Editing Live action role-playing game (section)

==Styles==
LARP events have a wide variety of styles that often overlap. Simple distinctions can be made regarding the genre used, the presence of simulated weapons or abstract rules, and whether players create their own characters or have them assigned by gamemasters. There is also a distinction between scenarios that are only run once and those that are designed to be repeatable.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Harviainen|first=J Tuomas|title=Notes on designing repeatable larps|work=Larp, the Universe and Everything|publisher=Knutepunkt 2009|year=2009|url=http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/2009/book/NotesOnDesigningRepeatableLarps/kp09_NotesOnDesigningRepeatableLarps.pdf|access-date=2009-05-05|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030256/http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/2009/book/NotesOnDesigningRepeatableLarps/kp09_NotesOnDesigningRepeatableLarps.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> While some LARPs are open to participants of all ages, others have a minimum age requirement. There are also youth LARPs, specifically intended for children and young people. Some are run through institutions such as schools, churches, or the [[Scouts]]. [[Denmark]] has an especially high number of youth LARPs.<ref name="Morten2005">"According to the survey, 8% of children had participated in role-playing events in nature during the last month" {{cite web
| last = Morten
| first = Gade
| title = Danish larp by numbers
| work = Dissecting larp
| publisher = Knudepunkt 2005
| year = 2005
| url = http://knutepunkt.laiv.org/Danish%20larp%20in%20numbers.pdf
| access-date = 2007-07-29
| archive-date = 2007-06-10
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| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gilsdorf |first=Ethan |date=May 11, 2012 |title=New Book Investigates the Wide, Wonderful World of LARP |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/05/larp-book/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519170305/https://www.wired.com/2012/05/larp-book/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Fests ===
[[Image:Bicolline La Grande Bataille 1005.jpg|thumb|A battle with 2000 participants at [[Bicolline]], Quebec (2005)]]
Some very large events known as fests (short for ''festival'') have hundreds or thousands of participants who are usually split into competing character factions camped separately around a large venue. There are only a few fests in the world, all based in Europe and Canada; however, their size means that they have a significant influence on local LARP culture and design. At the other end of the size scale, some small events known as ''linear'' or ''line-course'' LARPs feature a small group of PCs facing a series of challenges from NPCs and are often more tightly planned and controlled by GMs than other styles of LARP.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.ifgs.org/about.asp
| title = About the IFGS
| access-date = 2007-12-08
| publisher = International Fantasy Gaming Society
| archive-date = 2021-02-28
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}}</ref>

=== Nordic LARP ===
{{Main|Nordic LARP}}
Nordic larp emphasises a collaborative "play to lose" strategy, keeping rules unobtrusive, and often explores emotionally complex issues.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733223799|title=Nordic larp|date=2010|publisher=Fea Livia|others=Jaakko Stenros, Markus Montola|isbn=978-91-633-7856-0|edition=1st print|location=Stockholm|oclc=733223799}}</ref> The style emerged in Finland and Scandinavia during the 1990s with a focus on "collaborative storytelling around intense human experiences".<ref name=":6">{{Cite magazine |last=Anthony |first=Jason |date=September 1, 2022 |title=My 4 Days in Fake Gay-Conversion Therapy |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/my-4-days-in-fake-gay-conversion-therapy-nordic-larp/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=2023-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609153834/https://www.wired.com/story/my-4-days-in-fake-gay-conversion-therapy-nordic-larp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' commented that this style adds "distinct challenges, including the possibility of real emotional harm. To work out issues of how to keep players safe and push the limits of the form, the community gathers at [[Knutepunkt]], an annual meeting that is as much hardcore game jam as academic conference".<ref name=":6" />

=== Script murder games {{anchor|Jubensha}} ===
{{Main|Jubensha}}
Script murder games, also known as ''jubensha'' ({{lit|scripted murder}}), are murder mystery LARP games that emerged in China.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last1=Paybarah |first1=Azi |last2=Niu |first2=Isabelle |date=2021-10-16 |title=China's Latest Craze: Scripted Murders, With Real Tears and Piracy |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/asia/china-murder-script.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515012609/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/asia/china-murder-script.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Ghorbanpour |first=Kamiab |date=2023-03-23 |title=Jubensha: the mix of Cluedo, Werewolf and LARP that became a Chinese phenomenon |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/feature/jubensha-live-action-roleplaying-cluedo-werewolf-chinese-phenomenon |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=[[Dicebreaker]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424225858/https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/feature/jubensha-live-action-roleplaying-cluedo-werewolf-chinese-phenomenon |url-status=live }}</ref> Typically, script murder games can be experienced in a tabletop game format or a format which combines larping and [[escape room]]s. Players are given different script options and are assigned characters to play through the murder mystery; these games often occur at dedicated gaming stores where players pay to participate.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-05 |title=China's youth flock to murder role-playing to escape everyday life |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3151071/script-killing-craze-murder-role-playing-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005013154/https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3151071/script-killing-craze-murder-role-playing-game |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2022-10-14 |title=China's version of the Satanic Panic has the government regulating LARPs |url=https://www.polygon.com/23404517/dnd-china-satanic-panic-larp-games-chengdu |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Polygon |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014193955/https://www.polygon.com/23404517/dnd-china-satanic-panic-larp-games-chengdu |url-status=live }}</ref> The style become popularized in 2015 "when reality shows with names like 'Lying Man,' 'Dinner Party Seduction,' and later 'Who's The Murderer,' showed celebrities playing whodunits"<ref name=":3" /> which led to the development of jubensha clubs that run games in this style.<ref name=":4" />