Bellingham LARP

[egonboy]

There is a White Wolf Changeling the Lost larp going on in Bellingham Washington at Western Washington University, Bond Hall, First floor from 6-10:30pm Every friday. We have been going for over a year. It is a non-cam sanctioned troop, but if your interested just swing by around 5 on friday and we'll help you get your character all set up and integrated. Just tell em Egon sent ya.

As a side note on this: There is one more game on Dec 12th before the game takes a Hiatus until Jan 2nd. I am posting this now as I see no rules against it and it will give you time to flesh out character ideas if you are interested.

If you have any questions about setting or theme feel free to ask me here, via pm or over email at egonboy@gmail.com

[Shadow]

Just totally remembered Role Models when I read this. luls

[QuietStorm]

I feel so... not nerdy.

[smor]

I have never heard of LARP... what is it?

[Malice]

?

[Silvercorona]

live action roleplay

[Buma]

I feel so... not nerdy.

QFE, but for you, that's saying something :)

[smor]

live action roleplay

ooo... like cosplay? sorry for my ignorance :(

on a serious note, this is really no lamer then paintball. a bunch of wanna be's running around with wanna be guns and shooting other wanna be's in the nuts. don't get me wrong, it's fun, but still lame over all.

[Buma]

ooo... like cosplay? sorry for my ignorance :(

on a serious note, this is really no lamer then paintball. a bunch of wanna be's running around with wanna be guns and shooting other wanna be's in the nuts. don't get me wrong, it's fun, but still lame over all.

You must clarify that as 'Scenario Paintball'

[QuietStorm]

Not cosplay, smor. Far, far worse. Think of LARPing as the fictional version of historical reenactment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larp

[OneCrazyMofo]

on a serious note, this is really no lamer then paintball. a bunch of wanna be's running around with wanna be guns and shooting other wanna be's in the nuts. don't get me wrong, it's fun, but still lame over all.

Actually I'd say paintball is better because you don't die when you lose.

[TheBigShow]

ooo... like cosplay? sorry for my ignorance :(

on a serious note, this is really no lamer then paintball. a bunch of wanna be's running around with wanna be guns and shooting other wanna be's in the nuts. don't get me wrong, it's fun, but still lame over all.

As opposed to video games, where a bunch of wannabe's pretend to run around with guns and shoot other pretend wannabe players in the nuts.

[smor]

As opposed to video games, where a bunch of wannabe's pretend to run around with guns and shoot other pretend wannabe players in the nuts.

at least people generally think they aren't manly when they win :P

[smor]

Actually I'd say paintball is better because you don't die when you lose.

living is a crutch.

[smor]

You must clarify that as 'Scenario Paintball'

paintball is paintball. use blanks mixed with live ammo and make it interesting.

[QuietStorm]

at least people generally think they aren't manly when they win :P
I'm the most motherfucking manly man at BLE, because I'm so goddamned good at video games.

[PyroInsane]

Its like live action DnD, with a different numbers system. Or if any of you have seen me out on the boffer field before in cornwall, its mock medival combat with a combat/numbers system and you act out your character.

Also this: http://www.animationarcade.com/animation/8bitdnd.html

[lifemalfunction]

Its like live action DnD, with a different numbers system. Or if any of you have seen me out on the boffer field before in cornwall, its mock medival combat with a combat/numbers system and you act out your character.

Also this: http://www.animationarcade.com/animation/8bitdnd.html
Mark and I were out on a drive one time and stopped by Cornwall when you guys were out there. We laughed pretty freakin' hard. This was a few months ago.

[Expunge]

Its like live action DnD, with a different numbers system. Or if any of you have seen me out on the boffer field before in cornwall, its mock medival combat with a combat/numbers system and you act out your character.

Also this: http://www.animationarcade.com/animation/8bitdnd.html
Apparently the real LARPers totally disown you guys

[PyroInsane]

Apparently the real LARPers totally disown you guys

Boffering is not LARPing. Its mock medieval combat, based on a tag system with padded weapons. There is NO role playing involved whatsoever. It is purely sport, with different gametypes. Such as CTF, TDM, Multi-TDM, and Arena matches.

[ghrogels]

It is purely sport, with different gametypes. Such as CTF, TDM, Multi-TDM, and Arena matches.
When you start raging, does an announcer start saying things like:

DOUBLE KILL

[TheBigShow]

When you start raging, does an announcer start saying things like:

DOUBLE KILL

Yeah, but its usually just someones little brother yelling into a microphone.

It would suck to be a Mage... "MAGIC MISSILE!!! .... my spell's not working!" As a barbarian clobbers your face with his club. I guess they could bring silly string.

[smor]

Its like live action DnD, with a different numbers system. Or if any of you have seen me out on the boffer field before in cornwall, its mock medival combat with a combat/numbers system and you act out your character.

Also this: http://www.animationarcade.com/animation/8bitdnd.html

if a dude your size charged me i'd effing shoot you. for future refference :)

or at least a nut check. i don't need to be taken out by a gorila.

[PyroInsane]

if a dude your size charged me i'd effing shoot you. for future refference :)

or at least a nut check. i don't need to be taken out by a gorila.

Lol. <3 U too buddy.

You should see the look on kids faces out there when I bring my 7 foot buster sword to the field, people run from me :D

[CrazyRob]

Lol. <3 U too buddy.

You should see the look on kids faces out there when I bring my 7 foot buster sword to the field, people run from me :D

It's not the sword they're running from, it's the kilt.

[jinx666]

It's not the sword they're running from, it's the kilt.

It's not the kilt it what's under it that makes them run...

[PyroInsane]

It's not the kilt it what's under it that makes them run...
They're afraid of getting teabagged to death by my massive balls.

[egonboy]

Okay Larping is live action roleplay. Its not nearly as pathetic as say being addicted to WoW, as it involves actual human contact. It more or less is a merge of Improv theater and Dungeons and Dragons. However the setting we use is in the world of darkness so its a much darker modern world.

Originally I thought LARPing was lame until I gave it a chance and now I actually quite enjoy it. However if you are interested the setting is:

"Taken from your homes, replaced by a cruel mockery of life,
enslaved by inhuman monsters in a land ruled by their
insane whims, forced to do inexplicable and horrendous tasks.
Tortured, abused, and slowly deprived of your humanity, you
too slowly became changed into a monster by both your keeper
and the very world itself. Eventually you escape, only to find the
world has moved on without you.

And this is only the beginning."

Now we don't do the sword fighting crazyness and rather than rolling dice we use cards 1-10 and draw.

I'll stick around if you want to mock it some more go for it but at least make an informed decision.

[QuietStorm]

Dark World?

Dude, if you've got the Dark World theme from LttP playing, I'm all over that.

[egonboy]

LttP?

We are using White Wolf World of Darkness as the basis for the game with the Changeling the Lost expansion. So probably not sorry

[PirateIvan]

I hear ya' pyro, boffer fighting doesn't fall into the category of LARP.

Neither does SCA fighting (which sometimes gets confused with LARP as well):

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[Pineconeboy]

Okay Larping is live action roleplay. Its not nearly as pathetic as say being addicted to WoW, as it involves actual human contact. It more or less is a merge of Improv theater and Dungeons and Dragons. However the setting we use is in the world of darkness so its a much darker modern world.

Originally I thought LARPing was lame until I gave it a chance and now I actually quite enjoy it. However if you are interested the setting is:

"Taken from your homes, replaced by a cruel mockery of life,
enslaved by inhuman monsters in a land ruled by their
insane whims, forced to do inexplicable and horrendous tasks.
Tortured, abused, and slowly deprived of your humanity, you
too slowly became changed into a monster by both your keeper
and the very world itself. Eventually you escape, only to find the
world has moved on without you.

And this is only the beginning."

Now we don't do the sword fighting crazyness and rather than rolling dice we use cards 1-10 and draw.

I'll stick around if you want to mock it some more go for it but at least make an informed decision.

Little defensive, are we? So far I'd say your reception has been pure fucking gold compared to what this crowd is capable of.

[egonboy]

I'm aware.

However I am defensive on the subject as I used to make fun of LARPers so I know exactly what most people think about them.

[QuietStorm]

LttP?

We are using White Wolf World of Darkness as the basis for the game with the Changeling the Lost expansion. So probably not sorry
It was a Zelda joke. :p

[Pineconeboy]

Also, if "not as pathetic as WoW" is the best thing you can say for your hobby, you may need to revise your standards. :P

Please understand I'm not trying to bag on it though. While I do think LARPing is a little weird, it's a hell of a lot better than a lot of more popular hobbies.

[Expunge]

being addicted to WoW is pathetic? :(

[Excessive]

Well isn't this place friendly. Welcome to BLE. Please come to the LANs. the only difference between your games and a BLE LAN is, people are really that gay at the LANs. They don't just role play. :tup: Trust me they are fun. If you have an ounce of nerd or geek in your blood you will have a blast.


being addicted to WoW is pathetic? :(

OMG I just dinged 80 on my DK last night. : :woot:

Now what am I going to do without the leveling grind?

[smor]

Okay Larping is live action roleplay. Its not nearly as pathetic as say being addicted to WoW, as it involves actual human contact. It more or less is a merge of Improv theater and Dungeons and Dragons. However the setting we use is in the world of darkness so its a much darker modern world.

Originally I thought LARPing was lame until I gave it a chance and now I actually quite enjoy it. However if you are interested the setting is:

"Taken from your homes, replaced by a cruel mockery of life,
enslaved by inhuman monsters in a land ruled by their
insane whims, forced to do inexplicable and horrendous tasks.
Tortured, abused, and slowly deprived of your humanity, you
too slowly became changed into a monster by both your keeper
and the very world itself. Eventually you escape, only to find the
world has moved on without you.

And this is only the beginning."

Now we don't do the sword fighting crazyness and rather than rolling dice we use cards 1-10 and draw.

I'll stick around if you want to mock it some more go for it but at least make an informed decision.

Sounds cool, not my type of thing though personally. I just like making fun of 'manly' paintballers, that's all :)

also, what happened to this thread? how did it get back on topic? you people fucking fail.

anyway, so it's more of a card game without specialized cards? how does that work?

[PirateIvan]

I'm interested in the card system as well....

If your character is more powerfull at a particular thing, does that mean you get more 10's in your mini-deck, thus increasing the chance of a win?

[egonboy]

In most D&D based games you roll a dice and add bonuses.

With this you have cards 1-10 and each of your different skills give you bonuses. If the bonuses + the number you drew = 10 you gain one success toward your action.

So lets say I have 3 int and 3 points in occult when i'm trying to look up stuff on say ghosts I have +6. I draw a 5 which means I have 11 so I have one success. I get some really basic information. If you draw a 10 you draw again and add the two numbers together and if you draw a 1 you fail.

[smor]

In most D&D based games you roll a dice and add bonuses.

With this you have cards 1-10 and each of your different skills give you bonuses. If the bonuses + the number you drew = 10 you gain one success toward your action.

So lets say I have 3 int and 3 points in occult when i'm trying to look up stuff on say ghosts I have +6. I draw a 5 which means I have 11 so I have one success. I get some really basic information. If you draw a 10 you draw again and add the two numbers together and if you draw a 1 you fail.

i don't know why, but i feel more cofused.

so you have a skill system set, and the cards add points to that base.

what confuses me is the: "I get some really basic information."

does this mean the purpose is to solve a mystery more then to win in a battle? or is it a combo of the two? do you get to ask a question or do you just get told something?

[Expunge]

Well isn't this place friendly. Welcome to BLE. Please come to the LANs. the only difference between your games and a BLE LAN is, people are really that gay at the LANs. They don't just role play. :tup: Trust me they are fun. If you have an ounce of nerd or geek in your blood you will have a blast.




OMG I just dinged 80 on my DK last night. : :woot:

Now what am I going to do without the leveling grind?
Transfer to my server and raid with me! I'm having a ton of fun :D

[egonboy]

The purpose is to survive and do whatever you desire you can go out and fight and murder or you can play it entirely social.

[smor]

The purpose is to survive and do whatever you desire you can go out and fight and murder or you can play it entirely social.

so what do successes get you?

[Dr. Deezee]

This is hilarious. I know this kid IRL. Hahaha.

[lifemalfunction]

Xtreme DT?

[Dr. Deezee]

Not with that guy

[QuietStorm]

I LARP.

I pretend to be DZ.

[Excessive]

Transfer to my server and raid with me! I'm having a ton of fun :D

I'm still so confused with faction exp, honor and BG tokens and where to spend them. I blasted all the way to 60 with my pally then switched to a deathnight and blasted to 80. I had no time for instances, battlegrounds or arenas. My gear sucks. no epics and half are greens. Not to mention with all the PVE I did, guys 5 or 6 levels less than me can still kick my ass.

But I did start trying some battlegrounds yesterday and had a blast. I guess I just have to figure out which ones offer the gear I want and start trying to earn tokens there.

No chance of transfering right now. Playing with a couple guys from work. just wish we had a bigger group. I'm going to try and convince them we need to drop our small guild we formed and join a larger guild so we can get into some larger raids. But they are not quite to 80 yet. and similarly geared.

I might start a new one on your server. The leveling is a lot faster now than when when WOW was new.

[Expunge]

Yeah - The first couple months after hitting the level cap can be really overwhelming because there's just so much to do. A good start imo is to catch up on professions and play the auction house with whatever you have. There's always tons of money to be made off of morons who are powerleveling new professions with the expansion! Another idea would be to check out the new faction pages on wowhead, and see if you can find some gear you want. Once you're friendly with said faction (you should be with just about any of them after a couple quests which you've probably already done) you can buy that faction's tabard which allows you to gain rep with that faction while running instances. Once you've got that done, grab some guildies and start running heroics. That way you get heroic badges, drops, and rep all at the same time.

[Excessive]

Yeah - The first couple months after hitting the level cap can be really overwhelming because there's just so much to do. A good start imo is to catch up on professions and play the auction house with whatever you have. There's always tons of money to be made off of morons who are powerleveling new professions with the expansion! Another idea would be to check out the new faction pages on wowhead, and see if you can find some gear you want. Once you're friendly with said faction (you should be with just about any of them after a couple quests which you've probably already done) you can buy that faction's tabard which allows you to gain rep with that faction while running instances. Once you've got that done, grab some guildies and start running heroics. That way you get heroic badges, drops, and rep all at the same time.


Thanks for the info. That little bit of advice is the type of stuff I need.
Auction house prices are so up and down right now its crazy. My Frost Lotus sell prices have gone from 25-30 gold each to 8. :( But I was ahead of the leveling curve for a while. people are starting to catch up and level professions. I have herbs maxed. But have not started a second profession yet.

[egonboy]

Successes dictate how much damage you do how well you do things. If you play entirely social for the most part you'll never need to do a pull. However if you play the way I do and go off and fight shit for fun then you'll need to make a lot of pulls.

Also howdy Johnny boy how was the military and how is your sister? Still doing drugs and sleeping about?

[lifemalfunction]

Also howdy Johnny boy how was the military and how is your sister? Still doing drugs and sleeping about?
OMG HAHAHAH

Best "how's your sister" ever.

[smor]

Successes dictate how much damage you do how well you do things. If you play entirely social for the most part you'll never need to do a pull. However if you play the way I do and go off and fight shit for fun then you'll need to make a lot of pulls.

Also howdy Johnny boy how was the military and how is your sister? Still doing drugs and sleeping about?

LOL, plus rep good sir, plus rep.

[Excessive]

Introduce me to your sister DZ. :hump:

[Dr. Deezee]

One would hope she's doing a bit better than those that LARP as vampires. (But she probably isn't. And no, you don't want to meet her. And call me "Johnny Boy" one more time and I'll introduce you into some interesting "non-lethal" Marine Corps pacifism techniques. ;) )

[egonboy]

I don't do vampire. However there is a group in town that does. Maybe your sister would be interested in them since shes probably in with the whole twilight scene. I dunno man he might want to. I've heard some interesting things about her of late.

[smor]

One would hope she's doing a bit better than those that LARP as vampires. (But she probably isn't. And no, you don't want to meet her. And call me "Johnny Boy" one more time and I'll introduce you into some interesting "non-lethal" Marine Corps pacifism techniques. ;) )

says the dude from commo.

<3

[Dr. Deezee]

I'm moto right now Smor, because we all just got our Grey Belts. :D

In any case, talking shit about my sister on my turf doesn't really score you any cool points; as pretty much everybody here already knows I talk more shit (and more interesting shit) about her than you could ever hope to. :p

[smor]

In any case, talking shit about my sister on my turf doesn't really score you any cool points; as pretty much everybody here already knows I talk more shit (and more interesting shit) about her than you could ever hope to. :p

that's a total fucking lie, i have never heard anything, let alone knew you had a sister.

although, i did find something on facebook that i think we call all agree on. shadow bax is indeed homosexual for having to cover his eyes so he didn't have to look at the half naked chick next to him:

http://www.bellinghamlan.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5276&stc=1

[egonboy]

I'm not aiming for cool points. I mean heck i'm a larper. What I do enjoy is antagonizing your sister and sometimes you for being related to her. Also isn't it polite to ask how someone is doing after a long absence of seeing them?

[Kashll]

that's a total fucking lie, i have never heard anything, let alone knew you had a sister.

although, i did find something on facebook that i think we call all agree on. shadow bax is indeed homosexual for having to cover his eyes so he didn't have to look at the half naked chick next to him:

http://www.bellinghamlan.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5276&stc=1

Hahaha

[Dr. Deezee]

+ rep smor

[Expunge]

Psh, you picked that one to post?

One second.

Hey guys, it's me, Devin! Remember me? I'm the guy who used to come to LAN parties and have fun. Well, I've found a new direction I'm going with my life, and I've been having a great time! It sure is good to be on the other side. Now I hang out with loads of hot women instead of disgusting, smelly, sleep deprived, pasty white nerds. (See picture!) I really miss you guys. Throw back a tall one (or three! hehehehe) for me at the next LAN. Well it's 9am, I better get back to drinking. Someone has to think about the starving kids in Africa, right?

Peace one,
Devin Bax

lol pictures

[Excessive]

^^^^^^
I want some of that shit. Pass it around dude. He looks stoned out of his mind.

[PirateIvan]

^^^^^^
I want some of that shit. Pass it around dude. He looks stoned out of his mind.

Based upon the little ceasers box in the background, and the bread-like nature of what he's holding...I'm gonna guess that "shit" is what we on the street call "Hot N' Ready". I can score you some for $40 ;)

[Pineconeboy]

"Hot N' Ready"

Did Little Caesar's even think about this slogan at all? Or do you think they did it on purpose?

[lifemalfunction]

This thread is full of win.

Ever tried to explain to someone how to fold something over the phone? (don't ask)

TOTALLY had a flashback to middle school and told them to fold it Hotdog style, not hambuger style. We shared a good laugh.

I might be going retarded.

[Kashll]

Hahahahaha

Glazed droopy eyes, blank stare, fully eaten large pizza are symptoms of ...?

[Excessive]

Hahahahaha

Glazed droopy eyes, blank stare, fully eaten large pizza are symptoms of ...?

Thank you very much. The pizza is a symptom, not a cause.

[egonboy]

You people are quite awesome actually.

[smor]

You people are quite awesome actually.

threads are not defined by the gooey middle, but how they end up being excreted by the masses :)

[Expunge]

lol he doesn't do drugs guys

[PyroInsane]

THREAD DELIVERS.

We're talking about someone elses sister for a change? The fuck is going on here?

PS: DZ touch my peen

[smor]

PS: DZ touch my peen

i hear his sister is more willing then yours...

[Buma]

i hear his sister is more willing then yours...

I still have yet to see this 'sister' I hear about so much.

[Expunge]

i hear his sister is more willing then yours...
not what I heard

[smor]

I still have yet to see this 'sister' I hear about so much.

tbf, i have not seen her either, but i trust snax's taste in women enough to continue to mock piehoe.

[PyroInsane]

:(

[bloodseek]

WTF?

egon, how the hell did you find me!


anywho, i've been to one of the larp sessions... it's really fun actually and some people get pretty into their character and costume design as well.

and the guy who does the scarecrow king deserves a friggen oscar.

[Tinbad]

anywho, i've been to one of the larp sessions... it's really fun actually and some people get pretty into their character
... thats a good thing?