OUR MISSION
LARP Alliance's goal is to assist and strengthen the entire LARP community. We aim to unite LARPers from all over the world, provide LARPs, LARPers, and related ventures with resources, supplies, attendees (such as with carpool organization), game locations / venues, system mechanics, promotion (assisting with online & offline presence), "share player" programs, and much more. Additionally, we hold community strengthening and fun events such as gatherings, outtings, and workshops.

*Presently, LARP Alliance is made up of LARP-loving folk who put their own time and money into LARP Alliance's endeavors. Please forgive us for any delays we may have on route to success, and if you wish to assist us in our goals, please let us know. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you soon!

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What Is LARP & What Can It Do?

It's all about the story and having fun.

LARP or LRP (live action roleplay) is essentially acting in a role. LARP can take place in a variety of settings: Murder Mystery Dinners, Improv Acting Theatre, Disney Theme Parks, Colonial Re-enactment, Movies, Renaissance Faires, etc. These settings can be derived from Fantasy, Sci-Fi, or Modern genres and can run on factual, fictional, or alternate Histories and Futures of the world they are set in.

LARP allows someone to become someone else for awhile. By doing so, there are many things that can be learned, which one might not be able to in their regular daily life.
You can learn the various outcomes of certain actions and even change the world, your played character, and yourself. You can do something you may never get the chance to do and learn from in your daily life, for fear of rejection or failure. As a LARP character, you can see the results, learn from them, and change them if you do not like them. You can learn that some things you can take back and some you can't...and you can see what you can repair. Learn from your mistakes, whether your character survives or not. And return to your real world daily life when the game is over with a better arsenal of worldly skills and comprehension.

LARP communities are made up of creative and aspiring individuals who seek to better themselves and find enjoyment in a hobby that allows them so many benefits.
Combat training, picnics, acting technique classes, costuming classes, music and dance education, fundraisers for well-known charities, CPR Certification, and more, are just some of the activities that many LARP groups regularly hold.
Skills that one can gain include: acting, puzzle solving, memorization, voice development, musical advancement, team building, physical development (hand-eye coordination, balance, exercise), leadership, self-motivation and initiative, social skills, creative thinking, and quick thinking.

LARP Concerns: LARPs that we support are noted for their safety, respect to others and their beliefs, respect to the environment, creative thinking, support of the individual and importance of helping one to nurture themselves in their own way - providing options and understanding. Most of the LARP owners and players out there even offer out-of-game, friendly counseling, voluntarily, to their players, with the belief that everyone needs to know that they have a good friend both in-game and in the real world.

"You can only understand those who you personally choose to investigate in life."
A very kind-hearted and talented man was not so confident or well-spoken when he would attempt to speak to females. But after working hard in a "PC" (player character) role with skills far stronger than his own, he was able to improve his abilities in these areas and apply them, as he'd wanted, in real life.
Another example came from a friend of mine who shared that someone he knew gave up drugs when he found LARP. He found the friends, challenges, and activities to be far more rewarding. That shows how supportive the LARP community can be and how it can really help someone become better at being themselves - and have fun doing it.

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We hope that you will find enjoyment in LARPing and continue to LARP with us!
~ Sincerely,  Adrianne Grady ~

Please feel free to Contact Us (remove spaces in email address):

Adrianne Grady: xatrian @ yahoo.com
Rick McCoy: talerian_swordsinger @ yahoo.com
Chris Vrem: chrisvrem @ hotmail.com