Larp

LANGUAGE IN LARP

We use words as “IN”, “OFF”, “Relax” and ”Game off/on”. Do not abuse them since they partly exists for safety reasons.

– IN – When you are in character and among other players.
– OFF – This is for when you are not in character or have to ask someone something you are not sure about.
– Relax – If you want to calm down the in game situation without disrupting the game use this phrase. For example it might be used in unpleasant situations like torture and such.
– Game off – It’s meant for when there has been a real life injury or a high risk for a serious injury to occur. If someone shouts this it shall be repeated by everyone hearing it and call off whatever you are doing.
– Game on – If there has been a pause in the game for security reasons and the situation have been dealt with, call out this phrase to announce that the game will continue again. Everyone hearing this shall repeat it.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Stay in character as much as possible. See this as your normal state during the event.
If you want to discuss something OFF with someone, you take them to the side where other players can’t hear you.
If you want to verbally attack someone, always attack the character, not the player. To harass someone due to their ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation is not allowed. Try to allude faction or something other relevant to the game.
Don’t be afraid to improvise. Act on your co-players behaviour, e.g. sometimes to knowingly make a mistake can be a good way to create a good game or scene in a LARP.
Try to act realistically on injuries and events. No one walks away unaffected from getting stabbed in the back or give you something you bargained for without you keeping your side of the bargain. Roleplaying old injuries can also add a nice touch to the game. Why not visit a medic to check on it?
Respect people in or close to their tents wearing death rag. Everyone needs to eat and rest from time to time.

The game can’t be realistic all the time. Sometimes you know things that you character doesn’t know. Stay in character, enjoy the game and don’t exploit your off game knowledge.