Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - October 2014 | Page 41

LARP

WIKI CREATIVE COMMONS

LARPing or Live Action Role-Playing is
closely tied to the idea of tabletop roleplaying but sometimes without a dungeon
master and without dice. The participants
take the role of their character in body and
form by dressing like them and acting as their
character during the adventure. One of the
most mainstream LARPing games was “White
Wolf's Vampire the Masquerade,” in which

the players would “Masquerade” as a vampire
within a clan of vampires and they would fight
other characters who were in opposing clans.
LARPing can be really fun if you're able to find
a group of people that you are comfortable
playing make believe with for a couple of
hours. “Dystopia Rising” and “Alliance LARP”
are just some of the active LARPing groups
with chapters across the globe.

MOYAN BRENN, FLICKR

COSPLAY

Cosplay is not so much about playing
a certain game but more about the
fabrication and the skill at which the
player executes the look of a certain
character from another popular media
source like anime, manga or comic
books. Cosplay is mostly about people
wanting to emulate, by dressing as,
their favorite characters from the stories
they have read or the movies they have
watched. Cosplay has gotten a lot of
attention in the last few years and even
has a show on the Syfy channel titled
“Heroes of Cosplay.” One of the most
prominent cosplayers is Yaya Han.