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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 26

One step further: It's about the reader anticipating that something might happen next

Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 25

LARPing at an actual fortress is always an interesting experience!

Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 24

Masticore as a fixed version of Mishra's War Machine?

Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 20

In Western #TTRPGs:
- Game designers create the setting and rules
- GMs create the story
- Players create the main characters

What if we combine all three roles into one creative author?

#Jubensha

Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hot take:
Pre-written characters with interwoven backgrounds are better than player-created characters

Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 19

#Jubensha intersects between tabletop roleplaying, escape rooms, and murder mysteries, but it's also the most accessible form of #LARP.

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How Script Games Are Different from D&D, Escape Rooms, and Murder Mysteries

Script Games are a relatively new form of immersive entertainment. They combine storytelling, deduction, and roleplay into a unique experience that doesn’t fit neatly into existing categories like Dun...

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 15

What does "bands" do?

Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 13

"we LARPen er wel omheen"

youtu.be/J9ACnshp4HA?...

#klikbeet #larp

Kantoorbaan larpen | Klikbeet

YouTube video by Klikbeet

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 10

What a blast! Very enthusiastic and creative players at the first playtest of my #One-Page-RPG: "Revenge of the Night Merry's"
Soon on #itch.io!

#RPG #onepagerpg @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social

Six people at a large table playing a tabletop roleplaying game

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 5

Eternal Card Game

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Aug 2

One of my favorite #LARP pictures. At Elbaria, carefully stepping to avoid traps.

Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jul 31

Fairytales coming to life, made from sand!

#diepenheim #zandsculpturen

Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jul 27

Going live at the game design panel in 3 hours!

See you there?
discord.gg/ft4UbmAbHu

#LARP #TTRPG #Gamedesign #itch.io

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jul 21

Looking forward to talk about LARP and TTRPG design with fellow game designers! This Sunday the 27th at 20:00 CET on Discord.

Join here for more info:
discord.gg/ft4UbmAbHu

#larp #ttrpg #one-page-rpg-jam #gamedesign

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jul 1

This tabletop #LARP is intended for mature and creative audiences.

🗓️ 5th of July at 19:00
💬 English
🚩 Grensfrequentie (Willem Wilminkplein 1, 7511 JE Enschede
👥 5 players
💰 Free

**Sign up here -> forms.gle/2x5T7UUvjwUT...

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jul 1

Five friends join in a trip to Dreamland, a company with an exciting new tech that allows dreamers to experience each other's dreams. But as the friends delve deep into each other's psyche, they encounter a dark secret that forces them to face each other, and uncover their own true identity....

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jul 1

Sometimes the masks we wear to shield ourselves from others becomes so strong, that even we start believing in them. But in our dreams, we cannot hide from who we truly are.

This Saturday, I'll be hosting the first playtest of my new #Jubensha in collaboration with @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jun 29

I also experienced one of the dreams as the dreamer. A father who blamed himself for the death of his daughter. Physically wrestling with guilt, anger, and sadness, guided by the daughter, each portrayed by masked hackers as they try to distance the father from his guilt. @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jun 29

Played in the short #larp "Dream Architecture" by Jana Romanova yesterday.

Very interesting to be hacking dreams in a cyberpunk setting. Do we do product placement and corporate espionage for cash, or manipulate dreams to help people deal with their guilt and trauma?

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Jun 3

TLDR
Should have used an AI to summarise the bill for her /jk

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · May 22

Great answer!

Would you consider "the Hive" to be typical as well?

And Plague Rats cares about card name, not creature type, right?

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · May 18

LARP be like...

A coffeepot with a paper sign that reads: "this coffee is OC only".
OC means "out of character"

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Apr 28

That's fantastic, Claire! Well done!

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Matstaal @storyencounters.bsky.social · Apr 26

a man with long hair and a beard is drinking from a glass

ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is drinking from a glass

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