wait, WHAT?!

[oloriel]

Oh Gods, the only guests confirmed for Ring*Con this year are Twilight people (except for one lovely Newzealandish lady, who has, however, been to the Con three or four times before).

*sighs* Well, I suppose this is the year where I have to do what I told the people who didn't like Pirates of the Caribbean two years ago, or Harry Potter last year

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[oloriel]

It might not work in a small LARP setting like at the Rohan LARP, but with something like the Drachenfest it would work very easily. Nobody is playing all the time and people keep disappearing for hours to sit in a tavern, meet friends or shower. Last time the golden Avatar - a major character in the Drachenfest mythology - had to go missing for one and a half days because he was best man at somebody's wedding, and that was solved by some magic and an in-character explanation for his absence. So if there are enough people, some people going off to attend a lecture for a while, or to have a good look at the market, and later returning would be no problem. If everybody wants to attend the same lecture, well, the game is paused, everybody goes OOC, listens to the lecture, and then returns IC.
It may take some creativity, but it could be made to work.

Actually I was surprised by the prices. Two nights at a Youth Hostel with full board costs around 55 - 60 € these days. More if you want to have a barbecue, more if you need more than one common room, and more if you are older than 27 years. With the cheapest option - only lectures, market and taverns - at 60 €, I can only assume the lecturers don't get paid, or only if there are enough people who don't sign up before the Ides of March, or some money is left over from the LARP preparations.
It may be a lot of money, but it's hardly "too expensive" for what you get. ;)

Not sure whether I can afford it myself, but I'm sorely tempted.

[yoodi]

As for the money, I see your point now. Hmmm....