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	Live action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In role-playing games, live-action refers to games in which the players physically act out their characters, as if in a theater production, as opposed to sitting around a table and simply describing the actions their characters take.
		See Live action role-playing game for more details.
		Live action is the norm in film and video, and thus the term is usually superfluous.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Live_action (216 words)

	Live action role-playing game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A live action role-playing game (or LARP as it is often known) is a form of role-playing game where the participants perform some or all of the physical actions of the characters they are playing.
		The setting and roles may be given to the participants by the organizers, or suggested by the player to organizers, in either case usually based on a dialogue between the player and organizer.
		These crews might have in-character first aid roles acting making sure wounded people look bloody and wounded as they are carried from the scene of battle back to their camps, so that storylines based on healing and caring might develop.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Live-action_roleplaying_games (4605 words)

	Dragon Crest - A live action role playing game.
		Role playing games are games in which the players basically develop a character persona (much as an author develops characters for a book or story) and act it out.
		While the numbers are far from scientific and exact, we have been playing this game for several years and can give you a fair idea of what kinds of injuries to expect and how frequently among our gaming population.
		This is facilitated by someone who is in charge (often referred to as the game master or the storyteller) developing the plot line and presenting the players with situations where they can act out their roles.
	www.dragoncrest.com /faq (2712 words)

	SoulCages: The Essex LARP
		A LARP is a Live Action role-playing game.
		The basic definition is this: "A role-playing game is a game in which two or more people interactively participate in the creation of a shared story.
		The short answer for everyone is this: "role-playing games are where you play make-believe and make a story in a group.
	www.uvm.edu /~glangloi/larp/Essex (1714 words)

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		Some of us are old role-players who tired of tabletop games, and some of us have never played a role-playing game before.
		Actions and disputes are resolved using the old "Rock-Paper-Scissor" method.
		We know that age doesn't guarantee maturity in players, but we may be holding games in a nightclub or two in future months and it be nice if all our players could get in.
	home.earthlink.net /~murderacrows/revelations/faq.html (500 words)

	Live Role-Playing Game FAQ
		Many people who play these games have played tabletop roleplaying games, but many others have not.
		Most live games involve a large number of players (from thirty to several hundred at a time) who walk around and talk with each other, acting out as much of their characters' actions as are allowed within the rules.
		Games are almost always single self-contained events, usually a weekend long, with the action building to a climax and resolving by the end of the game.
	www.matalics.org /lrp/larp.htm (8008 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - How to Run a Live Action Role Playing Game
		A Live Action Role Playing Game, or LARP, is quite simply a role playing game where instead of sitting around a table playing on a board, you dress up and move around and really get into character.
		Once you announce the game, you will be swamped by inquiries and may not have the time to make a cool, well-reasoned decision.
		As your game progresses, encourage your players to develop their characters and then reward them for doing so, and try your best to integrate that into your chronicle.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A264359 (1053 words)

	Dragon Crest - A live action role playing game.
		Contact Us Dragon Crest is a live action role playing game.
		Dragon Crest - A live action role playing game.
		This type of game is a combination of fantasy tabletop role playing games from companies such as TSR or Palladium, and live events such as medieval fairs and SCA events.
	www.dragoncrest.com (291 words)

	NERO LARP Live Action Role Playing game Evendarr Royal Marines: Intro
		The NERO LARP Game System is a fantasy live action role playing (LARP) game.
		In game, a group that is able to fight on land and sea would be integral to the security of the Kingdom.
		The Evendarr Royal Navy and Marines are in-game organizations which are part of the NERO LARP Game System.
	www.nerolarp.com /InGame/ERM/erm.html (546 words)

	eye: fringe festival
		A year after Gwyn's death, her five closest friends re-unite to play one final game of Shadow Court, a live-action role-playing game of intrigue and imagination.
		Even if the concept of role playing seems foreign to you, this play creates enough connection between our world and the world the characters create to really involve the audience.
		The rituals of the game and the characters' inability to get on with their real lives with things still unresolved in "the court" are crafty plot points.
	www.eye.net /fringe/05/display.asp?show=74 (1005 words)

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		L.A.R.S. is a live action role playing game.
		These games are usually held once a month on the weekend closest to the full moon (for visibility at night since we play through the night as well as day).
		If this kind of game is appealing to you, please feel free to look around the rest of the site, or to contact us with any questions you may have, or to confirm your attendance...
	www.geocities.com /larslarp (414 words)

	Magestry
		Your job in a live action role-playing game is to react to their story in a way that is appropriate to the character that you have created.
		Unlike tabletop role-playing games that are organized by one storyteller, live action role-playing games involve a cast of many players who help to bring the story to life.
		Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) is improvisational acting in which you assume the role of an imaginary character.
	pdabblegames.com /magestry/introduction.html (3397 words)

	Tales of Valor: A Celtic Fantasy LARP
		Live-action because there are no boards or markers necessary to play the game; fantasy because the setting is a medieval world in which magic works and monsters stalk the night, and role-playing because you, the player, will play a living role in making the game come alive.
		Tales of Valor is a live-action fantasy role-playing game.
		The Tavern is a collection of stories, histories and interesting background information about the game that is affected by game play and the actions of players.
	www.talesofvalor.com (556 words)

	THE GODS - Live-Action Role-Playing Game
		The summoner serves as the leader of the Council meeting, though this is mainly a titular role.
		For game purposes, the Earth map is divided into a 21x33 grid of squares.
		You may either leave the game or allow your dying spirit to linger in the Abyss before passing into the Void.
	enigma.cs.ucla.edu /games/gods/10/era1.htm (4414 words)

	NERO LARP Live Action Role Playing Game. LARP TX, LARP Texas, LARP Austin
		medieval fantasy live action role playing game where individuals and families come and enjoy a weekend getaway in a medieval setting.
		® is a live action role-playing game based in a medieval fantasy genre.
		In the NERO LARP game, you become the character of your fantasies, acting out the action you used to describe as you sat around a gaming table.
	www.neroaustin.com (533 words)

	Over The Edge LARP - Club Med Al Amarja
		A Live Action Role-Playing Game for 20 to 24 players, set in the world of Atlas Games' ground-breaking "Over The Edge" role-playing game and "On The Edge" card game.
		The game is proposed for the upcoming 28th edition of DunDraCon in San Ramon, California.
		The game is scheduled for Friday 8 PM in Salon B-C. The rules are very streamlined, and loosely based on the card game On The Edge, also set in the same world.
	www.tlucretius.net /OTE/OTE_LARP (219 words)

	Realms II FAQ
		Realms II is a live-action role playing game that uses a boffer simulated combat system.
		Much like a paper-based fantasy role playing game, a LARP incorporates various scenarios and characters to create a fantasy world.
		The "Live Action" part means that the action happens physically whenever possible.
	www.realmsii.com /faq.html (461 words)

	RPG World - Live Action Role Playing expands in Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire
		The NERO Rules system is the most popular live action fantasy role-playing system in the country, with over 35 chapters running “Live Action” games around the country.
		Epic Adventures a live-action role playing game company announces aquisition of more territory from NERO International and expansion to five fantasy role playing games in New England.
		NERO, an acronym that stands for the New England Role-playing Organization, is a innovative concept in game playing.
	rpgworld.ath.cx /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=79 (778 words)

	goats: features
		At this point, play returns to the other player, who may return fire with pithy dialogue or wacky oaction of their own - of a different suit from their original volley.
		On the other hand, having such organizations or infrastructure in a game could be fun to rely in the last part of the game.
		Each potential player lets the person who is putting the game together - who we will call the cartoonist - know that they are coming to the game and who they want to be.
	www.goats.com /features/garp.html (5834 words)

	Enigma - Live Games
		Live games are usually planned months in advance, and gamemasters often write intricate plots based on characters turned in by the players.
		Games have been run in numerous genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, horror, historical, and popular fictional worlds such as Star Trek, Cthulhu, Dune, Amber, and Sandman.
		Games which took place on more than one day list only the dates of the first and last sessions.
	www.studentgroups.ucla.edu /enigma/larp.html (380 words)

	THE GODS - Live-Action Role-Playing Game
		There were a few divine marriages during the game, which I'll list here rather than putting them in the "Fate" sections.
		Names after a slash indicate name changes or player changes partway through the game.
		Spheres listed after a + indicate cards bought during the game.
	enigma.cs.ucla.edu /games/gods/10/players.htm (449 words)

	Dark Horizons ~ A Vampire Live Action Role Playing game
		Dark Horizons is a Vampire Live-Action Role Playing game based on White Wolf's
		Dark Horizons ~ A Vampire Live Action Role Playing game
		All references to White Wolf Games and any of their products is not meant to infringe on any kind of Copyright.
	www.fortunecity.com /rivendell/arrival/178 (122 words)

	Feng Shui (PC) Fact Sheet at GameSpot
		Feng Shui is the classic Hong Kong martial arts action-movie roleplaying game.
		Acclaimed game designer and Hong Kong action scholar Robin D. Laws gives us Feng Shui, the game that has kicked the ass of every other kick-ass RPG about Chinese demons, machine-gunning thugs and mechanized apes.
		More than just an action riot at your tabletop, Feng Shui is a study in everything that makes Hong Kong action thrilling.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/rpg/fengshui/factsheet_6105644.html (122 words)

	Tallcard: a role-playing game for Joss Whedon's "Firefl
		In another card-based game of mine (Blur), each character has a "Trump" suit they can play as wild cards, but they have to describe an action appropriate to the suit to do it, regardless of the context of the action.
		Positive shift-in-direction #2: take the discussion to a new thread in the Actual Play forum, in which case you're talking about a game you're really playing (you'll have to play some first), and in there, using Firefly explicitly is totally OK.
		So, if your clever hacker (Diamonds) wants to play a diamond as a wild card in combat, he has to come up with a combat action that's based on his cleverness or intellect (like getting his enemy to stab into a power line and electrocute himself, or something).
	www.indie-rpgs.com /forum/index.php?t=10937&highlight= (1925 words)

	Tabletop role-playing game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most tabletop role-playing games require the use of dice for action resolution, and require the players to be able to read and write on the character sheets that record information pertinent to their characters.
		Unlike live-action role-playing games, the characters' actions are not acted out by the players; they are simply related to the gamemaster by the players, and vice versa.
		Tabletop role-playing games are played by two or more players, face to face, who use interactive storytelling to determine what their respective characters are doing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tabletop_role-playing_game (430 words)

	News Archive For April 29, 2003 - May 19, 2003
		The Game of the Year in our 2002 Action Vault Awards, the game has since proven itself to be an enduring favorite with online action fans, so it was of little surprise when its first expansion pack, Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome, was announced.
		At that point, the eye-catching game was signed by a major publisher, which turned out to be Ubi Soft, and as happens fairly frequently in such situations, the release of further facts and assets was put on hold pending an official announcement and the start of a more organized publicity campaign.
		Last summer, the game was signed by a major publisher, which turned out to be Ubi Soft, and as happens fairly often in such situations, the release of further information was put on hold pending an official announcement.
	actionvault.ign.com /archive/arc22.shtml (430 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games / Categories / PlayStation 2 / Type of Game / Role-playing Games
		The Bard's Tale is an action/role-playing game in which the player takes on the role of the Bard - a sardonic and opportunistic musician and adventurer, driven by carnal rather than noble pursuits.
		Enjoy Square Enix's new role-playing game, an epic sci-fi odyssey overflowing with adventure, exploration and frenetic battles.
		While playing the game, both Kite and his friend are attacked by an unknown monster.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/899334/douglascarpenter (1029 words)

	Feng Shui
		For those unfamiliar with the system, Feng Shui is the Hong Kong action movie role playing game.
		This page contains (or will contain) characters, equipment and optional rules for the Feng Shui™ role playing game published by Atlas Games.
		Play your favorite action hero as you battle Hong Kong triads, ancient sorcerers, and cybernetic commandos from the future!
	www.klargia.com /~pds/games/feng_shui.html (1029 words)

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