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Dagorhir doesn't use the term "LARP", because they predate it by quite a bit. As I recall, the term was coined in the early 1980s, by gamers at various SF conventions around the DC area. The Dagorhirs and Marklanders were having battles, not playing elaborately-written scenarios like the LARPers were. | Dagorhir doesn't use the term "LARP", because they predate it by quite a bit. As I recall, the term was coined in the early 1980s, by gamers at various SF conventions around the DC area. The Dagorhirs and Marklanders were having battles, not playing elaborately-written scenarios like the LARPers were. | ||
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| + | Also, to point out, there is no special position or class of archer in either Belegarth or Dagorhir. An archer is anyone who happens to be holding a bow and shooting an arrow, although some chapters and events require safety training before someone is allowed to do so. This is very distinct from a class system, much more like how archery functions in an Amtgard militia battle than in an Amtgard class battle. There are, of course, additional rules related to archery for reasons of safety and playability, but these are not restricted to any special "class" or "position" of archers. --Oisin, 17 April 2009. | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 17 April 2009
Dagorhir doesn't use the term "LARP", because they predate it by quite a bit. As I recall, the term was coined in the early 1980s, by gamers at various SF conventions around the DC area. The Dagorhirs and Marklanders were having battles, not playing elaborately-written scenarios like the LARPers were.
Also, to point out, there is no special position or class of archer in either Belegarth or Dagorhir. An archer is anyone who happens to be holding a bow and shooting an arrow, although some chapters and events require safety training before someone is allowed to do so. This is very distinct from a class system, much more like how archery functions in an Amtgard militia battle than in an Amtgard class battle. There are, of course, additional rules related to archery for reasons of safety and playability, but these are not restricted to any special "class" or "position" of archers. --Oisin, 17 April 2009.
