Old Time Larper

Hey all, thinking on my next topics and have a few in mind...whats coming next?

Weapon and Shield Review ( I have bought from every CO and more...and used em)
NPCing
Modules
Plots

These are just some of whats to come. Trying to write them so they makes sense. Any ideas or subject let me know by PM

xoxo

Jeff, I can always use good articles for the site.  While the forums are nice... your posts will get lost in the archives eventually.  A well-written article that has guidance, direction, and concrete examples would be perfectly at home on the "Advanced Play" part of the Website.

Modules please. I think I could write a novela myself on thoughts from an old timer, and would be happy to contribute, but I'm a fan of your posts, so please carry on

Do you keep a blog or something Jeff?

Maybe you want to write an article for the Calimacil blog? They love getting guest authors on there.

Jeff, my vote is for Weapons and the such!

Nah not a blog person.....I am going to take Geoff's thought and when I write my articles...which I am doing and by the have had some great suggestions via Pm leep them coming here and there, I will write them for both here and the rule book. almost 20 years or larping, reeacting, military, and history research for fun and college has given me some experiance.....dam i feel old.

But I will most certainly write it so its can be posted there. Do I get free weapons? 

I'll buy you a shovel

I would like to see an article about how to not screw yourself over with "reverse-metagaming".  There has been times in some past events and games where I knew something OOG, so I tried my best to not know it IG.  I did it so much that I made my character blind to clues that occurred IG, that would've been helpful/useful... but I was stubborn in my thinking that I was metagaming if I followed up on the clues and actions.

Reverse metagaming, Paul that is a great one, and a really tricky one as well.  We all do our best o not mix IG and OOG knowledge that it does often either blind us to what we are seeing, or worse, we limit our interactions so as NOT to cross paths with certain information.  Gonna think on this a while.

T

paul that is one of my biggest problems ever since i started, if any one has any advice on that then please let me know

Yeah, I figure for long time players or players who generally interact a lot both IG and OOG would like to see hints, tips, and clues on how to handle that kind of stuff.  Luckily, my character in KR isn't much of a talker or socializer... so most of the stuff I know OOG never comes into play IG.

Still, as time goes on, I'm going to have to talk to a lot more people... and so I want to make sure I don't screw over myself or others going too far 1 direction or another.

A good example of reverse meta gaming is the interactions you choose you have as an NPC. I've seen it many times where somethings do not happen specifically because the person playing the NPC knew something about a particular PC. They avoid the powerful players in mass combat, or only approach a well known PC if they serve as a plot hook. There is no bad intentions with it, and they don't benefit from it, but it changes the natural flow of things.

The opposite can hold true too. We all too often assume if someone who is a known a more significant member of the KR community plays an NPC role, we have to treat them differently. I'm sure guys like Wally and Vince know what I mean. If I see them coming, I have it in my mind, right or wrong, that they may have something important about them.