Old Larper thoughts yet again.

Some interesting reading.

www.examiner.com/examiner/x-7840-LA-LARP...d-characters-in-LARP

I know I consider Aradiel to be a "mover and shaker" and I do not always run out the door to wipe that goblin into a puddle of goo. I like to watch the new generation fight. I like to stand back and rally the troops. Undead and evil...well I run out the door.

We as senior charaters should act more responsible and help draw more people to the game by trying this from time to time. Why would I come back as a level 1 fighter if I never hit anything. Now I am not saying everyone should do this just try to be a responsible RPer....and let the "young crowd" have fun some times we can all find reason to rp this.

xoxo

I can't lie, I lay victim to this article. Radu nailed it right on the head. I love K.R. and have been playing on and off since around 2005? Now, my job does not allow me to have weekends off, and it is quite difficult to put in for an event that I can't properly prepare for (IE. Trying to set up with work me going to the May game and their aren't dates up -- but this is understandable due to that camp not being open yet. This is just an example.) Therefore my character(s) can not be as powerful as most of the other characters in game. And i've seen some players here with 5+ character sheets? Wow...now you earned it, that's amazing! And damn impressive and you should be commended for adding your rich character and its history to the game. But it is hard for other players, especially fighters, to be on the same battlefield. Or as I remember my last game, the n00bs basically make their way into the woods to fight a skeleton mob while the vets stay in the tavern and fight a lich and learn more about plot through him. This singles out the new players from ever becoming PART of the main plot. Their have been events when I have /nothing to do/ with main plot. And i'm basically roleplaying with the people I came with and a small amount of others. And personally on the battlefield I am a "slay-magnet." I'll do my fair share of damage to the mob and finally when strikes me, my favorite word comes out of his mouth lol. But that is all in the fun of roleplay. Either way, i completely agree with this article and this was in fact one of my major reasons for not attending KR for so long. It's nice to see a well-respected vet. player making note of this to his fellow vets. I also understand that it's hard to add a new player into your current roleplay (especially when you have no idea who they are IG) but their are many ways you can add them into the social aspect of the game. Just me 2 cents.

As someone is still considers himself a n00b in rank/power/plot... I'm all for the "mover shakers" trying to pull some of the lower levels in, but they can only do so much.  So if Uber-lvl Master Aradiel hears about some low-to-mid lvl NPC's guarding a side entrance... he can ask some of his low-to-mid lvl fellow players to investigate, but if they choose not to, then he can't do anymore.

Naturally that's the wall you run into. But IG just because (OOG) you are uber-high-level doesn't mean you will be able to command someone's person IG. I know Otagiri's definitely not one to follow orders. Especially from the Clergy (no disrespect Aradiel lol). But their is no harm in "attempting" to get them involved. And not all roleplay is on the battlefield or a patrol. A high level lord notices a low to mid-level player do an outstanding job on the battlefield or handling himself during a social interaction -- commend him afterwards. Learn about your subjects. Maybe one day that can train to be one of your Knights. But you have to give them some form of a shot -- especially because IG they wouldn't just freely speak to someone of higher ranking but someone of higher ranking might address a lower ranking citizen.

I could not disagree more.  Completely separate from the low level plots, often intersecti9ng with high level ones, there are many people who through strength of personality are immediately involved wherever they desire..  Just to mention a few who had major interactions during their first year:  Tobar, Corteccia, Dr. Maxwell, Clans McBane, MacGreagor, and MacSweeney, not to mention the entire Yahtzi family.  I am probably leaving people out.  Ah, Kwildar, the Priest of love.  Amizar has not fought anything, but is integral to several plotlines due to his profession.  I could go on, but there is no need. 

I could not disagree more.  Completely separate from the low level plots, often intersecti9ng with high level ones, there are many people who through strength of personality are immediately involved wherever they desire..  Just to mention a few who had major interactions during their first year:  Tobar, Corteccia, Dr. Maxwell, Clans McBane, MacGreagor, and MacSweeney, not to mention the entire Yahtzi family.  I am probably leaving people out.  Ah, Kwildar, the Priest of love.  Amizar has not fought anything, but is integral to several plotlines due to his profession.  I could go on, but there is no need. 

I thought the purpose of this thread was in relation to combat.  So while Amizar has done a lot for his profession, the main point Jeff was making was on how some players feel they "don't measure up" compared to some others who have been playing a long time and can turn a vampire or a ghoul into a smear on the ground with a swing of their hammer.

Why would I bother braving the cold and fighting an evil werewolf when I know that Lethias will go out and turn it into a bloody hairball under 3 seconds flat.