Browsing Tag Minion Mondays

  • Behind the Scenes 2

    Why would you want to run an event?

    Players can be a pain. They’re unpredictable, have basic needs that must be met and demand entertainment. They leave mess, and ask questions when you’re trying to focus ...

    On August 3, 2015 / By
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    Mindless Zombies

    I quite often listen to the LARPbook Podcast, and they’re doing video now as well. It’s a fortnightly LRP podcast that has a tendency towards tangents, but it’s worth ...

    On June 15, 2015 / By
  • Behind the Scenes 0

    Your system needs you

    Life has got busy. As a trader there is a very definite LRP seasons, and the start of it is approaching. Events happen year round, but our order ...

    On March 30, 2015 / By
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    Tell Show Do: Writing Plot with Do

    So… I want to run events that players talk about. I enjoy hearing people say things about events I’ve run and thinking ‘I was part of that.’ I’m ...

    On March 23, 2015 / By
  • Behind the Scenes 2

    Why Dinosaurs in LRP?

    The obvious next step in this series would be to talk about do encounters. I’m not going to do that. First of all we get elevator music (I ...

    On February 9, 2015 / By
  • Behind the Scenes 0

    What LRP to run

    We start with something we want to run. There is at least 20 people who get involved in running/writing Mandala games at various points. A game can be ...

    On January 12, 2015 / By
  • Behind the Scenes 1

    Writing Plot for LRP

    I spend a lot of time writing plot for LRP events. Either for my own small (40-80 people) events or as part of a larger system. I also spend ...

    On January 5, 2015 / By