YouTube Friday

In tribute.

I very much would like this to come to fruition and finally get out of production.

So I tip my hat to you, Knights of Badassdom.

Who else votes yes?

YouTube Friday - WOW Funeral and Griefers

So, this video circulated a while back.  After talking with a few friends, I realized that some of them hadn't seen this video before.  We watched it, of course, and had a moment of laughing - cause we're terrible people.  Couldn't help it.  It was so bizarre and odd it was funny.

The music is perfect, the beginning is a tad long....basically, a girl that played WOW (World of Warcraft) died in real life.  Rumor has it (completely unconfirmed) that she played too much WOW and had a stroke.  Urban myth? Who knows.  It's terrible that she passed away.  As tribute, a bunch of people ingame got together and WOW put an Avatar of her character in to game for them to pay their "respects." In an act of ultimate trolling, several guilds joined forces and, well, completely wrecked it.

However, it got me to thinking about Larp (imagine that) and griefing of players.  This guild, for all intents and purposes, got together and purposefully &*#$ up people's day - in a moment of solemnity - for the hell of it.  Super douche move.  I mean, really.  And it made me think of how people tend to do this in Larp, too.  They do something specifically to mess someone's day up - not because it follows what their characters would do, but because they think it is funny.  Why mess up someone else's moment for the heck of it? What do you get out of it? Just because they don't play the game the same way you do doesn't meant that it isn't without validity.  And you are basically getting a kick out of making someone else feel bad.

So, I pose the question to you - have you griefed other players for funsies? Is it a problem at Larp? And how should plot/owners/players handle the situation?

Also, see you tonight at Accelerant!

What NOT To Eat At A Larp...

So, I know that people have some peculiar eating habits, and they sometimes come out in interesting ways at Larp events.  Many times peoples diets, good nutritional habits, and all around decent eating habits go straight out the window.  This is a homage to horrifying things that have - or could - take place at a Larp regarding food.

1. Don't have an orange eating contest.  Ask Dan C., it'll turn out badly.  Very badly.  Eating contests at Larps are just asking for trouble.  So is bringing shrimp.  WHY?....Just...why.
2. Eat when the tavern is open.  Even if you aren't hungry.  If you don't, you'll pass out or get dizzy and sick.  And be that person that the hold/emergency is called for.  We won't mind, but everyone will still stare at you :-)
3. Don't eat chili at Larp. Nuff said.  No, but really.  It's tasty, it's delicious.  But I've had to call a hold on a long mod because literally people couldn't, um, wait.
4. Racoon-a-horse: Keep your Larp foodstuffs in a cooler.  With a padlock.  And a fifty-pound weight on top of it.  Inside the trunk of your car.  Raccon-a-horse will probably still get it and you'll find its minions, Racoon-a-corns chugging your vegetable oil out of a water bottle by the fire.  But at least you'll feel good about the effort you made.
5. Hotpockets - ask Jim Gaffigan, the comedian. Here you go, for those of you too lazy to youtube it :D

6. Don't eat burned rice.
7. Don't rely on tavern to have vegetarian friendly food.  We appreciate your efforts, but it's always good to have some back-up's just in case.  Also, mushrooms are not meat, so it's okay. :-)
8. If you can't identify the meat that you are about to consume, don't eat it.  This includes if the package states "meat-like product." 
9. The mega-can of baked beans and everyone eating out of it with the same spoon leads to terrible things.  You will not sleep in my cabin.  Humans are meant to consume that many beans in one sitting.  Seriously, you.

I leave number 10 to you, the readers.  What do YOU think is the worst possible thing you could eat at a Larp?