Blah, blah, blah long time lurker, first time poster, etcetera, etcetera. Anyway, I'm now going to get straight into the letter format:

Not-So-Dear Little LARPing John,
( Cut for length and 'ZomG teh raeg'... )

Monday, my GM, her husband and I were waiting for our fourth person to let us know we could come over to her apartment.  At the same time, the fail!GM was running her game.

Summary of the events:  my GM was getting herself a cup of coffee when she was knocked into the counter.  She quickly dealt with her scald, but the anger she felt triggered an ( Read more... )

This is a complaint concerning another GM, not mine (both whom I usually enjoy playing under.)

I was waiting for my game to start (I had over an hour to kill before my game started, so I stuck around the student union instead of going back to my apartment.)

Anyway, there was another game being run, some of the players were junior high school age.  I ( Read more... )

This is a story from years and years ago - some time around 1999, if I remember correctly ( Read more... )

So this is my first post here. Lemme know if I'm doing it wrong.

( TL:DR New RP tries to start and a self insert sue kills it, after making death threats on mods )

Background:
I larp.  (Insert mockery here.)  Our group isn't particularly formal, mostly just hitting each other with foam swords with some slight structure and character backstory.  The swords are essentially foam pool noodles with a core of bamboo, so they don't cause much damage when they hit.  However, they still hurt.  And if you get hit the ( Read more... )

I have always harbored an interest in D&D. Something about the process of design, the concept behind creating a new persona for oneself appeals to me. With that in mind, I suppose it was only natural for me to eventually undergo the transition from player to dungeon master. I digress, though- this series is less about my experience with the game, ( Read more... )