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or less commonly larp
plural LARPs also larps
: a live-action role-playing game in which a group of people enacts a fictional scenario (such as a fantasy adventure) in real time typically under the guidance of a facilitator or organizer
LARPers can dive into Marvel-, Harry Potter-, or pirate-themed events (to name a few), or select LARPs based on their … battle styles.—Briana Shemroske
I've been to LARPs before where, when you show up, they make you put on garb. That is to say, they make you wear period-appropriate clothes …—Margaret Killjoy
No matter what the LARP genre—espionage, historical reenactment, science fiction, swords and sorcery—the concept is the same.—Ethan Gildsorf
also
: the activity of participating in such games : larping entry 1
Live action role play, or larp, is a combination of re-enactment, storytelling and gaming—players are given a role and act out their character's actions within an overarching story. —Tash Reith-Banks
variants
or less commonly larp
LARPed also larped; LARPing also larping; LARPs also larps
: to engage in a live-action role-playing game : to participate in a LARP
But during the first time she LARPed, she found she could be someone else—or, perhaps, a braver version of herself.—Court Mann
We wonder if sometimes people take their gaming too seriously when they LARP.—Annalee Newitz
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