Getting Started: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:53, 13 September 2024

Maybe you’re new to LARP, and feeling a bit overwhelmed? Completely understandable, we remember what it was like when we first get involved! Let’s get you started.

For starters, read about The World of the game and familiarise yourself with the setting.
Head over to Making Your Character and start planning a character. You may want to plan your character with the friends you’re planning to attend with, or with a faction in mind!
Then, if you haven’t already, go to Character Creation for the actual nuts and bolts.
Read about The Factions and decide which one is right for you. All of the factions have social media spaces, at least on Discord and Facebook; pay your new home a visit and get to know them.
Read The Rules, especially the Combat rules, and brush up on your Calls. It’ll be useful to familiarise yourself with all the rules, eventually, but those sections, plus whatever sections are relevant to your character’s skills, will be enough to get you started.
Source yourself some costume and LARP Weapons. It can be daunting to get started, but some tips are listed under Sourcing Phys Reps.

And then come along. Don’t worry about learning everything or feeling completely prepared; just have fun and you’ll figure the rest out. Welcome to this strange, silly, wonderful hobby!

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+Maybe you’re new to LARP, and feeling a bit overwhelmed? Completely understandable, we remember what it was like when we first get involved! Let’s get you started.
+:*For starters, read about '''''[[The World]]''''' of the game and familiarise yourself with the setting.
+:*Head over to '''''[[Making Your Character]]''''' and start planning a character. You may want to plan your character with the friends you’re planning to attend with, or with a faction in mind!
+:*Then, if you haven’t already, go to '''''[[Character Creation]]''''' for the actual nuts and bolts.
+:*Read about '''''[[The Factions]]''''' and decide which one is right for you. All of the factions have social media spaces, at least on Discord and Facebook; pay your new home a visit and get to know them.
+:*Read '''''[[The Rules]]''''', especially the '''''[[Combat]]''''' rules, and brush up on your '''''[[Calls]]'''''. It’ll be useful to familiarise yourself with ''all'' the rules, eventually, but those sections, plus whatever sections are relevant to your character’s skills, will be enough to get you started.
+:*Source yourself some costume and '''''[[LARP Weapons]]'''''. It can be daunting to get started, but some tips are listed under '''''[[Equipment and Resources#Sourcing Phys Reps|Sourcing Phys Reps]]'''''.
+And then come along. Don’t worry about learning everything or feeling completely prepared; just have fun and you’ll figure the rest out. Welcome to this strange, silly, wonderful hobby!