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			The '''International Fantasy Gaming Society (IFGS)''' is a a non-profit organization that produces fantasy LARP events and campaigns in the [[USA]]. It is one of the oldest active larp organisations in the world.

	~~Founded~~ in ~~1981~~, ~~the [http://www.ifgs.org/index.asp International Fantasy Gaming Society] (IFGS) is a non-profit organization that produces fantasy LARP events~~ and ~~campaigns. The first IFGS event was held in the summer of 1981 in~~ the ~~Boulder area~~. ~~The name of the organization derives from the [[Dream Park]] novels of Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, in which a futuristic theme park provides realistic role-playing adventures. The name~~ is ~~used with the authors' permission~~.		The IFGS has chapters in Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Oklahoma, Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. Each chapter runs its own setting; there is no shared setting between chapters.

	The IFGS ~~is organized into several local chapters~~. At the ~~time~~ of ~~writing, six official chapters appear to exist: Atlanta, Dallas, Denver/Boulder, Oklahoma, Pacific Northwest~~, ~~and Wisconsin~~.		==History==
			The first IFGS event was held in the summer of 1981 near Boulder, Colorado. The name of the organization derives from the ''[[Dream Park]]'' novels of Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, in which a futuristic theme park provides realistic role-playing adventures. The name is used with the authors' permission.

	The ~~IFGS ruleset is currently~~ in ~~its 7th edition~~.		==Rules==
			The rules are based heavily on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' tabletop role-playing game, with characters defined by a class and gaining [[hit points]] as they increase in level. Combat uses [[live-combat]] with [[boffer]] weapons and thrown beanbags for thrown weapons. Archery and magic use verbal [[call]]s.

	[[~~Category~~:~~Organizations~~]] [[Category:~~Adventure Style~~, Line Course]]		==External links==
			* [http://www.ifgs.org/ Official site]
			* [http://www.ifgs.org/wiki2/ IFGS wiki]
			* [http://www.ifgs.org/files/97/7.0QuickStart.pdf Quickplay rules]

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Founded in 1981, the [http://www.ifgs.org/index.asp International Fantasy Gaming Society] (IFGS) is a non-profit organization that produces fantasy LARP events and campaigns. The first IFGS event was held in the summer of 1981 in the Boulder area. The name of the organization derives from the [[Dream Park]] novels of Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, in which a futuristic theme park provides realistic role-playing adventures. The name is used with the authors' permission.

The IFGS is organized into several local chapters. At the time of writing, six official chapters appear to exist: Atlanta, Dallas, Denver/Boulder, Oklahoma, Pacific Northwest, and Wisconsin.

The IFGS ruleset is currently in its 7th edition.

[[Category:Organizations]] [[Category:Adventure Style, Line Course]]

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