Sabertron: Foam sword play with wireless electronic scoring by LevelUp. This Kickstarter campaign is ending, but the production of Sabertron continues. We will be back! Sign up on our website at to enter our Sabertron Limited Edition sword set giveaway and stay informed with updates as we progress towards our late April or May 2014 relaunch of this campaign. We will make improvements in every area, including: Please send all project feedback using the "Contact Me" link above or directly to info@sabertron.com.
Thanks for your support!! Inventor David Lynch was recently on the Discovery Channel Canada's Daily Planet TV show for "Invent This! " Sabertron is a wireless multiplayer foam sword fighting game. Sabertron employs an accelerometer, a tiny little chip that detects changes in acceleration, to know when a sword has impacted another object. As in life, it all starts with a trip to Home Depot! Sabertron swords will be as light as possible, sturdy, well balanced, and will make appropriate sci-fi sounds. This is the most basic game. NEW!
Local. For:eddyfate. Skeleton. List of confidence tricks. This list of confidence tricks and scams should not be considered complete, but covers the most common examples. Confidence tricks and scams are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the “con artist” or simply “artist”, and the intended victim is the “mark”. Get-rich-quick schemes[edit] Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate “sure things”, get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, charms and talismans.
Variations include the pyramid scheme, the Ponzi scheme, and the Matrix sale. Count Victor Lustig sold the “money-printing machine” which he claimed could copy $100 bills. Salting [edit] Spanish Prisoner [edit] Persuasion tricks[edit] LARPwriting.org - Three Rules... In a discussion on another blog: I made a post I was so enamored with I am reproducing it here. Context aside, these are three good rules to use when GMing in any situation. They were written in reference to a discussion of player complaint responses Three rules: 1) Do not cater to crippled roleplayers.That's cruel, but it's right. Look some people can't roleplay their way out of a wet paper bag, or are simply too shy to get along in a group. But I can't fix broken roleplayers. My advice - be brutal and clear about this. 2) Do not overreactThe fact that Bob Roleplayer has a problem does not mean a problem exists.
Stop...look...listen... Don't let someone else tell you that there is a problem. I will say offhand that the two areas where this gets ugliest are sex, cheating and safety. Take a deep breath. That's the basic rule. "Look Joe, I hear all you're saying about Cathy cheating in the game. But that's not all... Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket. Terrorwerks.com. Nightclub Security, Managing Obnoxious Patrons, security consultant, Chris McGoey, nightclub security expert. Managing Obnoxious Patrons Nightclubs and bars can be an exciting business, but with it comes special problems. Trendy nightclubs attract a younger crowd looking for a place to party. The notoriety of a hot club brings crowds of young men and women who will stand in line for hours just to be part of the nightclub scene. This sounds like nightclub owner’s dream, but with that success comes control problems associated with young adults, too much testosterone, alcohol, and drugs all crowded together in a small space.
Because of this, nightclubs need to have a security plan in place when obnoxious or intoxicated patrons cause trouble. Sometimes nightclub patrons bring outside conflicts and jealousies into the club that erupts into violence. Customer Contacts Contact with an obnoxious customer should begin at the first sign of trouble. When it’s Time to Go Unfortunately, in any nightclub a time will come when a patron must be asked to leave. Use of Force When to Call the Police? Live Action Role Players Association - How Important are the Rules? Russ - Lincoln County. Russ - Lincoln County. Live Action Role Players Association - I Know Where we’re Going, but who’s Driving the Train?: Comparing Loci of Control in LARP Events.
GRUU - Danny and I Cut Loose and Stuff. Northern Ireland | 'Elf' lingerie thief found guilty. A man who dressed up as Buho, a female elf, has been convicted by a jury at Belfast Crown Court of taking underwear from a shop in a knifepoint raid. Robert Boyd, 45, from Broadlands in Carrickfergus, held up staff at the Orchid shop in Belfast disguised in a wig, hat and glasses. He told the court he had been in a role-playing game at the time and may have blurred reality and fantasy. Boyd was released on bail. Sentencing was adjourned for probation reports. In court on Thursday, ten jurors dismissed Boyd's defence and two believed it. During the three-day trial, the jury heard that Boyd wore a disguise of a blonde curly wig, reading glasses and a beany hat. He armed himself with a knife before stealing two sets of bras, pants, suspender belts and stockings from the lingerie shop on the Lisburn Road.
The Queen's University senior lab technician was arrested within moments of the robbery on 14 December 2005. Fantasy "I didn't mean it to happen," he later told detectives. How to Start a Conversation With Someone on the Train, Bus or Subway - WikiHow. Edit Article Edited by VideoJug.com, Will, Dave Crosby, Jack Herrick and 44 others Have you ever wanted to talk to an attractive person on the bus or train but ended up waiting too long and letting him or her get away?
Follow these steps to quickly spark a conversation the next time you're smitten, and never lose the love of your life (or at least the love of the week) again. Ad Steps 1Understand the environment. Everyone is just trying to get from point A to point B, and they may get off the bus, train, or subway at the next stop. 10Keep conversing. Tips If the person is sitting and you're standing, position yourself so that your crotch isn't in the person's face.When making eye contact, keep your facial expression light and friendly, rather than straight and serious.It can take some courage to actually talk to a stranger on the bus or train, but remember that this is really an ideal situation.
Warnings. Jeepform, Freeform and Terminology. Please observe that the lists below are NOT manifestos. They may be thought of as de-facto jeep tradition, or they may be thought of as guidelines. They are good for making decisions, either agreeing or disagreeing with points. In some sense, they loosely describe Jeepform, the kind of freeform role-play at the heart of Vi åker Jeep's games. Further down, we include a dictionary of terms used and some techniques. Jeep Truths for Gamewrights and Game Masters Restrictions foster creativity.You basically cannot go wrong by letting people succeed (which doesn't necessitate doing so).You should always have a message or premise.
The Jeepform Piece of the Cake The following is an attempt at jotting down some techniques that we've invented/stolen/loved/hated/... over the years. Allegoric play (Syn: Metaphoric play) Allegoric play is just as the name suggests, expressing parts of the story through allegories, playing a metaphor of something instead of the actual thing. Bird-in-ear Bleed Character. Collision Imminent! Come join the unexpected end of the maiden voyage on the newest and most luxurious starliner of the Imagineerium™ fleet. Play one of the crew or several of the passengers in this fast-paced horde style LARP that was a smash hit at Intercon 15.5, Intercon A, Arisia 2003, OurCon XII, WPI, Dexcon VII, Intercon G, Intercon J, Conception 2012, SLAW 2012, and Fabulous Consequences!
The next run: March 2nd, at Intercon M, in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. This game is thirteen years young, and it's still a blast to play and run. More about the game... Collision Imminent! If you have any questions or comments for the original Imagineerium™ team, we'd love to hear from you! Live Action Role Players Association - LARPA Small Game Contest. Threads of Damocles. Larpwriting: Community Based LARP.
Note - this references two related threads: Community Based LARP About two years ago I first began using the term "Community Based" LARP to describe a specific theory for organizing and running local LARP campaigns. I wrote about the concept at the time, but realized that while I've come to rely heavily on the term, I haven't written anything more about what it means. Also since then, the “Community Based” concept has been developed considerably. Some of the initial concepts were weak, or did not work well in practice. That brought me to publishing a much more detailed description. Every stakeholder has a right to be involved in the decision making of the group, but a group cannot be a complete democracy because some participants have a substantially greater stake than others.
Community Based LARP is not the only, best, or perfect model for running LARP. Treasure Tables » Getting Inspired by LARPs. Every year at GenCon, I try to make it a point to play in at least one LARP (Live Action Role-Playing game). The main reason, of course, is that LARPs can be a lot of fun — and since they’re production-intensive, I don’t tend to get too many chances to play them. LARPing is also a good source of inspiration, and for day 28 of the Blogging for GMs project, I’m going to look at 6 ways that LARPs can give you fresh ideas about GMing. First off, it’s worth mentioning that I’m not saying you shouldn’t play LARPs all the time — plenty of people do, with good reason! I do think, however, that there are a lot less LARPers than tabletop players, so I’m approaching this from the standpoint that if you’ve never tried LARPing before, you can enjoy doing so and take away some useful knowledge for your tabletop game at the same time.
Most of the items on this list boil down to, “Try something new!” 1. RPS-15. Magic Missiles. Otherworld Excursions. Withdrawal of Proposed Pay-for-Play Policy. (Here's a cross-post from the MET forum on the White Wolf homepage.) All- First of all, let me thank everyone who has posted and emailed on this topic, both here and in a variety of other forums. Obviously, the reaction to our pay-for-play policy has been vocal and largely critical, but believe it or not, I'm happy about that.
Getting feedback and comments from our fans, customers and fellow-gamers is very important to me, and in many ways negative comments are the most useful. It's also heartening to see and hear from people who obviously care very deeply about their hobby. My apologies to those I haven't had the chance to respond to personally. Clearly, I have failed to communicate our intentions and goals with this policy -- both in discussions online and off, and in the wording of the policy itself. We are interested in building a larger community of World of Darkness players and in supporting the various Storytellers and organizers who are putting on great events.
Sincerely, White Wolf Forums :: View topic - More on the Pay-to-Play Policy. Welcome to White-Wolf.com. White Wolf Publishing has produced gaming universes for over 20 years including World of Darkness, Exalted, Trinity, and many more. White Wolf merged with CCP Games to focus on translating the World of Darkness IP into a massively multiplayer experience, and the North American office is fully dedicated to making this evolution a reality.
In order to continue to support our existing RPG and LARP communities, we have entered into a number of partnerships with individuals and groups who can focus their full attention on the art forms White Wolf created and lived in. Digital Publishing and Print On Demand Both new and classic White Wolf products are available for digital download and Print On Demand through DriveThruRPG.com. DriveThru is headed up by former White Wolf President, Steve Wieck, and its rich White Wolf product library can be found here. Tabletop Roleplaying Games Our tabletop RPG publishing continues via Onyx Path Publishing. Live Action Roleplaying Games. White Wolf Forums :: View topic - Policy on Pay-for-Play Games.
Welcome to White-Wolf.com. White Wolf Publishing has produced gaming universes for over 20 years including World of Darkness, Exalted, Trinity, and many more. White Wolf merged with CCP Games to focus on translating the World of Darkness IP into a massively multiplayer experience, and the North American office is fully dedicated to making this evolution a reality. In order to continue to support our existing RPG and LARP communities, we have entered into a number of partnerships with individuals and groups who can focus their full attention on the art forms White Wolf created and lived in. Digital Publishing and Print On Demand Both new and classic White Wolf products are available for digital download and Print On Demand through DriveThruRPG.com. Tabletop Roleplaying Games Our tabletop RPG publishing continues via Onyx Path Publishing.
Live Action Roleplaying Games Our live-action "Mind’s Eye Theatre" publishing returns by way of By Night Studios. Live Action Organizations. Sambear: They're drunk. White Wolf must be drunk. Look, y'all, I respect intellectual property and the need to control your trademark and which-have-you. I don't think people should print up White Wolf t-shirts and sell them without giving a little back to the Wolf. I do not think it would be fair use to publish, say, a sourcebook or rules set for White Wolf - sell it for money and not expect White Wolf to can your butt.
But now White Wolf wants to license you if you decide to run a LARP and charge for it: to license and charge for an experience created out of their Intellectual Property. And that's plain wrong. Running LARPs for money is not a business plan that would ever get anyone anywhere: it's just not a good business. Nobody ever got rich running LARPs. And yet, for some reason, White Wolf has now decided that, come January, they're going to charge you for the privilege of running a for-pay LARP and playing in a for-pay LARP that others run.
I predict that four things will happen: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) Oh well. Live Action Roleplayers Association: News. Main Page - LARPAWiki.