The heart of Larp.

 It was a glorious sight to step off the train at Banbury in my open waffenrock, backpack and swordbag slung over one shoulder, and see so many folk with bundled up tents, sleeping bags, rolled cloaks and assorted staffs, bows and polearms. I don't think anyone got off the train who wasn't going to Anvil.  But it was half an hour to the coach and the little cafe/shop seating area was soon taken over. Everyone asking questions, ohh is it your first time? Where are you from? Where did you get that axe?  The coach dropped us at the campsite entrance and our little cabal split up. I showed my ticket and was waved towards some tents beyond a wood. The tip of the canvas iceberg.  I had to find God (Game operations desk, actually about ten desks in a big tent) to collect my character pack and then the League camp to find a space for my mini shelter.  That was as far as my plans went beyond catching the 'Guide for newbies' talk that was on a couple of times that afterno...

 I can't remember what made me google larp events, possibly it was seeing some very landskneckt type pictures but discovering this was from a larp event.                    Historical or larpsical? Yes, this particular larp had a faction that I could just rock up to in my 16th century reenactment kit and job done...Plus just a couple of larp safe weapons. I don't really dip my toe, like reenactment I was planning to dive in after just a few minutes looking at the website. Foam dagger aquired! Now I was invested. There are loads of what is larp sites/youtube videos out there, but briefly larp began with people taking roleplaying in their heads around a table to actually dressing the part and having in character adventures, originally in small fairly local groups. Over 30 years ago I occasionally 'monstered' (playing the non party people) at a local larp in Lancing.   That adventure style still exists but now you also have '...