3 sentences for non- larpers: Folks who organize larps are (in Germany) called “orgas”. The Phönix- Orga http://www.phoenixlarp.de/ (the inventors of the same-named rule- system, in print available at the Zauberfeder- Verlag) plays a campaign in their own gameworld, meaning that the events in one game can influence the next ones or even change the whole world. All orgas that also play at the campaign coordinate their plots which has since about 2000 led to a well- developed world formed by the actions of the players.
That´s where I got in touch with the hobby around the end of last century, and since then I´ve spend a certain amount of time there ...
But to the point: From the beginning till today I marvel at the unbelievably huge effort the phönixes take onto themselves in their conventions: should they invite you to a pre- game- meeting you´ll find that Steven Spielberg would refuse the concept because of its size and budget...
Want an example? 2004, “The Relic”, Phönix- Orga Sheldiria- how can one describe what´s behind that... A certain Don Pizarro has heard about the “golden city” deep in the luminescent swamps of Sheldiria and hires adventurers for a conquista to rename it into “formerly golden city”. The “azthecs” are lizardmen, in the jungles there are no tigers but dinosaurs and... but we won´t get anywhere this way: I´m working on a gallery with pictures. Stand by....
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