This week, we're filling our backpacks with trail rations as we head out into the wilderness to talk about Live-Action Role-Playing (LARP)!

Why do folks become LARPers? Is it just Dungeons and Dragons? What's the appeal?

Hopefully we level up our knowledge skills and find out!

...But in order to do that, we'll need our special guest, Luke: Scholar, Poet, musician, and "LARP apologist"!

Everyone's a fan!

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Play-by-play 0:00:09 - Theme Song 0:00:27 - Introduction 0:01:00 - Special Guest Introduction: Luke! 0:01:26 - What, Who, and Why of LARPing 0:41:31 - Differences in expectations in LARP 0:49:20 - LARP vs Re-enactors and more discussion 0:58:09 - Nicks + Guest: Would you LARP? 1:04:20 - Spotlight: College of Wizardry 1:09:56 - Where can I find more of Luke's work? lukemaynard.wordpress.com, Luke's Ukes (Youtube), Cthulu Sattva 1:11:35 - Where can I learn more about Fanthropological / The Nickscast? 1:13:16 - Outtakes

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