I hope more cons follow suit. It's tacky, overdone, and needlessly edgy as-is. I know these people are going to bitch and moan about it, but they need to get over it and stop being selfish. People's comfort and safety matters a LOT more than you getting to wear your stupid lame-ass Cop-LARP gear.
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I hope more cons follow suit. It's tacky, overdone, and needlessly edgy as-is. I know these people are going to bitch and moan about it, but they need to get over it and stop being selfish. People's comfort and safety matters a LOT more than you getting to wear your stupid lame-ass Cop-LARP gear.
I have absolutely no idea why, but for some reason, whenever I load up Youtube and I look at the shorts section, I for some reason get popped up with shorts that give genuine fucking good information about gun safety and gun knowledge without needing a fucking license.
Or just cool LARP gun demos.
Or just cool LARP gun demos.
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I have absolutely no idea why, but for some reason, whenever I load up Youtube and I look at the shorts section, I for some reason get popped up with shorts that give genuine fucking good information about gun safety and gun knowledge without needing a fucking license.
Or just cool LARP gun demos.
Or just cool LARP gun demos.
I'm also working on safety tools right now (though from a different angle) and came across this quote today which I thought you might find useful - it's from the 2012 States of Play Knutepunkt book, and whilst it's larp theory I think it's widely applicable (quote in replies for length):
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm also working on safety tools right now (though from a different angle) and came across this quote today which I thought you might find useful - it's from the 2012 States of Play Knutepunkt book, and whilst it's larp theory I think it's widely applicable (quote in replies for length):
We use them in our LARP tents when we want to light them up. Mainly because we are not allowed to use actual candles due to fire safety. Good for ambience pretty terrible for light.
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We use them in our LARP tents when we want to light them up. Mainly because we are not allowed to use actual candles due to fire safety. Good for ambience pretty terrible for light.
Didn’t have time to go through our second blog post? Here are the most important bits condensed for your convenience! Dive in and let us know what you think!
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November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Didn’t have time to go through our second blog post? Here are the most important bits condensed for your convenience! Dive in and let us know what you think!
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This was a fascinating discussion that went in unexpected directions. I did not anticipate learning how the LARP and BDSM communities share safety tools.
All this meant the episode went long, and I had to cut some interesting stuff. The unedited version on Patreon is 40 minutes longer.
All this meant the episode went long, and I had to cut some interesting stuff. The unedited version on Patreon is 40 minutes longer.
Ericka Skirpan joins the Good Friends to discuss how we might various techniques from LARP in our tabletop games
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Using LARP Techniques at the Table, with Ericka Skirpan - Blasphemous Tomes
Ericka Skirpan joins the the Good Friends to explore how we can apply LARP techniques to tabletop RPGs such as Call of Cthulhu
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November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This was a fascinating discussion that went in unexpected directions. I did not anticipate learning how the LARP and BDSM communities share safety tools.
All this meant the episode went long, and I had to cut some interesting stuff. The unedited version on Patreon is 40 minutes longer.
All this meant the episode went long, and I had to cut some interesting stuff. The unedited version on Patreon is 40 minutes longer.
I just reread my #larp submission for blackbox cph 26. When asked about safety tools, past me wrote:
This is a story about breaking free. It is an act of rebellion. The path to safety is to play the larp.
This is a story about breaking free. It is an act of rebellion. The path to safety is to play the larp.
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I just reread my #larp submission for blackbox cph 26. When asked about safety tools, past me wrote:
This is a story about breaking free. It is an act of rebellion. The path to safety is to play the larp.
This is a story about breaking free. It is an act of rebellion. The path to safety is to play the larp.
I wrote a workshop for a larp I'm running in November with assistance from a friend and I'm so, so pleased. I love boundary and safety workshops that emphasize agency, curiosity, and kindness.
October 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I wrote a workshop for a larp I'm running in November with assistance from a friend and I'm so, so pleased. I love boundary and safety workshops that emphasize agency, curiosity, and kindness.
Hey big shout out to all the people who spent time designing LARP safety tools, because not only does it make LARPing sound more fun, but they're also easily adaptable to Discord, where I did not expect to need them.
October 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hey big shout out to all the people who spent time designing LARP safety tools, because not only does it make LARPing sound more fun, but they're also easily adaptable to Discord, where I did not expect to need them.
Unfettered LARP w/o Safety or Bleed Tools can very much consume people’s lives and minds. The Cop RP is especially disturbing. It toxic LARP culture in an entirely new medium. I hope those folks learn sooner or later how to engage in their hobby in a healthier way.
October 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Unfettered LARP w/o Safety or Bleed Tools can very much consume people’s lives and minds. The Cop RP is especially disturbing. It toxic LARP culture in an entirely new medium. I hope those folks learn sooner or later how to engage in their hobby in a healthier way.
This is similar to my rule on LARP Safety People™
If they are running a LARP Safety team then they are usually great people who are under-appreciated, but if they go around setting themselves up as a LARP Safety Person™, making a lot of statements about it, appearing on panels, etc…
…there's a […]
If they are running a LARP Safety team then they are usually great people who are under-appreciated, but if they go around setting themselves up as a LARP Safety Person™, making a lot of statements about it, appearing on panels, etc…
…there's a […]
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October 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is similar to my rule on LARP Safety People™
If they are running a LARP Safety team then they are usually great people who are under-appreciated, but if they go around setting themselves up as a LARP Safety Person™, making a lot of statements about it, appearing on panels, etc…
…there's a […]
If they are running a LARP Safety team then they are usually great people who are under-appreciated, but if they go around setting themselves up as a LARP Safety Person™, making a lot of statements about it, appearing on panels, etc…
…there's a […]
Oh good just in time for everyone to larp as process safety engineers.
The very annoying thing about Venezuela is if you have been paying attention for more then 2 weeks, you instantly can tell almost no one has done any sort of reading or research on this here website.
October 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Oh good just in time for everyone to larp as process safety engineers.
DAILYISH DRAW
creepy worm
Spending the weekend at a larp as an emotional safety person (first time!). Managed to draw this little guy after a wild day of packing, driving and getting the lay of the land.
Pencil on drawing paper.
creepy worm
Spending the weekend at a larp as an emotional safety person (first time!). Managed to draw this little guy after a wild day of packing, driving and getting the lay of the land.
Pencil on drawing paper.
September 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
DAILYISH DRAW
creepy worm
Spending the weekend at a larp as an emotional safety person (first time!). Managed to draw this little guy after a wild day of packing, driving and getting the lay of the land.
Pencil on drawing paper.
creepy worm
Spending the weekend at a larp as an emotional safety person (first time!). Managed to draw this little guy after a wild day of packing, driving and getting the lay of the land.
Pencil on drawing paper.
It feels to me like Trump and RFK Jr. are trying to LARP being the heroes of a second thalidomide crisis.
(While at the same time having dismantled many of the safety mechanisms once in place at the FDA to potentially stop something like the thalidomide crisis from re-occuring.)
(While at the same time having dismantled many of the safety mechanisms once in place at the FDA to potentially stop something like the thalidomide crisis from re-occuring.)
September 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It feels to me like Trump and RFK Jr. are trying to LARP being the heroes of a second thalidomide crisis.
(While at the same time having dismantled many of the safety mechanisms once in place at the FDA to potentially stop something like the thalidomide crisis from re-occuring.)
(While at the same time having dismantled many of the safety mechanisms once in place at the FDA to potentially stop something like the thalidomide crisis from re-occuring.)
writing my larp safety/risk mitigation tools based on @captainawkward.bsky.social boundary scripts and anarchist social repair zines
September 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
writing my larp safety/risk mitigation tools based on @captainawkward.bsky.social boundary scripts and anarchist social repair zines
Every larp I've been to has had a dedicated team of "safety hosts"; a group of people who handle the fallout and care after unsafe or unpleasant play, should a player need it.
How do you handle this in a trpg setting? It's easy to point to the classic safety tools and x-cards, but bleed is *strong*
How do you handle this in a trpg setting? It's easy to point to the classic safety tools and x-cards, but bleed is *strong*
September 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Every larp I've been to has had a dedicated team of "safety hosts"; a group of people who handle the fallout and care after unsafe or unpleasant play, should a player need it.
How do you handle this in a trpg setting? It's easy to point to the classic safety tools and x-cards, but bleed is *strong*
How do you handle this in a trpg setting? It's easy to point to the classic safety tools and x-cards, but bleed is *strong*
My point of this thread is: how do you handle safety in a setting where comfort can be limited?
A larp can be anywhere from 5-400 people. Your ability to select which groups you interact with, and what play you want to find, is a lot more open than when you and 1-6 friends sit around a table.
A larp can be anywhere from 5-400 people. Your ability to select which groups you interact with, and what play you want to find, is a lot more open than when you and 1-6 friends sit around a table.
September 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My point of this thread is: how do you handle safety in a setting where comfort can be limited?
A larp can be anywhere from 5-400 people. Your ability to select which groups you interact with, and what play you want to find, is a lot more open than when you and 1-6 friends sit around a table.
A larp can be anywhere from 5-400 people. Your ability to select which groups you interact with, and what play you want to find, is a lot more open than when you and 1-6 friends sit around a table.
There's also an element where a lot of TT players have been subjected to abusive play environments where bleed is used as a weapon. That's less common in larp scenes because they have a stronger culture of emotional safety.
September 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
There's also an element where a lot of TT players have been subjected to abusive play environments where bleed is used as a weapon. That's less common in larp scenes because they have a stronger culture of emotional safety.
Comparisons to Nordic LARP are disingenuous. In that space the designer is almost always facilitating and it will never be run outside that setup (and if it is, probably there will be personal relationships/support). Bleed/safety tools sit at the facilitation level again, it just appears otherwise.
September 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Comparisons to Nordic LARP are disingenuous. In that space the designer is almost always facilitating and it will never be run outside that setup (and if it is, probably there will be personal relationships/support). Bleed/safety tools sit at the facilitation level again, it just appears otherwise.
When I designed Desaparecides, my larp about the fascist regime in Argentina 177-83, I built safety into every part of the game, not just check in and debrief. This is the effort it takes to write games on difficult themes responsibly.
Also I get it. Some folks don't understand the outcomes of games. Even the best of us fuck up. I know from experience. However, please I am begging you to read and ask questions of designers and look into what it means to take care of your players when they are playing on difficult themes.
September 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
When I designed Desaparecides, my larp about the fascist regime in Argentina 177-83, I built safety into every part of the game, not just check in and debrief. This is the effort it takes to write games on difficult themes responsibly.
I turned the LARP I wrote years ago into a pamphlet! I’m going to be selling it at @milkcomicfest.bsky.social later this month
September 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I turned the LARP I wrote years ago into a pamphlet! I’m going to be selling it at @milkcomicfest.bsky.social later this month
We'll be covering everything from small, conceptual blackbox larps to multi-day extravaganzas.
More and more immersive experiences/theatre are learning about co-creation and safety mechanics and tackling challenging subjects from Nordic larp, and the entire field stands to gain.
More and more immersive experiences/theatre are learning about co-creation and safety mechanics and tackling challenging subjects from Nordic larp, and the entire field stands to gain.
September 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We'll be covering everything from small, conceptual blackbox larps to multi-day extravaganzas.
More and more immersive experiences/theatre are learning about co-creation and safety mechanics and tackling challenging subjects from Nordic larp, and the entire field stands to gain.
More and more immersive experiences/theatre are learning about co-creation and safety mechanics and tackling challenging subjects from Nordic larp, and the entire field stands to gain.
I made LARP boffer swords for my spouse and I to carry to a convention as our "Unpainted Miniatures" cosplay.
I love them. I forgot how relaxing it was to craft these and how fun holding a finished product was.
Also, these should pass any basic safety checks.
I love them. I forgot how relaxing it was to craft these and how fun holding a finished product was.
Also, these should pass any basic safety checks.
September 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I made LARP boffer swords for my spouse and I to carry to a convention as our "Unpainted Miniatures" cosplay.
I love them. I forgot how relaxing it was to craft these and how fun holding a finished product was.
Also, these should pass any basic safety checks.
I love them. I forgot how relaxing it was to craft these and how fun holding a finished product was.
Also, these should pass any basic safety checks.
Moral of the story: if you are running a LARP, establish safety protocols everytime
September 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Moral of the story: if you are running a LARP, establish safety protocols everytime
The one LARP I ever attended that ended with health & safety issues was a Gilmore Girl LARP so I would offer a word of caution
September 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The one LARP I ever attended that ended with health & safety issues was a Gilmore Girl LARP so I would offer a word of caution