Most people wouldn’t understand what a LARPer (Live Action Role-Player) is, but there are a select few in the fantasy role playing world who know of these elite gamers. Unlike traditional role playing games which partake on a table top or television screen, LARPers take their fantasy role playing one step further, and translate it into real life with fantasy costumes and accessories. Most LARPing takes place in wooded areas outside the boundaries of society, and is not for the faint of heart.
If one were to compare LARPers, roleplaying gamers, and regular people in fantasy roleplaying terms, regular people would be considered human (as they are now). Humans lead short lives, are often regarded as foolish, and are well renowned for their dedication and piety (often to excess). In this scenario, roleplaying gamers would be dwarves, who tolerable in society, but tend to stick together. Dwarves are those who burrow in the earth (often a basement) seeking riches (fat game loots). LARPers are of dwarven blood, but over time, evolved into a subterranean race. These dwarves, also known as “deep dwarves”, delved so deep and so greedily that they became more creature than human. LARPers, in our modern society, would fall into this role.
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