The New Zealand Live Action Role Playing Society, Inc. (NZLARPS) is a not for profit organization that supports
Live action role-playing game
A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique feature ...
s in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. Formed by a collection of larpers in Auckland in 2006, NZLARPS has grown to encompass around 150 members, with chapters in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Christchurch and Dunedin. NZLARPS mainly serves as an umbrella organization within the New Zealand LARP community, aiding its members in the designing and running of events and providing funding and equipment.
NZLARPS currently supports campaigns in Auckland and Wellington as well as four dedicated larp conventions:
Chimera
Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for " she-goat") originally referred to:
* Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of Ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals
* Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilici ...
(Auckland),
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/ref> Cerberus (Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...
), Hydra (Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...
), Phoenix (Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
) and Medusa (Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
).
References
External links
New Zealand Live Action Roleplaying SocietyDiatribe
(NZLARPS forum)
Live-action role-playing games
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