@elindalstal.bsky.social
Queer Nordic Larper and tabletop game designer with cool animals from the north of Sweden
Med hösten kommer mörkret. Kölden. Mystiken. Och såklart: skräcklajv. Välkommen till Auktionen 31 okt-2 november i Umeå.
Teaser:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Z2...
Vill du komma i direkt kontakt med arrangörerna för lajvet? Maila postrigor.mortis@gmail.com så får du kontakt med huvudarrangör Emmet!
Teaser:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Z2...
Vill du komma i direkt kontakt med arrangörerna för lajvet? Maila postrigor.mortis@gmail.com så får du kontakt med huvudarrangör Emmet!
Auktionen – of Good and Evil
www.ofgoodandevil.se
August 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Med hösten kommer mörkret. Kölden. Mystiken. Och såklart: skräcklajv. Välkommen till Auktionen 31 okt-2 november i Umeå.
Teaser:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Z2...
Vill du komma i direkt kontakt med arrangörerna för lajvet? Maila postrigor.mortis@gmail.com så får du kontakt med huvudarrangör Emmet!
Teaser:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Z2...
Vill du komma i direkt kontakt med arrangörerna för lajvet? Maila postrigor.mortis@gmail.com så får du kontakt med huvudarrangör Emmet!
Nice in depth article about learning from bleed in larp (and tabletop games)
#larp #nordiclarp #roleplaying
nordiclarp.org/2025/07/18/l...
#larp #nordiclarp #roleplaying
nordiclarp.org/2025/07/18/l...
Learning from Bleed
How you can learn from bleed yourself, and how you design a larp in such a way that your participants can learn from their bleed, if they want to.
nordiclarp.org
July 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Nice in depth article about learning from bleed in larp (and tabletop games)
#larp #nordiclarp #roleplaying
nordiclarp.org/2025/07/18/l...
#larp #nordiclarp #roleplaying
nordiclarp.org/2025/07/18/l...
In tabletop rpg circles there have been different safety statements/principles. Writte manifestos about how we treat each other and calibrate play. “Nobody gets hurt”, “I will not abandon you” and “Players are more important then the game” for example
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/w...
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/w...
“We will sort it out”
In tabletop rpg circles there have been different safety statements/principles. Written mini manifestos about how we treat each other and calibrate play at the table. “Nobody gets hurt”…
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In tabletop rpg circles there have been different safety statements/principles. Writte manifestos about how we treat each other and calibrate play. “Nobody gets hurt”, “I will not abandon you” and “Players are more important then the game” for example
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/w...
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/w...
Reposted
The Transformative Role-playing Game Design textbook is now available for download and print on demand! The book is the first in a series of two developed by the EDGE Consortium, an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership
books.uu.se/uup/catalog/...
books.uu.se/uup/catalog/...
January 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The Transformative Role-playing Game Design textbook is now available for download and print on demand! The book is the first in a series of two developed by the EDGE Consortium, an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership
books.uu.se/uup/catalog/...
books.uu.se/uup/catalog/...
I ran my larp "Dom som överlever" (Those that survive) this weekend and my rambing and the questions I ask is to long for bluesky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#larp #nordiclarp
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#larp #nordiclarp
I just ran my larp “Dom Som Överlever” (Those that survive) this weekend for the second time
I just ran my larp “Dom Som Överlever” (Those that survive) this weekend for the second time. First time I ran it in 2017 I ran it with Sanna Hedlund. This time I ran it with Heidi Schmidt as cowriter...
docs.google.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I ran my larp "Dom som överlever" (Those that survive) this weekend and my rambing and the questions I ask is to long for bluesky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#larp #nordiclarp
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#larp #nordiclarp
I am at the weirdly nervous stage of larp organizing where everything is on track, four weeks before the larp. Everything is going fine, things are on track and communication with the players are mostly one sided, with me sending them small updates.
May 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I am at the weirdly nervous stage of larp organizing where everything is on track, four weeks before the larp. Everything is going fine, things are on track and communication with the players are mostly one sided, with me sending them small updates.
We are getting chickens this summer. That means selecting chicken breed.
I want the most metal chicken breed.
The most metal breed is Ayman Cemani. First picture. Just look at them. They are so goth and metal that Edgar Allan Poe could have written about them. They are ultimately metal.
I want the most metal chicken breed.
The most metal breed is Ayman Cemani. First picture. Just look at them. They are so goth and metal that Edgar Allan Poe could have written about them. They are ultimately metal.
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We are getting chickens this summer. That means selecting chicken breed.
I want the most metal chicken breed.
The most metal breed is Ayman Cemani. First picture. Just look at them. They are so goth and metal that Edgar Allan Poe could have written about them. They are ultimately metal.
I want the most metal chicken breed.
The most metal breed is Ayman Cemani. First picture. Just look at them. They are so goth and metal that Edgar Allan Poe could have written about them. They are ultimately metal.
This years Nordic Larp Knutepunkt convention book just dropped.
Stunning work covering everything from grief, neurospicy sexuality, how to start a larp school and pacing.
nordiclarp.org/wiki/Anatomy...
Stunning work covering everything from grief, neurospicy sexuality, how to start a larp school and pacing.
nordiclarp.org/wiki/Anatomy...
Anatomy of Larp Thoughts: a breathing corpus - Nordic Larp Wiki
nordiclarp.org
March 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This years Nordic Larp Knutepunkt convention book just dropped.
Stunning work covering everything from grief, neurospicy sexuality, how to start a larp school and pacing.
nordiclarp.org/wiki/Anatomy...
Stunning work covering everything from grief, neurospicy sexuality, how to start a larp school and pacing.
nordiclarp.org/wiki/Anatomy...
Today I am a guest at the excellent game design podcast Dice Exploder. Each episode the dissect a game design mechanic in depth. They qre mainly a indie tabletop rpgs but right now they are doing an season on larp an I am discussing Shadows
@diceexploder.com
#larp #nordiclarp #ttrpg #gamedesign
@diceexploder.com
#larp #nordiclarp #ttrpg #gamedesign
Shadows with Elin Dalstål
Dice Exploder · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Today I am a guest at the excellent game design podcast Dice Exploder. Each episode the dissect a game design mechanic in depth. They qre mainly a indie tabletop rpgs but right now they are doing an season on larp an I am discussing Shadows
@diceexploder.com
#larp #nordiclarp #ttrpg #gamedesign
@diceexploder.com
#larp #nordiclarp #ttrpg #gamedesign
Reposted
If you're curious about the spaces, costumes, and effects of the Odysseus Larp runs in 2024, there is now a mini-documentary edited from in-game video footage. Experience the magic!
youtu.be/-6xNUyijCis?...
youtu.be/-6xNUyijCis?...
Among the Stars - Odysseus 2024 (Minidocumentary)
YouTube video by Odysseus Larp
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
If you're curious about the spaces, costumes, and effects of the Odysseus Larp runs in 2024, there is now a mini-documentary edited from in-game video footage. Experience the magic!
youtu.be/-6xNUyijCis?...
youtu.be/-6xNUyijCis?...
Best decision so far this year: Joining the local craft club for 500 sek (45ish € or USD).
I get free access to wood/metal working workshop, sewing studio, yarn studio, looms silversmithing studio, glass fusion studio.
AND THEY GOT A GEM POLISHING MACHINE. I NEVER DONE ANYTHING AS SATISFYING EVER.
I get free access to wood/metal working workshop, sewing studio, yarn studio, looms silversmithing studio, glass fusion studio.
AND THEY GOT A GEM POLISHING MACHINE. I NEVER DONE ANYTHING AS SATISFYING EVER.
February 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Best decision so far this year: Joining the local craft club for 500 sek (45ish € or USD).
I get free access to wood/metal working workshop, sewing studio, yarn studio, looms silversmithing studio, glass fusion studio.
AND THEY GOT A GEM POLISHING MACHINE. I NEVER DONE ANYTHING AS SATISFYING EVER.
I get free access to wood/metal working workshop, sewing studio, yarn studio, looms silversmithing studio, glass fusion studio.
AND THEY GOT A GEM POLISHING MACHINE. I NEVER DONE ANYTHING AS SATISFYING EVER.
Newly dyed again. This last year been partially coloring my hair blue. No bleach, just a Manic Panic midnight blue on top of my dark brown hair.
It has been a few months since the last round of dye, but now I feel almost at home again.
Like this sort of low key alternative queer blue
It has been a few months since the last round of dye, but now I feel almost at home again.
Like this sort of low key alternative queer blue
February 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Newly dyed again. This last year been partially coloring my hair blue. No bleach, just a Manic Panic midnight blue on top of my dark brown hair.
It has been a few months since the last round of dye, but now I feel almost at home again.
Like this sort of low key alternative queer blue
It has been a few months since the last round of dye, but now I feel almost at home again.
Like this sort of low key alternative queer blue
The pleasant feeling when you have a larp sign up running and you realize that you seem to get just tge right number of sign ups. Filling the larp but not turning anyone away. (We aim for 24 sign ups, might end up slightly more then that but we can take on a few more without issue)
January 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The pleasant feeling when you have a larp sign up running and you realize that you seem to get just tge right number of sign ups. Filling the larp but not turning anyone away. (We aim for 24 sign ups, might end up slightly more then that but we can take on a few more without issue)
Dom som överlever är ett lajv som handlar att ta ifrån någon deras liv. Det är ett psykologiskt skäcklajv om förräderi, vänskap och att förlora sin mänsklighet.
domsomoverlever.wordpress.com
#larp #lajv
domsomoverlever.wordpress.com
#larp #lajv
Dom som överlever
"Dom som överlever kommer att förändras. Likt larver som blir till fjärilar."
domsomoverlever.wordpress.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Dom som överlever är ett lajv som handlar att ta ifrån någon deras liv. Det är ett psykologiskt skäcklajv om förräderi, vänskap och att förlora sin mänsklighet.
domsomoverlever.wordpress.com
#larp #lajv
domsomoverlever.wordpress.com
#larp #lajv
Just because I am curious
If you had to get one of our two dog breeds:
Russian Black Terrier
or
Australian Cattle Dog
Which one would you get and why?
(Ignoring that they are two quite extreme breeds and you probably wont be getting either of them)
If you had to get one of our two dog breeds:
Russian Black Terrier
or
Australian Cattle Dog
Which one would you get and why?
(Ignoring that they are two quite extreme breeds and you probably wont be getting either of them)
December 15, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Just because I am curious
If you had to get one of our two dog breeds:
Russian Black Terrier
or
Australian Cattle Dog
Which one would you get and why?
(Ignoring that they are two quite extreme breeds and you probably wont be getting either of them)
If you had to get one of our two dog breeds:
Russian Black Terrier
or
Australian Cattle Dog
Which one would you get and why?
(Ignoring that they are two quite extreme breeds and you probably wont be getting either of them)
I love this 200 year old egyptian floor mosaic for a multitude of reasons:
1. Ancient egyptians could do photo realistic art. They just didn't use it in religious context. But for dog shaming it was perfectly fine.
1. Ancient egyptians could do photo realistic art. They just didn't use it in religious context. But for dog shaming it was perfectly fine.
December 12, 2024 at 8:16 PM
I love this 200 year old egyptian floor mosaic for a multitude of reasons:
1. Ancient egyptians could do photo realistic art. They just didn't use it in religious context. But for dog shaming it was perfectly fine.
1. Ancient egyptians could do photo realistic art. They just didn't use it in religious context. But for dog shaming it was perfectly fine.
As a player and game runner I delight in playing antagonist and just nasty characters.
I think having villains is important and there is an art to playing them.
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/p...
#larp #ttrpg
I think having villains is important and there is an art to playing them.
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/p...
#larp #ttrpg
Playing Nasty Characters
In this article, I will address some things to keep in mind when playing certain types of characters: villains, cruel bastards, heartless manipulators, unsympathetic types, mighty evil overlords or…
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:58 AM
As a player and game runner I delight in playing antagonist and just nasty characters.
I think having villains is important and there is an art to playing them.
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/p...
#larp #ttrpg
I think having villains is important and there is an art to playing them.
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/p...
#larp #ttrpg
For me larping, exercise and body image intersect in interesting ways.
Two weeks ago a chased people through the woods at a horror larp. I was exhaused. My hands shook for two hours after the chase from pure fatigue. But it reminded me how much I love getting exhaused and exhausting myself.
Two weeks ago a chased people through the woods at a horror larp. I was exhaused. My hands shook for two hours after the chase from pure fatigue. But it reminded me how much I love getting exhaused and exhausting myself.
December 5, 2024 at 9:50 PM
For me larping, exercise and body image intersect in interesting ways.
Two weeks ago a chased people through the woods at a horror larp. I was exhaused. My hands shook for two hours after the chase from pure fatigue. But it reminded me how much I love getting exhaused and exhausting myself.
Two weeks ago a chased people through the woods at a horror larp. I was exhaused. My hands shook for two hours after the chase from pure fatigue. But it reminded me how much I love getting exhaused and exhausting myself.
What do you think about pacing for emotional intensity at larps? Either or both as a player or as an organizer?
Is it important? What experiences of pacing that worked well for you and pacing that didnt work for you? What is your approach to it?
#larp
Is it important? What experiences of pacing that worked well for you and pacing that didnt work for you? What is your approach to it?
#larp
November 29, 2024 at 10:45 AM
What do you think about pacing for emotional intensity at larps? Either or both as a player or as an organizer?
Is it important? What experiences of pacing that worked well for you and pacing that didnt work for you? What is your approach to it?
#larp
Is it important? What experiences of pacing that worked well for you and pacing that didnt work for you? What is your approach to it?
#larp
So this weekend I was chasing people in a full monster costumes on jester stils and forearm crutches in 30 cm of snow in the dark under.
The photos are without stilts and forwarms. The many fabrics stips are ment to breake up the human silhouette and amplify all moments by swaying.
The photos are without stilts and forwarms. The many fabrics stips are ment to breake up the human silhouette and amplify all moments by swaying.
November 29, 2024 at 8:43 AM
So this weekend I was chasing people in a full monster costumes on jester stils and forearm crutches in 30 cm of snow in the dark under.
The photos are without stilts and forwarms. The many fabrics stips are ment to breake up the human silhouette and amplify all moments by swaying.
The photos are without stilts and forwarms. The many fabrics stips are ment to breake up the human silhouette and amplify all moments by swaying.
So Elin, what have you been doing?
Well, I spent this week mastering how to run on juggler stilts and forearm crutches in a snow storm so I can scare people at a horror larp saturday
Well, I spent this week mastering how to run on juggler stilts and forearm crutches in a snow storm so I can scare people at a horror larp saturday
November 22, 2024 at 8:30 AM
So Elin, what have you been doing?
Well, I spent this week mastering how to run on juggler stilts and forearm crutches in a snow storm so I can scare people at a horror larp saturday
Well, I spent this week mastering how to run on juggler stilts and forearm crutches in a snow storm so I can scare people at a horror larp saturday
So what should I do with a first post? Perhaps just add my blog to show that I am real.
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com
Bold and vulnerable
Elin Dalståls writings about larps and roleplaying games
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:49 AM
So what should I do with a first post? Perhaps just add my blog to show that I am real.
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com
boldandvulnerable.wordpress.com