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 ======Introduction:​ What Is LARP?====== ======Introduction:​ What Is LARP?======
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 =====What'​s Roleplaying?​===== =====What'​s Roleplaying?​=====
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 =====Where & When Does It Happen?​===== =====Where & When Does It Happen?​=====
-We meet up most Saturday mornings ​between ten o'​clock and eleven ​in The Magic Cafe pub on Magdalen Rd to have a drink and a chat and get things organised for the day. Then the people with cars ferry everybody up to the Shotover Country Park carpark. We spend a while in the carpark getting ready and indulging in a bit of sparring, then by around one o'​clock we set off into the woods for the LARP proper. Sometimes we stick to the main paths, other times we head off the beaten track a bit so that we don't have to stop everything to let walkers go past too often!\\ +We meet up most Saturday mornings in The Magic Cafe pub on Magdalen Rd to have a drink and a chat and get things organised for the day (meeting between 10-11 in Winter and 11-12 in Summer). Then the people with cars ferry everybody up to the Shotover Country Park carpark. We spend a while in the carpark getting ready and indulging in a bit of sparring, then off into the woods for the LARP proper. Sometimes we stick to the main paths, other times we head off the beaten track a bit so that we don't have to stop everything to let walkers go past too often! 
-The LARP generally finishes sometime between four o'​clock (it gets dark early in the winter) and seven o'​clock,​ usually around five or six. People with cars then give everyone lifts back to the town centre, and we generally proceed to the [[http://​www.youngs.co.uk/pub-detail.asp?​PubID=355|Angel and Greyhound]] pub to debrief from the days adventure and socialise.+ 
 +The LARP generally finishes sometime between four o'​clock (it gets dark early in the winter) and seven o'​clock,​ usually around five or six. People with cars then give everyone lifts back down the hill, and we generally proceed to the [[http://​www.therustybicycle.com/|Rusty Bicycle]] pub to debrief from the day'​s ​adventure and socialise ​(it is conveniently right next to the Magic Cafe and has bike racks for anyone who wants to cycle out to the meeting place).
  
 =====What Do I Need To Bring?===== =====What Do I Need To Bring?=====
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 There are a number of acronyms and pieces of jargon used on this website and during the game. The most common ones are listed below: There are a number of acronyms and pieces of jargon used on this website and during the game. The most common ones are listed below:
  
-    ​* RP - "​RolePlay"​ or "​RolePlaying"​. +    * LARP - "Live Action RolePlay"​ or "Live Action RolePlaying"​. 
-    * RPG - "​RolePlaying Game"​. +    * LARPO - "LARP Organiser"​ - the person in charge of organising our group. The LARPO is a member of the OURPGSoc committee, and details of who currently holds the position can be found on the [[http://​users.ox.ac.uk/​~rpgsoc/​committee.shtml|society website]].
-    ​* LARP - "Live Action RolePlay"​ or "Live Action RolePlaying" ​- see above! +
-    * LRP - "Live RolePlay"​ or "Live RolePlaying"​ - this encompasses both LARP and also similar roleplaying events without the active combat element. +
-    * FLRP - "​Fantasy Live RolePlay"​ or "​Fantasy Live RolePlaying"​ - an alternative acronym used to describe the kind of LARP we do+
-    * LARPO - "LARP Organiser"​ - the person in charge of organising our group.+
     * IC - "In Character"​ - anything happening in, or relating to, the imaginary game world and which people roleplay out.     * IC - "In Character"​ - anything happening in, or relating to, the imaginary game world and which people roleplay out.
     * OoC - "Out of Character"​ - anything happening in, or relating to, the real world when not roleplaying.     * OoC - "Out of Character"​ - anything happening in, or relating to, the real world when not roleplaying.
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     * PC - "​Player Character"​ - a character which somebody has created as their own character, over which they have complete control, and which they play over many different adventures and events.     * PC - "​Player Character"​ - a character which somebody has created as their own character, over which they have complete control, and which they play over many different adventures and events.
     * NPC - "​Non-Player Character"​ - a character created by a GM or the LARPO to fill a specific role in the world or in an adventure, who might turn up once and never be seen again or might turn up again and again. Played by a monster under the direction of a GM or the LARPO.     * NPC - "​Non-Player Character"​ - a character created by a GM or the LARPO to fill a specific role in the world or in an adventure, who might turn up once and never be seen again or might turn up again and again. Played by a monster under the direction of a GM or the LARPO.
-    * DPC - "​Directed Player Character"​ - this is when a Player Character makes a cameo appearance in an adventure or at an event with their actions and motivations limited by the direction of the GM. 
     * Player - in each adventure everyone is split into "​players"​ (who each play their own PC for the whole adventure) and "​monsters"​ (who each play a variety of different NPC roles over the course of the adventure, many of them short lived, under the direction of the GM).     * Player - in each adventure everyone is split into "​players"​ (who each play their own PC for the whole adventure) and "​monsters"​ (who each play a variety of different NPC roles over the course of the adventure, many of them short lived, under the direction of the GM).
     * Monster - see previous entry.     * Monster - see previous entry.
-    * XP - "​eXperience Points"​ - each adventure gives people ​experience ​points which they can spend to buy skills ​for their PC+    * XP - "​eXperience Points"​ - every time you show up you gain an experience ​point to spend on one of your characters, even if you were a monster ​for the day
-    * Acra - the imaginary In Character coinage used in the city of Acryn+    * Riel - the imaginary In Character coinage used in the city of Acryn, represented by actual shiny coins!
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