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				  <title>Common Larp Mistakes: Why can’t I be in charge... (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[One of the most common mistakes LARPS make is putting a player character in some sort of titular leadership role, above all other players. Creating factions is one thing, but giving a player unilateral power over other players is almost always going ...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:39 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>Larp Combat: An Overview (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[ As an avid LARPer, Ren Faire patron, martial artist, stage combat participator, and aficionado of ancient and medieval military history, there&amp;rsquo;s one thing that stands out to me more than anything else whenever I watch anyone at a LARP or ...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:44 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>Playing Your Characters Stats Instead of Thier Persona (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[I believe that it is important to play a character at LARP that deviates from your normal personality. Of course there will be similarities between your personality and that of your character; they cannot be escaped.However I have noticed a decline...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:20 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>Clares Crafting: How to get started with Tailoring (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[This is all about how to go about making your own kit, from the basic to the complicated. Some things that seem complicated arent, while other things that look simple can turn out to be almost impossible.The basic items:Basic sewing kit. Befor...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:06 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>Isles of Darkness: All Change on the Board (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[On 9th April a motion of no confidence was forwarded to the Board of the Isles of Darkness. Although the exact wording of the motion has yet to be publicly circulated, it is suspected to be widely critical of the Boards lack of apparent activity and...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:42 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>A Tip for Newbie GMs of LARP Events (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[LARP as a hobby is based on trust. You cannot play with people whos only goal is to win, because they will either cheat or are so into winning that they dont realize they got a hit by a huge axe.One thing that should be made clear to them is that...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:06 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>What If...... A Look at Alternative Histories (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[The date was March 10th, in the year 2003. France had become subservient to the Commonwealth three months before. Britain was left as the sole free country in Europe. The island nation refused to give in to the demands of the Electoral King. Instead ...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>Wyrd Con (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[Wyrd Con!June 11-13, 2010www.wyrdcon.comWyrd Con is a new convention in Costa Mesa, California that is 100% LARP focused! The first 100% LARP focused convention on the West Coast that I have ever heard of!There are hundreds and thousands ...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:29 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: Outsider Players (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest things that plot teams fail to do is to involve new players and players coming from another chapter (if you play a national game).  These outsiders are paying you just as much as the normal players and expect to enjoy an immersive ...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:24 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: Simon Says (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[LARP Plot lines generally follow the same template.1. Talking module2. Fighting module3. Talking module that devolves into a fighting module4. TreasurePlayers grow accustomed to this and begin to expect nothing but talking and fighting modu...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: Inverted Modules (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[Jack the rogue has been pursuing his personal mission for months.  Hes made a number of contacts to get him behind enemy lines and now he needs to sneak into the bandit camp and discover the plans of the dastardly Simon.  Hes waiting for nightfall ...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:55 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tip: Plot for Every Alignment (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[LARP, unlike table-top gaming, generally has several groups or &amp;quot;teams&amp;quot; of players that work together in a single world.  Each group tends to have a different outlook on the world.  As a game master, you often have a way you want the story t...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:19 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: If Used for Evil... (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[Anyone whos written plot for LARP or table-top knows that there is nothing quite like writing an absolutely epic storyline.  These often involve characters meddling with power greater than their own, high level diplomacy, and maybe a little war or t...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:42 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: Double-Hooking (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[ One of the basic tools that Plot teams have at their disposal is double hooking.  This is where two groups of players NPC for each others module.  The benefit of double hooking is that you can use a much larger pool of NPCs in your module.I ...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: Contacts and Boons (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[ There is a natural drive for people to seek some way to define their character.  This is why one of the most difficult tasks a plot member has is determining the loot that goes out when theyre running a game.  Too often, players define their...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:34 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: Getting Skilled NPCs (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[ Anyone whos run a LARP game knows that a lack of NPCs makes things exponentially more difficult.  Many games will reduce the cost (or eliminate it completely) or give away production or magic items to get people to NPC.  The problem is that th...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:42 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: Dealing with Problem NPCs (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[NPCs come in all kinds of flavors.  Some are great fighters but not as good as roleplaying, while others can spin yarns for hours but fold in combat.  Use each player to their strengths and youll get a high quality event.  However, some players...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jan 2010 20:58 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>LARP Plot Tips: Incapacitate Mechanics (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[ A group of highly skilled characters are investigating a slavery ring. The slavers tend to use many traps and poisons to keep enemies out of their camp and to control slaves. Time is of the essence, as the daughter of the mayor of the town has ...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:49 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>Can the 10,000 Uruk-Hai finish the fight inside please... (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[As I&amp;rsquo;m sure some of you have noticed, the weather in the UK has taken a turn for the&amp;hellip; &amp;lsquo;festive&amp;rsquo; over the past week. Couple with that the erratic Real-World schedules that people tend to have over the holiday season and it&amp;rsq...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:28 GMT</pubDate> 
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				  <title>Thats right Honey, Im a LARPer (LARP &amp; Re-enactment)</title>
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				  <description><![CDATA[The internet has a lot to answer for.I&amp;rsquo;m serious, when I first caved in to peer pressure and started signing up to social networking sites I was still in the habit of compartmentalising my friends into different groups. Friends and family fro...]]></description>
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				  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:29 GMT</pubDate> 
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