List of live action role-playing groups
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This is a list of live action role-playing game
groups. This is for active or once active groups that run or organize games. It is not a list of game systems.
Live action role-playing game
A live action role-playing game is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically act out their characters' actions. The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world, while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may...
groups. This is for active or once active groups that run or organize games. It is not a list of game systems.
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- AllianceAlliance larpThe Alliance LARP, formerly NERO Alliance, is one of the larger live action role playing groups in the United States with ten chapters and hundreds of members.- Overview :...
- Fantasy boffer group in the United States. Formerly NERO Alliance.
- AmtgardAmtgardAmtgard is a battle gaming and live-action fantasy roleplaying and boffer combat game primarily based in the United States as well as other countries .- History :...
- Fantasy boffer combat group in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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- Belegarth Medieval Combat SocietyBelegarth Medieval Combat SocietyBelegarth Medieval Combat Society is a foam sword fighting sport where foam padding is used to create foam weapons in order to prevent serious physical injury to participants that is operated as a not-for-profit corporation. It is composed of a number of "realm"s, which compete at regional and...
- Fantasy boffer combat group in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - BicollineBicollineBicolline is a fantasy live action role-playing game campaign in Quebec. Events take place at a dedicated venue covering 140 hectares called the Duchy of Bicolline located in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc near Shawinigan.-Venue:...
- Fantasy campaign with physical combat in QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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- CamarillaCamarilla (fan club)The Camarilla is the official worldwide fan organization of White Wolf Publishing. White Wolf is an Atlanta based company that specializes in fantasy and modern horror and is best-known for its role-playing games set in the World of Darkness...
- Official group of the White Wolf, Inc.White Wolf, Inc.White Wolf Publishing is an American gaming and book publisher. The company was founded in 1991 as a merger between Lion Rampant and White Wolf Magazine, and was initially led by Mark Rein·Hagen of the former and Steve and Stewart Wieck of the latter. Since White Wolf Publishing, Inc. merged with...
World of DarknessWorld of Darkness"World of Darkness" is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes created as settings for supernatural horror themed role-playing games. It is also the name of roleplaying games in the second and third settings...
. - ConQuest of Mythodea - Regular fantasy fest event in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. - Curious PastimesCurious PastimesCurious Pastimes is an organisation that runs one of the best known Live Roleplaying campaigns in the UK. CP is a private, profit-making company head-quartered in Moreton in the Wirral in Northern England...
- Fantasy/Combat Fest based system (UK).
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- DagorhirDagorhirDagorhir Battle Games is a battle game with thousands of members spread throughout the US, Canada and England.Founded in Washington, DC, USA in 1977, it has since spread to scores of locations...
- Fantasy boffer combat group in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - DarkonDarkon Wargaming ClubThe Darkon Wargaming Club is a non-profit battle gaming and live-action role-playing club in the United States based in the Washington, DC Metro area....
- Fantasy boffer combat group in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Drachenfest - Regular fantasy fest event in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. - DragonbaneDragonbaneDragonbane was a large international live action roleplaying game project. The game itself took place from July 27th to August 4th, 2006 in Älvdalen in Sweden, close to the border of Norway. There were 325 players from several different countries...
- Large international fantasy game that ran in 2006 in ÄlvdalenÄlvdalenÄlvdalen is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,812 inhabitants in 2005....
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. - Dragoncrest - Fantasy boffer group in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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- High Fantasy Society (HFS)- medieval combat and role playing game mostly in Texas and South Carolina, US.
- Herofest - annual fantasy event, UK.
- HeroQuest - medieval high fantasy combat and role-playing events, UK.
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- International Fantasy Games SocietyInternational Fantasy Games SocietyThe International Fantasy Gaming Society, Inc. designs, runs, and sanctions various fantasy based live action role-playing game s. IFGS is notable for being both a very early LARP group, as well as a very long lived one...
(IFGS) - Fantasy boffer combat group in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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- LAIRE - Fantasy LARP based in Sparta, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, US, operating since 1991. - LARP Alliance, Inc.LARP Alliance, Inc.LARP Alliance, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in the US, which was established in order to improve communication, support, and education regarding Live Action Roleplaying throughout the entire community and with the general public...
- Promotes LARP and runs events, based in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Legacies. - Live action, fantasy LARP in Washington stateWashington StateWashington State may refer to:* Washington , often referred to as "Washington state" to differentiate it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States* Washington State University, a land-grant college in that state- See also :...
. - Lorien TrustLorien TrustLorien Trust is the trading name of Merlinroute ltd., a live action role-play organisation that runs LARP events in Locko Park, Derby, UK. It runs Britain's largest Live Roleplay events, attracting around 4,000 people to the larger events...
- Fantasy physical combat system that runs Britain's largest events.
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- MaelstromMaelstrom (live role playing game)Maelstrom is a live action role-playing game campaign run in the United Kingdom by Profound Decisions Ltd. The campaign consists of four events held each year at weekends during the British summer at a variety of locations...
- Fantasy fest event in UK. - MagiQuestMagiquestMagiQuest is a live action role-playing game in which players take the role of magic users. Players, called Magi in the game, use an infra-red emitting wand to interact with objects. These objects are usually scattered throughout the place. By waving and pointing the wand at an object, a player...
- Family fantasy in USA, uses IR wands. - MeAdMeadMead , also called honey wine, is an alcoholic beverage that is produced by fermenting a solution of honey and water. It may also be produced by fermenting a solution of water and honey with grain mash, which is strained immediately after fermentation...
- Medieval Fantasy in GautengGautengGauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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- NERO InternationalNERO International-Overview:NERO International is a live action role-playing game played in the United States and Canada. The NERO name originally was an acronym for "New England Role playing Organization", but the game has expanded well beyond its original New England roots and thus simply adopted the acronym as...
- Fantasy boffer combat group the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. - New Zealand Live Action Role Playing SocietyNew Zealand Live Action Role Playing SocietyThe New Zealand Live Action Role Playing Society, Inc. is a not for profit organization that supports live action role-playing games in New Zealand. Formed by a collection of LARPer's in Auckland, nzLARPS has grown to encompass around 60 - 70 members, and numerous unpaid associates...
- An umbrella organisation created to promote and support LARP throughout New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. - Nexus LARP - A high fantasy boffer combat larp operating out of Biloxi, Mississippi USA in Camp Wilkes. Monthly events held over the course of Friday night to Sunday morning. Unique setting where players are mercenaries fighting in the world of Anoth against all sorts of evils.
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- Realm of Requiem - Persistent Fantasy Boffer LARP operating in Charlton, MassachusettsCharlton, MassachusettsCharlton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,981 at the 2010 census.- History :Charlton was first settled in 1735. It was established as a District separated off from Oxford on January 10, 1755, and became a Town in 1775 by a law that made all...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Realms - Also known as The Realms, or previously, The Realms of Wonder. Boffer LARP based in New England, USA.
- Realms of Adventure - Fantasy Boffer LARP operating in Sparta, New Jersey
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- Seventh Kingdom IGE - "Interactive Game Environment" based in New Jersey.
- Spearhead - Fantasy group in Guildford, UK.
- Southern Organization for Live Action Re-enactments (SOLAR) - Fantasy boffer combat group, with chapters in Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, on the North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
-South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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- Treasure TrapTreasure TrapTreasure Trap was a live action role-playing game established at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire in April 1982. Various splinter groups broke from the original system, some retaining the Treasure Trap name, and helped to shape the later British LARP scene....
- Multiple independent fantasyFantasyFantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
latex weapon combat groups in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. - True AdventuresTrue AdventuresTrue Adventures, Ltd., is a role-playing game company started by Jeff Martin. It operates two entertainment venues at Gen Con Indy: True Dungeon and True Dungeon Fantasy Tavern. True Adventures is notable because their signature event, True Dungeon, is "the single most popular event" at Gen Con,...
- Puzzle and abstract combat fantasyFantasyFantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
company running events at the Gen ConGen ConGen Con is one of the largest and most prominent annual gaming conventions in North America. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card-style games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, board games, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, non-collectible...
Indy game convention. - Tales of Teana - Boffer larp in Gauteng, South Africa running under the NERO InternationalNERO International-Overview:NERO International is a live action role-playing game played in the United States and Canada. The NERO name originally was an acronym for "New England Role playing Organization", but the game has expanded well beyond its original New England roots and thus simply adopted the acronym as...
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