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== Real Life Examples ==

* [http://www.air-maelstrom.com AIR Maelstrom] - An alternate-earth Steampunk-themed LARP based in Atlanta, GA, by lead writer G.D. Falksen, lead designer Chris Dodson, and many others at Hatboy Studios. Makes use of nerf guns as well as traditional foam swords, but also features robust economic and social systems for those not as keen on battle, and is well balanced between different player interests. Storylines are set up by the staff but players are highly encouraged to participate in the storymaking process. Also, airships!

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301234130/http://www.air-maelstrom.com/ AIR Maelstrom] - An alternate-earth Steampunk-themed LARP based in Atlanta, GA, by lead writer G.D. Falksen, lead designer Chris Dodson, and many others at Hatboy Studios. Makes use of nerf guns as well as traditional foam swords, but also features robust economic and social systems for those not as keen on battle, and is well balanced between different player interests. Storylines are set up by the staff but players are highly encouraged to participate in the storymaking process. Also, airships!

* [[Amtgard (Roleplay)|Amtgard]]

* [[Dagorhir Battle Games (Roleplay)|Dagorhir]]

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** Seven Virtues

** Valhalla

* [http://www.knightrealms.com/home-page.html Knight Realms]: A high fantasy LARP which owns its own 200 acre camp [http://www.camp-sacajawea.com/\] in Sparta, New Jersey. It rents the land to other area [[LAR Ps]] including"

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120102162909/http://www.knightrealms.com/home-page.html Knight Realms]: A high fantasy LARP which owns its own 200 acre camp [https://web.archive.org/web/20180421083236/http://www.camp-sacajawea.com/] in Sparta, New Jersey. It rents the land to other area [[LAR Ps]] including"

** Dystopia Rising

** LAIRE

** Realm of Adventure

* The Wayfinder Experience,[~~http~~://wayfinderexperience.com/\] a mainly upstate New York based LARP camp. Falls somewhere in between Boffer and Theatre, depending on the camp.

* The Wayfinder Experience,[https://web.archive.org/web/20180916193816/https://www.wayfinderexperience.com/] a mainly upstate New York based LARP camp. Falls somewhere in between Boffer and Theatre, depending on the camp.

* Westfinder, a rules-lite [[LAR Ping]] community in California's Bay Area.

* Epic Adventuez [~~http~~://~~www~~.epicadventurez.com/\], the Philadelphia offshoot of the above two

* Epic Adventuez [https://web.archive.org/web/20170912024956/http://epicadventurez.com/], the Philadelphia offshoot of the above two

* Lorien Trust/The Gathering - one of the largest in Britain, it is a High Fantasy system using high-quality rubber weaponry.

* Curious Pastimes - Originally the same gameworld as the Gathering, there was a split after disagreements between the organisers. Now very different and more deadly, whilst still being the same style of LARP.

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* The [[Society for Creative Anachronism]], or SCA is not a LARP and calling it one is bound to press someone's [[Berserk Button]] but deserves mention here because many of the roots of LARPing lie in it and there is substantial membership crossover. The same goes for Renaissance Faires.

* [[Model United Nations]] has been described—including on its page—as LARPing in suits and getting away with calling it "an educational activity." In all fairness, MUN involves a lot less fighting between characters.

* [http://klvii.krigslive.dk/ Krigslive]("[[War LARP (Roleplay)|War LARP]]") is a Danish [[Warhammer Fantasy|Warhammer]]-inspired LARP series currently nearing the 7th game. Examples [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEVgF5Na-dw here] and [http://munthe-kaas.dk/foto/2010-04-krigslive/ here] (this troper in center of pic 21 :).

* [http://klvii.krigslive.dk/ Krigslive]("[[War LARP (Roleplay)|War LARP]]") is a Danish [[Warhammer Fantasy|Warhammer]]-inspired LARP series currently nearing the 7th game. Examples [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEVgF5Na-dw here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160327114319/http://munthe-kaas.dk/foto/2010-04-krigslive/ here] (this troper in center of pic 21 :).

* [http://www.live-adventure.de/ConQuest_english/start.php Conquest of Mythodea], Germany's largest recurring LARP, possibly the biggest in the world.

* [http://www.drachenfest.info/en/ Drachenfest], the second largest annual event i Germany.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510184524/http://www.drachenfest.info/en/ Drachenfest], the second largest annual event i Germany.

* [http://www.labyrinthe.co.uk/ Labyrinthe], a high-fantasy system run mainly in Chislehurst Caves for literal dungeon-crawling.

* Tol-Galen, a mid-low fantasy LARP system native to the channel Islands and parts of Manchester, with themes varying by chapter. The Guernsey chapter's setting is quite possibly the most pop-culture saturated LARP in existence with an unusual atmosphere that bounces between tongue-in-cheek comedy, genre deconstruction and in many cases psychological horror. It uses the same equipment and maintains some links with the Lorien Trust system mentioned above. It operates via tavern evenings (In-depth, noncombat/combat-lite sessions that focus on intrigue and character development) and adventures (sessions at various sites with a heavy focus on combat and puzzle solving, usually working through scripted encounters in a linear or branching order, mainly due to monster crew constraints. Overall gameplay is NPC/plot-crew driven and skirmish based.