Preview for Lord of the Nerds.

[Dis]

In fact, I have more respect for these people than people who willingly sit through crappy movies sitting on their ass eating popcorn and other junk food. At least these geeks are getting off their asses and doing something that entertains them. They don't sit around complaining: "I'm bored". They make their own adventures.

[Immortal Wombat]

I know quite a few LARPers. It's just like unscripted acting, although that Darkon thing appears to be on a pretty large-scale. Personally, I never have enough time and barely enough inclination to sustain the character I was born with, let alone 'live' another, and certainly not on film.

I find it amusing how scifi/fantasy nerds have arrived at exactly the same place as history nerds and drama nerds: dressing up in silly clothes and hitting one another with sticks.

[Riesstiu IV]

Originally posted by Dissident
I've begun to rethink this whole larpers thing. It's easy to laugh and point fingers at them.


But is it really any more stupid than actors in a movie? True, they aren't vey good actors. But they are just acting. We don't make fun of Ben Afflect do we? hmm, well that's not a good example. But you get my point.

They must be persecuted and forced in Ghettos. They are Untermenschen.

[General Ludd]

Larpers.


There was a guy in my old shadowbane guild who was some high-up in the police/legal hierarchy in Toronto who belongs to the Society for Creative Anachronism and spends his spare time making suits of armour out of sheet metal and beating people with batons.

[Dis]

I don't have the talent, energy, or desire to do these sort of things. But I won't make fun of other people for doing what they love. Just like I don't want people to make fun of me for doing what I love.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Dissident
I don't have the talent, energy, or desire to do these sort of things. But I won't make fun of other people for doing what they love. Just like I don't want people to make fun of me for doing what I love.

Is it alright to make fun of you in general, though?

[Riesstiu IV]

Originally posted by Dissident
I don't have the talent, energy, or desire to do these sort of things. But I won't make fun of other people for doing what they love. Just like I don't want people to make fun of me for doing what I love.

What if they love raping puppies and eating babies?

[Dis]

Originally posted by Riesstiu IV


What if they love raping puppies and eating babies?

those are illegal activities.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by General Ludd
Larpers.


There was a guy in my old shadowbane guild who was some high-up in the police/legal hierarchy in Toronto who belongs to the Society for Creative Anachronism and spends his spare time making suits of armour out of sheet metal and beating people with batons.

Actually, last I heard from him he was wanting to get a forge and learn proper blacksmithing. :envy:

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Japher
I think I would watch it if filmed like a documentary

I will laugh the whole way through

but I find subcultures like that interesting


8d8 for Lightning bolt right?

1d8 per level of the caster for a maximum of 8d8, IIRC.

[Jon Miller]

any link to a nonquicktime source?

JM

[Tuberski]

It looks like a Documentary similar to Trekkies. It's not trying to belittle the participants.



I'd never do it myself though.....

ACK!

[Ted Striker]

How do they decide who "wins" and who "loses" ?

[Dis]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
How do they decide who "wins" and who "loses" ?

It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game. They probably script this stuff in advance anyways.

[Ted Striker]

I'm bringing my switch blade and AR-15 to the next match


BECAUSE I WANT TO WIN