LARPers
Costumed battle participants
LARPers are people who participate in live-action role-playing, acting out characters in real-world settings rather than around a table or through a screen.
The term can be dismissive when applied to people seen as playing at something rather than doing it seriously: These political LARPers think tweeting is activism.
Also spelled larpers.
Those enacting assumed personas
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- questsPurposeful extended journeys
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
combat · spellcasting · immersion · storytelling · rules · game masters · NPCs · encounters
What one wears
- armorProtective combat covering
- cloaksLoose outer wraps
- tabardsSleeveless emblazoned overgarments
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
leather · props · masks · makeup · prosthetics · wigs · boots · belts
Traveling group of performers
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- chapterDivision of a book
- eventsThings that take place
- conventionsAccepted social practices
meetups · gatherings · festivals · newcomers · veterans · organizers · moderators · inclusivity
Imaginative mental wandering
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
- post-apocalypticAfter global catastrophe
- vampireBlood-drinking undead creature
Nordic · SCA · parlor · historical · sci-fi · horror · cyberpunk · Empire
Obsessive intellectuals, or candy
- geeksEnthusiasts of niche subjects
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
- hobbyRecreational leisure activity
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
creativity · passion · misunderstood · mainstream · acceptance · stigma · media portrayal · documentary
roleplayers
Those enacting assumed personas
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- questsPurposeful extended journeys
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
scenarios · combat · spellcasting · immersion · storytelling · rules · game masters · NPCs · encounters · adventures
garb
What one wears
chainmail · leather · props · masks · makeup · prosthetics · wigs · boots · belts · pouches
troupe
Traveling group of performers
conventions · meetups · gatherings · festivals · newcomers · veterans · organizers · moderators · inclusivity · friendships
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
- post-apocalypticAfter global catastrophe
vampire · Nordic · SCA · parlor · historical · sci-fi · horror · cyberpunk · Empire
nerds
Obsessive intellectuals, or candy
dedication · creativity · passion · misunderstood · mainstream · acceptance · stigma · media portrayal · documentary · enthusiasm
LARPersarmchair quarterbacks
People who criticize from safety
keyboard warriors · spectators · couch potatoes · lurkers · video gamers
LARPersmundanes
Non-magical folk
realists · pragmatists · normies · muggles · literalists
LARPerswallflowers
Timid party attendees
introverts · shrinking violets · conformists · bystanders · observers