Comments | traceroo: You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!

traceroo

You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!

Oct 06, 2006 10:40

I've had such an odd past 24 hours, I'd be hard pressed to describe it all ( Read more... )

last tortilla chip

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LARP steak? pickmansraven October 6 2006, 14:50:10 UTC

Possibly this concept might interest you:
http://www.redbuttonproductions.net/lhv/

Cheers!

Re: LARP steak? traceroo October 6 2006, 14:51:36 UTC

Indeed. I'm looking forward to it. Of course, in this case, they had me at "Lee Hammock's..." and the rest was icing on the cake.

T$

Re: LARP steak? silverdawnatl October 6 2006, 17:06:43 UTC

Yup. And the flagship game of Kings Gate's pretty cool to. Much with the Swash your buckles and rennisance period stuff as opposed to the standard Dark Age/Feudal setting that most larps tend to fall into.

S~

Re: LARP steak? traceroo October 6 2006, 17:20:11 UTC

I appreciate that, it certainly isn't the first time the game has been recommended to me over the years.

I've never been because I don't much care for the rules system, but more so - I'm sad to say I've heard from several distinct sources that the game is very cliquish. While I've heard good things lately about it, I can only imagine that with time, the cliquishness has increased, not decreased.

Just not for me, I guess. But thank you!

T.

Thread 6

rubix1138 October 6 2006, 15:09:08 UTC

I watched "Jericho" last night, and I realized it's written like a bad LARP.

I just choked on my chips I laughed so hard. I love that I know people that make those type of comparisons. I'll have to watch it now and reminisce on writing RELIC.

mhaithaca October 6 2006, 15:28:17 UTC

Yeah, that amused me, too. :-) I've been watching "Jericho" as well, and while I can see what Trace means, I'd say they are intentionally making it about the people and their relationships... in a novel setting.

"Jericho" v. James Cameron traceroo October 6 2006, 15:42:13 UTC

James Cameron does that well. He writes stories about people and human drama in the midst of sweeping technological change.

"Jericho" isn't there yet. They have this incredible setting with potential for lots of interesting human drama... but the story about the poor kid being made fun of by the rich kids, and the guy who has to face his mistress and wife in the same fallout shelter? Eh. I think they can do better with the excellent premise they've established.

Traceroo

heathrow October 6 2006, 16:15:13 UTC

I tried to watch "Jericho" but the great core concept wasn't enough to keep me through the bad execution...

mystae October 6 2006, 16:47:12 UTC

Wow. I think you just described my own thoughts on LARPing perfectly. Soo... let's just say that if we find that tasty, tasty, fresh chip, we'll let each other know where to eat, if you get my drift.

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Re: Forest of Doors traceroo October 22 2006, 13:16:36 UTC

Thank you for the recommendation! I appreciate it ( ... )