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  • What is Role-Playing and D&D?
    If you have no idea what role-playing and D&D is this is a great site for information. It also helps clear up many common misconceptions about these types of games.

     
  • LARP's
    What the heck is a LARP? Glad you asked. LARP is and acronym for live-action-role-play, meaning, when playing these types of games no longer are you limited to a few friends sitting around a table with pencil, paper and a bag of dice. LARP's come in various flavors, but it seems most are in a fantasy type settings (ala Dungeons and Dragons) where folk dress in period garb and/or monster mask and swing padded sword at one another while venturing through scenarios set by game masters. Learn more....
    Shade's LARP List - A resource for the Live Action Role-Playing community since 1990
    LRPstore.com - The UK's first complete online retail shop dedicated to the world of Role-Play. At LRPstore you can be assured that you will find anything and everything you could ever need, including a vast choice of non LRP, but none the less essential items.
    LARPware.com - One stop shopping for all your larping needs.
    Rampant Mouse Weaponry - The safety of boffer weapons, the look of real steel. This site has the most incredible boffer weapons I've yet to see, but the fact is, they're so pretty (not to mention expensive) I'd hate to actually use them at an event. You be the judge.
     Tempus Peregrinator's Sewing & Garb Accessories Site - Everything you need to make a LARP costume... this site offers clothing and accessory patterns, pages pertaining to certain time period costuming, even suggestions on the materials to be used, utilizing sewing machines as well as hand sewing.
    Live Action Roleplayers Association - An International organization devoted to the promotion of Live Role-playing as a hobby and art.
    SCA Merchant Page - This site features links to Merchants all over the Internet.
    The LARPer - A magazine for for and by LARPers
    Yahoo! Boffer LARPs - This is a forum for all foam (boffer) style live action role playing and medieval fantasy games based primarily in the U.S.A.


     
  • How to have a great D&D campaign - Here are some suggestions on how to have a great campaign based on non-game related activities. In theory, once you've experience what a typical adventure would/should know it'll bring your gaming to life. Some of it I agree with, some of it I don't, but it's worth a look.

     
  • Can AD&D lead to Devil Worship?
    There's a comic out there called "now you're eighth level....". It portrays a group of kids that, through AD&D, find Satanism and/or witchcraft and even suicide. It's a humorous read in a way, but then again it's also kinda scary. Not in a Friday the 13th sense of the word but, well, you decide.

     
  • Deaths door house rules - An interesting way of dealing with death in an AD&D campaign.

     
  • Knight of the dinner table - The longest running comic book on the subject of games and gamers. The principal characters - B.A., Brian, Bob, Dave, Sara and the dastardly Black Hands play numerous characters in their role-playing games. But their essential characteristics and hilarious interactions always shine through whatever roles they're playing.

     
  • Forgotten Realms Portal - Many, many forgotten realms web sites have come and gone throughout the years but this one as indeed stood the test of time. Highly recommended for forgotten realms fans.
  • Candlekeep The library of Forgotten Realms lore - As impressive as the aforementioned Forgotten Realms Portal, Candlekeep is another FR site that has been around for years. Downloads, campaign logs, galleries, and much more. A must visit for FR fans!