Yes, really:
books.google.co.nz/books?id=IUoE … &q&f=false
(Fred L Pelton, the creator of this game, died in 1950. However, he did leave something behind: in addition to his interests in archeology and occult science, he was an H P Lovecraft fan, and wrote A Guide to the Cthulhu Cult)
Awesome.
People’ve been larping in some form for ages though. In the 13th century, the nobility of France were mad about King Arthur stories, so the kings of France would invite all their noble mates around for feasts and tournaments, during which they would assume the persona of one of the knights of the round table. This was covered in my Arthurian lit paper, and Ryan posted a historical citation somewhere on this forum as well.
Larping: not actually a weird modern thing.
Didn’t Marie Antoinette have a whole French village built so she could pretend to be a milkmaid?
Anyone else surprised by the ad for drinkable yeast? I never knew that was a thing.
[quote=“Adrexia”]Anyone else surprised by the ad for drinkable yeast? I never knew that was a thing.[/quote]Well, people make bovril into a drink, and isn’t bovril another yeast derivative like Marmite and Vegemite?
yea and i bought some stuff labeled brewers yeast from the stupid only to be told on the back of the packet that i should mix it with my food and drink. For the good of my health or some such…
Page 56 has a cool article on full body casting. The model stands behind a fine transparent curtain while the sculptor works on the sculpture. I suppose that is so he isn’t overcome with lust…
And lo I saw it in the coffee section of Pak n Save this week.
And lo I saw it in the coffee section of Pak n Save this week.[/quote]
Used to make Beef Tea for Miners, add hot water and a bread roll you have soup for lunch
celeb LARPing=
apparently he got his friends to be shoppers tht ignored him so he wasn’t hounded :mrgreen: