Here is the final version of the LRP Ambassador test. More than 40 points and you're officially allowed to talk about LRP in front of people who don't LRP

I somehow scored 55, but I think that might have something to do with the fact that I wrote it (bored at work) so its probably a little biased in my favour

Licenced LRP Ambassador Scheme

Start with 50 points. Add or delete the noted number of points for each question you can answer Yes to.                                                          

Points are added for good LRP ambassador qualities and deducted for behaviour which goes against the LRP Ambassador Guidance Code                                                           

General Questions                                                    

Are you male?              -3        

Have you been LRPing for more than 5 years   +1       

Are you over the age of 30?      +1       

Do you go by a pseudonym you've given yourself (i.e. Raven, Darkshade)    -2        

Are you a goth / emo?     -2        

Could you handle yourself in a real fight?       +2

Do you look like you could handle yourself in a real fight?                      +1       

OOC Relationships                                                   

Are you single?     -1        

Have you been single for more than a year?       -2        

Have you been single for more than 3 years?   -3        

Have you bedded anyone in the last year?      +1       

If married, is it to a non-LRPer?       +3       

If in a relationship, is it with a non-LRPer?     +2       

If married, is it to a LRPer?      +2       

If in a relationship, is it with a LRPer?     +1       

If married, did you have a "LRP" wedding (ie medieval / vampire / faerie themed) -3     

If you did have a LRP wedding, did you co-erce your partner into doing it?  -3        

If you did have a LRP wedding, did your partner co-erce you into doing it?   -1        

Have you had more than 5 relationships in your life time?  +2       

Was your first proper relationship before the age of 18?  +1       

Have you ever gone to a LRP with the main intention of meeting someone    -1        

Have you ever had a relationship fail because "You're obsessed with roleplay / LRP"   -4          

IC relationships                                                         

Have you married your partner / spouse in an IC ceremony?      -2        

Have you have RPG / LRP sex with someone who isn't your RL partner?  -1        

Did you get a sexual kick out it?     -1        

Did you tell anyone else that you got a sexual kick out of it       -3        

Have you had an IC relationship and felt OOC jealous when they went off with their RL partner, or felt spurned OOC when your IC relationship ended?     -1        

Have you ever had someone tell you OOC that your behaviour in the context of your IC relationship overstepped boundaries or made them uncomfortable       -2        

Have you (OOC) ever "fallen" for someone's IC persona without knowing them IRL  -1

Ever used your LRPing to get personal sexual thrills. (i.e. getting another player to bow down before you and be your slave)      -3

Appearance (Males only)                                                     

Do you have a goatee beard?        -1        

Do you have long hair?       -1        

Do you wear make-up on a night out?         -1        

Do you wear make-up during the day?         -2        

If you were asked by an employer to cut your hair or shave off your goatee beard, would you resign rather than do it?    -2        

If you were asked by your partner to cut your hair or shave off your goatee beard, would you split up with them rather than do it?        -2        

Appearance (Male or Female questions)                                                    

Are you more than 4 stone over your recommended weight?     -1        

Are you more than 2 stone under your recommended weight?    -1        

Do you wear glasses most of the time? (contact lenses don’t count)    -1        

Do you any other nerd accessories? (i.e acne, braces)   -1        

Is the majority of your wardrobe black?         -1        

Do you regularly wear clothing which has obvious "nerd" connotations such as Star Trek / Roleplay T-shirts?  -1        

Do you regularly wear a long black leather coat?       -1        

Do you have a speech impediment      -1        

Do you have BO?       -3        

Employment                                                  

Are you employed?      +2       

Are you employed in Accountancy, financial services, librarian, bookshops, IT, Academia (inc student) or other geek jobs (ie. Work in a comic shop)   -1        

Have you considered leaving employment to set up a full time LRP business?  -2        

Have you succeeded in setting up a full time LRP business?  +5      

Grip on reality                                                           

Can you name the captain of the football, rugby or cricket team for your home nation? +1

Can you name the Home Secretary?       +1       

Could healing potions solve the problems with the NHS?    -2        

You've just got your Paladin in your regular AD&D game to level 4. Does anyone else care apart from you?                      -3        

Do dragons really exist?. Sleeping in caverns somewhere, or deep lakes in Scotland  -2

Do Vampires really exist?                     -2        

Have you ever thought that you might really be a Vampire, or turning into one    -5        

If you had the choice of being yourself or an Elvish Warrior, would you be the Elf?  -2  

Would you love to be a Vampire           -2        

Female combatants in the middle ages would have worn chainmail bikinis      -1

Have you ever worn your LRP kit out just because you thought it looked cool (fancy dress parties, coming home from an event etc don’t count)   -2

There are real mages who can create fireballs from nothing. They have access to secret knowledge    -3

Other Hobbies                                                           

Do you have any other "proper" hobbies apart from LRP?      +2       

Do you regularly play / take part in a sport (not pool or darts)      +2       

Can you play a musical instrument that you learned other than for LRP reasons? +2       

Do you know the off-side rule?     +1       

Do you speak any other "real" languages i.e. Not Klingon   +1

Do you speak any “fictional” languages ie. Klingon, Elvish etc   -1

Do you like talking about guns, weapons or ways of killing people   -1        

Would you consider yourself to be an expert on guns, weapons or killing      -3        

Friends                                                           

Do roleplayers and LRPers make up more than 90% of your friends    -3        

Are more than 90% of your friends male?        -1        

Do you refer to more than 10% of your friends by their character name? -1        

Ambassadorial qualities                                                       

Have you ever asked a complete stranger if they roleplay?     -2        

Have you ever told a complete stranger about your character in any  detail?         -1        

Have you ever told a complete stranger about your character's stats / powers    -4        

Have you ever successfully explained LRP to a stranger to the point they said that it sounded interesting, and GENUINELY meant it      +2       

Have you ever successfully explained LRP to a stranger to the point they decided to come along to LRP      +4           

Have you managed to convince someone who was dead set against LRP to give it a go from genuine interest and not just to shut you up   +3       

Have you tried to talk someone into doing LRP / RPG who clearly isn't interested          -1       

Have you repeatedly tried after they've already said that they're not interested    -2        

Have you had someone tell you to stop talking about RPG / LRP?   -2        

Has anyone ever threatened you with physical violence because you were talking about RPG  / LRP to their annoyance?      -5        

Have you ever had a stranger interrupt you and ask what you’re talking about because it sounds interesting?  +4

Do you talk about LRP in front of people if you're don't know if they'll understand or care? -1     

Do you talk about LRP in front of people knowing that they're not LRPers       -2      

Do you actively discourage lengthy conversation about LRP when there are non-LRPers present?             +2       

Do you froth?     -2

Have you ever had someone refer to you as a “Saddo” because of your LRP?    -1

Have you ever had someone still refer to you as “Saddo” even after you’ve explained what LRP is?  -2

Do your parents know what LRP is?      +1

Do your parents approve of you LRPing, instead of thinking it’s a bit childish / sad?   +2

Have your parents ever bought you LRP kit without you specifically asking for it?   +1

Have you ever managed to a media interview or article that you’ve not cringed at when its published / screened?  +3

Do your work colleagues know that you LRP?  +1

Do you use LRP terms in normal conversation i.e. “I’d love to +5 Enchant her”  -1

You see the person who runs a game you playing in. They’re chatting to someone you don’t know. Would you go up to them and speak to them about your downtime?  -3

Other LRP / RPG  / CCG / Computer game questions                                                       

Have you been to more than 3 comic / Sci-Fi / roleplay conventions?  -1        

Do you know without looking how much damage a Morning Star does in your favourite tabletop system?  -2

Have you ever won a fancy dress contest in your LRP kit?  +1

Have you admitted that you had the costume already and didn’t hire it especially?   -1

Have you spent more than £500 on a LRP costume?      -1

Do you play Collectable Card Games?    -2

Have you spent more than £500 on your CCG Collection?  -2

Do you play CCGs in public (i.e in the pub)?    -1

Do you play MMORPG's?    -1

Do you spend more than 12 hours a week on MMORPG's?     -3

Do you spend more than 12 hours a week on other computer games?   -1

Have you ever cross dressed for a character?   -2

Do you have any lammies on you at this moment in time?   -1

Do you do tabletop wargaming?   -1

If over the age of 20, do you still go into Games Workshop?   -1

Do you do historical wargaming? (i.e. Napoleonic)    -1

Have you ever told someone else about a good table top game you’ve played? (and then I rolled two sixes!)    -3

And the final question

Imagine the scenario….You meet someone who you’re really attracted to, they ask you out on a date. You’re having dinner, making smalltalk when they ask you what you do for fun. At any point during your explanation of what LRP is, would you mention any of the following phrases (minus 1 point for each)

“Rubber swords”

“Squeekies”

“X is the most powerful of all the races / factions”

“Dungeons and Dragons”

“My plus four Sword of Smiting”

“Dressing up”

“My character is really powerful”

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Brighton Below : Organiser

Serenity: Capt Tom Crowson

RL: Simon / Trez

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