Supernatural - The Larp?

I'm not a giant fan of tabletop.  After I discovered Larp, I could never quite wrap my mind around rolling dice to kill a goblin when I could actually go do it!  I enjoy the social aspect of tabletop, but I find I get very antsy, even when the DM is spectacular and weaving a wonderful story.

Except Supernatural the Tabletop game.  Based on the t.v. show it's easy to set up, run, and play within.  Character creation takes about an hour and then you are totally good to go - even if you are completely unfamiliar with the game.

I ran a Supernatural tabletop game for a few friends that seemed to enjoy it, but it fell by the wayside amid buying houses, holidays, moving, and all kinds of Larp shenanigans.   A friend that played lived a goodly distance away, so he Skyped in and played the "tech guy," putting stuff up on the screen.  I built it around them actually searching/researching clues on websites that already existed (OH Sasquatch Society, for example) and built my lines around stuff that really existed.  Fun times.

As my husband and I were working on some Accelerant stuff one day, we lamented the fact there wasn't a Larp that was similar to Supernatural, Grimm, etc.  It would be so easy to pull off!  It would have a great combination of, well, the supernatural and the real world. 

YouTube Friday - Larp and the Real Girl

I'm sure most of you are familiar with CW's t.v. show Supernatural.  One of the more recent episodes sees Dean and Sam entering the world of Larp.

It's kind of hilarious (I thought) and it was awesome that Dean got in to it and embraced his inner nerd.  For those of you that haven't seen it, check out the clip below.  It's when Sam and Dean first arrive in Moondor.

The ingame location of Moondor is pretty awesome.  They have basically a real town, all set up in the local park (really?).  The Queen's chamber comes complete with artwork and a lovely Queen-sized bed (pun intended).  The props are pretty badass throughout most of the show, too.  I also find it very amusing they had a tent set up with computers ("travel here to the future") where you could take a break and get your World of Warcraft or League of Legend game on.  Even my husband, who is an AVID computer gamer thought it was a touch too much.

There have been a number of movies released in recent years (Roleplayers, Dungeons & Dragons, The Wild Hunt, Unicorn City, Monster Camp, etc.) that place Larps in a "better" - if often unrealistic - setting.  Yet, there are still the typical nerd portrayal of players that suggests a level of social awkwardness and in cases like The Wild Hunt they go straight medieval on each other and people actually end up dying - if I remember correctly.

We've come a long way since Mazes & Monsters, the lovely 80s movie that made many believe that D&D/Larp could drive you to a severe psychotic break and schizophrenia.

It's out there more in the eyes of the general public and a lot more people know what it - kinda - is.

Which leads me to today's question - is Larp actually portrayed better today in t.v./movies? Is the old adage any publicity is good publicity true?