I'm new and nervous

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16 years 4 months ago #32623 by illyria (illyria)
Hi everyone, I'm going to be coming to the September event with my boyfriend and I am really nervous about not knowing what I am doing.  Does anyone have any advice or anything cause i'm almost shaking in my boots about trying this out.  I'll be NPC-ing the whole weekend, but am terrified of messing up somehow.


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16 years 4 months ago #32628 by BalindorIN (BalindorIN)
  This will be my first KR event as well, and I will also be an NPC all weekend.  However I have been larping out here in Indiana for almost 7 years now, and over the years  I have learned a few things about getting people to relax when they join us.
 
  First, just relax and enjoy the setting and game itself. No one is going to be talking like a Shakespearean actor; few people can even remember the proper use of thee or thou. No one is going to laugh at you because you don't know how to fight; everyone in this hobby started out as a beginner at one time or another.

  When you get right down to it, we are all just a bunch of grown up geeks running around in the woods, chasing other grown up geeks and hitting them with plumbing supplies. Which means no one is going to giggle at you behind your back...unless you happen to do something funny; then all bets are off. ;)

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16 years 4 months ago #32629 by Woolsey Bysmor (Osred)
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16 years 4 months ago #32632 by Misaki (cbodnar)
Welcome!

To kinda shadow some other statements that have been said, just have fun with it!  If you do get confused about something, there's tons of people around who have been doing this for a while and would be more than willing to help you out.  Just breathe, relax, and enjoy a weekend full of fun, frivolity and, yes, foam weaponry  ;D

Enjoy!

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16 years 4 months ago #32633 by Thorgrim Ironfeld (MitchC)
Welcome. Since you are planning to npc you will be given alot of guidance, so don't fret. Don't be shy to ask questions of people, and if you find yourself in a situation where you don't know an affect or a call from a player, just quickly ask 'clarify' and get back to whatever you are doing. Its the easiest way to not break immersion for others nearby and no one will fault you for taking a second to ask so you know how to react. Other than that, make sure to stay within whatever character you are given, roleplay accordingly (nothing is more annoying than hearing npc's chatting at the top of their lungs oog about their last fight when players are nearby trying to be in character lol), and most of all have fun. You are there to enjoy yourself, and as an npc, entertain the players too, so do so. :)

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16 years 4 months ago #32637 by Secarius (Secarius)
As Balindor IN said we are all a bunch of grown p geeks running around the woods in funny clothes smacking other grown up geeks with foam rubber covered plumbing supplies while shouting numbers and adjectives at eachother. quite a silly thing of its own right... it really is quite like a video game.. where the players are a town of mario, Luigi, sonic & samusi...samuses?... and you the NPC's are a bunch of Goomba's & koopa troopers =)

we're all here to have fun. we always do! and Im certain you will too!...

also there's Brandon the new player officer he run's New player training before lay on at each event and Im 100% certain he can asuade any nervousness you may have and answer any questions you might come up with.

welcome aboard and have fun!

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