Actual Play Report: 'Storm Cellar' (Part 3)

[lpsmith]

(Continued from part one and part two, which reveals that I played in a LARP called 'Storm Cellar' at Go Play Northwest, as the character Emily Rayne.)

Part Three: Aftermath
After the game that night, I had a warm glow that lasted all night and well into the next day. I even had a positive dream about Donald Trump--he managed to escape his secret

Comments

From Tim (Glenn da Millia)

[anonymous]

Hey Lucian,

I experienced a similar (although probably not identical) sensation. It was even more stark for me with last year's "Better Living Through Robotics" LARP (my first LARP of this kind and which had a lot of the same people we shared this year's LARP with). For me, I felt a strong sense of closeness to everyone else that participated in the LARP, but at the same time felt awkward and insecure about it. "Real Life" felt like this giant insurmountable barrier between me and the people that I was feeling this deep affection for. The people I wanted to connect with were right there in front of me, and yet somehow still seemed unreachable.

This year that wasn't nearly as intense, but I still felt a lot of gratitude and magnetism towards everyone. It was an incredible experience, and I am proud to have been a part of it.

Re: From Tim (Glenn da Millia)

[lpsmith]

There's probably something unique about the first time, but I'm thinking that it might also have a lot to do with the role you get to play. I can imagine that being (say) Olive in this game wouldn't have been nearly the same thing for me as being Emily. Or playing *against* yourself with a role like Mira would be a similarly different experience

[storme]

My LARPing friends talk regularly of post-LARP crashes, all that intensity and emotion and inhabiting of the character leading to an emotional void afterwards. Doesn't ever seem to ever stop happening for them, somehow.

[lpsmith]

I can definitely see that it'd kind of be addicting! It's nice to know I'm not the only one, at least ;-)