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First LARP
Apr. 21st, 2019 04:19 pmWent to my first LARP last night!
I was SUPER nervous, and fortunately hadn't had time to be nervous right up until the day of, because I've been so busy at work I haven't had the brainspace to be anxious.
But oh wow yesterday I was nervous. I felt like I was gonna be sick. I was worried about my outfit, my hair, my face. I was about to meet a load of strangers and I very vaguely knew one person there. I'd never been in a LARP before. It was downtown and in an apartment building. I was also worried because there's a ton of lore, my brain was crammed with stuff for my job, and I was nervous about some of the ... issues VtM can attract.
Everyone was super nice! I was very scared at first but gradually started to relax. It was apparently a pretty slow night, which everyone kept apologizing to me for, but hey, I think that made for a great first game, not so overcrowded and busy as it might have been.
I still feel pretty overwhelmed by all the lore and people, but I'll get the hang of it. Fortunately I was matched up with a guy who's a very experienced player and he guided me around and introduced me. My role was as this high up Ventrue's bloodline cousin recently escaping from the chaos in Germany because of this war between the Brujah and Ventrue. So that's a lot, but meant I came in with status and an important connection. I really wasn't feeling hopeful about playing a Ventrue but I had a great time, it was a good choice for a first timer, I'm glad the game orientation person slotted me in there.
Got an Ominous Warning from a spooky guy, still not sure if it was a threat, very gruff advice, or an attempt to try and get hired that I completely missed during the game. I'd spent most of the night wondering if he was the type of player who plays assholes because he's an asshole, and during our conversation I broke and he cracked up before we got back into character, so that was good to find out that he's not actually an asshole.
Hoping to learn more lore and catch up on things. Apparently I'd done more prep than people usually do, which was nice to hear, I was convinced I didn't do nearly enough prep at all.
I'm VERY excited for more! I'm really proud of myself, getting out there and pushing myself to try new things and meet new people, even if I'm super anxious beforehand. The more I do this the easier it'll get.
Note to self though ... don't even try with heels next time. It does fit the character but all that standing for hours, not gonna work in heels. It hurt even in the flats I wore after the heels.
I was SUPER nervous, and fortunately hadn't had time to be nervous right up until the day of, because I've been so busy at work I haven't had the brainspace to be anxious.
But oh wow yesterday I was nervous. I felt like I was gonna be sick. I was worried about my outfit, my hair, my face. I was about to meet a load of strangers and I very vaguely knew one person there. I'd never been in a LARP before. It was downtown and in an apartment building. I was also worried because there's a ton of lore, my brain was crammed with stuff for my job, and I was nervous about some of the ... issues VtM can attract.
Everyone was super nice! I was very scared at first but gradually started to relax. It was apparently a pretty slow night, which everyone kept apologizing to me for, but hey, I think that made for a great first game, not so overcrowded and busy as it might have been.
I still feel pretty overwhelmed by all the lore and people, but I'll get the hang of it. Fortunately I was matched up with a guy who's a very experienced player and he guided me around and introduced me. My role was as this high up Ventrue's bloodline cousin recently escaping from the chaos in Germany because of this war between the Brujah and Ventrue. So that's a lot, but meant I came in with status and an important connection. I really wasn't feeling hopeful about playing a Ventrue but I had a great time, it was a good choice for a first timer, I'm glad the game orientation person slotted me in there.
Got an Ominous Warning from a spooky guy, still not sure if it was a threat, very gruff advice, or an attempt to try and get hired that I completely missed during the game. I'd spent most of the night wondering if he was the type of player who plays assholes because he's an asshole, and during our conversation I broke and he cracked up before we got back into character, so that was good to find out that he's not actually an asshole.
Hoping to learn more lore and catch up on things. Apparently I'd done more prep than people usually do, which was nice to hear, I was convinced I didn't do nearly enough prep at all.
I'm VERY excited for more! I'm really proud of myself, getting out there and pushing myself to try new things and meet new people, even if I'm super anxious beforehand. The more I do this the easier it'll get.
Note to self though ... don't even try with heels next time. It does fit the character but all that standing for hours, not gonna work in heels. It hurt even in the flats I wore after the heels.
