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Heroic Knight
 
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| This reminds me of being stood in a bar and having a mate say (very loudly and around a bunch of non-lrpers who'd only just met us): "dude, have you ever seen THREE magebolts go off at the same time?" I responded: "No, and neither have you, you just stood in a field, dressed as a twat, and heard three fat men in dresses shout magebolt". I got a laugh...but it was still painful... I agree, some form of exam is the only solution.
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Champion
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| 1) How many points for being an estate agent? its has its pros and cons in this questionaire... 3) We give out HIPs for the princley fee of £300 5) Have you heard the crap that estate agents speak? Trying using 'Guzumping' in a normal conversation.. 8) Loads of people still do, non-larpers mainly. Its call the Mirror, the Sun and the Daily Star.
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Champion
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| Geez! And I thought I spoke jargon! What`s a girlfriend???
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Prodigal
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| I was being somewhat tongue in cheek. But I do know people who LRP because they're socially awkward
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Champion
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1. No. I'm a student. (Grumblegrumble wastrel students etc......)
2. Yes, but she's a student LARPer as well.
3. Is it? I've only ever used it for casualty services, so I can't really comment. My local (NHS) hospital from when I've been seems to be clean and (relatively) efficient. I don't really know enough about the NHS to comment as to whether it's in decline or not) - but I read the headlines, as we all do. The decline of the NHS issue is, as all such issues, much more complicated than it seems, and I suspect a lot of the media coverage doesn't help our medical professionals, who (IMO) are deeply, deeply under-appreciated. One thing I can say from experience is that the private health service provides a much more civilised experience all ways up.
4. Yes. Cooking and music. I have a grade 8 in Classical trumpet, and I've worked as a semi-pro freelance choral singer. Really should get back into the habit of practising at uni, though.....
5. I speak Internets, does that count?
6. Yes. Football I care not for, though. I can't stand the culture that surrounds it. I was raised on a diet of Rugby and Cricket - more civilised by far.
7. By telling you to sod off, mostly likely. I like my hair.
8. I've never read a comic in public. Though if I had a copy of Doktor Sleepless (my current "comic" of choice) on me, I wouldn't feel shy about reading it in a public place
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I do talk a good fight
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I think by now the distinction is between nerdy LRPers & non-nerdy LRPers, rather than weirdos & executives.
Personally if the choice is weirdo or executive, my sympathy is always going to be with the kids who have green mohawks rather than the guys in suits. Call me weird.
But most of the LRPers I hang around with socially don't talk about LRP... ever, really, other than MAYBE on the way home from an event, if it was particularly good.
LRP has a different demographic to tabletop RPG, IME, in that a great many LRPers AREN'T students, or in IT -- they're ordinary people; truck drivers, builders, carpenters, retail staff, roadies, warehouse workers, whatever. That end of the demographic tends not to be overly nerdy, but they're by no means "executives"! A lot of the guys in high-paying jobs are the WORST for breaking the "Don't tell me about your character!" rule.
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Otherwise usually crew ("Quite spry & fit, & willing to wear a big costume & run around a lot" -- various event organisers)
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Prodigal
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| 2) Do you have a girlfriend? (If she is a LRPer then only 1/2 points) No, I'm not that way inclined. Meeting a partner through LRP is no less valid than meeting a partner in any other social context, it doesn't immediately mean both partners are nerdy geeks who should be shot. 6) Do you at least understand the basic concept of the off-side rule? I understand that such a thing exists and which sport it is related to. I dont care about the details; football is something that the media use to plug the gaps on low news days. Lots of people in this country dont care about football - a hobby which has one thing in common with LRP: the obsessive wankers who make it look stupid. 7) I we said that you had to cut off your long hair, or shave off your goatee, could you cope? I dont have a goatee. You see Trez - not all LRPers are male.  8) When was the last time you read a comic in public? Never! I also know people who like comics who aren't into LRP. Many LRPers are capable of discussing other subjects, but unfortunately we all know some of the ones who aren't. We all also know examples of the kind of LRPer who doesn't seem to know it isnt real. They are the ones that give us all a bad name.
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Prodigal
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Sarah (11/25/2007)
You see Trez - not all LRPers are male. That is very true, Sarah. However, I forgot to mention that female LRPers automatically qualify for the "Licenced LRP ambassador scheme", so don't need to take the test. Hence the reason that the questions are all phrased at the gents
Actually, I'm making that bit up. The real reason is that all the people I know who fall into the "Please stop talking about your character" category are all blokes. Most of the women I know who LRP just seem to do it for a social giggle (though they do take it seriously). The people I know who get a genuine thrill because they just managed to get a +4 Sword of Slaying and tell everyone else expecting them to be as excited as they are, are all blokes
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