On April 10th, I went to a Game Con. I played in a LARP there (my first one)and it was awesome. I gave them my email, 'cause they said they were trying to start a regular thing.
Almost a month later, I've gotten no email.
At first, I thought I'd been snubbed. But I called up another guy who went, and he's gotten no email either.
So now I'm worrying the LARP's been canceled. I'm wondering how hard it is to start a LARP--could it take this long, or should I give up hope?
It depends, but done right, LARPs are an enormous amount of effort to get started. Even forgetting all the RP structure side, which is the actually important stuff, LARPs have to worry about things like renting space and carrying insurance and the sort of things that normal RPGs lack. There's often an equal amount of out-of-game politics going on, which doesn't make it any easier. There's some general degree of competition for space, staff, and schedule.
I would, however, follow up with whomever told you, if you can find the information. He might know of something interesting even if it's not his game.
It depends, but done right, LARPs are an enormous amount of effort to get started. Even forgetting all the RP structure side, which is the actually important stuff, LARPs have to worry about things like renting space and carrying insurance and the sort of things that normal RPGs lack. There's often an equal amount of out-of-game politics going on, which doesn't make it any easier. There's some general degree of competition for space, staff, and schedule.
I would, however, follow up with whomever told you, if you can find the information. He might know of something interesting even if it's not his game.
Alright, thanks for your help. I'll do so. :)
On April 10th, I went to a Game Con. I played in a LARP there (my first one)and it was awesome. I gave them my email, 'cause they said they were trying to start a regular thing.
Almost a month later, I've gotten no email.
At first, I thought I'd been snubbed. But I called up another guy who went, and he's gotten no email either.
So now I'm worrying the LARP's been canceled. I'm wondering how hard it is to start a LARP--could it take this long, or should I give up hope?
The only larps I have participated in are White Wolf's World of Darkness Mind'seye Theater Rules. If its just a local game with out an org affiliation its a matter of having enough people, matching up schedules, and finding a consistent gaming space. Which can take a month or two depending on various factors. If an org is involved it could take much more time due to the out of game political banter previously mentioned. Be patient, worse case scenario, it just didn't gel.