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	==Types of larp==		==Types of larp==

			''Main article: [[Styles of larp]]''

	Within the broad definition of larp there are several obvious subtypes:		Within the broad definition of larp there are several obvious subtypes:
	* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;		* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;

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	Within the broad definition of larp there are several obvious subtypes:		Within the broad definition of larp there are several obvious subtypes:
	* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;		* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;
	* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story. ~~These can broadly be divided into [[live-combat campaign]]s and [[theatre-style campaign]]s;~~		* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story.
	* [[Battle game]]s, which focus on competitive combat;		* [[Battle game]]s, which focus on competitive combat;
	* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland);		* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland);

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	Within the broad definition of larp there are several obvious subtypes:		Within the broad definition of larp there are several obvious subtypes:
	* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;		* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;
	* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story;		* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story. These can broadly be divided into [[live-combat campaign]]s and [[theatre-style campaign]]s;
	* [[Battle game]]s, which focus on competitive combat;		* [[Battle game]]s, which focus on competitive combat;
	* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland);		* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland);

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	* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;		* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;
	* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story;		* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story;
	* [[Battle ~~games~~]], which focus on competitive combat;		* [[Battle game]]s, which focus on competitive combat;
	* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland);		* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland);
	* [[Jeepform]], which uses improvisation to tell a pre-ordained story;		* [[Jeepform]], which uses improvisation to tell a pre-ordained story;

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	A '''Live action role-playing game (LARP, larp~~, lrp~~)''' or '''live role-playing game''' is:		A '''Live action role-playing game (LARP, larp)''' or '''live role-playing game (lrp)''' is:

	* a role-playing game where the participants physically act out their character's actions.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game Live action role-playing game], ''Wikipedia''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>		* a role-playing game where the participants physically act out their character's actions.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game Live action role-playing game], ''Wikipedia''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>

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	* an improvised drama taking place without an audience, and with no manuscript.<ref>[http://blog.grenselandet.net/p/what-is-larp-here-is-text-about-what.html What is larp (live roleplaying)?], ''Grenselandet blog''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>		* an improvised drama taking place without an audience, and with no manuscript.<ref>[http://blog.grenselandet.net/p/what-is-larp-here-is-text-about-what.html What is larp (live roleplaying)?], ''Grenselandet blog''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>
	* people playing out fictional roles within some kind of organized framework.<ref>[http://larpschool.blogspot.co.nz/p/what-is-larp.html What is larp?] ''Larpwriter Summer School''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>		* people playing out fictional roles within some kind of organized framework.<ref>[http://larpschool.blogspot.co.nz/p/what-is-larp.html What is larp?] ''Larpwriter Summer School''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>
			* an activity in which the real world represents a fictional setting and where you, the player, improvise a character.<ref>[http://larpcensus.org/ Larp Census], ''[[Larp Census]]''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>
	* "Let's Pretend" for grownups.<ref>[http://web.mit.edu/assassin/www/what.html What is Live Roleplaying?], ''[[MIT Assassins' Guild]]''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>		* "Let's Pretend" for grownups.<ref>[http://web.mit.edu/assassin/www/what.html What is Live Roleplaying?], ''[[MIT Assassins' Guild]]''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>

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	* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story;		* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story;
	* [[Battle games]], which focus on competitive combat;		* [[Battle games]], which focus on competitive combat;
	* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland).		* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland);
			* [[Jeepform]], which uses improvisation to tell a pre-ordained story;
			* [[American freeform]], when its done standing up.

	==References==		==References==

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			A '''Live action role-playing game (LARP, larp, lrp)''' or '''live role-playing game''' is:

			* a role-playing game where the participants physically act out their character's actions.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game Live action role-playing game], ''Wikipedia''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>
			* a collaborative pretending with rules.<ref>[http://www.larping.org/larp-definition/ LARP Definition], ''Larping.org''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>
			* an improvised drama taking place without an audience, and with no manuscript.<ref>[http://blog.grenselandet.net/p/what-is-larp-here-is-text-about-what.html What is larp (live roleplaying)?], ''Grenselandet blog''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>
			* people playing out fictional roles within some kind of organized framework.<ref>[http://larpschool.blogspot.co.nz/p/what-is-larp.html What is larp?] ''Larpwriter Summer School''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>
			* "Let's Pretend" for grownups.<ref>[http://web.mit.edu/assassin/www/what.html What is Live Roleplaying?], ''[[MIT Assassins' Guild]]''. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref>

			From these definitions three key features stand out:
			* physical portrayal: players say what their characters say and do what their characters do (within the bounds of safety and any rules);
			* improvisation: while the characters and setting may be pre-defined, most actions are improvised; and
			* the lack of an audiance.

			Beyond this, almost anything goes. Larp is an incredibly diverse medium.<ref>[http://leavingmundania.com/2011/10/31/what-is-larp-2/ What Is Larp?], Lizzie Stark, ''Leaving Mundania blog'', 31 October 2011. Retreived 11 January 2015.</ref> It may involve costumes, rules, props, collaborate storytelling, or foam-rubber weapons. It may last minutes, hours, or days. The characters may be prewritten in excruiating detail, or entirely freeform. It may be done for entertainment, for education, for artistic or political purposes, or even as a competitive sport. An expansive definition of larp includes all of these things.

			==Types of larp==
			Within the broad definition of larp there are several obvious subtypes:
			* [[theatre-style]] or (in [[Australia]] and the [[UK]]) "freeform" games: short, pre-written, one-off scenarios telling a single story or set of linked stories;
			* campaign larps, whether using [[live-combat]] or abstract rules such as [[Mind's Eye Theatre]], telling an ongoing story;
			* [[Battle games]], which focus on competitive combat;
			* [[Nordic larp]], a tradition associated with the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland).

			==References==
			<references/>

			==External links==
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game Live action role-playing game] at Wikipedia


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