Um, hello. Myself and four friends are hoping to start playing this season. Literally just found this LARP today, so I apologize if my question could be answered elsewhere on the site and I simply haven't found it yet. Are players with physical disabilities that impede how quickly they can move allowed to attend? LARPs have widely varied stances on the subject in our experience so I wanted to find out now before we got our hopes up about attending.
I've seen mention of a person being orange banded but haven't found anything detailed on that yet. I was hoping someone here could point me in the right direction for where to look or at least who and how to contact to talk to a game admin about it.
Thank you in advance!
Yup, what Billy said. You're welcome to participate and have as much fun as you like provided you can do so safely. Orange headbands let you stay out of the fight if your disability prevents you from fighting safely, but you can still participate in other activities.
Another thing to note that may be relevant is that the campsite is fairly rustic. Cabins do not have built in light, heat, or electricity, for example, and trails we play on tend to be rocky and hilly. There is a communal kitchen and communal bathhouses with handicap access, though. Just some things to bear in mind in case it's relevant. We hope to see ya'll this coming year.
Hi Jarred! We try not to turn down players because of any disabilities, phyical or otherwise. The only thing a player with a disability needs to take into account is their own limitations. This larp does have a good bit of combat, although its nowhere near as rough as some other larps such as SCA or Dagohir.
If the player feels like they can not handle combat, they can ask to be orange flagged. A down and dirty of being orange banded means that you will not be attacked by players and they will be expected to be more careful around the orange banded player. You will be able to role play and hold a healer role, but will be told to not participate in combat. That being said, you can create a character meant specifically for the role playing or maybe a character based around staying in one place and offering healing. Whatever you feel comfortable playing.