1) we've got at least eight years, not twenty. we don't need any more, so we don't have any more. 2) maps. we can draw one if you'd like. but it will be highlands in north, amazons in south kinda thing. we don't need any more, so we don't have any more.
1) two thousand words? TWO THOUSAND WORDS? how cruel do you want to be to the dyslexics, stutters or people new to roleplay? as a club that has had to rely on new blood each year, you want to slash the arteries? 2) there is no comprehensive history back 500 years. Only the last hundred years has there been a temple of freedom. Each area and village (which was around before the kingdom formed) has their own history, but no comprehensive history. a generalised world timeline? good idea. 3) agreed. 4) was my last larp chosen over another? and it was a book parody, not a film. 5) it's not how long you've been in the club, it's what you've done so far and how you've done it. I've been larping about as long as PeteW, for example. But run more larps. some bad some good, improved a few things, and now when i ask to run larps, committees often say yes. You'd have to ask them why. PeteW hasn't got as much GMing experience, so i doubt if he'd get the same response.
as for the insignia, i'd brotched the subject with the committee in the summer, they'd agreed in principle, i drew up some designs, and then asked peoples opinions on the designs. I changed some of the designs based on that, and then made a few samples. Which people then bought.
i never got to read your suggested NPC back histories, but from what i gather, they tried to define a few things about the Barony and the Kingdom. which contradicted old character backgrounds and old larps. and instead of a compremise, the whole thing was dropped. I'm sure most of it could have been saved with the opening disclaimer of .... in the shire of XXXX ....,
making them less sweeping statements.
hopefully next years committee aren't scared off getting something written to base the larps off.
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1) we've got at least eight years, not twenty. we don't need any more, so we don't have any more.
2) maps. we can draw one if you'd like. but it will be highlands in north, amazons in south kinda thing. we don't need any more, so we don't have any more.
1) two thousand words? TWO THOUSAND WORDS? how cruel do you want to be to the dyslexics, stutters or people new to roleplay? as a club that has had to rely on new blood each year, you want to slash the arteries?
2) there is no comprehensive history back 500 years. Only the last hundred years has there been a temple of freedom. Each area and village (which was around before the kingdom formed) has their own history, but no comprehensive history. a generalised world timeline? good idea.
3) agreed.
4) was my last larp chosen over another? and it was a book parody, not a film.
5) it's not how long you've been in the club, it's what you've done so far and how you've done it. I've been larping about as long as PeteW, for example. But run more larps. some bad some good, improved a few things, and now when i ask to run larps, committees often say yes. You'd have to ask them why. PeteW hasn't got as much GMing experience, so i doubt if he'd get the same response.
as for the insignia, i'd brotched the subject with the committee in the summer, they'd agreed in principle, i drew up some designs, and then asked peoples opinions on the designs. I changed some of the designs based on that, and then made a few samples. Which people then bought.
i never got to read your suggested NPC back histories, but from what i gather, they tried to define a few things about the Barony and the Kingdom. which contradicted old character backgrounds and old larps. and instead of a compremise, the whole thing was dropped. I'm sure most of it could have been saved with the opening disclaimer of .... in the shire of XXXX ....,
making them less sweeping statements.
hopefully next years committee aren't scared off getting something written to base the larps off.