From the Legynds – Second Dawn rulebook:
LARP is an acronym for Live Action Role Playing. The singular difference between a traditional Role Playing Game and a LARP is the execution. Rather than sitting at a table describing activities and actions, players in a LARP physically perform those actions and activities as their character. The chance to play the role of a mighty warrior, powerful wizard, or wise healer can be challenging and extremely entertaining for everyone involved. What happens if you protest in outrage the arrest of a friend due to trumped up charges? Do so and find out. How will your comrade react if you stand silent while he is hauled off in chains? Again, try it and see.
A Live Action RPG is a chance to literally become an actor. Many accomplished LARPers have acting talent within them, and many people who would have previously described themselves as ‘ordinary,’ or ‘nothing special’ discover they have more inside themselves than they thought. All that is required to be a Live Action Role Player is to be willing to put on a costume appropriate to the game’s setting and pretend to be someone else.
When Roleplaying, you can become almost any character you wish. Think of the characters in the books that you have read, in the films you have seen, in the music you have heard. You do not have to be able to do accents, to be able to cry or rage on demand, or to be of a specific look. It does not matter if you are an accomplished martial artist or fitness freak or simply an office worker couch potato. You only have to be willing to play, to show up and to have fun with everyone present.
Below are all the LARP related blog posts.