Contributor: Zoe
Submission: A non-fiction guide to living in luxury or lichdom in your LARPing universe.
Setting the scene in a LARP can often prove difficult. It can be time-consuming, costly, and cumbersome come set-up and take-down. However, there can be no denial that a well-decorated LARP really makes the game. Take, for instance, the library of Endgame or the Rose Tavern in Madrigal. Both of these in-game areas are carefully maintained and styled to match the feel of the gameworld; PCs and NPCs alike work hard to create spaces that contribute to the immersive post-apocalyptic or fantasy universes, respectively, of the two games. However, as anyone who has taken down Rosie's tavern, post-game, knows, a lot of effort goes into the construction of the one room tavern. For the average player, who may or may not have access to a large van or U-Haul for props and scenery, this may not be an achievable goal. Even though a truckload of Elven accessories and decor made for an incredible Eluviar party at the Madrigal highsummer, most people don’t have the will or the way to make such an extravagant gala a reality. Most often, players and staff are working with a limited time frame, budget, and storage space.
So, how does the average player or staff member deal with financial, temporal, and spatial constraints? Read on, and I’ll explain my “Still Life Theory of Minimality.”
Submission: A non-fiction guide to living in luxury or lichdom in your LARPing universe.
Setting the scene in a LARP can often prove difficult. It can be time-consuming, costly, and cumbersome come set-up and take-down. However, there can be no denial that a well-decorated LARP really makes the game. Take, for instance, the library of Endgame or the Rose Tavern in Madrigal. Both of these in-game areas are carefully maintained and styled to match the feel of the gameworld; PCs and NPCs alike work hard to create spaces that contribute to the immersive post-apocalyptic or fantasy universes, respectively, of the two games. However, as anyone who has taken down Rosie's tavern, post-game, knows, a lot of effort goes into the construction of the one room tavern. For the average player, who may or may not have access to a large van or U-Haul for props and scenery, this may not be an achievable goal. Even though a truckload of Elven accessories and decor made for an incredible Eluviar party at the Madrigal highsummer, most people don’t have the will or the way to make such an extravagant gala a reality. Most often, players and staff are working with a limited time frame, budget, and storage space.
So, how does the average player or staff member deal with financial, temporal, and spatial constraints? Read on, and I’ll explain my “Still Life Theory of Minimality.”
