Author Archives: Fair Escape

About Fair Escape

I've been LARPing for years in all different styles, including both boffer and theater. I love classic LARP but I'm always happy to try something new. I have a sort of "gotta catch 'em all" attitude towards experiencing LARPs. I'm currently serve as a board member of NEIL, a member of proposal com for Intercon, the largest all LARP convention in the US, and as en editor for Game Wrap, a publication about the art and craft of LARP. I was also con chair of Festival of the LARPs 2017, and I'm on staff for NELCO, the first all LARP conference in the US. I'm

Festival of the LARPs 2019

Posted on April 16, 2019

The weekend before last was Festival of the LARPs, the annual all LARPing weekend at Brandeis University. I was somewhat worried about Festival this year, as there was a bit more of a time crunch than usual, and it looked … Continue reading →

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Hodor and the Dragon Dress

Posted on April 9, 2019

I failed to get any photos of my most difficult LARP costuming project to date at Intercon S, where it was debuted for the A Song of Ice and Fire LARP, Dance of the Dragons. Then the dress ended up … Continue reading →

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Intercon S: Part II

Posted on March 28, 2019

Friday evening of Intercon S was my first LARP as a PC. Dance of the Dragons was my first choice for sign-ups (good thing, too — it filled fast.) Besides being a fan of previous LARPs by these writers, the … Continue reading →

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Dice Bubble 2019

Posted on March 20, 2019

This past weekend, Dice Bubble 2019 ran in Troy, NY. But instead of running on RPI campus, as both it and Time Bubble have always done in the past, it ran at hotel near campus, in the function rooms on … Continue reading →

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Intercon S: Part I

Posted on March 5, 2019

There’s always something slightly surreal about the period of time immediately after the end of Intercon… it’s the con I spend the most time prepping for, in part as someone involved on the staff side of things, in part because … Continue reading →

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Intercon S Projects

Posted on February 11, 2019

I’m currently neck deep in Intercon S prep, but I feel I shouldn’t allow that to cause me to neglect this blog again, so here’s a summary of my various projects. 1. Dance of the Dragons costuming This is probably my … Continue reading →

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MOLW 2018

Posted on January 31, 2019

This past weekend, I was back in New Jersey for more short theater LARPs. This time, I was acting as a judge for the Marathon of LARP Writing — or MOLW (mɔːl’-wʌ) — contest, so I played another series of … Continue reading →

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