response 228 of 295:

Jan 2 18:52 UTC 1996

My sister (adania) has. She loved it.

response 230 of 295:

Jan 4 02:57 UTC 1996

played what?
<huggle anne>
i'm sorry anne

response 232 of 295:

Jan 13 16:42 UTC 1996

I play the entire line of White Wolf RPGs <Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, Wraith,
and Changeling> as well as AD&D, Shadowrun, Cyberpunk 2020 and Cybergeneration.

response 234 of 295:

Jan 18 02:11 UTC 1996

SHADOWRUN!!!!!!!!!!
err, umm
RIFTS!
NECROMUNDA!
umm....
hmmm...
UGHADA!!!!!!!!

response 236 of 295:

Jan 21 17:21 UTC 1996

Kain- Live Action is where you actually act out the Game, instead of just
sitting in a group and saying what you're doing...  I don't know all the 
specifics because I haven't actually participated in one, but I do know
some of the basics....

response 238 of 295:

Feb 4 02:19 UTC 1996

Actually, there aer several flavors of Live Action (LARP), with the one
prefer having limits on neither what you can see and do, nor the weather 
conditions, since we play in a hotel, using a very simple mechanic system
(or rather, very simple mechanic systems, since there is no common system) to
determine conflict, with description and clever signage/props covering for
things that can't easily be shown.  
        Why do it, when we don't get to run around the woods and hit each 
other with boffers?
        
        Because it's the only type of RPG that allows 30-200 people to play a 
that you get in a 10 player face-to-face, with all important characters, 
playerprotagonists and antagonists, played by players, not GMs.
        And on top of that, it's great theatre.
.s

response 240 of 295:

Feb 19 07:55 UTC 1996

Generally, you pays your money and takes your chances, tough changes are
that if the system/style they use is compatible to yours, the players 
wll be too.  The ones I prefer aren't like a normal tabletop, where everyone
brings his or her favorite character and plays; the GMs write all the
characters. then run a one-shot having assigned characters to players based on
interest.  This allows a much more tightly sturctured plot than would otherwise
be  possible, and allows you to play ANYTHING without working on "advancing"
your character for a year and a day.

response 242 of 295:

Apr 8 08:30 UTC 1996

With some games and styles of running I've been in the line between LARP and
non-LARP can sometimes blur, especially as the game streamlines the mechanics.
Moving away from dice and charts and letting the flow of the game and GM fiat
determine the outcome of events. (Though I did observe one LARP where the
moderator did use dice to determine some outcomes.)
One shots (non-LARP or LARP) are probably the best way to determine if the
'field' of gaming is something you may wnat to get into, or trying something
in gaming that you don't normally do (genre, system etc).

response 244 of 295:

Dec 16 23:09 UTC 1997

<This item linked to amalgam>

response 246 of 295:

Dec 18 22:48 UTC 1997

Hi plork, didn't know you still grexed!
Come, join amalgam...

response 248 of 295:

Dec 22 17:32 UTC 1997

<set shameless plug = on>
Well, we've got items for roleplaying, wargaming, theatre, MUDs,
world-building, and general weirdness; we've got a game or two running online,
which could use more players; and we've got an irritable fairwitness who'll
be forced to use his twisted sorcerous powers on you if you don't get over
here and start responding.

response 250 of 295:

Dec 22 19:34 UTC 1997

The horror...the horror...<g>