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'''Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games''' is a journalistic account of American larp. It alternates chapters about contemporary American larp and historical material. Larping material is focused on the Mid-Atlantic scene and includes [[Knight Realms]], [[Dexcon]] and the [[Avatar]] system, and [[Cthulhu Live]]. It also covers historical reenactment, military simulations and Nordic larp.
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* Author: [http://larpwiki.mortalisrpg.com/index.php?title=Lizzie_Stark Lizzie Stark]
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* Publisher: Chicago Review Press
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* Publication Date: May 1, 2012 | ISBN-10: 1569766053 | ISBN-13: 978-1569766057
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[http://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/catalog/showBook.cfm?ISBN=1569766053 Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games] by [http://lizziestark.com/about-lizzie-stark/ Lizzie Stark], published in 2012, is the most comprehensive American journalistic account of larp to date. In preparation for the book, Stark immersed herself in various larp communities in order to accurately represent her subjects, covering convention larp, boffer larp, historical reenactment, military simulations, parlor-style larp, and Nordic larp.

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Leaving Mundania

LeavingMundaniaCover.jpg
Author
Lizzie Stark
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Year
2012
ISBN
1-56976-605-7
Pages
258


Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games is a journalistic account of American larp. It alternates chapters about contemporary American larp and historical material. Larping material is focused on the Mid-Atlantic scene and includes Knight Realms, Dexcon and the Avatar system, and Cthulhu Live. It also covers historical reenactment, military simulations and Nordic larp.