Last weekend, I was trading and speaking at LarpCon UK; a three-day event incorporating talks, quizes, cosplay parades, the Larp Awards, and boasting a massive trade hall with the largest selection of Larp weaponry, in one room, in the UK.
I admit to knowing very little about Larp, but I’ve learnt a lot over the weekend, and had so much fun meeting people, seeing amazing costumes, and admiring a huge array of weird and wonderful traders.
On the Saturday, I was asked to speak about worldbuilding, along with Matt Pennington. Matt is the managing director of live roleplaying company Profound Decisions, and responsible for Empire LRP. As I understand, this is the most popular Larp system in the UK.
It was really interesting discussing the similarities and differences between worldbuilding for fiction, and worldbuilding for gaming. We had a great discussion, which was really well attended, and I’m sure we could have talked worldbuilding all day!
Despite being completely exhausted (this was my first weekend-long event), I have had such a great time dipping my toe into the Larp world. Thank you so much to the LarpCon organisers, and to everyone who came and chatted to me, and picked up some worldbuilding guides.
