larper
Costumed game player
A larper is someone who participates in live-action role-playing (LARP)—acting out characters in person rather than at a tabletop or on screen.
The term extends derisively to anyone perceived as pretending to be something they're not: Those guys aren't real activists, they're just larpers.
This dismissive sense suggests performative engagement without genuine commitment.
Organized effort toward goal
- character sheetRecorded traits of persona
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- game masterTabletop campaign narrator
RPG · stats · leveling · hit points · backstory · NPC · session · rulebook
Adopt another's perspective
- in-characterMaintaining a persona
- worldbuildingConstructing imaginary universes for fiction
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
narrative · persona · characterization · improv · suspension of disbelief · engagement · atmosphere · method acting
Dressing as media characters
- garbWhat one wears
- attirePersonal garments collectively
- armorProtective combat covering
- tunicLoose hip-length top
cloak · tabard · doublet · jerkin · bracers · greaves · gauntlets · surcoat
Small magical creature
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- orcSavage fantasy humanoid
goblin · dwarf · paladin · necromancer · sorcery · quest · kingdom · enchantment
Division of a book
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- factionGroup within group
- eventA notable occurrence
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
meetup · scenario · organizer · newbie · veteran · feast · camp · check-in
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- character sheetRecorded traits of persona
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
game master · RPG · stats · leveling · hit points · backstory · NPC · session · rulebook · homebrew
roleplay
Adopt another's perspective
- in-characterMaintaining a persona
- worldbuildingConstructing imaginary universes for fiction
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
escapism · narrative · persona · characterization · improv · suspension of disbelief · engagement · atmosphere · method acting · embodiment
cosplay
Dressing as media characters
tunic · cloak · tabard · doublet · jerkin · bracers · greaves · gauntlets · surcoat · robe
elf
Small magical creature
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
orc · goblin · dwarf · paladin · necromancer · sorcery · quest · kingdom · enchantment · grimoire
chapter
Division of a book
convention · meetup · scenario · organizer · newbie · veteran · feast · camp · check-in · safety call
historical
Of documented times
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- SCAThorough financial review
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Viking · accuracy · period · combat · tournament · joust · melee · warfare · regiment · tactics
- Roleplayersreenactor, game master, dungeon master, GM, DM
- Imageboard Culture4chan, anon, anonymous, boards, thread
- fansfan, sports fan, superfan, superfans, die-hard fan
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
larperrealist
One accepting hard truths
pragmatist · literalist · spectator · mundane · normie