So you want to be Harry Potter, or Aragorn, or Frodo, or Kirk or Picard, or a barbarian. Or some mash-up – say, a steampunked brigand Robin Hood character who pilots a dirigible while stealing from ...

On a recent Sunday in Volunteer Park, a medieval melee broke out. The sound of rustling chainmail commingled with deafening thwacks of foam swords against flesh. An armored knight dropped to his knees ...

Have you ever had to admit to your boss that your gun got stolen because you were distracted writing poetry with your former childhood friends at the local discotheque? Sounds like a really bad day at ...

Imagine joining 5,000 new friends in the German countryside for six days of live-action role-playing (LARP) fun. DrachenFest is the second largest LARP gathering in the world and celebrated its 20th ...

Let’s be honest: camping on its own can be harrowing to the inexperienced, but imagine layering on a LARP on top of that. It’s not easy, but it can be an incredibly rewarding experience. For several ...