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<onlyinclude>==New to LARP and Boffer Combat?==

For those who have never explored LARP or Boffer Combat before, welcome to your new favorite pastime!<br><br>

[[File:23014---PlaceHolderImage4x3.jpg | thumb | LARP Players aka "LARPers"]]
<big>'''What is LARP?'''</big>

LARP stands for Live Action Role-Play and it encompasses a wide variety of games where the main connection is players assuming the role of a character and playing the game with their physical bodies and imagination (instead of digitally). If you've ever participated in an Escape Room, a Murder Mystery, or just 'played pretend' with a child, you've participated a form of LARP.

Different LARP activities have different levels of required roleplay. Whereas Escape Rooms typically require little or no roleplay on the part of the participants, conventional LARPs encourage players to create a character and embody them through their [[V9: Core Combat Rules|actions]] and [[V9: Garb|appearance (costume)]].

Some LARPs, including Amtgard, allow participants to choose an occupation or [[V9: Classes|"class"]] that grants access to [[V9: Equipment|equipment]] and [[V9: Abilities and Effects|special abilities]]. Abilities can be represented by physical objects, such as using [[V9: Spellballs|yellow foam balls]] to represent [[V9: Lightning Bolt|Lightning Bolts]], or they can be entirely imaginary, such as a [[V9: Heal|spell of Healing]] that allows one player to aid another with only their voice.

More than anything else, Live Action Role-Play means using your body and imagination to have epic battles and adventures LIVE with other people who are just as excited about it as you are.<br><br>

[[File:23014---PlaceHolderImage4x3.jpg | thumb | Combat with Boffer Weapons]]
<big>'''What is Boffer Combat?'''</big>

Boffer combat refers to a specific style of safe combat where players engage each other with [[V9: Weapons|foam-padded weapons]], often referred to as 'Boffers'.

Boffer Combat is a safe way to enact [[V9: Core Combat Rules|fast-paced fighting]] for large groups of players without the need for extensive safety gear such as helmets or pads. Most players can safely participate in Boffer combat wearing only their normal clothing!<br><br>

<big>'''What is a Boffer LARP?'''</big>

Amtgard is a Boffer LARP. That means we combine the roleplay and imagination of LARP with the mechanics of Boffer Combat to form the basis of our [[V9: Full Rulebook|rules]]. Participants can choose a class and use special abilities alongside full speed boffer combat to engage with other players and the game around them.<br><br>

<big>'''Join Us!'''</big>

If all this sounds exciting to you, you're only pages away from joining one of the [https://www.amtgard.com best fantasy Boffer LARPs] in the world!</onlyinclude><br><br>
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