Live-Action Role-Playing Games are weird

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Posted by Lira on Aug-12-2007 10:48:

Live-Action Role-Playing Games are weird

A great friend of mine (who happens to live 3500 km away from here) was visiting Brasilia and looking for something interesting to do. I had no plans, and I could only think of staying at home drinking and chatting away. His sister then dropped by on her way to a Live-Action Role-Playing Game and invited us to join her. I knew how bizarre these games tend to be, but my friend missed his sister and he had no idea of what was about to happen. Sincerely, neither had I.

She took us to some Wicca Village, where the other players were waiting for us. They then asked us what clan we'd like to join and explained how the game works. We were both confused but, what the hell, when in Rome do as Romans do.

The players (all dressed up as vampires) suddenly started playing rock-paper-scissors furiously, amid passionate declarations of earned (or lost) hit points, while some guy claimed everyone had to pay attention to what he was saying (he was the director or something). My friend and I were puzzled by all that and eventually left the room. However, we couldn't come back home, as it was his sister that drove us there (and there were no buses around). We then waited, chatting away (as we'd do at home), but without drinking anything.

It's 7 AM now and I've just got home. I don't know what the point of this thread is, I guess I just had to share my puzzlement with you guys. I'm off to bed...

Posted by camsr on Aug-12-2007 10:54:

my condolences. we will all miss that time wasted.

Posted by Taranis on Aug-12-2007 10:59:

Is the sister in question hot?

Posted by stren on Aug-12-2007 13:32:

Re: Live-Action Role-Playing Games are weird

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
I'm off to bed...

SLEEP!!
SLEEP!!

SLEEP!!

Posted by Ygrene on Aug-12-2007 13:42:

I am dressed like a vampire right now.

*clicks 'Submit Reply'*

+10 hit points!

Posted by tubularbills on Aug-12-2007 13:42:

is this stuff like that "lighting bolt" video?

if its any consolation, at least they are interacting w/ people on a face to face level. my roommate, who leaves today...finally, spent over 8 hrs STRAIGHT playing warcraft on the computer online, and it must have been like 10+ hrs total during the entire day yesterday.

Posted by tubularbills on Aug-12-2007 13:43:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
I am dressed like a vampire right now.

*clicks 'Submit Reply'*

+10 hit points!

*quotes*

"you defeated Ygrene"

+3425763495728369485726983475234 experience.
-2 gold.

Posted by Taranis on Aug-12-2007 15:23:

Posted by Ted Promo on Aug-12-2007 15:26:

inb4"lightningbolt"roll

Posted by LeopoldStotch on Aug-12-2007 15:32:

had to do it.

anyways, i feel for you man. i can't account for any LARPs out there that look interesting imo.

Posted by Lira on Aug-12-2007 16:28:

quote:
Originally posted by tubularbills
is this stuff like that "lighting bolt" video?

if its any consolation, at least they are interacting w/ people on a face to face level. my roommate, who leaves today...finally, spent over 8 hrs STRAIGHT playing warcraft on the computer online, and it must have been like 10+ hrs total during the entire day yesterday.

Kind of (there was a link to it in the first paragraph, actually ). The difference was the "rock, paper, scissors" frenzy, which was simply called "poe" there. It was hilarious, and I accidentally lol'd when I saw 7 or more people throwing their hands in the air, at the same time, playing a collective jankenpo round...

Anyway, instead of throwing "lightning bolts" at each other, they would get close to one another (or the director would tell them to) and they would say something like "Lightning bolt, I choose you!" and play "rock, paper, scissors" in order to know how the attack went.

But, yeah, thanks for the consolation, I guess you're right

quote:
Originally posted by stren
SLEEP!!
SLEEP!!

SLEEP!!

+RECOVER!!

quote:
Originally posted by camsr
my condolences. we will all miss that time wasted.

Yeah, at least I experienced something... erm... new

quote:
Originally posted by Taranis
Is the sister in question hot?

Not really. The only reason why I went with my friend is because he is really a very good friend of mine.

Posted by Spacey Orange on Aug-12-2007 16:39:

i thought people grew out of that like at about seven.

Posted by SuspicionVandit on Aug-12-2007 17:07:

I've seen these kind of people on Reno 911.

I've read that hitting someone on the head just enough to knock them unconscious can have the ability of reversing someone's psychological issues.

Posted by Cloudburst on Aug-12-2007 17:17:

*puts on robe and wizard hat*

Posted by tubularbills on Aug-12-2007 19:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Taranis
Wouldn't wow geeks make good roomates? Except for 2 meals a day and the occasional bathroom break you could pretty much pretend they don't exist.

while that's true - its nice to have a roommate that socializes and talks and does other things besides sit in front of a computer for 10+ hrs a day?

shit i don't even TA that much. not even when i did c0r news.

quote:
Originally posted by illisNastY
nice avatar

NOOB!!

Posted by Silky Johnson on Aug-12-2007 19:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
I am dressed like a vampire right now.

*clicks 'Submit Reply'*

+10 hit points!

quote:
Originally posted by tubularbills
*quotes*

"you defeated Ygrene"

+3425763495728369485726983475234 experience.
-2 gold.

Posted by Xevious on Aug-12-2007 22:16:

Recover Recover!! Lightning Bolt!!

I wish I was as cool as they are!!

Posted by camsr on Aug-13-2007 17:57: