http://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Dance_of_RibbonsDance of Ribbons - Revision history2026-05-06T13:34:30ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.2http://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4728&oldid=prevRhydian at 15:18, 23 April 20262026-04-23T15:18:47Z<p></p>
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</table>Rhydianhttp://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4727&oldid=prevRhydian at 15:12, 23 April 20262026-04-23T15:12:45Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Rhydianhttp://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4679&oldid=prevRhydian: /* Game history */2026-03-10T04:33:52Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Game history</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Come Close and Listen is primarily an immersive theatre company and a project led by David Harris. This business became the vehicle through which <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">David Harris, along with Josiah Lulham, formed a 20-person </del>team <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to create </del>their first larp<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, inspired by their own shared experiences of [[Blackpowder and Bloodlines]]</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Dance of Ribbons was a project led and put together by David Harris and Josiah Lulham. Inspired by their own shared experiences of [[Blackpowder and Bloodlines]], they formed a 20-person team and operated under </ins>Come Close and Listen<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, which </ins>is primarily an immersive theatre company and a project led by David Harris. This business became the vehicle through which <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>team <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">created </ins>their first larp.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game was notable for its production values, as the first blockbuster larp in Australia known to be eligible for and acquire government funding through the institution ''Creative Victoria'' to bring their project to life. This funding <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was initially produced to support </del>accessibility at the LARP. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Some team members </del>also <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">acquired support in the project through </del>PhD projects<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, by undertaking larp-making </del>as an auto-ethnographic study on LARP. A documentarian was <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also </del>present at the game to record it.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game was notable for its production values, as the first blockbuster larp in Australia known to be eligible for and acquire government funding through the institution ''Creative Victoria'' to bring their project to life. This <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">included </ins>funding <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">specifically for supporting </ins>accessibility at the LARP. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The larp was </ins>also <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">part of </ins>PhD projects as an auto-ethnographic study on LARP. A documentarian was present at the game to record it.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dance of Ribbons was an [[Australia |Australian]] [[Blockbuster larp|blockbuster]] larp which ran for three years, intended and completed as a trilogy. In the final year, this annual event was also supplemented by 2 day games, one for each of the major player groups within the game.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dance of Ribbons was an [[Australia |Australian]] [[Blockbuster larp|blockbuster]] larp which ran for three years, intended and completed as a trilogy. In the final year, this annual event was also supplemented by 2 day games, one for each of the major player groups within the game <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(Garmont and Vicaria)</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td></tr>
</table>Rhydianhttp://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4635&oldid=prevRhydian: /* Setting */2026-02-17T03:12:00Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Setting</span></span></p>
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</table>Rhydianhttp://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4619&oldid=prevRhydian: /* Game history */2026-02-06T12:09:30Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Game history</span></span></p>
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</table>Rhydianhttp://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4610&oldid=prevRhydian: /* Game history */2026-02-06T11:12:08Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Game history</span></span></p>
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</table>Rhydianhttp://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4609&oldid=prevRhydian at 11:11, 6 February 20262026-02-06T11:11:47Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dance of Ribbons was an [[Australia |Australian]] [[Blockbuster larp|blockbuster]] larp which ran for three years, intended and completed as a trilogy. In the final year, this annual event was also supplemented by 2 day games, one for each of the major player groups within the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">game. Each game had between 150-300 individuals involved, with numbers increasing between each </del>game.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dance of Ribbons was an [[Australia |Australian]] [[Blockbuster larp|blockbuster]] larp which ran for three years, intended and completed as a trilogy. In the final year, this annual event was also supplemented by 2 day games, one for each of the major player groups within the game.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Each annual weekender game was also preceded by player workshops in which players were invited into structured pre-game calibrations. There, they had opportunities to contribute to world and faction lore, and to practice different kinds of improvisation and tools of play that would later come up during the game. The traditional round "''Rose, Rose, Rose''" became associated with the game because of this, as players were taught the round to sing together during pre-game calibrations to encourage attuning to other players; and began singing the song together at critical moments of the larp (and, occasionally, at other non-Dance of Ribbons larp events, when reminiscing on their time at this game).</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Each annual weekender game was also preceded by player workshops in which players were invited into structured pre-game calibrations. There, they had opportunities to contribute to world and faction lore, and to practice different kinds of improvisation and tools of play that would later come up during the game. The traditional round "''Rose, Rose, Rose''" became associated with the game because of this, as players were taught the round to sing together during pre-game calibrations to encourage attuning to other players; and began singing the song together at critical moments of the larp (and, occasionally, at other non-Dance of Ribbons larp events, when reminiscing on their time at this game).</div></td></tr>
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</table>Rhydianhttp://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4602&oldid=prevRhydian at 10:54, 6 February 20262026-02-06T10:54:53Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dance of Ribbons was an [[Australia |Australian]] larp which ran for three years, intended and completed as a trilogy. In the final year, this annual event was also supplemented by 2 day games, one for each of the major player groups within the game. Each game had between 150-300 individuals involved, with numbers increasing between each game.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dance of Ribbons was an [[Australia |Australian<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] [[Blockbuster larp|blockbuster</ins>]] larp which ran for three years, intended and completed as a trilogy. In the final year, this annual event was also supplemented by 2 day games, one for each of the major player groups within the game. Each game had between 150-300 individuals involved, with numbers increasing between each game.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td></tr>
</table>Rhydianhttp://larpwiki.labcats.org/index.php?title=Dance_of_Ribbons&diff=4601&oldid=prevRhydian at 10:53, 6 February 20262026-02-06T10:53:16Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dance of Ribbons was an Australian larp which ran for three years, intended and completed as a trilogy. In the final year, this annual event was also supplemented by 2 day games, one for each of the major player groups within the game. Each game had between 150-300 individuals involved, with numbers increasing between each game.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dance of Ribbons was an <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Australia |</ins>Australian<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>larp which ran for three years, intended and completed as a trilogy. In the final year, this annual event was also supplemented by 2 day games, one for each of the major player groups within the game. Each game had between 150-300 individuals involved, with numbers increasing between each game.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This game pioneered its own system to represent health using the eponymous crocheted "ribbons", which were tied to player's belts. When a character was injured - whether through boffer combat or through other mechanics, such as magic - the game's referees (known as "Witnesses") would grab a loose thread on the ribbon and begin to pull, unravelling the small piece. Speed was determined by the perceived severity of the injury and GM choice. The physical tension created by the string being pulled added to the dramatic tension, particularly of moving injured players, which could lead to extra 'blood loss' as the ribbon unravelled faster when pulled. Medic or healer-class players were the only characters able to interact with the ribbon, cutting it to stop further health loss, or crocheting the string back into the ribbon to restore players to health. This ribbon system was fairly popular and has so far been unique to this campaign, though the creators encouraged other larps to consider it for their games.</div></td></tr>
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