=> Getting a LARPS homepage up that states exactly what the society is and how it works. Right now there is no solid online presence and explanation. For example, if I’m a new LARPS member and want to run an event under LARPS, what should I do?
=> Possibility of other workshops/events run by LARPS, and taught for free (or cheap) by interested parties (because the improv workshop indicated that costs for such events need to be lowered).
- For example, I think a lot of people would be interested in a workshop on “how to fight well with foam weapons and look good doing it”, which someone like Patch or maybe Steve Hodgson (who’s been teaching foam weapon fighting at Massey Albany) might be good for, with items specifically useful to LARP like “looking like you know how to use a real sword”, “how to take damage and die like you mean it”, “fighting around obstacles on uneven ground” and “checking that you’re not finishing off your mates in the dark”. An evening like that could end with a series of combat games, Skirmish style but with more of an emphasis on roleplaying, where you get to try out what you’ve learned.
- Or we could do another improv style event, but taught by one of us and incorporating more larp-relevant stuff, maybe ending with a small simple larp that’s created and played on the spot.
I’d really like to make the Paddywhack deal RIGHT NOW, not in November, because the $5 LARPS membership will have expired by then. Is it possible to just ring around the committee and get votes on what sort of advertisement people are happy with, if any? I’m open to restrictions on the style of advertising, but I don’t want an obviously great idea for LARPS recruitment to be left too late!
Also, I don’t just want advertising on Diatribe but on the LARPS society website too (when it exists).