LARP RESOURCES

The live action role-playing (LARP or larp) community is an incredibly diverse and vibrant world, teeming with various styles of immersive games that cater to every imaginable interest; Blockbuster larps (which offer cinematic experiences with elaborate settings), emotionally engaging Nordic larps (focusing on deep role-play and character development) or epic scale Mass larps (where thousands of participants create massive, living, breathing worlds), and everything in between. At Epic Armoury, we’re passionate about unlocking the full potential of this community, by not only providing top-quality gear but also by sharing the wealth of knowledge and insights that are being exchanged within this fantastic community.

On this page, you’ll find a curated selection of resources we’ve found incredibly useful, alongside a spotlight on four larps each year that we believe are absolutely worth exploring. Join us in celebrating the diversity and creativity of the larp community!

LEARN ABOUT LARP

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NordicLarp.org

Nordiclarp.org is an online magazine about Nordic style larp. The website is a non-profit community project managed by a team of volunteers who are part of the international larp community. Many of the articles shared on this website are contributed by larpers wanting to share their experience.

Video by Halfdan Keller Justesen

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LARPBook

LARPBook supports, explores and documents larp. They look at the issues affecting larps and larpers and address those topics through (recorded) talks, and articles. Their aim is to spread information and ideas to help larpers everywhere.

FIND THE LARP OF YOUR DREAMS

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Alexandria

(ENG/DK/DE/SV/NO)

Alexandria is an online library for role-playing games, board games, LARPs and the connected scene, primarily in Denmark and other Nordic countries. The library contains information for more than 16,000 scenarios, 700 board games, 8,000 persons and 2,000 gaming conventions. This vast library has existed since 2003 and is updated regularly.

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Larp Radar

(ENG)

Larp Radar provides a user-friendly platform to discover larp events (mostly) in Europe. The website allows you to filter upcoming larps by language, country, genre, accomodation and more. They also have a handy world map with pinned locations for each larp.

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LARPfinder

(ENG)

Choose your region and explore the larps being run near you. With a focus on larp groups and societies, this website offers an extensive list of larps which you can sort by region or country. You will also find a list shops and some interesting blog articles.

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Beginners Guide to Larp

(ENG)

Jeremy Teague explores several questions to ask yourself before starting your search for a larp, particularly; what genre am I looking for? With his quick guide you'll get a better idea of what kind of larp would suit your wishes better.

LARP CONFERENCES

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Knudepunkt / Solmukohta

Solmukohta is a Nordic role-playing game conference and community event. Held annually in the Nordic countries since 1997,the name of the event is Solmukohta, Knutepunkt, Knutpunkt, or Knudepunkt depending on the country where it’s held. It has been a vital institution in fostering a Nordic role-playing identity, and in establishing the concept of “Nordic larp” as a unique approach. Originating as a purely larp event, the conference has since embraced role-playing games more generally. While today the emphasis is still on larp, it is also an event for workshops, progressive new ideas, community building and academic research around larp.

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PoRtaL Larp Convention

PoRtaL is a conference and gathering of the Central Eastern European Portal community dedicated to live-action role-playing (larp) games and their implementation in adult education. The project aims to develop, strengthen, widen, and engage larp to establish it as a tool and methodology for education.

OUR COUPS DE COEUR

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Adventurers' Academy (Poland)

A Nordic Blockbuster larp taking place at Czocha Castle in Poland. This fantasy game is set in a fictional world whose inhabitants are torn between two warring forces: Creation and Destruction. In exchange for loyalty towards one of the two Alignments, the all-powerful Divinities bestow special powers upon those who serve them.

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Dystopia Rising (USA)

Present all over the USA, this campaign larp is set in a post-apocalyptic future, humanity has been forever changed. Societies have crumbled, and in their place, new communities and cultures have emerged. Face threats from the mutated, the undead, and even fellow survivors.

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Exodus Battle Larp

A Melbourne-based fantasy battle LARP that is held every week. Set in a world called Ambria, there are several Houses your character can be part of; each has their own theme including fae, pirates, mercenaries, and elves. Swords, axes, bows and magic are among the weapons used as the Houses battle it out to win the night.

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Empire LARP (UK)

Empire LRP is an immersive fest game where players collaborate to lead a unified Empire of ten distinct nations. The game centers on politics, power, and leadership, with players navigating themes of violence, conquest, and tyranny. While all players work towards the Empire's success, they also compete for influence and control.

ORGANIZER RESOURCES

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LARP Portal

A management system for your larp campaigns which provides an organizer interface as well as member access for your players.

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Larp Manager

Larp Manager is a complete management tool for larp organizers. It offers such things as secure ticketing processes, character sheet management, character Who's Whos, logisitcal support, accounting features, forms and data processing, and more.

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Larpfund

Larpfund is a fund to support greater diversity in larping. They help organisers subsidise tickets for those who need them. They believe that the nordic larp community should be accessible to everyone and that we, as a player community, are the ones responsible for making this a reality.

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Larp Design - creating role-play experiences

This standard handbook of Nordic Larp design is a 428-page tome that covers the theoretical foundations of larp design, designing what happens before, during, and after runtime, and advice for collaborations between larp designers and practitioners of other arts.