Any larping mers?

[Kelby The Mermaid]

Hey there kelby here, really excited to larping for the first time! I'm actually gonna be a mermaid npc (waypoint larp for all you mitten state mers) during the summer season, I get to use a lake n everything [emoji7] [emoji5] [emoji1]

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[Azurin Luna]

I larp too :D

I've been a mermaid twice when I was NPC in our group, once with a pirate special and once in an elven forest where I was a guardian of the lake there.
Now I'm a player where I'm an enhanced human with dog ears, tail and better sense of smell and better hearing.
I just hate playing human because I'm a human my whole life and in the game all the elves are hunted to near extinction, so the DM made a special character for me

[Kelby The Mermaid]

wow that sounds really really cool! O30
there are a few of them i wanna do, i would like to do a deer girl for a larp i have actual antlers i put on a headband and coated in leaves and stuff and they are super light weight, i also have a faux fur faun corset top i wanna get into when i lose weight seeing as it is beautifull <3

[PetLoverSpy]

You can larp as mermaids?? Are you actually in your tail, in the water when you do that?

I've never participated in larping — well, not unless semi-organized quests in a detailed fantasy universe between three kids count. It's definitely on my wishlist (along with tabletop D&D), but it's not something people do where I live. Not that I know of, anyway. Still, if I ever get the chance I'd sign up in a heartbeat!

[Azurin Luna]

I've played a faun too, with digitigrade legs, it got pretty heavy with all the running :P

Here I don't have my horns yet, but this is what I looked like:
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[Kelby The Mermaid]

PetLoverSpy: yes! I do get to swim around in my tail, and sing on rocks and tell riddles and stuff to the pc's. All I did was went to michigan larp player group and send a ad/ announcement that if they needed a mer for a npc I was around and a larp group's GM contacted me. So if your looking for larps to go to deary I suggest searching in fb "(your state) larp/ larp players" or go to larping.com and search your state for some. If you find some contact them and just ask if they would like a mer npc! If you need me to explain the difference between a pc and npc let me know or any info let me know!

Azurin Luna: the one I plan on going to have fauns I think but also faerie types but I would use it for maybe a nixie, I love your costume its sick! Like wow amazing! are those wrappings on the hoof part?

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[PetLoverSpy]

Kelby that sounds like so much fun! Unfortunately I don't live in the States — I live on a tiny island. I travel quite a bit though, so if they accept foreigners there's hope for me yet :P And an NPC in larping is a mostly static character who helps/hinders the PCs on their quest, right?

[Echidna]

aaaarrr, I love LARP!

Being a mer npc, that is so awesome!
I'm sure any high fantasy group would appreciate that.
(Would get very cold in a non-tropical country after a while, though xD )

I've looked a bit around here, but there are mostly low-fantasy and realistic medieval groups.
Not to mention my preferred character (Echidna as a half-snake with a longbow) would be very awkward to play and get around outside of water lol.

[Kelby The Mermaid]

Kelby that sounds like so much fun! Unfortunately I don't live in the States — I live on a tiny island. I travel quite a bit though, so if they accept foreigners there's hope for me yet [emoji14] And an NPC in larping is a mostly static character who helps/hinders the PCs on their quest, right?
Oh that sucks! I mean living on an usland must be nice though!
Most larps accept anyone so being out out of country doesn't really natter I think. And usually ur first larp with any group is free!

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[Kelby The Mermaid]

aaaarrr, I love LARP!

Being a mer npc, that is so awesome!
I'm sure any high fantasy group would appreciate that.
(Would get very cold in a non-tropical country after a while, though xD )

I've looked a bit around here, but there are mostly low-fantasy and realistic medieval groups.
Not to mention my preferred character (Echidna as a half-snake with a longbow) would be very awkward to play and get around outside of water lol.
Haha yes msot larps in MI are summer based high fantasy so people kinda were tweaking out about a mer npc being available hahaha

Yea that would ve extremely difficult which btw love the name!

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[CheshireKat]

My husband and I actually just finished running our first season of our new chapter, Al'se'war.

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[PetLoverSpy]

Kelby: Thanks for the info! I'll definitely be looking into larp groups next time I travel!

[Kelby The Mermaid]

My husband and I actually just finished running our first season of our new chapter, Al'se'war.

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Wow congratulations! I hope you guys had a great timw GMing!

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[Kelby The Mermaid]

Kelby: Thanks for the info! I'll definitely be looking into larp groups next time I travel!
No problem deary! Have fun!

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[Rachel Lutes]

Haha of course I got into larping right before the off season! Went to NPC to see what it was all about and now I'm working on a character for when they start up again in Feb.

I was thinking of doing a water based cleric and I'm planning to make scaled armor hat's decorated with with sea shells. :) Would be fun to NPC as a mermaid once I get a tail.

Nice to meet another Michigander, by the way, Kelby!

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[Kelby The Mermaid]

Oh I know right? Same here I was gonna go to one durin the summer but it was bad weather n I was sick. Oh snap that sounds AWESOME love the armor idea.

Another mitten mer?! Sweet! What part of the state are you from? I'm like halfway between grand rapids n lansing

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[Rachel Lutes]

Oh I know right? Same here I was gonna go to one durin the summer but it was bad weather n I was sick. Oh snap that sounds AWESOME love the armor idea.

Another mitten mer?! Sweet! What part of the state are you from? I'm like halfway between grand rapids n lansing

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Thanks, I'm near Ann Arbor! I don't get a chance to be in the grand Rapids area much but I hear it's got some really cool places.

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[Kelby The Mermaid]

Oh yea its really cool. I got to the jackson Megacon its great.

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[Azurin Luna]

PetLoverSpy: yes! I do get to swim around in my tail, and sing on rocks and tell riddles and stuff to the pc's. All I did was went to michigan larp player group and send a ad/ announcement that if they needed a mer for a npc I was around and a larp group's GM contacted me. So if your looking for larps to go to deary I suggest searching in fb "(your state) larp/ larp players" or go to larping.com and search your state for some. If you find some contact them and just ask if they would like a mer npc! If you need me to explain the difference between a pc and npc let me know or any info let me know!

Azurin Luna: the one I plan on going to have fauns I think but also faerie types but I would use it for maybe a nixie, I love your costume its sick! Like wow amazing! are those wrappings on the hoof part?

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Thank you :D
No, it's fur all the way to the hoofs, you can see it here better. This is the rest of the suit, when I use it for fursuiting.
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[Mermaid Wesley]

That sounds like way too much fun tbh. I wish I weren't so shy with trying new things!


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[Kelby The Mermaid]

Thank you :D
No, it's fur all the way to the hoofs, you can see it here better. This is the rest of the suit, when I use it for fursuiting.
https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/11169840_1614560072155824_4141860754251696732_n.jp g?oh=8093dca56b106ee06545c8163b22557b&oe=56D5FB2A
Oh my gosh nice! I usually hugs some if the furries at concentions [emoji1]

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[Kelby The Mermaid]

That sounds like way too much fun tbh. I wish I weren't so shy with trying new things!


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Well its takes time! Just pace yourself ya know?

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[Mermaid Wesley]

Well its takes time! Just pace yourself ya know?

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True. I have this issue where I won't try something new if I don't already knowing good at it. Which is ridiculous and impossible. Anxiety disorders for the win! But who knows I might do it sometime!


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[Kelby The Mermaid]

Well my friend has kinda the same issue and she found out going with a fe really really close n bc calming friends helped

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[rivermermaid]

GM right here!

Mermaids would be cool in a LARP but my LARPs only run once each time and only for one to three days....

The only LARP I have which is annual is Rise of Ragnarok but that's just a war game....

[Kelby The Mermaid]

GM right here!

Mermaids would be cool in a LARP but my LARPs only run once each time and only for one to three days....

The only LARP I have which is annual is Rise of Ragnarok but that's just a war game....
Ah well met my dear! Im going to kt forst larp tholis year so I am very excited even though its a few months away[emoji4]

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[rivermermaid]

Ah well met my dear! Im going to kt forst larp tholis year so I am very excited even though its a few months away[emoji4]

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I'm just hoping we don't get kicked out of the park.

[Kelby The Mermaid]

I'm just hoping we don't get kicked out of the park.
Wow so many misspellings, thats what i get for eating n texting.

The one I am going to does this at a private campgroubd I believe

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[rivermermaid]

Wow so many misspellings, thats what i get for eating n texting.

The one I am going to does this at a private campgroubd I believe

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Mine are normally done at the farm I live on or a camping ground near by but Rise of Ragnarok is done in a different part of the country, in the town where most my LARPers live.

[Kelby The Mermaid]

A war based larp sounds hella legit though like is it just fighting? And thatd it? We had one of those near my home town

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[CheshireKat]

I am so sorry for not replying for such a long time, I've been traveling for the holidays and have had literally no downtime to check my feeds :: exhausted ::

That being said, thank you so much! We have a lot of fun with it and we'd love to have anyone that wants to come out and try it. We run a colonial fantasy game (also known as flintlock fantasy, think American revolutionary war/game of thrones/dragon age Mashup) and we run games in Tennessee. :)

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[Mermaid Whitney]

I'm planning to go to my first LARP in about two years. It'll either be Dystopia Rising (essentially a zombie post apocalyptic LARP, I already have a character design and everything) or a Harry Potter-esque one in Poland. I'm never really done it, but I'd love to try it out.

[CheshireKat]

Do it! It's a lot of fun and (to me) great stress relief. I've heard good things about both those Larps!

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[Kelby The Mermaid]

I'm planning to go to my first LARP in about two years. It'll either be Dystopia Rising (essentially a zombie post apocalyptic LARP, I already have a character design and everything) or a Harry Potter-esque one in Poland. I'm never really done it, but I'd love to try it out.
I'VE BEEN DYING TO DO DYSTOPIA RISING BUT THERE ISN'T ONE IN MICHIGAN UGH. And I saw the harrypotter one and I was like "honey moon wishlist" hahaha

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[Kelby The Mermaid]

Do it! It's a lot of fun and (to me) great stress relief. I've heard good things about both those Larps!

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Same here I hear they're really rad. As for the earlier comments its fine, everyone is rushing around. Happy holidays

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[Saren]

Larping sounds sooooo cool! I'm so jelly!

[Kelby The Mermaid]

I LIVE AGAINNNNNNNNNN
sorry for the delay i haven't worked on my tail cuz i was in a musical but im hoping next larp season i can npc. so hows the larping season goin so far?

[J.Nigma]

I use to larp all the time and it evolved into me becoming a Cosplayer lol xD

If I could find a good group I'd larp again ❤

[theMerFanc]

It's a tad different but I am a SCAdian. Figured I'd post here to see if there were any others around.

[Echidna]

We need to revive this thread, maybe with tips and tricks how to larp as a mermaid among other things!

Since it's different from country to country, we could describe the LARP scenes we know to help others decide if it's for them.
I have larped in Poland, Czechia, Romania and Germany so far.
If you're interested to know more about LARPs there, let me know.

Eastern European LARPs are usually quite scripted, but have an incredible authenticity and deep emotion.
Germans like more freeform "hack'nslash" combat things. And taverns, loads of taverns :p

Currently, the biggest con, Drachenfest, is going on there.
I considered attending, but it's basically just one huge battle (5000 participants), and I like to keep my costumes nice and clean :lol:

I made a "land costume" of my main tail, meaning a long snaketail with a little skirt beneath to hide my feet, then moving around with an undulating slither in a very realistic fashion. I really have to make a video of it, it's very unique when in motion!
However, this costume isn't suited for a player character (I won't use it on dirty ground), thus I'm considering making a mermaid "land walking costume" as well which is surprisingly difficult, especially since many people in LARP expect you to look like a Hollywood movie director splurged some millions on your outfit and performance...

[Mermaid Alea]

Agreed I would love to hear more about LARPing. Every now and then I look into LARPing, but I'm not exactly sure what LARP would be right for me. I know I don't like the boffer kind where the weapons are just pieces of foam and people don't put much effort into dressing up, etc. I like the ones with the more realistic looking weapons where people also dress up and get into character. I like the looks of the fantasy LARPs and I love the idea of fighting (with fake weapons). Evidently we have a few guys here locally involved in legit fighting with dulled swords and heavy armor. I'm not that serious about fighting though, and read that one of the local fighters has broken someone's arm before when fighting them. I'm not out to break anything, but I do want to have a chance to be a little wild.

As far as getting to be a mermaid, I'm not sure how all LARPs go, but I have noticed from watching videos of some of the larger LARP gatherings that you have some 'down time' where people just wander around, sing songs, buy stuff, visit taverns, etc. During that time you could get into character as a mermaid. Maybe the lucky village mermaid or something.

Anyways, here is a video I like of a girl documenting her Voyage North - to Bicolline (Week long LARP event):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyFksa9IRck&amp;list=PLgPT9yq6RKpsRD4nsMsBbdLg 3JlYgK-Bk&amp;index=5&amp;t=0s

[Mermaid_Rain]

I'm a LARP Mermaid! Amtgard, specifically. Ours is a weekly foam-combat system, but has a big arting & roleplay community. I get to be a mermaid every single weekend if I want, be it an NPC, fighting monster (mermaids get their own special stats!), or just sitting around under the pavillion while I work on my garb (outfit and accessories).

[Joy&RaptorsUnrestrained!]

After a long absence on the Mernetwork I return! And I resurrect this post with me!

I've been attending New World Magischola, NWM: Yule, and most recently Imperial Magischola, all of which are based around the idea of a wizard college in North America and the history, politics, and legends thereof. I've yet to larp as a mermaid or merman yet but Yule has frequently had the Ohio Mermaids as mermaid NPCs and the first yule event I went to I did turn into an octopus. I'm considering going as a merman drone this year. I have gone as a nagual (animal shapeshifter) cryptozoologist in House Croatan, a Lakay Laveau chaos theory elementalist artificier, a Maison DuBois first year Marshal student who is actually a 317 year old vampire undercover secret agent, and an Unsoiled Ptolemy Court cartomancer from New Orleans.

I've also been to a couple of vampire larps and a short larp called Be Not Afraid where I played Uriel, Angel of the Sun, Chief of the Virtues, Sage of Life.

[Mermoviemedic]

After a long absence on the Mernetwork I return! And I resurrect this post with me!

I've been attending New World Magischola, NWM: Yule, and most recently Imperial Magischola, all of which are based around the idea of a wizard college in North America and the history, politics, and legends thereof. I've yet to larp as a mermaid or merman yet but Yule has frequently had the Ohio Mermaids as mermaid NPCs and the first yule event I went to I did turn into an octopus. I'm considering going as a merman drone this year. I have gone as a nagual (animal shapeshifter) cryptozoologist in House Croatan, a Lakay Laveau chaos theory elementalist artificier, a Maison DuBois first year Marshal student who is actually a 317 year old vampire undercover secret agent, and an Unsoiled Ptolemy Court cartomancer from New Orleans.

I've also been to a couple of vampire larps and a short larp called Be Not Afraid where I played Uriel, Angel of the Sun, Chief of the Virtues, Sage of Life.

"A Unsoiled Ptolemy Court cartomancer from New Orleans" �������� Rolling on the floor laughing my Fins off!!!! You have GOT to come to the Louisiana Ren Faire one year! I MUST SEE THAT !!!

[Joy&RaptorsUnrestrained!]

Mermoviemedic, here is D'Artagnan Bellevue, Tarot Card-student of a school court that prides itself both on looking to the past and in developing new methods of magic, coming from an old New Orleans family of magi, and torn between family concerns and a generous desire to help others, including non-magical "Mundanes."

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[MidsummerMermaid]

I'm a Larping mermaid in Tampa, Florida :) I usually do bows cause I can't melee or spell-packet to save my life.