LARP Alliance, Inc.
LARP Alliance, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in the US, which was established in 2001 in order to improve communication, support, and education regarding Live Action Roleplaying (LARP) throughout the entire community and with the general public. Programs and events designed to achieve this are run often and the LARP Alliance assists others by providing staff, props, resource materials, and contributing donated promotional items. The company exists to motivate and inspire the LARP community and bridge the gap to bring in new LARPers.
Media Assistance
The LARP Alliance, and Co-Founder, Adrianne Grady are credited with assisting Universal Studios and David Wain with the comedy movie Role Models. LARP Alliance brought Iron Liege (a US-based LARP weapon and gear manufacturer) into the project to provide the majority of all on-screen weapons and shields used by the lead characters and LARPer extras. LARP Alliance, Inc. assisted in providing a number of real LARPers hired onto the movie project, arriving from all over the world, to be extras. LARPs represented by those real LARPers include the [IFGS], [NERO], MaelstroM, Dagorhir, Adventures Unlimited / Realms of Conflict, Eidolon, Apocalarp, and more.
LARPMedia.com, a LARP-focused "You Tube" type of website, was developed and implemented for the community by the LARP Alliance.
Their work has included assisting LARPers with their on-camera presence, alerting them to media opportunities such as WebTV programs, History Channel, Documentaries, and Movies, and connecting LARPs and LARPers with legal advisors. They have also brought together LARP-artisans (costumers, weapon and propmakers) with media project directors. Additionally, the LARP Alliance assists in the enhancement of the LARP community's visual and audio presentation within itself and to the general public by use of special videos and photography.
Events
- Xatrian Crux - a multi-genre sci-fi-based event who's system is designed to allow characters from any LARP to come in and play.
- ERIAL Battle Royale - a medieval/fantasy event based on the movie Role Models and its fantasy game called LAIRE which is a LARP promotional tool aimed at the general public and current LARP community.
- LARP Con - a branch of Intercon LARP conventions held on the west coast (in development)
- LARP Quest - a series of mini line course events designed to be incorporated into various environments and events.
Other Programs and Projects
- LARP Meetups are held monthly to discuss and brainstorm over LARP concepts and the overall state of LARP in the world. The LARP Alliance is behind a number of large and small game rules revisions and creations currently in use across the US (Realms of Conflict, Live Effects games, Eidolon, and others).
- Fighter Practices - Showcasing new acting/fighting/rules techniques at LARP Alliance events and conventions (WorldCon, Gen Con, ComicCon, and others) - Fighter practices are held in multiple regions to spotlight various LARP styles (such as IFGS, NERO, Adventures Unlimited, Dagorhir, and many others), and give equal opportunity to all current and potential LARPers.
- LARP Space - The first online multi-genre and multi-LARP community of its kind - global outreach
- Support numerous Charities
- Multi-LARP and multi-genre events & Maintaining a public LARP Events Calendar (globally-inclusive)
- Workshops/Classes/Training - Weapon-building (in a variety of styles), Role-play and character development, Costuming and Prop-making
- Provide IDeaS/concepts on rules, business, and more to LARPs and LARPers (Assisted Adventures Unlimited, Live Effects, and others)
- Bi-Monthly globally-inclusive newsletter and articles throughout the LARP community
- Promoting LARPs via websites and articles (assisting in the rapid growth of all SoCal LARPs)
- Spotlight - LARPer of the Year, LARPer of the Month
- Transportation assistance to and from events & Player-Share Program
- LARP Album - "The Gallivanter's Rhapsody" - LARP Alliance is the director and distributor of this compilation album and first of its kind. The LARP Album is a multi-genre collection of original LARP-inspired songs and comical audio pieces (in conjunction with Knollwit Studio) contributed to by various LARP organizations and artists. It spotlights a variety of IC (In-Character) and OOC (Out-Of-Character) pieces (similar in concept to a "Best Of" Album).
In-game tools
The Adventurer's Guild (aka The Academy) is an in-game and in-character assistant directed at newbies (new LARPers or those new to a specific game system). This traveling unit provides game rules instructions and character skill practice, teaches strategy/battle prep, all while keeping players in-character and giving them each specific character plot.
Other contributions
They have contributed hundreds of weapons and props/sets/effects to LARP functions and players in order to showcase new product and provide gear to those who have none. They often are known to contribute other items and labor such as food, cooking and construction labor, and talent (musicians, actors, dancers, etc) to enhance the atmosphere of the games.
Founders
- Rick McCoy - LARP Historian, Global Promoter, Long-time LARPer, Weapon-maker and designer, Game Rules creator and conceptualist
- Adrianne Grady - Long-time LARPer, Global Promoter, Weapon designer, Costumer, Media Rep and Advisor, Games Rules creator and conceptualist
- Chris Vrem - Long-time LARPer, creator of "Vrem Blades" the well-known weapon-making style of the [IFGS]
See also
- Live action role-playing game
- Dream Park
- SCA
- Role Models
- The Camarilla, White Wolf's World of Darkness Fan club and LARPing group.