Hello everyone,

I just revamped the LARP Alliance website and I am currently continuing to update it.  Please update your links to forward/direct people to LARPAlliance.Net (I have phased out the elfheads.com site directory string).

www.larpalliance.net

If you would like to contribute to the site, or update a link, please contact me via my yahoo email: xatrian@yahoo.com or my aim: xatrian

We are looking forward to a number of big changes coming soon!

Cheers!
Adrianne Grady
LARP Alliance, Inc.
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It's time again! Come join us for weapon building and craft making.

We need more weapons! Our last fighter practice was 29-30 people -
with 4-5 people who couldn't make it that day -who usually attend-
(Big attendance! Lots of new folks! And we're still growing). We need
your time more than your money right now. If you need a weapon, come
and build one - If you don't, come and build one for the Fighters
Guild (We need more for our branches! - IE, OC, etc). If you don't
want to build a weapon, we got a lot more to do here besides that...

Materials will be available. If you wish to keep what you make,
please contribute the necessary materials fee minimum (weapons
materials fee est.$10-15). Costumes, Accessories, and Prosthetics
will also be taught to those who want to learn and/or create (material
fee est. $ depending on craft - no fee just to try out techniques on
scraps) will have basic leather-crafting tools and leather on hand for
folks to try as well as patterns and some fabric for cloak-making,
pouches, banners, etc.

Food will be provided, but donations/contributions are always welcome!
(We may relax afterward with a movie)

Monitary Donations to the LARP Alliance are always accepted and go
towards carpool gas, promoting events, player gear (weapons mostly),
training, materials, and more. Contact me for more information.

Date: Jan. 18th (This Sunday)
Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Time: 2pm and on.

Location Details:  http://larp.meetup.com/129

See you there!! :)

~Adrianne

(( This is posted in response to Mark's blog - http://www.larpspace.com/mark/blog/2008/11/10/role_models__a_must_see ))

That's great news, Mark! Thank you for posting your review and I'm
glad to hear that you liked it.

Rick and I have been saying it for many months prior to the movie that
this would be big for the hobby. We also went to the movie in a big
group all dressed up and got some new folk interested in attending our
fighter practices. Imagine what we could have done if all of the
LARPers had gone to the movie and done that.

Regarding how much I was involved in the process; it was a lot. I was
pulled into a few meetings (multi-departmental as well as one just
with the writers) as a consultant prior to the actual shooting days
which I was also hired on to assist with as the Technical Advisor (my
movie credit is listed about halfway through).

The team had done quite a bit of research on their own, but they
needed help - with mechanics, weapons, costuming, and LARPer quirks
(bad, good, funny, etc). I assisted each department with those
aspects and brought in additional items that the writers (David,
Marino, and Paul) could use. They were very easy to work with and
very respectful. I knew this movie would have fun with the hobby and
I was okay with that - more so if they had fun with the honestly silly
aspects of the hobby, than what they might make up on their own. And
yes, the majority of what they made fun of actually happens in many
LARPs. They also added some extras that went well into it. The
writers are incredibly silly and smart guys.

While sitting behind the director during the shoot days, I was able to
direct the extras (all including the real LARPers who I got hired onto
the project as well) with David's approval and assist the prop
department with getting things ready on-set. I could also advise
David and Marino as they needed me with questions as to what would or
wouldn't happen per scene...and contribute suggestions as they popped
up in my head. I was surprised at how comfy and professional the
environment was.

I also was one of the two acting coaches that worked with Ken J. (the
king) over the course of a few days to develop his character and that
was an amazing, educational experience I'm very thankful for. I had
done a bit of that in the past, but with theatre groups - not on this
scale, focus, or with an experienced and talented (and well-known)
comedian. He was incredibly skilled, picked up everything very quick
and developed the king character into something very cute and unique.
A generous man too with a beautiful family who I got to meet later
on. He's also a doctor in real-life.

I was able to get Iron Liege hired in as the official LARP
weapons/shields provider for the movie (the real LARPers in the movie
brought their own weapons - though some already owned Iron Liege
anyway). You can see the Iron Liege banner hanging in the background
of some of the LARP fest scenes. Props department hung it up for us
and I was happy to see that it made it into the final cut of the movie.

The montage of Paul's character learning the basics of LARP combat
with the Xanthians near the end of the movie wasn't scripted.
Everything they're saying is exactly what I had just told them to say
a moment before the director yelled "Action!". They got it down quick
and were so fun to watch! (Paul got into it walking on his knees with
the sword and hopping on one foot - which just reminded me that after
I had a meeting with the writers, I had taken them out to my truck to
see some of the LARP weapons I'd brought and Paul and I got to spar.
I think David and I sparred too but I don't remember. Paul's eyes lit
up though when he started sparring).

They also gave a special thanks to the LARP Alliance in the end
credits. I don't know if that was because I double-checked with them
about it at the last second or if was always in there, but that really
rocked!

The storm trooper folk you refer to were actually Tron folk LOL, and
there were more scenes with them but they were cut. There were more
scenes with the elves as well that were cut. Other scenes that were
cut were of Joe's character losing a contact lens and the group
calling a "Hold" for him to find it - another addition I gave them at
the set. There were also numerous funny scenes with Joe improvising
unrelated to LARP mechanics that I would love to see a montage of in
the DVD. I'm sure they will as we were all laughing so hard when he
did those. And there are some other dirty, funny scenes cut from the
movie to help with timing.

Finally (and I hope I remembered most of it), I was interviewed for
the DVD. That's the part I'm scared about since I'd only gotten two
hours of sleep just about every night. I think I may have said some
stupid or incorrect things and I hope I'm not "rogued" for it. Just
putting that in as a disclaimer. *laugh* Anyway, that's about it.
I'm planning on seeing it again and getting the DVD when it comes out.
Meanwhile, we're just working on uniting and supporting the hobby.
Hopefully more opportunities will come up and through that we gain
more media experience, as well as LARPers.

Adrianne Grady
LARPAlliance.net
LARPSpace.com
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Join us for the Role Models, LARPers Movie Night!  We will be meeting at the theatre at 9pm to have plenty of time to get organized, get our tickets, get food, and get good seats.  (Please see us first before buying your ticket!!)

Come in costume if you can!  No LARP weapons or any other weapons allowed inside the theatre of course.

Address:
Edwards Ontario Mountain Village 14
1575 N. Mountain Ave.
Ontario, CA 91762

See the meetup group for these and future details - http://larp.meetup.com/129

Call us if you have questions - 619-993-3929 (ask for Adrianne or Rick)  All new folks are welcome to join us as well!

See you there if you can make it (or get a group in your area to go see it) ! :D

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PS. Look for fellow LARPers in the movie, the Iron Liege banner in the background, the LARP Alliance in the Special Thanks at the end of the credits, and my own name, Adrianne Grady, as Technical Advisor towards the middle of the credits. :D  For more secrets and info regarding behind-the-scenes, feel free to contact me.

We will be going up to the ROC game with a special invite from JJ, the owner, and would love to give others the chance to ride up and game with us!

Though some of our friends are going up on time for Friday's game start...As we have the LARP Haunted House going on every night of Halloween week, we will not be leaving till really late Friday night or reaaaaaally early Saturday morning.

ROC is having a OOG Halloween party on Friday night and then jumping into game from there on. It should be a blast.

So if you want to go up Friday, let us know and we'll get you in touch with the early-bird carpool and if you want to go up with us after the haunted house, tell us so we can fit you into the LARP van for our vanpool up.

This is ROC's traditionally big Halloween game so if you haven't been to one before, we encourage you to go!

NPCs fees are covered by the LARP Alliance (so it is free for you to NPC). As part of a new LARP Alliance project, we are also reducing the cost for a PC to $40. The difference of cost between the reduced fee and the regular fee for the event is being covered by the LARP Alliance (this has nothing to do with the ownership of ROC and is not an official offer from them). There may be conditions in the future that apply to PCs getting the reduced fee, but we will go into those at a later time.

Please RSVP on the Meetup group for this event so we know how many we're bringing up - http://larp.meetup.com/129

Merry travels and good health,
Adrianne
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