I write LARPs. I like to think they're pretty good. I hope you'll think so, too.
These LARPs vary in genre and seriousness but are mostly about manipulating your friends' characters and occasionally murdering them. They are intended primarily to be an entertaining experience. If they also cause you to feel immersed in the sublime beauty of Art or teach you things about yourself or others, that's wonderful, but they are not guaranteed to do any of that.
My personal LARP design philosophy minimizes facilitator (game master, orchestrator, etc.) involvement. All the LARPS here require at most one facilitator.
Long ago, the Doom was sealed away by a mighty hero wielding the legendary Doom Sword. The sealing of the Doom ushered in an era of peace and prosperity. Art, culture, and magic flourished throughout the land. All this time, the Doom Sword lay dormant, guarded by the Doom Ward.
*This time of peace may be about to come to an end. The diviners have spoken; they say the seal upon the Doom has weakened, and the Doom soon will be unleashed. Unless. Unless the seal can be strengthened by a willing ... (read more)
You receive a letter. Written on real paper. It reads:
*"The Emperor, the King Undying, Necromancer Divine, King of the Nine Renewals, His Celestial Kindness, the Necrolord Prime, has determined a need for new Lyctors. He, in his great wisdom, has foreseen that the next set of Lyctors must combine Necromancers and Cavaliers from different Houses. He has called forth one Necromancer and one Cavalier from each House to attend a formal dance, at the end of which each Necromancer will select th... (read more)
Graduation approaches for the students of Tokyo Mahou Shoujo Academy. The top six girls in the class will each form their own magical girl teams out of the lower-performing students and go out into the world to battle evil. Before doing that, they will attend the Ultimate Final Decision Prom of Destiny where they will each choose a mascot for their team from this year's Mt. Fuji Mascot Academy graduates.
*The students at the two academies have been segregated from one another and from the re... (read more)