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I love revisiting this video after questing won y'all the game this year

I was just re-watching some of the older Drachenfest videos and it's interesting to hear about the rooster story from your perspective. I read the article and there was no mention of homophobia to be found, the article was very funny though😂 also your dress this year was very pretty.

Hi, i played Rue in Drachenfest 2023, i was wondering if I could message and have a bit of help to see in the Pinterest board ideas i have look coherent. i can explain more later if need be.

“I love y’all but some y’all don’t read the book” 😂 - I can’t wait to be a shiny beautiful snob in silver this year 🗡️

I'm not going to make it this year but planning to attend next year with my friend group... and we'll be going Silver! Always great to hear a little more about the roleplay and facets beyond combat. I hesitated at first because of the competitive structure of the game, but it's reassuring that there's depth to it. I love your passports!

Interesting

There's a SPA?? I want to go more than ever now.

Hello from Keripukki, the goblin. We did battle last year. I look forward to going again this year.

This is why I love blue camp, we didn’t really care about the war game last year. We got dragged out whenever shadow was sieged, but otherwise I think the only other time we can out in force was sieging silver which was only cause shadow asked us to. I mean we elected a frog as our war master cause winning through the war game isn’t super important to us.

Seeing your video has really hyped me up. I’m so excited to play! It’s our first year and we’re in green, look for the gross bog people 😎

Note: please don't play the solo lone Wolf character in any group game D&D larger otherwise, unless that's expressly the game you want to have, and which case playing a one person game might be more your speed

Watching the manyt broadcasts you have produced about DrachenFest US, I can say with confidence that it's a LARP I am eager to give a try!

Yoooo I cant wait to go one of these years. Thank you for sharing your experience

I've been waiting for this video since last July! I was Red Camp last year (and this year too). I didn't get a chance to interact with Silver until the final battle. There is never enough time at DFUS to do everything you want to do. I hope to see you more this year.

I really love your videos Raquel! So organized and well descriptive about LARPing. I do have a question about Drachenfest if you don’t mind me asking: Are minors such as 16 years old are allowed? I’m in High School and I’m 16, and I’m curious to know if the community would allow that because some have an age restriction.

Thank you so much for this video! Now I really want to go to Drachenfest US ❤️

It's always magical to see a new upload from you! Your content is always made well!

New drachenfest lore just dropped

I really like the perspective you bring to your videos. It seems you're really thoughtful and introspective while also respectful to others' opinions. Anyway, do you think we will see Episode 4 of Malleus Larp? Thanks!

I have never LARPed, but I enjoy Dungeons and Dragons. I play it nearly every weekend with a group of friends and daily in a text-based D&D campaign. Staying in-character is hard because I have trouble generating, maintaining, and recalling the memories, motivations, and mindsets of the characters before and during events. Embarrassment, doubt, and uncertainty tend to blossom when interacting with strangers (i.e. people whom I've never played with). Drop-in games helped me to overcome this to some extent, but I still prefer interacting with people with whom I am familiar.

Great video and this had a lot of topics I've never heard discuss. The silhouette and using the TV Tropes is amazing advice I've never heard before. I also like the sources you add in the description. The only critique I would give is you should have brought up more on the function of your character within the setting of the larp. If you're playing a American Freestyle / boffer larp with a lot of combat you will want garb that you can move around in a lot and is not going to be damage very easily. If you're playing a game outdoors in Arizona you may not want to wear a black gambeson and be in full plate armor. If you're playing in Canadian winter you might not want to dress like Conan or Red Sonja. Obviously this is less so in more emergent larps but its still a factor.

Hi! Thank you so much for sitting down and making this video. Thanks for being honest about your experiences, for being vulnerable and for not being afraid to share. I am incredibly happy to have discovered your channel. I was looking for VtM LARP content and I found your videos about The Night in Question. I was overjoyed to see a woman like you share something she's passionate about and something I'm really interested in trying someday :) I'm a Black woman born and raised (and still living) in France. My parents are both from a sub Saharian country. I've always been into storytelling and I've been playing TTRPGs with a really cool association in my hometown. There, I always feel accepted , included and safe. I'm pretty used to being the only person of color in most of the spaces I frequent and I'm lucky enough to not experience much racism. I have siblings who have mixed children and I cannot imagine what life is like for them. This video reminded me of that. How when you're multi racial, multi cultural, sometimes you feel like you don't really belong... I'm really sorry you experienced racism from both white and non white people! I wish everyone would just get along and enjoy life and share cool experiences, damn it! Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you once again for using your voice, for sharing your passion and for being as visible as you are. Your voice matters! You matter! Never let anyone make you think otherwise!

Ooo oo oo a thought as you were discussing archetypes to maybe avoid, I think this would be fun for a more seasoned LARPer, but character is _technically_ lone wolf (that lovely backstory no one cares about) but now as of actually LARPing is finally looking to have found family. How does "lone wolf" inform early decisions and how do you play into the fact you don't want to be that anymore at the right pace? Note: I have never LARPed, so like if I finally got to, this would be sooooooooooooo down the line for even me if I ever wanted to poke a little at that archetype. Like I have a lot (is 20ish a lot??) of OCs that I think playing as them would help me so much in working on them, but also like how many of those beloved idiots are just wish fulfillment for me but in a different way. Anyways again above is just thought cuz one thing that stays true is my love of found family hnggg

this seems so fun! wish i could go but alas i have too much going on this year, but good luck and i hope you'll post a video about how it was down the line

just found your channel and love your style of making videos, im trying to get into larp so theyre very helpful. (also, every few minutes when i again notice the bardcore covers in the background i crack up)

One consistent thing I create about any character I make is that they come from a tribe. I have bronze age characters stone age characters iron age and my personal favorite is post apocalyptic characters.

When was first looking into larp i was looking for a video like this, rather than just "start with what you have and add layers & details". Would love to see deeper dives into each section

Your hair. Is GLORIOUS in this video.

Amazing! Iv been larping for about 4 years now and have now started to bring friends along. What I like to tell them is to not be afraid of being a "level 1" character. I think when new folks look up these events it can make them feel like everyone has it figured out (costume/character/motivation) and it can feel like a lot of pressure. I think starting simple with a look, an archetype, or attitude and remind them that if it feels good to play that character, that character will "level up!" It makes that learning process feel fun and kinda part of the game!

Gods! I fell into the wish-fulfillment character trap immediately when I first played LARP in solo quickly after getting initiated to it. I remember meeting another player who played the same archetype as me-but better in every way. I tried to have fun eitherway but that was rather short-lived and I quickly retired the character afterwards. Lesson learned!

[ahem] DEXTER ONLY HAD 11 HEALTH!?!?! I always felt ashamed playing Princess Pixie that all the other DR players had these Elder Gods running around with dozens of health points; and I, who only made it to like 10 events since 2015 had all the fighting durability of a wet paper bag!! I love all of the things you say here, and now I want to start my own UA-cam channel about LARP and gaming!! I would love to piggyback on your idea of "Character Concept", vs. "Character Stats". (i.e. The way that you can make a character who is one thing on paper, but play them differently than the stereotypical concept of that character") But that would be a whole different video! :) I really need to get back to LARP one of these days. Adulting is such a burden on my free time!! :) See ya around! --- Craig

Well, you ended strong on an uwu, so I have to say *something*: 1. The character silhouette point was a huge eye-opener-thank you! We often realize subconsciously when stuff fits us well, but choosing pieces with that in mind is something really useful for a LARPer's toolbox (and I hadn't even considered intentional padding until you said it). 2. Loved the point about skill progression fitting the character. I started at mechanically-dense LARPs written by guys a bit older than me, but who grew up on similar media - especially analog/digital fantasy RPGs and late-90s/early-2000s shonen. Cultivating skills, student/mentor relationships, and generally getting stronger to help the people you love were very common story beats. I think that gave us a very liberal interpretation of "does this skill make sense to take?" But like, even in the game where I was the most ready to shovel skills onto my sheet, I deliberately skipped certain things (e.g. demonology, poison use, anything that let me dodge attacks from behind) because I didn't want to make the character seem too seedy or hyper-competent. It's fun to think about!

Hi! Thank you so much for making a recap! I saw Outstar's video about the LARP and it sounded really fun. OMG 25:50 " Lottie, I have Britney Spears tickets!" Ngl this would have made me get out of my grave too lmao The Sangria blood mix lmao

Thanks for all of the excellent advice! Most of what you've said could apply to making a character in tabletop roleplay or writing a fictional character. Regarding "wish fulfillment," I think it's possible to RP that one character you've wanted to play since 6th grade while also making them as flexible as possible for interacting productively with others. So, you can be a 16th-century European Sasuke-type person if you can find a Naruto-type character to bounce off of and have engaging roleplay. Really play up the tsundere energy if that helps.

what advice do you have for players who are hard introverts? definitely asking for a friend 👀👉👈

I’m new to LARPing (haven’t gone to any events yet) and watch your content a lot ever since I was introduced to LARPing. Though, I do have a one question that I have wanted to ask: is it possible to create your own race in LARP if it’s allowed?

I think it's awesome that you want to be a "shit" bard, that will be so hilarious and definitely fun to play. I feel like someone who was really good at musical instruments might struggle to intentionally sound bad and pull it off. Great idea and i look forward to seeing your future videos about this new LARP.

Truly a work of art, those spellbooks and grimoires! I like the name too - Yog Sothothery. Has a nice ring to it!

Was great to meet you and Nathan at FM. Here's to hoping we'll meet again in the future 🙂

These are truly incredible ❤ that’s talent and dedication if I’ve ever seen it. So freaking cool.

beautiful books.

"What do you got there?" "A knife!" "NOOOO!" ✨🔪

Those are stunning works of art!

Sounds interesting and the location is phenomenal!

Sounds like so much fun! I'd love to hear more about "playing to lose," since that's not something that's emphasized often here in the US, or maybe just not using that term. Love your videos!

I can see myself as a hero or villain. The challenge is consistency of portrayal.

You are too bubbly to be a villain, unless it was an unintentional villain, like Mr. Bean, wherein your attempts to be good and heroic results in unintentionally-calamitous and far-reaching misfortune for most other people, but very rarely seem to affect you. Not something easily achieved in LARP.

Hair game Level 10 achievement. ❤‍🔥

An interesting concept. Surely the students will be expected to destroy each other for their final marks.

A LARP where potential heroes of legends, and evil overlords, share the same space to hone their skills and prepare to face their destiny? That sounds like such an amazing concept!