Lizzie Stark

Tips on how to find the right larp for you.

There are infinity-jillion roleplaying games, but you can talk about all of them using just three words: gamism, simulationism, narrativism. Find out what these mean and more in the first post in my  "Larp Theory for Laypeople" series, in which I read the classics so you don't have to.

Ethan Gilsdorf, author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms has endorsed Leaving Mundania. Lizzie Stark isn’t afraid to walk the goblin walk, talk the in-character talk, wear the make-up, and wield the boffer sword. With verve, wit and candor, Leaving Mundania provides [...]... Read More

The experts guide you through the sticky wicket of character creation in this first-timers guide.

Esteemed game designer and sci-fi author Greg Costikyan had some kind words for Leaving Mundania: [Stark] shows us what larp is, from the inside — playing long-term boffer larps, staging her own theatrical larp, and journeying to the Nordic countries– to show us the compelling theater/game hybrids that the intellectual and even scholarly communities have [...]... Read More

"Larp" sounds weird and gets a bum rap from pop culture. But you should use it anyway. Viva la "larp"!

Behold! The cover of Leaving Mundania has been unveiled. Release date is May 1, 2012. Feel free to mark your calendars.... Read More

If you're writing about larp, Finnish game researchers are your new best friend. Oh, and you do know other people have written about roleplay, right? A first-timers' guide.

Does the historical inaccuracy of boffer larps reflect America's truncated past? Plus, I finally find a way to use the words "simulacrum" and "hyperreality."  Come for the theory, stay for the shameless jargon-usage!

Want to game for a living? Here's some advice from people who have tried it. The sixth first timers' installment.