Heeey guys, if you want to see all the crazy different LARP genres (and how to find Larp events all over the world), then check out this video right here: ua-cam.com/video/lDc2o3WsOvI/v-deo.html
A friend told me about it, but I didn't really think it was for me than. After she passed away I looked into it again to honor her. I loved it, but life kept me from it for a long time, including this year. Fingers crossed for 2024 though.
I found out about LARP when I was working at a thrift shop and people would come into the store in costumes on Saturdays 6 years ago now and I loved the stories that they told on Sundays and it turned out that half the store went LARPing to the same place. I live in Nanaimo Canada. The only place to Larp on the island is called Medieval Chaos Productions/Dagger Deep.
I was LARPing (high fantasy style) from just over 30 years back in the UK. I very recently donated all my armour, weapons and costumes to a group. Following that I reconnected with some of the greatest people and friends I've ever known (who I met through the hobby) and now I'm wondering if I should give it another go. That feeling you get during a huge battle in the woods or 4000 people facing off across a field will never leave me. The tales told from the adventures that ensued are regularly brought up and I'm so glad to have done it despite the scars!
Oh I feel you, mate!! If you have the itch, I would say "give it a go" and just tell yourself and others that you will only go for one event. That's it. If you notice that you dont want more than that, you can stop right after. And if you get the bug.. well then yeeeehaaaw 😁
@@SonjasAdventures Which of the German events would you recommend? I don't speak much German sadly. I've started binge watching your videos, I'm loving them and they are making me miss the hobby so much.
@@TheFlatulentCow I believe in you! 😄 Or to put it in more poetic words: "Perhaps your hands would remember their old strength better if they grasped your sword." Only you donated it. So just go for any kind of sword. haha. all the best to you
Hi Sonja. I think what we take to be "real life" is actually more larp than folks want to admit to! (Which is all part of the larp!) There is much freedom in understanding this remarkable fact. ✌🏻🧡
I've heard about LARP for years, but I never realised it was as cool and organised as it is until I came across your videos. Thank you so much for what you do, sharing your passion has really illuminated this for me 🙏 I used to think of LARP as kind of lame, and like, why would grown people do this? But I see now that the energy and thought that goes into it clearly creates something really worthwhile and fun! I mean, damn, it looks amazing and I hope some day I'll be able to be involved. Sadly I live in a kind of back-water country (South Africa), where the scene doesn't seem nearly as exciting as it is in Europe or the States. I used to play table top role plays as a kid, and it saved my childhood in a lot of ways. There's a part of me that would really like to go back to role playing and rediscover the amazing fun and imaginative freedom I experienced as a child - maybe this is the ticket 😊 Once again, so much gratitude 🙏 Your energy and passion are incredible and you're a credit to your community.
Woooow!! These words really mean a lot to me! It makes all our work worth it 😍 Thank you so much and maybe one day you like to come over here for an event and try it out yourself!?
I used to fantasy roleplay 35 years ago as a teenager & one of the other players mentioned it back then. Sadly I never went to a LARP event, my rpg group folded, I got a job, got married, got a house & didn't think about it again until your video popped up on my feed. It looks so cool on your video, your enthusiasm is great. Unfortunately I think I am a little too old, & too dependant on glasses & hearing aids to get involved, but good luck & fun to everyone who is involved.
oh, I know plenty of "old" Larpers (whatever "old" is haha). The oldest player I know is about 72..so maaaaybe this would be an interesting adventure for you as well?
Wow! I had no idea anything like this really exists! I just found the video half an hour ago… I am really thrilled! At this time I am in a caregiving relation, but this won’t go forever. LARP is definitely going on my bucket list! oh wait… I don’t have one! well, time to start!
First time i saw LARP was in the 2008 movie "Vorbilder" i was 16 back then. I never got the time, chance or money to go on an event and i totally forgot about it during the course of life. But today for some reason one of your videos poped up with some facts about Epic Empire LARP in Germany (didnt know we have that here😅). Since lunch i jump from video to video, planing which event, costume, character... you got me fully hooked on it! I want definitely go this year, life is way to short to miss out on that. Thanks for your work and passion 💜✌
Oh damn this makes me so happy! How great to hear that we were able to open up that world to you! Yeah here in Germany we have sooooo many Larp events. I hope you find your way to one that excites you!!
UA-cam Algorithm did that one for me. Looks like the fun everyone needs from time to time. Will stay tuned. Es freut mich zu sehen dass es so viele Menschen gibt die für so einen Spaß zusammenkommen. Meine Neugier ist geweckt. Bin aber einfach durch UA-cam auf dich gestoßen. Viele liebe Grüße von der Westgrenze
First heard of LARP when I was around 12 years old, I really thought it sounded fun and adventurous but at the time I wanted to act cool and LARP wasn't what the cool kids did at that time. Now, 34 years old and a bit wiser I realize that the cool kids actually were the ones who LARP'ed. ;) I might try it out in the near future if I find the courage. Thank you for your informative and immersive videos I truly enjoy them!
Heeeey guys! So how have you heard about LARP for the first time??🤔 Super curious to know! I hope this video answered the most basic questions about LARP for you. If you wanna know more, just check out my other videos here on UA-cam or check our Instagram for some costume inspirations. And if you are a LARPer already, maybe you want to pass this video on to someone who might be interested? 😍
Hey Sonja! I only discovered your channel about a month ago. I really had no idea how cool LARP could really be and now find myself obsessing over Bicolline and Conquest. Also following along with the daily adventures challenges. While you guys have certainly put a lot of work into this channel and I know you're finishing it off; I still really hope to see a new LARP update some day. Anyway thank you so much for what might be my new hobby! :)
Hi! Well, I discovered your channel today. I went into tabletop rpg about 2 years ago, and heard about larp about a year ago, while seeking for inspiration on the internet.
Hears about it before a long time ago but recently came across your channel and saw the LARP videos. Gave me a much deeper insight in what is going on. Thanks for that.
I was recruited by friends…twice! Once for Vampire-LARP, which cleary wasn‘t mine, and once for medieval fantasy-LARP, which instantly became the center of my life for decades to come. 😅 By the way, sensational video and a great advertisement for LARP in general. Thank you so much for that!
At a small tabletop-convention some guys invited me to their cyberpunk LARP. I went, I was one of 6 players, there were 40 NPCs, and they did total railroading. It was great. I've been playing LARPs since then. Less with railroading though ;).
UA-cam recommended me one of your videos and I said: "What is a LARP?" So I entered your channel and saw that your last video is the answer to my question.
Where and how I learned about the first things about larp i don't remember. When I was little I kinda knew about larp and ttrpg's, but not enough to distinguish between the two. Later in middle school I learned a lot from a class mate that did a presentation about larp. And know, almost a decade later. I re-learned and extended my knowledge by coming across your channel. I've jet to attend an event myself but I will definitely make work of this. Keep up the good work with your channel!
Honestly I'm not too sure how I learned about LARP the first time. But what really got me hooked the first time was back when I had Instagram and I stumbled upon this woman who said she quit her job and start her adventure. At first I was just checking it out. I've always liked costumes. I was always the weird kid in a town where we didn't even celebrate Halloween. Some more videos later and I was down the rabbit hole. Watching everything and waiting for the next post. I'm just really sad she's going and me and my friends probably aren't gonna be able to participate in the last hurrah which is about to end soon
@@SonjasAdventures oh snap haha that's a little embarrassing. I must have remembered that wrong. I thought you said you had to quit something stable to go what you wanted to do or something. I don't remember haha.
Hi Sonja, thank you for you video I enjoyed your well explained features of the LARP world, which I had no idea how it is composed and I have thought over the years that it was an esoteric matter which only a few had access to or even knew about it. I've seen a couple of your videos and I'm amazed by the large quantity of characteristics that the LARP has got within, and ever since I've seen your videos about the medieval fantasy setting I have flooded myself into questions like the in-game rules and argumentative themes, etc. that got me more intrigued about it. I found you through recommended videos from UA-cam and before that, I barely knew anything about this epic live-action role-playing world. Cheers 😄😋
Heeeey Sergio, wow that's aaaawesome!! This makes me really happy 😍 Well welcome to the rabbit hole haha Glad you join us - seems our work was worth it!! Have a wonderful week and hope you love this crazy world more and more
I am a photographer and recently when I was in Warsaw, I was photographing one folk music band. By that, when I checked their instagram, I found out some photo shoots by one photographer. Then I checked that photographer's account and I learned about larp events in eastern Poland
I've seen things in the past since I was a kid in the 90s on vampire and a few others then recently I started watching skillet tree and when they went on larp I started seeing a lot of other LARP content, eventually stumbled on your video. I've been seeing living in Akronism, few others
I have spend many of my years in the Table Top Role Play like Dungeons & Dragons which is one my hobbies than making art, Latetly i have really been inspired to become a own DM also making a own TTRPG as a side project, so i began doing some research of dark fantasy themes to learn and have a better understand on certain things; suddenly there was a video bout Drachenfest which then lead me to your channel! Its so faschinating for me there are so many types of roleplays out there. I for certainly gonna try it least once in my lifetime wen have the opportunity!
Hey Martin, oh that's awesome!! Funny, for me Larp came first and then only later did I try D&D and other roleplaying pen and papers Cool to hear that you found your way through one of our videos 😍😍
First time I met a LARP group was in the park when I was a teenager. They did let me join in their battle and we had a great time. Then just stumbled across some of your videos.
Heard about it from someone in my HEMA group. It looks interesting to see what strange worlds to explore. Hopefully there are more different genres of LARP out there to see.
I remember playing over 20 years ago, where the nearest group was 50 miles away and it cost about £10-£15 to play over the weekend once a month. It was fun, but in the end just bloody annoying. What made me give it up apart from the travelling, was we went to a big 4 day pirate themed event where we were asked to help out. Put up tents, disguise the toilets, act as points of contact for new players etc. and at the end we found out the other groups who were also helping had been given free tickets and beer, and we'd all paid full price to work. The only highlight of that weekend was the 10 minutes we got to be a Chinese Dragon filled with Skaven spearmen. Just looked up on google to see if there's anything around, and the nearest is now well over 100 miles away and they all seem to cost around £75+. I don't think I'll be going back. :(
Love the video. To answer your question at the end I've always enjoyed the renaissance fair and thought it would be fun to possibly participate. As I've grown I've taken more and more of an interest in possibly joining either a sci-fi, post apocalyptic, or fantasy event but i haven't been able to really do much due to where i live and the very small amount of people interested in my area. I'll certainly take a closer look and make sure i start cheap before going crazy to ensure i'm actually interested in doing more stuff like it or joining larger events if i can find them
that sounds awesome!! Great way to approach this. If you happen to live in the US, check out larping.org - I think they Show some US Larp events in different areas if Im not wrong
Hello Sonja and the team. Great job with your video, bravo ! It's nice to have our images displayed here you did a terrific editing and storytelling job.
Heeey, thank you so much! And thank you for giving us access to your wonderful footage of Conquest. It's simply incredible. Hope to see you this year at Conquest again
@@SonjasAdventures You're welcome. We hope that we''ll be able to come this summer. Anyway, we always have to have the green light from Live Adventure to be allowed to shoot there. Let's cross fingers. And there are more videos coming their way from CoM 2022.
Returning after 10 years away and starting back in Empire LARP by Profound Decisions in the UK… first heard about it from friends in the early 1990’s and started in 1994. Now in my very late 40’s and age is no barrier to this hobby
@@SonjasAdventures oh no doubt lots has changed… higher costume standards, better props and set pieces, wider popularity and diversity now represented… plus it’s more of a “mainstream” hobby thanks to tv shows such as the Witcher, GoT and House of the Dragon, as well as the continued interest in LoTR… You should definitely visit Empire and meet Matt Pennington
I heard about LARP thanks to your videos which I'm really glad I did! Now I really want to do it but I'm not old enough unfortunately but I still really hope to be able to do it someday cause to me this is like a dream come true...
It just isn't the same here in the states. Would love to try the scene over there. Very inspiring and uplifting knowing there is a community for me and all of those who may not have it nearby. Thank you for your content; happy I ran across you.
Hello Sonja and thank you for what you do! We are from Alsace and we wanted to get started for a while, discovering you and others on facebook in particular. Can't wait to be able to participate in German events!
Oh coool, welcome to the Larp family then =) You know that this Larp event here is only around 2 hours away from you? ua-cam.com/video/qyNupLdByUM/v-deo.html
@@verdammi2202 That's awesome!! Definitely make sure to choose a camp beforehand and contact it in time to prepare and send an application. Some camps are already full now and it's a good half year before the event =)
I've heard first about it from my old job in a Games-Workshop store. My old colleague was a larper. Unfortunately I never went along! But, I've always stayed in the fantasy/sci-fi gaming and hobby scene. And after visiting the Elf Fantasy Fair in the Netherlands last summer. I got interested in TTRPGs and LARP again :) So here I am! Slowly getting informed!
Well, I found Larp at the Roleplayconvention in Cologne. I am a huge Fan of Cons and live in cologne, some friends said the RPC is a cool place. So I joined and my group joined a Larp newbie meeting, we had a lot of fun. Maybe I join some bigger Larp Events in the future when my Larp Outfit is finished. Epic Video thank u and your team for this HQ Content.
aaaah, cool! I went to the RPC once and got...well..kinda drunk haha! Glad you found your way into this lovely hobby and looking forward to maybe seeing you at one of the big events
I had a classmate in 6th grade who talked a lot about a larp he had attended. Smitten I went by myself that same year to a 3-day event in the middle of Sweden. This was 1998. Went to a lot of events and then drifted more into Re-enactment. First Viking era and later on German Landsknechts of the 1500s and now specifically the Landsknechts in Gustav Vasas employ. But Larp is still hanging on as history never gets as exciting as fantasy. Planning to go to a Larp this coming summer. Very excited.
Hello Sonja, I've been in the Society for Creative Anachronism (sca) since 83. My wife and I have been going to Sci fi conventions for over 15 years. I first heard about larp in the early 90's but we haven't gone to an event yet, to many irons in the fire. Lol. We've really enjoyed your videos thanks
Oh how cool! I've heard about SCA - and I hear you guys prefer it to not be called Larp, right? Love what you are doing over there - Pensic war looks nice! Thank you so much for the kind words!!
@@SonjasAdventures true, we don't refer to it as larp. In theory we are recreating the middle ages, but in fact we aren't. We don't recreate historic battles. The names of our kindoms are not historical, Germany is the Kingdom of Drachenwald, which I had the honor of being stationed in 87 to 90. Love it there. Many of us call the sca a medieval "recreational" society. We recreate the armor, clothing, foods and feasting, dance, arts and crafts, archery eat, but we do our own thing with it. Pensic is incredible, just make sure you bring your own toilet paper haha
I learned about this larp stuff from one of your videos i saw about a year back. They seem like a pretty cool event to go to. One day ill get a chance to go.
@@SonjasAdventures Yes, he has to find his Ronin outfit that a fireman took from a fire and wears it to a LARP event in NY city. He has to get it back and play in an LARP event. I'll fine the episode for you. Hawkeye is a really good show and some of the guys in LARP help him with some bad guys. Hope you enjoy it. their outfits are cool.
I found out about LARP by a parody animation about Minecraft Story Mode, and they mentioned larp. After 2 years, I noticed that it's actually something that makes them look like real-life video game games. I would really love acting out the characters without an audience. The question I have is, what age are allowed?
Hey there, that completely depends on the event. There are plenty of Larps that allow all ages (usually if minors are accompanied by adults), there are even children's Larps for vacation times that have educational purposes. Some events, however, only allow adults aged 18 and over to attend 😊
Danke Sonja, ich wurde gerade vor ein paar Tagen gefragt was LARP ist, ich linke das jetzt mal :). Da ich dich auch auf Insta verfolge hatte ich ja schon schöne Bilder. Hoffe man sieht sich mal wieder auf dem CoM.
I started "Larping" maybe 1990 with Tabletop like Dungeons&Dragons, Warhammer etc.... A few years later first larps outside with selfe made foam weapons. Constructed from fiberglass rods and molded with sleeping mats.
My first contact with LARP: An article in a German print magazine called "ASM", "Aktueller Software Markt" (mostly about computer games), Issue 11/1992, with a report about "Draccon 1", 7th to 12th of August 1992 at Starkenburg. Started myself then in 1996.
Wooow, this is crazy - why was there a Larp information in a software an videogame magazine? Just because they though it could might be interesting for their target group as well?
@@SonjasAdventures Probably, yes: Most of the early 90s LARP players got into touch with "Medieval-Fantasy Roleplaying" by either Pen&Paper like DSA and D&D or computer RPGs like Bard's Tale, Ultima, Baldur's Gate etc. Some also had ties into the reenactment scene. Internet was just evolving for the general public, so a print magazine for computer games seemed to be the right place for such kind of stuff.
I have friends that do AMTgard at the local park. It kinda fell apart during covid. that's how I found out about larp. just didn't know how many options there were and how deep it could get.
I met the King of the Celestial Kingdom of Amtgard at ArmadilloCon in Austin, Texas and was asked to be a Royal Courier for him to a chapter near me...they were hosting his Midreign event and needed to give him a progress report. I went out and then went to the event and that was twenty eight years ago.
The first time I heard about LARP was in one of my favourite TV shows, Supernatural (Saison 8 episode 11). I thought it was cool, so I wanted to know if it existed in real life and also thought I would try it out.
Thanks for that video ! For the question : I found out about larp thanks to tik tok ! I alway's dreamed that an event like this exist, and now i have multiples larp to try around the world ! i am so exited !! (love from France)
@@SonjasAdventures It was few video of people in a "The Witcher" LARP that look so badass, and since i liked and commented those video, tik tok recommand me many video like this ! (Don't know if you have a tik tok but you should try to do some video on that platefrom as well ! :D)
To answer you: I learned about LARP in my fav. Shop playing a LOT of M:TG. ... They are a provider for many LARP'ish things around here as well... ;) So ... I am interested now :p ... I will look into some of the options available for armor ... but expect your friendly neighborhood ASSASIN soon'ish at a LARP event of your choice xD
A really great insight :D thanks Sonja! I first heard about LARP back in school from my best friend. He tooked me to a youth club where we learned about LARP and we went to Cons together. I also found my other best friend there :D
@@SonjasAdventures I am :) I really like fantasy Larp but I'd like to discover some more gernes and some Larps in other countries as well :D that would be awesome! Do you participated already in many countries around the globe?
@@BumbleBauz So far I have been to Canada, Italy, and Germany for Larp. One of our last videos will actually show all the different genres and examples of it around the world. So stay tuned =)
@@SonjasAdventures super cool :) can't wait for it! Thanks for all the great videos! I absolutely want to Larp in Canada and Italy too and also in Poland and Denmark :D so much to discover!
I heard about larp funny enough by stumbling across you a few minutes ago. Ngl I'm very interested but am worried about how I get a costume. I'm 17 so I don't know really where to start but this interested me alot and I want to somehow do it in the future.
Heeey Kristian! That's awesome that you found Larp through us right now 😍 In terms of costumes: There are plenty of stores that you can get your basics in and you can customize them or just use them as is. If you happen to have Instagram, check out @sonjas_adventures.Not only do we show tons of costumes aa inspiration, we also have an Instagram highlight called "10% discount". That shows you aaaall the Larp stores that we work with and that I can recommend - and where you can get 10% off if you use our code (only until end of 2023 though) 😁
I like watching bohurt(full contact knight fights) but dont have the physic for the sport myself. Then I found this and now I am enthralled. Its too bad it costs so much to travel...
I'd always "known" about LARP, but it was a convention fun presentation that opened the door for me. I'd been getting bored of Cosplay and LARP really felt up my alley. So i tried Fools and Heroes and that group just wasn't for me, but the LARP bug kept biting. So i went to LARPCon (UK) to research different larps, get a feel of people and check out swords and such. Spent a grant on kit and a tent, because during the Larpcon i'd found my people. Only got one event in, then the long dark hit! Ohno. But i'm full on it all over again. I just wish i'd discovered it in my 20s is all!
From some friends that had gone to Drachenfest, and when they told us what it was we had to try it, and now its become somthing me and my fiancé try and go to every year 😁⚔️
I have loved the idea of a medieval or a space where i can nerd out and roleplay what i wanted but didnt find out about larping untill i was probably 15 (im 24 now) i over heard some people talking about roleplaying and asked "what kinda roleplay do yous like?" And they just said "larp" then the bell rang and ever since then after getting home from school ive been fascinated with the larp scene (sadly haven't been courageous enough to join one yet tho)
I discovered your channel with you talking about a big cosplay event in Germany seen a few of your video's and I will say they are really good. I'm hoping to see some video's of the cosplay event in action and or smaller cosplay events you have attended. this looks like a lot of fun. Where i live there is almost nothing withen 10 hours of driving that comes close to this. not even a Renaissance fair. so this is really cool to me.
How cooool!! Thanks so much for the feedback! Small correction: It's always "Larp" not "Cosplay". Cosplay is a different hobby. 😊 But Im glad you found us!! Where abouts do you live?
As a Larper all I can say is FINALLY! Someone taking the hard job of promoting Larp the right way! The community is great and the experience feels actually real so don’t be afraid and come join us!!
@@SonjasAdventures we from southern Italy are trying to follow up on the good inspiration you’re giving everyone in the community girl! Keep doing great 💪🏼
the first time I came across LARP was just by just scrolling through Instagram and saw some really amazing Costumes. They only mentioned it's for LARP, but at this point I had no idea what it really is. the last years I just saw it now and then, but now I stumbled across this video and must say, it's much bigger then I thought. It also seems like a hell lot of fun. Would probably be cool to try at out at one point. I'm thinking sci fi medieval or Star Wars sounds awesome.
This makes me really happy!! SciFi Larp is really cool - it's also rare to find I admit but if done well, it's quiiiite fascinating 😍😍 Welcome to the Larp family!!
Back in the 90´s a friend of mine had a foam sword and an axe, and we went wild with it. No LARP´ing just beating each other, but that was the time I got introduced why these weapons existed
@@SonjasAdventures Yeah, it moved to Locko Park and has been going ever since. Still gets thousands attending. It's a good first larp to play, but I've not been in years.
I've known about larping for a while and I'm kinda interested. It seems like a fun way to make friends and be social but I have a few reservations. One, I'm fairly introverted and the idea of role-playing makes me feel weird. Two, I have a legit concern that I may become too aggressive during combat. I don't think of myself as a bully but I've been bullied and I'm worried I could become one if put in a situation.
Not knowing that LARP existed in the late 80s in rural Saskatchewan, Canada my Aunt and I devised what was basically a LARP in 88. My grandparents were ranchers so we had lots of land to use. There were about a dozen kids between 10 and 13. And the adults played the NPCs. My aunt loved fantasy and gave me some of my 1st D&D books.
I have been fascinated with plate armour my entire life. So inevitably, I stumbled accross LARP armour and consequently LARP. I watched several UA-cam videos about that topic and now I know a bit here and there about LARP. As I am also quite crafty, I created a complete suit of plate armour - but it is Mandalorian. Made of aluminium, with a stainless steel helmet, with medieval pointing underneath (I had to use some tricks to hide this). However, I will be content with just wearing it and being a part of the Mandalorian Mercs, because I really do not want to get this dinged up in a battle.
I totally understand! There's Sci-Fi Larp here in Germany that is Star Wars themed. A lot of Mandalorians there, too, from what I've seen and they look awesome
I heard about it a while ago, I used to be very invested in DND and that's sort of how I stumbled across it. I am also an x theater kid and lover of fantasy, post apocalyptic, and sci Fi settings. It seems a LOT more appealing than DND to me because I can actually physically act out everything I want to do in those settings. I've been researching a lot about it and gathering everything I need slowly. Mostly for fantasy. But I can't seem to find a good group in California. Also now knowing it's big in star wars and post apocalyptic stuff too I just want to make more and more OCS lol
Hello, I am first time visited to your channel and would firstly like to thank you for your clear and well explained introduction to the world of LARPing. I had heard about LARPing for years and honestly didn't pay much mind to it at first, that was until I started roleplaying, recently my friend has been trying to get into me into it and I've started to warm up to the idea, despite my shyness of doing it. One question I do have, is how do you or others in general at a LARP event settle conflicts or misunderstandings between event goers?
Hey hey Zeris! Super happy to hear that you are dipping your toes into the field of LARP and are curious about our cool hobby! Do you mean in-game conflicts our out-game conflicts? Either way, this is really subjective. You either talk it out, or you part ways, or you get a mediator. I mean, this is not different than at any other event where lots of people get together. Maybe I am not fully understanding what you mean exactly - maybe you can help me with a specific example that you are concerned about?
i first heard of larp when a friend of mine helped out on a site that was building their own 3 split level dungeon inside an unused victorian cotten mill and persuaded me to come check it out and play a minor 4 hit undead ghoul under the dungeons well room crawlway and i was hooked in to it from that point forward from that day back in april 1990😎
@@SonjasAdventures BayCon is a Science Fiction/Fantasy convention, much like ComicCon in San Diego. I do not LARP but I am interested, especially in Europe. There is something similar in my hometown of Vista, California, the Norweigian Fish Club. Every year they host a Viking festival. It is very impressive.
I would love to go to this dressed and link from legend of Zelda. I have the entire costume already down the the chain mail under the tunic. Sadly I'm in Ontario Canada. I watched a video of the Germany one and it seems so epic
Hey hey, so "Link from Zelda" would be Cosplay =) That's a different hobby. But if you live in Canada, check out my video about Bicolline. It's in the Quebec area and the third biggest Larp event in the world
😂😂😂 I was an extra on Fellowship of the Ring movie as an extra they used New Zealand 🇳🇿 Army Soldiers as Extras 😂😂😂 I have friends that were extras on all 3 I had to leave in 2000 because mum got breast cancer so I went home to look after my 4 sisters and brother
i heard about it while watching a video where the dude said it was originally going to be about larp and put some footage on screen and i got curious i am also in
I saw it in a random youtube video and then i told myself hey thats pretty good, from then on my obsession for larp and airsoft has been at an all time high but have no exit duct since theres none in my country.
@@SonjasAdventures philippines here you wont find any larp players nor DnD players, there are some airsoft but its not really well renowned, which sucks i wouldve loved to larp and all.
@@EbilDerp ah damn! Maaaybe you have to start your own and be one of the first ones? Because it's starting to grow in Asia. Taiwan has their first Larp groups, Singapore has one, ...maybe you could open the first one in the Philippines? I BET there are people interested there as well, just like in the rest of the world
I hear about LARP about 20 years ago for the first time. maybe 25. I am not sure. But I never was aware about the different settings. I am personally totally into the post apocalyptic scenery. But I must admit. All of them are SO appealing. I am from Germany and I am living now for many years in Spain. I would Since my partner seek not speak German I would Love to dress her as higher woman and guide her as her servant through this world. I know she would like it. So allow me the question, where can i find LARP events in August. - Of course I can google. But since your content is so awesome, I would appreciate your opinion highly.
i stumbled over LARP as a child ...some time in the early 80s..my parents and i where on a short vacation trip for a weekend and drove past a Cowboy and indianer LARP...curious we stopped and investigated..(visitors where allowed ).. it was Really interesting to see....we kids could ride horses and shoot bows... i do play a lot of rpg games (video games and Dnd) but i was always to intimidated to keep up my role for 24/7h to go to a LARP event...especially since i´m the only one in my friend group that has interest in it ..(im 50Y now) and sorry for my bad english..i´m german too ...
No problemo - your English is actually really good! Und natürlich können wir auch auf Deutsch reden 😁 But for the international community I will stay with English if that's okay? I loooove that you're still interested in Larp. We actually have a lot of Larpers your age and waaaay older at "Conquest of Mythodea" where I go regularily. If you want to try it out, look for the Facebook group "Larper sucht Gruppe" and see if you find a Larp group there. Maybe you can try something new and join Larp at least for one event 😍
Heeey guys, if you want to see all the crazy different LARP genres (and how to find Larp events all over the world), then check out this video right here: ua-cam.com/video/lDc2o3WsOvI/v-deo.html
I stumbled on your video while looking for something to watch. Watching from Payson, Utah, USA!
A friend told me about it, but I didn't really think it was for me than. After she passed away I looked into it again to honor her. I loved it, but life kept me from it for a long time, including this year. Fingers crossed for 2024 though.
First of all: Sorry for your loss! It would be great if you find your way to the hobby and you can enjoy it!! Crossing my fingers for you
I found out about LARP when I was working at a thrift shop and people would come into the store in costumes on Saturdays 6 years ago now and I loved the stories that they told on Sundays and it turned out that half the store went LARPing to the same place. I live in Nanaimo Canada. The only place to Larp on the island is called Medieval Chaos Productions/Dagger Deep.
I was LARPing (high fantasy style) from just over 30 years back in the UK. I very recently donated all my armour, weapons and costumes to a group. Following that I reconnected with some of the greatest people and friends I've ever known (who I met through the hobby) and now I'm wondering if I should give it another go. That feeling you get during a huge battle in the woods or 4000 people facing off across a field will never leave me. The tales told from the adventures that ensued are regularly brought up and I'm so glad to have done it despite the scars!
Oh I feel you, mate!! If you have the itch, I would say "give it a go" and just tell yourself and others that you will only go for one event. That's it. If you notice that you dont want more than that, you can stop right after. And if you get the bug.. well then yeeeehaaaw 😁
@@SonjasAdventures Which of the German events would you recommend? I don't speak much German sadly. I've started binge watching your videos, I'm loving them and they are making me miss the hobby so much.
@@TheFlatulentCow I think Drachenfest near Kassel is one of the biggest events that also attracts lots of international LARPers :)
@@azrani2023 Appreciate the advice. Will have to check out the logistics and see if I can drag my olde arse back onto the battlefield 😅
@@TheFlatulentCow I believe in you! 😄 Or to put it in more poetic words: "Perhaps your hands would remember their old strength better if they grasped your sword." Only you donated it. So just go for any kind of sword. haha. all the best to you
Hi Sonja. I think what we take to be "real life" is actually more larp than folks want to admit to! (Which is all part of the larp!) There is much freedom in understanding this remarkable fact. ✌🏻🧡
I've heard about LARP for years, but I never realised it was as cool and organised as it is until I came across your videos. Thank you so much for what you do, sharing your passion has really illuminated this for me 🙏 I used to think of LARP as kind of lame, and like, why would grown people do this? But I see now that the energy and thought that goes into it clearly creates something really worthwhile and fun! I mean, damn, it looks amazing and I hope some day I'll be able to be involved. Sadly I live in a kind of back-water country (South Africa), where the scene doesn't seem nearly as exciting as it is in Europe or the States. I used to play table top role plays as a kid, and it saved my childhood in a lot of ways. There's a part of me that would really like to go back to role playing and rediscover the amazing fun and imaginative freedom I experienced as a child - maybe this is the ticket 😊 Once again, so much gratitude 🙏 Your energy and passion are incredible and you're a credit to your community.
Woooow!! These words really mean a lot to me! It makes all our work worth it 😍 Thank you so much and maybe one day you like to come over here for an event and try it out yourself!?
I used to fantasy roleplay 35 years ago as a teenager & one of the other players mentioned it back then. Sadly I never went to a LARP event, my rpg group folded, I got a job, got married, got a house & didn't think about it again until your video popped up on my feed.
It looks so cool on your video, your enthusiasm is great.
Unfortunately I think I am a little too old, & too dependant on glasses & hearing aids to get involved, but good luck & fun to everyone who is involved.
oh, I know plenty of "old" Larpers (whatever "old" is haha). The oldest player I know is about 72..so maaaaybe this would be an interesting adventure for you as well?
Wow! I had no idea anything like this really exists! I just found the video half an hour ago… I am really thrilled!
At this time I am in a caregiving relation, but this won’t go forever. LARP is definitely going on my bucket list!
oh wait… I don’t have one! well, time to start!
that's awesome!!
First time i saw LARP was in the 2008 movie "Vorbilder" i was 16 back then. I never got the time, chance or money to go on an event and i totally forgot about it during the course of life.
But today for some reason one of your videos poped up with some facts about Epic Empire LARP in Germany (didnt know we have that here😅).
Since lunch i jump from video to video, planing which event, costume, character... you got me fully hooked on it!
I want definitely go this year, life is way to short to miss out on that. Thanks for your work and passion 💜✌
Oh damn this makes me so happy! How great to hear that we were able to open up that world to you! Yeah here in Germany we have sooooo many Larp events. I hope you find your way to one that excites you!!
UA-cam Algorithm did that one for me. Looks like the fun everyone needs from time to time. Will stay tuned.
Es freut mich zu sehen dass es so viele Menschen gibt die für so einen Spaß zusammenkommen. Meine Neugier ist geweckt. Bin aber einfach durch UA-cam auf dich gestoßen. Viele liebe Grüße von der Westgrenze
Huhu Miles, ach cool vielen lieben Dank! Schön zu sehen, dass es dich durch Zufall hier her verschlagen hat =)
First heard of LARP when I was around 12 years old, I really thought it sounded fun and adventurous but at the time I wanted to act cool and LARP wasn't what the cool kids did at that time. Now, 34 years old and a bit wiser I realize that the cool kids actually were the ones who LARP'ed. ;) I might try it out in the near future if I find the courage. Thank you for your informative and immersive videos I truly enjoy them!
Do it! It is a lot of fun :D
Heeeey guys! So how have you heard about LARP for the first time??🤔
Super curious to know! I hope this video answered the most basic questions about LARP for you. If you wanna know more, just check out my other videos here on UA-cam or check our Instagram for some costume inspirations.
And if you are a LARPer already, maybe you want to pass this video on to someone who might be interested? 😍
Hey Sonja! I only discovered your channel about a month ago. I really had no idea how cool LARP could really be and now find myself obsessing over Bicolline and Conquest. Also following along with the daily adventures challenges. While you guys have certainly put a lot of work into this channel and I know you're finishing it off; I still really hope to see a new LARP update some day. Anyway thank you so much for what might be my new hobby! :)
Hi! Well, I discovered your channel today. I went into tabletop rpg about 2 years ago, and heard about larp about a year ago, while seeking for inspiration on the internet.
@@TheSleep oh how coool! Thank you so much for this lovely and incredibly personal comment
@@sgt_chouquette2414 oh coooool - what tabletop rpgs did you play? Like which kind of setting?
Hello, is there a gunpowder specified factions in the empire LARP?
Hears about it before a long time ago but recently came across your channel and saw the LARP videos. Gave me a much deeper insight in what is going on. Thanks for that.
I've enjoyed watching a lot of cyberpunk LARP but was very happy to find you and I'm subscribing. Thank you for what you're doing.
I was recruited by friends…twice! Once for Vampire-LARP, which cleary wasn‘t mine, and once for medieval fantasy-LARP, which instantly became the center of my life for decades to come. 😅
By the way, sensational video and a great advertisement for LARP in general. Thank you so much for that!
Oh thank you Björn!! That means a lot 😍
At a small tabletop-convention some guys invited me to their cyberpunk LARP. I went, I was one of 6 players, there were 40 NPCs, and they did total railroading. It was great. I've been playing LARPs since then. Less with railroading though ;).
haha so you liked our crazy hobby even though they were railroading?
I actually stumbled across one of your videos about 6 months back and that is how I learned of LARP. I am crazy for it now. Thanks Sonja!
Wooow!! So you heard your Larp through us? 😍 This makes me incredibly happy! Welcome to the Larp family then!!
UA-cam recommended me one of your videos and I said: "What is a LARP?" So I entered your channel and saw that your last video is the answer to my question.
I heard it first time from a "jock-nerd-goth-larp test" . i know the other 3 except Larp so i search the meaning and stumble on this vid
Where and how I learned about the first things about larp i don't remember. When I was little I kinda knew about larp and ttrpg's, but not enough to distinguish between the two. Later in middle school I learned a lot from a class mate that did a presentation about larp. And know, almost a decade later. I re-learned and extended my knowledge by coming across your channel. I've jet to attend an event myself but I will definitely make work of this. Keep up the good work with your channel!
❤❤❤ thanks for your info,now I’m clear About LARP thank you so much sonjas. Keep a good video all the best
Honestly I'm not too sure how I learned about LARP the first time. But what really got me hooked the first time was back when I had Instagram and I stumbled upon this woman who said she quit her job and start her adventure. At first I was just checking it out. I've always liked costumes. I was always the weird kid in a town where we didn't even celebrate Halloween. Some more videos later and I was down the rabbit hole. Watching everything and waiting for the next post.
I'm just really sad she's going and me and my friends probably aren't gonna be able to participate in the last hurrah which is about to end soon
Hahaaa oh thanks Cairo
@@SonjasAdventures oh snap haha that's a little embarrassing. I must have remembered that wrong. I thought you said you had to quit something stable to go what you wanted to do or something. I don't remember haha.
Did a bit of LARPING in Sweden in the 90’s. but gita caught up with the SCA instead. Maybe time to try it again.
Eyyyy! Thank you for redirecting me here! This suits me well!
awesome!! Love that it helped and entertained
Hi Sonja, thank you for you video I enjoyed your well explained features of the LARP world, which I had no idea how it is composed and I have thought over the years that it was an esoteric matter which only a few had access to or even knew about it. I've seen a couple of your videos and I'm amazed by the large quantity of characteristics that the LARP has got within, and ever since I've seen your videos about the medieval fantasy setting I have flooded myself into questions like the in-game rules and argumentative themes, etc. that got me more intrigued about it. I found you through recommended videos from UA-cam and before that, I barely knew anything about this epic live-action role-playing world. Cheers 😄😋
Heeeey Sergio, wow that's aaaawesome!! This makes me really happy 😍 Well welcome to the rabbit hole haha
Glad you join us - seems our work was worth it!! Have a wonderful week and hope you love this crazy world more and more
I am a photographer and recently when I was in Warsaw, I was photographing one folk music band. By that, when I checked their instagram, I found out some photo shoots by one photographer. Then I checked that photographer's account and I learned about larp events in eastern Poland
I seen it watching supernatural I didn’t know how deep down the rabbit hole it went. I thought it was pretty awesome
I've seen things in the past since I was a kid in the 90s on vampire and a few others then recently I started watching skillet tree and when they went on larp I started seeing a lot of other LARP content, eventually stumbled on your video. I've been seeing living in Akronism, few others
I have spend many of my years in the Table Top Role Play like Dungeons & Dragons which is one my hobbies than making art, Latetly i have really been inspired to become a own DM also making a own TTRPG as a side project, so i began doing some research of dark fantasy themes to learn and have a better understand on certain things; suddenly there was a video bout Drachenfest which then lead me to your channel! Its so faschinating for me there are so many types of roleplays out there. I for certainly gonna try it least once in my lifetime wen have the opportunity!
Hey Martin, oh that's awesome!! Funny, for me Larp came first and then only later did I try D&D and other roleplaying pen and papers Cool to hear that you found your way through one of our videos 😍😍
First time I met a LARP group was in the park when I was a teenager. They did let me join in their battle and we had a great time. Then just stumbled across some of your videos.
oh wow, so this is the first time you get back into the topic? Cool!!
Heard about it from someone in my HEMA group. It looks interesting to see what strange worlds to explore. Hopefully there are more different genres of LARP out there to see.
I remember playing over 20 years ago, where the nearest group was 50 miles away and it cost about £10-£15 to play over the weekend once a month. It was fun, but in the end just bloody annoying.
What made me give it up apart from the travelling, was we went to a big 4 day pirate themed event where we were asked to help out. Put up tents, disguise the toilets, act as points of contact for new players etc. and at the end we found out the other groups who were also helping had been given free tickets and beer, and we'd all paid full price to work.
The only highlight of that weekend was the 10 minutes we got to be a Chinese Dragon filled with Skaven spearmen.
Just looked up on google to see if there's anything around, and the nearest is now well over 100 miles away and they all seem to cost around £75+. I don't think I'll be going back. :(
Love the video. To answer your question at the end I've always enjoyed the renaissance fair and thought it would be fun to possibly participate. As I've grown I've taken more and more of an interest in possibly joining either a sci-fi, post apocalyptic, or fantasy event but i haven't been able to really do much due to where i live and the very small amount of people interested in my area. I'll certainly take a closer look and make sure i start cheap before going crazy to ensure i'm actually interested in doing more stuff like it or joining larger events if i can find them
that sounds awesome!! Great way to approach this. If you happen to live in the US, check out larping.org - I think they Show some US Larp events in different areas if Im not wrong
I was scrolling on the feed and saw your video. It looked very interesting and figure I learn more about it...
oh how cool!! Love that this is how you got into the rabbithole of Larp =)
Hello Sonja and the team. Great job with your video, bravo ! It's nice to have our images displayed here you did a terrific editing and storytelling job.
Heeey, thank you so much! And thank you for giving us access to your wonderful footage of Conquest. It's simply incredible. Hope to see you this year at Conquest again
@@SonjasAdventures You're welcome. We hope that we''ll be able to come this summer. Anyway, we always have to have the green light from Live Adventure to be allowed to shoot there. Let's cross fingers. And there are more videos coming their way from CoM 2022.
Returning after 10 years away and starting back in Empire LARP by Profound Decisions in the UK… first heard about it from friends in the early 1990’s and started in 1994. Now in my very late 40’s and age is no barrier to this hobby
I LOVE this!! Welcome back Llewellyn! That's so awesome
also: Do you think anything has changed since the 90s?
@@SonjasAdventures oh no doubt lots has changed… higher costume standards, better props and set pieces, wider popularity and diversity now represented… plus it’s more of a “mainstream” hobby thanks to tv shows such as the Witcher, GoT and House of the Dragon, as well as the continued interest in LoTR…
You should definitely visit Empire and meet Matt Pennington
I heard about LARP thanks to your videos which I'm really glad I did! Now I really want to do it but I'm not old enough unfortunately but I still really hope to be able to do it someday cause to me this is like a dream come true...
This looks really interesting. I'd love to try it but I'd have to save up.
I’ve known about it as a kid , it was commented to me and I did some research, got into it due to some milsim games I played and got really into.
There is a web series on UA-cam LARP's, great watch and got me keen!
Totally EPIC costumes...as a gamer, this is next level amazing!
love that you love it 😍 Maybe one day we can lure you in haha
i found out about LARP from an Anthony Padila video and became very interested
It just isn't the same here in the states. Would love to try the scene over there. Very inspiring and uplifting knowing there is a community for me and all of those who may not have it nearby. Thank you for your content; happy I ran across you.
Check out Drachenfest US 2023.
@@hannesgnad5334 On it
Hello Sonja and thank you for what you do! We are from Alsace and we wanted to get started for a while, discovering you and others on facebook in particular. Can't wait to be able to participate in German events!
Oh coool, welcome to the Larp family then =) You know that this Larp event here is only around 2 hours away from you? ua-cam.com/video/qyNupLdByUM/v-deo.html
@@SonjasAdventures
Yes next year we will be there!
@@verdammi2202 That's awesome!! Definitely make sure to choose a camp beforehand and contact it in time to prepare and send an application. Some camps are already full now and it's a good half year before the event =)
I've heard first about it from my old job in a Games-Workshop store. My old colleague was a larper. Unfortunately I never went along! But, I've always stayed in the fantasy/sci-fi gaming and hobby scene. And after visiting the Elf Fantasy Fair in the Netherlands last summer. I got interested in TTRPGs and LARP again :) So here I am! Slowly getting informed!
yeeeeeay! I see a potential Larp-family-member incoming =D Love that you get informed
UA-cam algorithm suggested one of your other videos....and i think I have a new future hobby idea
I just found this video it looks so cool
Well, I found Larp at the Roleplayconvention in Cologne. I am a huge Fan of Cons and live in cologne, some friends said the RPC is a cool place. So I joined and my group joined a Larp newbie meeting, we had a lot of fun. Maybe I join some bigger Larp Events in the future when my Larp Outfit is finished.
Epic Video thank u and your team for this HQ Content.
aaaah, cool! I went to the RPC once and got...well..kinda drunk haha! Glad you found your way into this lovely hobby and looking forward to maybe seeing you at one of the big events
I had a classmate in 6th grade who talked a lot about a larp he had attended. Smitten I went by myself that same year to a 3-day event in the middle of Sweden. This was 1998.
Went to a lot of events and then drifted more into Re-enactment. First Viking era and later on German Landsknechts of the 1500s and now specifically the Landsknechts in Gustav Vasas employ. But Larp is still hanging on as history never gets as exciting as fantasy.
Planning to go to a Larp this coming summer. Very excited.
oh awesome!! I looove Landsknechte - don't envy them for making their outfits though haha
Hello Sonja, I've been in the Society for Creative Anachronism (sca) since 83. My wife and I have been going to Sci fi conventions for over 15 years. I first heard about larp in the early 90's but we haven't gone to an event yet, to many irons in the fire. Lol. We've really enjoyed your videos thanks
Oh how cool! I've heard about SCA - and I hear you guys prefer it to not be called Larp, right? Love what you are doing over there - Pensic war looks nice!
Thank you so much for the kind words!!
@@SonjasAdventures true, we don't refer to it as larp. In theory we are recreating the middle ages, but in fact we aren't. We don't recreate historic battles. The names of our kindoms are not historical, Germany is the Kingdom of Drachenwald, which I had the honor of being stationed in 87 to 90. Love it there. Many of us call the sca a medieval "recreational" society. We recreate the armor, clothing, foods and feasting, dance, arts and crafts, archery eat, but we do our own thing with it. Pensic is incredible, just make sure you bring your own toilet paper haha
I learned about this larp stuff from one of your videos i saw about a year back. They seem like a pretty cool event to go to. One day ill get a chance to go.
How coool!! Which country do you come from if I may ask?
@@SonjasAdventures i live in the united states.
Loved the video!
Thank you Eric! How have you first heard about LARP?
@@SonjasAdventures My best friend in high school told me their aunt ran a local larp group. I joined when i was 15 and I’m now 27 and still love it.
Hi, thanks for showing!! I found out about it in Hawk Eye!!!
there's LARP in Hawk Eye??
@@SonjasAdventures Yes, he has to find his Ronin outfit that a fireman took from a fire and wears it to a LARP event in NY city. He has to get it back and play in an LARP event. I'll fine the episode for you. Hawkeye is a really good show and some of the guys in LARP help him with some bad guys. Hope you enjoy it. their outfits are cool.
It starts in episode 2. All the best!!
I found out about LARP by a parody animation about Minecraft Story Mode, and they mentioned larp.
After 2 years, I noticed that it's actually something that makes them look like real-life video game games.
I would really love acting out the characters without an audience.
The question I have is, what age are allowed?
Hey there, that completely depends on the event. There are plenty of Larps that allow all ages (usually if minors are accompanied by adults), there are even children's Larps for vacation times that have educational purposes. Some events, however, only allow adults aged 18 and over to attend 😊
Danke Sonja, ich wurde gerade vor ein paar Tagen gefragt was LARP ist, ich linke das jetzt mal :). Da ich dich auch auf Insta verfolge hatte ich ja schon schöne Bilder. Hoffe man sieht sich mal wieder auf dem CoM.
Wie schön 😍 Perfekt wenn du das Video gut nutzen kannst um anderen unser cooles Hobby zu zeigen!!
I started "Larping" maybe 1990 with Tabletop like Dungeons&Dragons, Warhammer etc.... A few years later first larps outside with selfe made foam weapons. Constructed from fiberglass rods and molded with sleeping mats.
woooow, that's a loooong time ago. And you're still Larping?
@@AndyP475 wooow that's awesome! What's your main Larp event now?
My first contact with LARP: An article in a German print magazine called "ASM", "Aktueller Software Markt" (mostly about computer games), Issue 11/1992, with a report about "Draccon 1", 7th to 12th of August 1992 at Starkenburg. Started myself then in 1996.
Wooow, this is crazy - why was there a Larp information in a software an videogame magazine? Just because they though it could might be interesting for their target group as well?
@@SonjasAdventures Probably, yes: Most of the early 90s LARP players got into touch with "Medieval-Fantasy Roleplaying" by either Pen&Paper like DSA and D&D or computer RPGs like Bard's Tale, Ultima, Baldur's Gate etc. Some also had ties into the reenactment scene. Internet was just evolving for the general public, so a print magazine for computer games seemed to be the right place for such kind of stuff.
@@hannesgnad5334 awesome thanks for explaining! I was 4 in 1992 so I don't remember those times haha...Thank youuu
I have friends that do AMTgard at the local park. It kinda fell apart during covid. that's how I found out about larp. just didn't know how many options there were and how deep it could get.
I met the King of the Celestial Kingdom of Amtgard at ArmadilloCon in Austin, Texas and was asked to be a Royal Courier for him to a chapter near me...they were hosting his Midreign event and needed to give him a progress report. I went out and then went to the event and that was twenty eight years ago.
oh wow!! So you do Boffer Larp in the US then, correct? 😁
@@SonjasAdventures Yes we do
The first time I heard about LARP was in one of my favourite TV shows, Supernatural (Saison 8 episode 11). I thought it was cool, so I wanted to know if it existed in real life and also thought I would try it out.
Thanks for that video ! For the question : I found out about larp thanks to tik tok ! I alway's dreamed that an event like this exist, and now i have multiples larp to try around the world ! i am so exited !! (love from France)
Bonsoir Hugo! oh wow, how did you find out about it on Tiktok?
@@SonjasAdventures It was few video of people in a "The Witcher" LARP that look so badass, and since i liked and commented those video, tik tok recommand me many video like this ! (Don't know if you have a tik tok but you should try to do some video on that platefrom as well ! :D)
I'm a big history buff & lv going 2 reenacting events
I’ve just watched one of you other videos and got curious
how cool!!
To answer you: I learned about LARP in my fav. Shop playing a LOT of M:TG. ... They are a provider for many LARP'ish things around here as well... ;)
So ... I am interested now :p ... I will look into some of the options available for armor ... but expect your friendly neighborhood ASSASIN soon'ish at a LARP event of your choice xD
I looked up LARP after watching videos of making historical clothing and it came up as the reason people were making certain pieces of clothing.
A really great insight :D thanks Sonja!
I first heard about LARP back in school from my best friend. He tooked me to a youth club where we learned about LARP and we went to Cons together. I also found my other best friend there :D
oh nice!! Since you call it "Cons" I figure you are form Germany? 😁 What kind of Larp events do you go to?
@@SonjasAdventures I am :) I really like fantasy Larp but I'd like to discover some more gernes and some Larps in other countries as well :D that would be awesome!
Do you participated already in many countries around the globe?
@@BumbleBauz So far I have been to Canada, Italy, and Germany for Larp. One of our last videos will actually show all the different genres and examples of it around the world. So stay tuned =)
@@SonjasAdventures super cool :) can't wait for it! Thanks for all the great videos!
I absolutely want to Larp in Canada and Italy too and also in Poland and Denmark :D so much to discover!
I heard about larp funny enough by stumbling across you a few minutes ago. Ngl I'm very interested but am worried about how I get a costume. I'm 17 so I don't know really where to start but this interested me alot and I want to somehow do it in the future.
Heeey Kristian! That's awesome that you found Larp through us right now 😍 In terms of costumes: There are plenty of stores that you can get your basics in and you can customize them or just use them as is. If you happen to have Instagram, check out @sonjas_adventures.Not only do we show tons of costumes aa inspiration, we also have an Instagram highlight called "10% discount". That shows you aaaall the Larp stores that we work with and that I can recommend - and where you can get 10% off if you use our code (only until end of 2023 though) 😁
I just came here after watching a reaction video by Rian Wass.
I had never heard "LARP" before.
So I was curious. 😀
I like watching bohurt(full contact knight fights) but dont have the physic for the sport myself. Then I found this and now I am enthralled. Its too bad it costs so much to travel...
For some reason the UA-cam algorithm thought I might like it so here I am. I prefer motorbikes but it still looks cool all the same
I'd always "known" about LARP, but it was a convention fun presentation that opened the door for me. I'd been getting bored of Cosplay and LARP really felt up my alley.
So i tried Fools and Heroes and that group just wasn't for me, but the LARP bug kept biting. So i went to LARPCon (UK) to research different larps, get a feel of people and check out swords and such. Spent a grant on kit and a tent, because during the Larpcon i'd found my people. Only got one event in, then the long dark hit! Ohno. But i'm full on it all over again.
I just wish i'd discovered it in my 20s is all!
From some friends that had gone to Drachenfest, and when they told us what it was we had to try it, and now its become somthing me and my fiancé try and go to every year 😁⚔️
Someone made reference to it on a Substack I read, so I got curious.
I have loved the idea of a medieval or a space where i can nerd out and roleplay what i wanted but didnt find out about larping untill i was probably 15 (im 24 now) i over heard some people talking about roleplaying and asked "what kinda roleplay do yous like?" And they just said "larp" then the bell rang and ever since then after getting home from school ive been fascinated with the larp scene (sadly haven't been courageous enough to join one yet tho)
I discovered your channel with you talking about a big cosplay event in Germany seen a few of your video's and I will say they are really good. I'm hoping to see some video's of the cosplay event in action and or smaller cosplay events you have attended. this looks like a lot of fun. Where i live there is almost nothing withen 10 hours of driving that comes close to this. not even a Renaissance fair. so this is really cool to me.
How cooool!! Thanks so much for the feedback! Small correction: It's always "Larp" not "Cosplay". Cosplay is a different hobby. 😊 But Im glad you found us!! Where abouts do you live?
@@SonjasAdventures Missouri in the USA
@@Eyeslayer oh cool! All the best from Germany
As a Larper all I can say is FINALLY! Someone taking the hard job of promoting Larp the right way! The community is great and the experience feels actually real so don’t be afraid and come join us!!
Thank you soooo much Gabriele!! That really means a lot..We really try hard - even though we end this channel soon, we still put in a lot of work
@@SonjasAdventures we from southern Italy are trying to follow up on the good inspiration you’re giving everyone in the community girl! Keep doing great 💪🏼
@@gabrielelombardo7462 Grazie mille Gabriele! Please tell everyone hello!!
the first time I came across LARP was just by just scrolling through Instagram and saw some really amazing Costumes. They only mentioned it's for LARP, but at this point I had no idea what it really is.
the last years I just saw it now and then, but now I stumbled across this video and must say, it's much bigger then I thought. It also seems like a hell lot of fun.
Would probably be cool to try at out at one point. I'm thinking sci fi medieval or Star Wars sounds awesome.
This makes me really happy!! SciFi Larp is really cool - it's also rare to find I admit but if done well, it's quiiiite fascinating 😍😍 Welcome to the Larp family!!
OMFG! This is fcking amazing , however I need to save for like a year to be able to enjoy
Back in the 90´s a friend of mine had a foam sword and an axe, and we went wild with it. No LARP´ing just beating each other, but that was the time I got introduced why these weapons existed
Haha awesome! I know so many people that did that in the 90ies and never actually went into Larping. Did you end up in this hobby now?
First time I heard about Lrp was at our D&D group at the YMCA in July 1991, one month later we were at The Gathering in Drum Hill in Derbyshire.
oh wow! The Gathering was a big UK Larp right? Do you know if it still exists?
@@SonjasAdventures Yeah, it moved to Locko Park and has been going ever since. Still gets thousands attending. It's a good first larp to play, but I've not been in years.
I've known about larping for a while and I'm kinda interested. It seems like a fun way to make friends and be social but I have a few reservations. One, I'm fairly introverted and the idea of role-playing makes me feel weird. Two, I have a legit concern that I may become too aggressive during combat. I don't think of myself as a bully but I've been bullied and I'm worried I could become one if put in a situation.
Not knowing that LARP existed in the late 80s in rural Saskatchewan, Canada my Aunt and I devised what was basically a LARP in 88. My grandparents were ranchers so we had lots of land to use. There were about a dozen kids between 10 and 13. And the adults played the NPCs. My aunt loved fantasy and gave me some of my 1st D&D books.
Dreamhack directed me to this, still a student so a long way to go
Australia/New Zealand here ❤
yeeeeeay Hey Zayne
I have been fascinated with plate armour my entire life. So inevitably, I stumbled accross LARP armour and consequently LARP. I watched several UA-cam videos about that topic and now I know a bit here and there about LARP. As I am also quite crafty, I created a complete suit of plate armour - but it is Mandalorian. Made of aluminium, with a stainless steel helmet, with medieval pointing underneath (I had to use some tricks to hide this). However, I will be content with just wearing it and being a part of the Mandalorian Mercs, because I really do not want to get this dinged up in a battle.
I totally understand! There's Sci-Fi Larp here in Germany that is Star Wars themed. A lot of Mandalorians there, too, from what I've seen and they look awesome
I heard about it a while ago, I used to be very invested in DND and that's sort of how I stumbled across it. I am also an x theater kid and lover of fantasy, post apocalyptic, and sci Fi settings. It seems a LOT more appealing than DND to me because I can actually physically act out everything I want to do in those settings. I've been researching a lot about it and gathering everything I need slowly. Mostly for fantasy. But I can't seem to find a good group in California. Also now knowing it's big in star wars and post apocalyptic stuff too I just want to make more and more OCS lol
heeey, there's actually a big Postapo LARP in Northern California: www.dystopiarisingnocal.com/
Hello, I am first time visited to your channel and would firstly like to thank you for your clear and well explained introduction to the world of LARPing. I had heard about LARPing for years and honestly didn't pay much mind to it at first, that was until I started roleplaying, recently my friend has been trying to get into me into it and I've started to warm up to the idea, despite my shyness of doing it. One question I do have, is how do you or others in general at a LARP event settle conflicts or misunderstandings between event goers?
Hey hey Zeris! Super happy to hear that you are dipping your toes into the field of LARP and are curious about our cool hobby!
Do you mean in-game conflicts our out-game conflicts?
Either way, this is really subjective. You either talk it out, or you part ways, or you get a mediator. I mean, this is not different than at any other event where lots of people get together. Maybe I am not fully understanding what you mean exactly - maybe you can help me with a specific example that you are concerned about?
i first heard of larp when a friend of mine helped out on a site that was building their own 3 split level dungeon inside an unused victorian cotten mill and persuaded me to come check it out and play a minor 4 hit undead ghoul under the dungeons well room crawlway and i was hooked in to it from that point forward from that day back in april 1990😎
oh wooooow!! that's aloooong time ago! Love it!! And you still enjoy it right?
I first heard of this when I started with Dungeons & Dragons. Then again at BayCon in San Jose when they put on a demonstration.
Oh, what's BayCon? And do you Larp now? =)
@@SonjasAdventures BayCon is a Science Fiction/Fantasy convention, much like ComicCon in San Diego. I do not LARP but I am interested, especially in Europe. There is something similar in my hometown of Vista, California, the Norweigian Fish Club. Every year they host a Viking festival. It is very impressive.
@@CowboyTech oh how cool! Yeah, they also have a Postapo LARP in California: Dystopia Rising. Maybe one day you'll visit us in Europe
Love the video! I learned things about Larping from Fantasy Freaks n Gaming Geek book by Ethan Gilsdorf.. Much love from Indonesia, subscribed!
I would love to go to this dressed and link from legend of Zelda. I have the entire costume already down the the chain mail under the tunic. Sadly I'm in Ontario Canada. I watched a video of the Germany one and it seems so epic
Hey hey, so "Link from Zelda" would be Cosplay =) That's a different hobby. But if you live in Canada, check out my video about Bicolline. It's in the Quebec area and the third biggest Larp event in the world
😂😂😂 I was an extra on Fellowship of the Ring movie as an extra they used New Zealand 🇳🇿 Army Soldiers as Extras 😂😂😂 I have friends that were extras on all 3 I had to leave in 2000 because mum got breast cancer so I went home to look after my 4 sisters and brother
Sorry to hear about your Mum! And woooow, I'm a bit jealous. What did you play?
oooh yes!
I really wanted to fight in a medieval battle and googled it then found out Larp existed. Btw tell us about the pirate experience!!!
i heard about it while watching a video where the dude said it was originally going to be about larp and put some footage on screen and i got curious i am also in
I love it.🫡
I saw it in a random youtube video and then i told myself hey thats pretty good, from then on my obsession for larp and airsoft has been at an all time high but have no exit duct since theres none in my country.
oh damn, which country do you live in?
@@SonjasAdventures philippines here you wont find any larp players nor DnD players, there are some airsoft but its not really well renowned, which sucks i wouldve loved to larp and all.
@@EbilDerp ah damn! Maaaybe you have to start your own and be one of the first ones? Because it's starting to grow in Asia. Taiwan has their first Larp groups, Singapore has one, ...maybe you could open the first one in the Philippines? I BET there are people interested there as well, just like in the rest of the world
I learned about it while researching how to play D&D ;)
oh wow, you researched how to play D&D? You are well more advanced then me!!
@@SonjasAdventures But I don't have all the fancy costumes!
@@drewfrazee4200 So have you tried Larp yet? 😁 or only Dnd so far?
@@SonjasAdventures Only Dnd so far but I really want to try Larp!
I hear about LARP about 20 years ago for the first time. maybe 25. I am not sure. But I never was aware about the different settings. I am personally totally into the post apocalyptic scenery. But I must admit. All of them are SO appealing. I am from Germany and I am living now for many years in Spain. I would Since my partner seek not speak German I would Love to dress her as higher woman and guide her as her servant through this world. I know she would like it. So allow me the question, where can i find LARP events in August. - Of course I can google. But since your content is so awesome, I would appreciate your opinion highly.
i stumbled over LARP as a child ...some time in the early 80s..my parents and i where on a short vacation trip for a weekend and drove past a Cowboy and indianer LARP...curious we stopped and investigated..(visitors where allowed ).. it was Really interesting to see....we kids could ride horses and shoot bows...
i do play a lot of rpg games (video games and Dnd) but i was always to intimidated to keep up my role for 24/7h to go to a LARP event...especially since i´m the only one in my friend group that has interest in it ..(im 50Y now)
and sorry for my bad english..i´m german too ...
No problemo - your English is actually really good! Und natürlich können wir auch auf Deutsch reden 😁 But for the international community I will stay with English if that's okay?
I loooove that you're still interested in Larp. We actually have a lot of Larpers your age and waaaay older at "Conquest of Mythodea" where I go regularily. If you want to try it out, look for the Facebook group "Larper sucht Gruppe" and see if you find a Larp group there. Maybe you can try something new and join Larp at least for one event 😍