not dying for a blowjob, I just get a kick out of pseudo-extorting sexual favors out of people. I'm wondering if any LARPer's are actually that committed to consider my proposition.

>>6900980
same guy as here:
>>6900984

Anyway, god that seems like a fucking gold mine. Are there a lot of companies that cater to LARPers' prop and prosthetic needs? What materials do you prefer? Are most orders custom or do most people go for popular characters?

>>6900984
"And I'm not dying for a blowjob, I just get a kick out of pseudo-extorting sexual favors out of people."

You should do a question-answering thread yourself. What's the strangest thing you've given or done for someone in exchange for sex?

What do LARPers thend to think of people who buy/commission their costumes, prosthetics and/or props instead of making them?

>>6900988
Yes, many.
The most popular one in terms of quality is North Fur, which started out catering latex masks and prosthetics to furries, but then realized that fursuits were still more popular, then they started catering to LARPers. There are separate stores for LARPing prosthetics, LARPing gear, everything. Plus many of the gamers themselves make a bit of cash on the side selling commissioned stuff.
There's also a huge market for the nicer weapons we use. Pic related.

>>6900999
As long as they look good, it's okay. If they're interested in learning how to make their own gear though (which becomes more and more useful, especially if you wind up having heraldry) other players are willing to teach. The other ladies and I have a monthly sewing club to gather, sew our new stuff/repair our old stuff and gossip over tea.

>>6900998
The weirdest thing? Probably when I was working for a small car dealership and the newly-promoted manager had to step out for a bit, for reasons that probably wouldn't sit well with the boss and I was the only one around. She offered to bring me back lunch, to which I replied "Nah, but I'll do it for a blowjob". Needless to say, she agreed and I ended up getting both the lunch and the blowjob.

>>6901023
I hope you don't extort sex out of poor people in exchange for your money.

>>6901045
Lol nah, that's going too far. And plus, it's only exciting when people actually have a choice. The turn-on for me is in peoples' willingness to give up sexual favors in exchange for things which they do not absolutely need, vis-a-vis I'm getting sexual favors from people who are actually happy to give them to me because I'm providing a service to them that if otherwise not present would make their lives slightly harder, and if they were to pay me cash, it would probably equate to a full days work, rather than the 15 min it takes to give me a blowjob. It's a weird fetish. Another words, I've never actually "extorted" sexual favors out of anyone. I've just offered to help them in exchange for some. I could give you a much more detailed explanation but you're probably not interested.

tl:dr: It has little to do with the actual sexual act.

>>6901072
How often do you indulge in this fetish? How do people usually react? Do people ever get offended or angry?

>>6901083
Not as often as I'd like to. I wish more girls would take advantage of this. I know a lot of people would disagree, but I honestly wouldn't consider a girl a slut if she OCCASIONALLY gave a handjob/blowjob in exchange for some kind of small favor. There's just something incredibly hot to me in being rewarded for work with sex. And like I said before, I don't think that it has a lot to do with the actual sexual act itself. Feminist/Masculinist ideals aside, it is incredibly satisfying when a girl shows appreciation for my hard work, and one of the best ways to do that is through sex; and I guess this is just a weird spinoff of that. Also, I've only ever tried it in situations where I was fairly confident that the person on the other end was either slightly into me, or would be cool with it anyway.

Side note: this is a lot harder to explain that I thought it would be.

>>6901112
I don't think there's a name for it, but I guess it's the "being taken care of" fetish. You work hard, and in return you're taken care of. I know that's a touchy subject, especially on this board, so I'll leave it at that.

>>6901136
There's a name for it, it's called human history up until the last half a a century. Feminists have been, for reasons unbeknownst to me, actively suppressing and shaming this type of culture even though I don't see how its mere existence goes against anything they believe. If it's not your cup of tea, it's not your cup of tea, but you have no right to dictate how other people should live their lives, just like they have no right to dictate how you should live yours. It's human nature. The man works hard, and like you said, "he is taken care of". Ask your grandparents, they'll know what I'm talking about. It's the reason why the majority of people from that generation are still together, and why the majority of people from this generation are getting divorced.

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>>6900411
Have you ever been accused of being a fake nerd girl? If so, how did you respond?

Sorry the thread got hijacked by that guy.

>>6901314
*Sorry that

>>6901237
No, I have not, but other girls at from the game have. However, no one has ever been accused of being a fake nerd girl at game, even the plastic bikini girls just showed up with the wrong idea.

I think it's because I don't push the "tee hee, I'm a nerd, you guis!" thing. I have my hobbies, I enjoy my D&D, and I leave it at that.
I don't think I'd really care if I was accused. Once you're beating other nerds up in the woods with pieces of plumbing material dressed as a giant spider... well... some dudes comment at a convention won't make any real difference.

I have been practically interrogated about my knowledge of nerdy things by people at conventions, which is pretty annoying, but they don't know me so it's perfectly fine to just walk away.

Anons, you don't have to put up with that bullshit, just walk away.

>>6901314
It happens, no worries. I'm just glad the thread well before then.

>>6901338
Plumbing material? When you buy material and tools for your costumes, do you ever have to lie about what you're buying them for?

You've said you rarely have to lie about what you buy fabric for; do other larpers have to lie more often? In cases when you do have to lie, what do you think would happen if you were found out?

>>6902448
A basic weapon (used primarily by newbies. All long term players use latex weapons these days) is made with foam surrounding a pvc pipe core. The regulations on it are far more complicated than that, but they differ from game to game.

I don't know anyone who has ever lied openly about what they were doing while buying supplies. I don't see any reason to lie- it's not like they won't sell you fabric, and if you explain that it's a little like historical reenactment they can point you towards the more in-period textiles. In-period fabric is a huge thing, satins, obvious polyesters, tiedyed or otherwise modern colors and prints are all frowned upon pretty heavily (though they are excused if the player is a newbie).

Since there's no real "found out" here (seriously guys, it's not that big a deal) nothing happens. Fabric store clerks have heard weirder things.

The only case when I could see not mentioning it (not lying, just not mentioning it) would be if you were applying for the job, but if you're applying for a job, why the hell are you talking about LARPing?

All the folks in the games I've played in are very, very open about their LARPing. Most of them even use photos from game as profile pictures since they're kinda badass.

Like I said, with professional games, you don't even know that they are there, which is part of the problem because less professional games get all up in other people's business, so people assume they are the only thing out there.

There's a podcast all about LARPing specifically in the north west area done by some friends of mine, if you want to check it out at nwnerdcast dot podbean dot com

>>6902761
That first paragraph was about the process of buying plumbing material and other tools and supplies for props. Is buying stuff for LARPs from stores other than fbaric stores as easy as it is in fabric stores?

>>6902787
Yeah. Just expect employees to have no idea what you're talking about. I personally enjoy wandering around hardware stores grabbing things I can put together into larger things.

I had a nightmare of a time finding the right kind of foam once, but that's because finding regulation-legal foam on this side of the US is a bitch.

In fabric stores, you can at least get your point across by mentioning historical re-creation, in a hardware store you're on your own, nobody is going to know what you're talking about, so have a full list of supplies including regulation lengths, foam thicknesses, and allowed cores (most games don't allow metal cores, for example) so you can take care of yourself.

>>6900846
How much trouble does the bad reputation of LARPs in the US cause you and other LARPers?

>>6898887
What do you tihk of furries? A lot of people think that they're the Worst Subculture Ever.

>>6900330
It might not be easy to tell whether one is settling for second best. Someone might assume, 'oh well, this is as good as I'll get, this is the US after all'. What should someone look for when determining whether they should keep looking?

>>6902793
>I personally enjoy wandering around hardware stores grabbing things I can put together into larger things.
And then sooner or later there will be a point when you buy a few rolls of powertape, some rope and a cardboard cutter and you will have absolutely no idea why the cashier has that horrified face. Although it helps if you are male

>>6905115
Do you agree with Lary Larper OP that if someone doesn't have any LARPer friend to guide them, then shopping around for a LARP they like is, while difficult, worth the time and effort?

>>6905147
*Lady Larper

>>6905147
yes. It's not rocket science. Although you will probably will make mistakes and even waste some money but then again those are the experiences that will later make you a veteran larper.
So use your common sense, that's all

>>6900980
Is the special effects makeup/prosthetics community willing to give help and advice to LARPers, or not?

Unrelated question: what happens when someone's character gets killed (in public and campground settings)? In public, to they just get told to go home for the day?

>>6905239
entirely depends on the game.
There are systems where you just "respawn" after some time, then there ae systems where you have only a few number of respawns before your character permanently dies, or you have no respwans at all.

If your character permanently dies usually you can either play as another character or as an npc/monster.
But as I said, it's hugely depends on the game and the system

>>6900761
>We go out of character to buy food and snacks and things, and no one in public games dresses extremely enough to get anything other than a strange look, since they are modern settings.

this could change from place to place.
Here the most we get is a few strange looks or kids look at us with pure amazement like "Look dad! They are knights!" when we walk through some part of the town for one reason or another (like buy some stuff or just go from the parking are to the actual game site dressed up, etc)

Then again I was recently in Croatia and there was a guy who said at some parts of Croatia dressed in fantasy garb is not really encouraged as there were occasions when thugs just beat the shit out of the lone larper just because how he dressed up

How expensive is LARPing in Europe? The quality is apparently greater there. In Europe, is it too expensive for lower or even middle class people?

>>6905302
nope. It1s not that expensive. Well of course bigger events gonne be more expensive an the top tier costumes will be expensive but you can always find cheper larps cheaper costumes (or make them yourself) So larp in general isn't that expensive.
More so that around here usually the games are not at campsites that need to be rented and there is less problem with insurances and such.

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>>6900380

It may also behoove you to attend a Renaissance Faire or something similar, there are a lot of guilds there and I know at least a few of them have LARP/events outside of the faires.